The morning call., 1893-11-27
SHE WHISTLED.

q: Glmptown was an old-fashioned burg,
fnH OF old-fashioned people, not one of
whom pretended 10 deny that Nellie Rose
was the ,prettiest, liVelieSt girl in the place.
Now, although Gimpt0wn folk had re-
luctantly succumbed to the inroads of
progress. insomueh that they admitted
that there were no witches, they still chung
peTsistently to wise old saws.
:: Thus it happened that while other girls
were spoken for" as soon as they became
of: age, sweet Nellie Rose wasted her
Sweetness upon transient lovers.
j.: Joshua Jones, the most appreciative of
these, had remarked TO his mother:
:~.fNow, nanny, don't believe there's
thing the matter with Nellie. l like her
mighty well"
'*:.tGracious. JOSH" said she. holding UP
her hands in horror. IF you're a-getting
struck on that gal you had better just get
over il as quickly as possible. My griefI
a -whiStling girl in the Jones family
-UghY'
Accordingly, he married good house
Keeper" who never whlstled. and Nellie
seemed to be destined to be an old maid.
In GimptOwn a girl became an old maid
If she was not keeping regular company"
by the time she was q.
GOT new minister. They say he's a
young man. I'll invite him in. No tellin',
Ho Sul-Dub HOs VI COulS6 uUt1 N6tI, L III
invite him, anyhow" said Mellie's Aunt
Dorothy.
4 week or two after this she was busy
ing herself making the little parlor look
tidy, when knock sounded on the door
She ushered IN a fiDe-loOking young man
with decided clerical air, but pleasant
and kindly withal.
The pastor and his hostess were soon
talking quietly on parish matters. In the
next room there was the rattle az of some
one washing dishes.
'pll call Nellie a soon as she finishes
her work" Aunt Dorothy was saying,
when, horrors! there arose in that young
lady's clear, piecoic ESo whistle the IA
miliar notes of "Ols<zAndred."
Aunt P.-Sshy turned red and then
Prince sent of noises stopped. went
half. 'ssyheu. saving as she went. lex.
.; Tbe h. HaYIland, and FL tell Nellie
d-eurdiiag GOODNESS she said to
her h ncoH Ihe new minister is here;
come iEer ID be introduced" That was
what her l2outh uttered, but her eyes said:
Now you've done it with.that whistle of
Eoursl Let ne see how you'll get out
OF it," y
Nellie followed the iEate lady.
Mr.. Haviland, my ni1pe, Miss Rose"
One would have supposed that real
Rose could not be much redder; but when
ME-. Haviland said in amused tone,
"Y our brother is fine whistler. then one
knew that Mellie's first blush was mere
tfnge of color.
-. I'll have no brother" she replied
honestly, so the evidently painful subject
was dropped.
:A remarkably fine young lady,
thought the young minister as he was re-
tarnng to his boarding place, 'and evil
IDENTIFY as innocent as her name. It's so
dull here / really must cultivate her &C
euaintance."
So the fleeing summer days found the
Key. Mr.. ID aVlland often at Aunt D0rothy's
House or in Mellie's company wandering
upon the rocky banks Of the river.
To the young lady these bits of sunshine
IN DER life were s0atches from dreamland.
10 hear the educated young man discourse
hp0n the people and things of the big. big
w Grid was so different from the hnmdrum
talk and gossip of GImptown.
'@Gimptown in general said it was almost
"Scandalous that so fine young man should
be took In" by pretty face, when every
one knew that face was disfgured by a
w histling mouth.
Miss Smith, whose age was an unknown
quantity between 20 and 40 years. and who
fhad-set her cap so often that that article
was badly fraYed around its figuratiye
edges, said, No. he shan't be BAN boozed:
not II have to " arm him myselfp'
o.. Abd ii is on record that she did warn
the daring man.
:, In spite of all this opposing element in
his flock MIR. Haviand could not help
thinking low dull life would be without
certain flower whose perfume be alone
seemed to have discovered.
: One bright September day he walked
over TO Aunt Dorothy's little cottage in
tending TO invite Nellie TO accompany him
upon an errand of mercy.
.As:he reached the gate he stopped mo-
meht. The front door was wide upen.
Nellie. dressed in pink calico, with cap
Of the same material. only partly conceal
ing her fluffy brown hair, was busily en-
gagged with broom and buster in the hall.
There was happy look upon her innocent
face.
=: When. as if bird-like. she could not re-
strain her JOY. the ruby lips puckered be-
witchingly. and the notes of a hymn
:. thrilled forth with startling clearness and
truth.
:. Suddenly the unconscious warbler was
electrified into silence by the sharp words,
"Periectly shocking isn't it?"
" CHANGING up, she saw Aunt Dorothy
standing, with watering can in hand, as If