New-York tribune., 1901-03-17

Mrs, Male; Il won't have you on our farm for
anythin' now"
Farmer Male winked dsconsoately at sam.
The wink conveyed that they both knew Mrs
Male ana her ways, and that the farmer only
wished he might speak freely to her as sam
could. But he sent the pup after all
rs ct true. Sam said Jack Chown. when he
met sam on the Gays, as they were both bound
for the old school, that 'eeve got Il doll to home
that ee 90 nurse like as ef ZEE maid?'
What be that to you. Jack Chown?'
'Tes true. cs n? You Ecrt baby, You're NJ
! better n maiden. be ee then Miss Nichos?"
And the boys around took up the cal-"Mis5
Nichols! Miss Nicholls" Ard they pointed til.
finger Of scorn.
Nov Sam felt inclined to cry. Fer it is hard
at the Of eight to be likened to that inferior
creature the maiden. TO be called lion.
tiger, or wolf. or-by another Cornishman-t
chough. is a compliment. But to he called an
ass q goose, dog (Why a dog | cannot tell Nh
less on The authority Of Dicky wade and tn,
Biblc), chough-by a Devonian-ur a maiden
Is deadly insult. Sam gulped down the lunJ
i'm his threat, held back his tears and smcte
Jack ChoWn n mighty blow that sent him -
school with unusual punctuality and a bloody
nose. all for the honor of Gwinver.
And then it chanced that Sam met Alice Tr,-
"eekes. the seven -year-Old daughter of the par
son She was spick and span. in a white d e;
ana a cream LcgEurn hat: but sam rememb rrI
a day when her frock had been torn, her sho :;
muddy. her mouth blackberried and he had
stolen apples for her, and thrashng had fol-
How he 'ee. Miss Alice" said he.
Very worried. Sammy. JUS like mother at
How be thiccy. missic?'
Il hear You have a doll. ! have doll hut
then / IN girl | don't think can ever love 4
boy who has a doll"
Then bitterness seized Sam. To be called a
maid.n was the direst insult. Yet his IDEAL
maiden. Alice Treweckcs.
Il nave got n doIl-my Gwinver. An I do
love she But l dun't love zee any less fo~
But it's only girls who have dolls. It's not
manly for boys to have EN- | won't ever love
you any more. an I won't kiss you any
more. 5" longs you keep a doll
TlT"n began n struggle grim and great in the
heaIt Uf Sam And IL was the harder ta bear
that IT was inartcu!ate outwardiy and inwar7Iy
For tn" good and the bad did not marshal them
selves within him the advantageous and IN,
observation-disclosures would have done within a
crown up child He did not SEE clearly He
only felt the pain.
At last he said. Here he a match Do 'ee
make fir" ON the grass while | do go fetch
GWinVer"
When he came back the dead branches were
cracking m"rrily on the grass between the ston,
hedge ana the road. and Sam lail the dismanticd
body IN the flames. He had never heard the
name Of it. hut n understood the feeling of
Sutt""- He watched and watched till uothn,
was Ieft OF Gw!nvcr. then he threw himself face
downward on IN" cool lush grass and sobhed
l1Nal"Nat"Iy- Alice, who had been watchn,
hln curiousiy. was overp1wer"d by the feelings
shr had raised. Sh" crcpt slowly II him ana
Iaii her little hand on mis- shoulder
Don cry. sam she sail. BE Il good boy,
an III Civ you a kiss
Go way. Go right way. I'll never spake To-
60 again 'Ee'Vr a-madc me burn my Gwiryer
! "'d ct for yoC an now do hate ZEE Go
way"
And half frightened at what she had done
haH joyous in realizing early tn. power of
'H' woman over tn" man. Alice went sam lay
s"hhlnS. ana dimly discerning sor-w here in the
ba'k ~ his head that. II the choice ver,. again
hat u h'm. ne would again choose in the same