Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-10

canvas with her dark. mischief.lovin:
eyes. 1t was = beautiful spot, viii
ovsrhanging tress, and fsstoonu Of clio
mats and Wild grapevine. and under
meath the trees In striking contrast !,
the deep green Of the grass, . whit,
cloth was laid, and on the cloth-did
mot my eyes deceive memo, Their.
we're unmistakably Mira Jennings
hAring little blue china tescupsI There
were also cookies and taru and q little
pie In the way Of Wanda, and to par,
take OF tho fcssta were Dolly's -four
dollA propped bolt upright on each
aide Of the cloth.
MIRA Jennings and | stared At each
other for moment, and then burst
out laughing. At last Mrs. Jennings
wiped her eyes and endssvor to slide
her pcsls Of merriinent.
1T was thut Mr. Van Duyne," she
said "You remember how wild nd
was over that china set the night Of
Mrs. Briarleys birthdayq"
YEA" l answered, "and he told me
once no meant TO make q picture Of
Dolly's playhouse, but | never thought
that he would"
Just let me tell you all about H."
continued Mrs. Jenninga After you
went away It went along, | guess, two
Neutrality-suspicious. II was getting quite
goldfish weather One night after the
milking and the chores were done, Mr.,
Jennings drove up to the Center to
get the mail, and to have the oilcan
tilled, and at the post office they told
him that the man over 70 the express
Office left word for him to call for n
package Well, he went over and rot
1t, and 1t was such big, qucOr pack
ago, and he not having sent for any.
thing anywhere, he drove home fast
to ace what II was. md where II was
FROM. lie tied the horse out to the
hitchlng.post and came right In
with 1t.
II hurried up and got tho shears,
and Josiah out with his jacklsnife and
we got II open and tho papers Of from
around It. md II was picture And
NO sst 1t upon the dining-room table
and Josiah held the lamp up over my
shoulder md we Just looked at II
There was Mr.. Van Duynes card
stuck In ono side OF tho frame, but |
didn't soc that at oil at first was
looking OF the picture, and Josiah
didn't say word, for he was looking
~ the picture too. Then gaspcd out.
"'Josiah! JOSIAH Aren't those my
tepcups9'
"Aud Josiah looked closer aud said.
y believe on my soul they are, Emilyr
"'Well, what arc they doing there.
and where arc they, anyway | don't
understand anything about it.-Dolly
Brlarley. nor the tsacups. nor any.
thing elsc
And Josish kept on looking with
. kind Of puzzled look on his tsos % II
no was a.st''dying out something. |
Then all Of q sudden II oil cleared ID
And he exclaimed:
"'Why, yea mother. its that south |
lot adjoining tho orchard. You know
we always called II tho woodlot until |
o few years ago whom | tried 10 clear
II of, used to see Dolly going OF
down In TINT direction sometImss'
"And then 1t oil flashed over me and
said: Yes, that's probably whore
she had her playhouse. Hhc was al.
ways teasing mo TO make her little
pies and for cookies to take down
here. And Mr. Van Duyno he proba.
bly, took tho teacups down there TO
paint this picture ind then went and
orgot all about them
ayes, 1t would certainly be Just like
lin, Josiah said.
by and by said. Josiah, do you
upposc you could find that place In tho
ark"
"lle looked at me kind Of surprised,
nd half grinncd.
"'Well, | don't carer said. IT would
o such Il weight of my mind TO End
hose tcacups.'
Josiah laughed good deal, but he
OF out the lantern and lighted II and
70 started down across the orchard TO
he south lot. Josiah didn't have o BIT
trouble In finding the exact spot.
And there, sure enough, were the
,acups, coated with dirt and partly
He'd with dead leaves, but Just o.
God as they were the last time saw
rem after got them home and
ashcd them up md put them up In
10 china closet with the rest OF tho
II. "-Detroit Free Press