The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-01

morning when she drove away from
the town, drinking in the country air,
stream, peering up wistfully at the
birds along the road. THE glorious
Fourth" he kept saying. THE glori-
| GUS Fourth. Freedom, emancipation,
independence, that's what ii means"
The old man was made very welcome
at the little house with the big gar
den, and Mrs. Poss had sumptuous
early dinner Tin honor" as she said to
Liny on the sly, "of both the freedom
of the United States and the freedom
of Mr.. Daggett."
He was told by his cheerful hostess
| that he must enjoy himself in his own
| way; SO Mr.. Daggett did not spend an
idle day. He found hoe and went to
work in the garden. Mrs. Poss discov-
! cred him at the end of long row of
hoed cabbages, and exclaimed: ~
Laws, Mr.. Daggett, but you do work
a garden beautiful"
YES" said the old man, IL can work
garden, but that amt enough to pay
my board"
| Later in the day Mr.. Daggett made
his way to the woodshed and cut up n
pile of wood that astonished Mrs. Poss.
Laws, Mr.. Daggett," she cried, adj
miringly, but you certainly know how
to handle an ax!" ~
Il can work garden and cut wood
said Mr. Daggett, but that amt
enough to pay my board"
"And him eating no morc'n a spar
row. said Mrs. Poss, in the middle of u
long consultationCwhich she and Liny
held in the front room. sa.
They sat on the porch that evening
watching alternately the fireworks in
the grounds of the great house three
miles away and the rockets shooting
skyward from the city, and when they
! had had enough of fireworks they went
into the house together. q
| well I've had glorious Fourth"
said the old man; there amt no doubt
about it. I've seen them things !
was hungerin' for and more. Liberty
| and freedom" he muttered, and all
| over in a day"
1T wasn't that way with the United
| States remarked Mrs. Poss, proudly.
No" said Mr.. Daggett, looking
| down, "it wasn't that way with the
United States But this Fourth OF
July had had to do with his liberty and
| freedom.
| I'VE want the Fourth to be as good
| to YOU as it was 10 the United States
l
| Mr.. Daggett," said Mrs. Poss. Laws
| Liny, YOU tell him straight out what
we do want"
MA and me would lk" YOU to stay
here all the time, Mr. Daggett," sale
Liny. Laws. don't thank me! If you
must thank anybody, thank ma
Thereupon Liny escaped to the from
yard.
But was it an escape. after all? Ont
side the gate was pony carriage will
the lamps throwing a brightness on tn,
road, and there was Il man opening thu
gate, and at the gate was a girl will
yellow hair and a great mastitf clos,
at her heels.
"Oh, I'm so glad you've come out!
cried Julia Gregg. II didn't dare to ~
in. Mary and | saw you this morning
with that old man. forgot all abou
him, you know, until nearly week
and then we agreed that he had giver
us up and forgotten, too, and we wcr,
| expecting So many visitors, and-and-
when l saw you this morning ! knew
you had heard me promise that day
and that you knew | had broken my
| nd m M
| done it yourself. | told mother all
about it, and she says you must come
| TO see us. She wants to know you.
I've been seeing you in the post Office
aud different places all my life, and
when | was little used to cry because
I didn't have black eyes like yours,
| but / didn't know you were so good"
| The pony had shifted his position and
the lights from the lamps showed two
glowing cheeks as Julia Gregg asked,
wistfully: 'iic has forgotten, hasn't
| he? The old man, l mean"
Yes" said Liny, IL think he has for
| gotten"
Then the girl who was not American
enough TO shake hands with people in
| the manner of the president of the
United States. put II hand on each side
of Liny's face and kissed her quickly,
| saying again: II didn't know you were
so good" Then she laughed and ran
and jumped into the carriage, and the
| pony was turned around sharply.
And ever so many hearts were happy
on old Mr.. Daggett's glorious FOURTH
| Louise II. Baker, in Housewife.