The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18
''Mr. Arthur Briggs. my aunt's hus.

''Afr: Arthur Briggs, my aunt's hus.
band Z" IA Is
No juliet, my name is 8 Mr., Waldo
Henderson. your dear uncle from India, !"
was his reply. ..,t4 i.l + y8
glad to see you. said Juliet, throwing
herself into his rms, Il 81
And before she could draw another
breath she was in the kitchen, where her
other Was preparing dinner
Oh. ma NINA, Uncle waldo has come"
she said brea thless. ~ sS3' Ell
My long lost brother, l. must see him.,
must see him, cried Mrs. Clark. Joy
fully,Iand dropping the spoon ba OK into
the pot, She fed to see her long lost
brother" ;.i tis.5
ooh; brother! oil, brother! I am so
glad to see you: YOU were SO sfar away
that;I did not know whether YOU we're Nv
ing or dead .''33lshe said, throwing her.
arms around his neck. u n 81.
Yes, Martha, was so farsaway from
yo,,-Eay oyer In Slnda-on the other
side Of the world, - he a ne sered.
Come in and 4 have some dinner. I
know ;you have longcd for q, good dinner
cooked by me for a long fine.
Yes, Martha, l. have; said her brother.
and then they went TO dinner.
81 Chapter II. n w n
s5 After dinner Juliet and her uncle went
out on the vera nda. They, talked a little
while. and then: Juliet and her uncle went
Juliet Got into her room her uncle
slipped downstairs 50 that juliet could
have her time al BY herself. She went
upstairs to get out some h of her play-
things, when she looked over in the cor
ner by her bed she sav-what 10 you
guess z: y ust piles and piles 5iof pre- sents
one upon notber. i, large fiat box she
found a. writing set,$containinE an Ink
stand, 4 solid gold fountain pan on "a
silver stand, n a. box OF the hnest linen
writing paper and envelopes, a han dsome
carved white enan1eled rule and a, d box
Of colorinE pencils. Also q. lot Of inter
eyting books. s,s'7 N
Gin another box she: found a beautiful
shawl made In India. And while she was
looking over her presents she heard a
scratching noise; she fun1bled through
( her presents until she found Sont 5wh At
that scratching noise was. In "a large
hive Was that scra tching noise. She tore
the pa per from round i. and to her
surprise she saw, a, parrot. IT was the
very thing sheEvanted. She took It UP
and ,looked at IT,, and soon found Out
that the parrot coilld talk: She cohl re-
tain her joy mo longer: she ran down
stairs as fast as she could, carrying the,
ca ge with he parrot in one hand and and
a, book in the other II al Il
%&"Oh, uncle! you could not haveS given
me- anything more pleasing to me than
this parrot and these books. ~ DO love
dearlysto read, and this book looks to pc
very interesting. thank you ever SO
mIiei, for hem. Z.
i q am2verys Ela d Indeed that my little.
girl likes her prssente 81 80 Il mu CHI! IS
brought the parrot from ENGLAND, where
they were selling them. The shawl came am,
from, 1ndla and the dress fr ~ o. P Jar,
THE dress came from Il Paris A, ftIlElt
Il brought youSa dress: didn't you see
5it?''3 !.
~ Q, 4unole E. ~ answered y uict. 5.-
3sS1'Wei, II m sure brought you one
said her uncle; $50 and see 4 u you you can AN
'' Juliet vent upstairs and Iplundered
through. the presents until She found the
box that the dress wa s In She opened
II a and there was a beautiful dress inside:
it was made Of the finest Nght blue sllk
and was trimmed with pretty lacess ana aA7l
'n}n another I Cox she found i pair Of
white kid slippers and stockings. After
seeing. all OF her presents, she went out
on the yaranda. once an1ore to read her
book Just then her uncle came out out ana
said &. v, ..!.
ahoHt some business H h7ye8to atteno g
s sS; uncle said Juliet, Hurry
~ A"A Il p rjxht.s L wlll,nsanswered'her uncle
"a soon she was 4 II ITO hersel fato rea q net
book again. No sooner has shG read Two
lines when In cane porothy 1 !av,
road wants You, and lle says hurry up
and come &. said Dorothy, N. 1
31''"What gentleman? replied Juliet N
cross to e. 4, ~ Z,
to'tsll you to come thsrs, an swered
''Yes.,snd this i.6tbe third time thai, !!
book to-day said Juliet
after breakfast3S sat own 70
read, and then had 80 80 away, ana
,aEoini7anti my uncle came and now !
sn'8siinterrurtcd again because II have 70
90 Is 3sse what that man wants wants, sac
lizard times replied Dorothy,
Il .,'You are rlGht they are" said Jmiiet'
"Hs had black eye. and hair
ssAnd lie wore a black Fedora hat
Ana y black coat q and and a pa''lotS b'us' Y!
looking tro users. Y. !, ~,
ina ~ my une,S NY
ag,iWhst uncle" said Dorothy,
5 ,'MySnncle lie has lust come from lnala,
His name la Mr.. Waldo Henderson, and
he brought me just tie nicsst lot Of pres,
ents, HI brought me al Writing Sc !,
bnx Of linen writing paper, 2 pnrrol,. "a
beautiful sill; dress, n pair 5of k|d shippers
and a lot OF nice books to read,
porothyshad a. look upon her q 4, q &c I q
Ie she 4 thought II was ,no really true
about begfIuncIe. hrlnslnEf her q y Sof those
nice presentsy ii 4tg q ~ 81, q J, !,
,aWell, do you wish toysee5 them g IN
lietaddsd 1. z n ~ I'LL, Y,
i''Eoi now be O. use your uncle MAJ, y