The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23

1 Juiiptu.
Nothing, dear; | knew some one OF
that name several years ago Now
you must say your prayers. and let
me put out the light Mamma is COM
Ing up to kiss you good night"
Alone In her room Aunt Dee re-
called the past. and the past insep-
arably connected with David Whiting
some one or that name had loved
her eight long years ago. She had
loved him, and foolshly (?) refused
MN Tor another woman's sake. Had
trace Ihornby been happy with the
man she loved? Happy as Deborah
Wright might have been?
He never called me Deborah" she
said TO herself, 1T was always Dee
Dorothy's name for me now. Poor
Grace. | never dreamed that she was
, dead. They moved away before Sam
! son came. | know the poor little man
: Is David's boy; the likeness is perfect
) My heart goes out to that pathetic lit
tie figure in blue bingham, | could
, pray with Dorothy, o Lord, pleath
nave AHdultllOu Ill ldlT cut.
e The next day was Saturday. Sam
e son came over early in the morning
e and the children played happily fol
over an hour. Then there was such q
r commotion in the yard, that Aunt Dee
|. went to the door to see what was the
matter.
/. Samson-with Dorothy behind hin
! was the center of a group OF boys
a His cheeks were flushed and his eye
y shining. Il won't stand it," he cried
a. Il amt a girl"
It He it'll boy" Dorothy lispe
- valiantly. "Hith name it'll Thamthon.
Samson's tormentors hooted deris
" lively. 'Thamthon. She says 1t
a. name is 'Thamthon,' and it has curls.
n Before Aunt Dee could interfere
n. Samson's fist had come in close col
le tact with the leader Of the group. TIL
boy-twice as large as his antagonis
~ was too astonished to avoid tn
=. blow. When he saw Aunt Dee coming
o., he picked himself up from the gras
and ran swiftly down the street, h
- companions following like flock
;, sheep.
g Aunt Dees eyes blazed wit
righteous Indignation. THE towards
she cried. Samson's lips quivered, al
he blinked hard, to keep the tea
back-boys didn't cry, '1-l-ha
curls" he said
Aunt Dee made a sudden resoluti'
she felt reckless. Dorothy, s.
cried bring me the scissors. Dt
othy looked surprised, but she hi
been taught to obey her elders. VIII
!, she was gone, Aunt Dee said quiet
DO you know how Samson-the BIZ
Samson-lost his long hair?'
"Oh. yes" the little Samson
~ swered promptly. "Delilah cut 1t
- Aunt Mercy said Delilah was
Z woman. but l liked her first rate.
\ Dorothy came up with thu sciss(
} in her hand. Here they are, Al
Dee" she said.
A look of wonder and delight ca
into Samsons blue eyes. she cal
Won Aunt D., -" he cried, does
stand for Delilah?"
1T does this morning the sciss
lady said determinedly, and
snipped the long curls of as thot
she enjoyed her work. "Ihere' Al
it is singled she said, and we
rid of this apron, you will be 'rea
truly boy. dear! Run into the not
.,- Dorothy; am going home WIN o
SON."
to She gathered the curls in one I'd
the and held out the other to the grat'
Dee little boy. Straight into the ola no
as they walked. and Aunt Mercy heio
her withered hands in horror at
own sight of her shorn lamb.
oes How did this happen?' she gasl
9 in and the scissors lady. like zee
washington. could not tell he'
that made full confession.
,ked Some one came into the room "
Ohio was introducing herself 10
it'll Mercy-some one VINO s.oou ~
her and listened hungrily 10 'ne ~
how voice pleading for his motneriess
tie boy. sho
rna QUO has been so unhappy, she
uIud ne mas w. -. Ioop won
she "and-forgive me $50 u
him ing If you uhuei S''''''
she need" o,-
hem "They need mo.he' f,,,
nted voice came from pehinu ,.,,nc,s v
had deep, just as DaViu sasora
the had sounded eight sea,s Tho VI
luch, turned and looked DIT Ill.,
rib color flooding her iaoe ,oo,
the .They need a mo'hei "a
said again. Can my llt,le Tau r,0,
d in that, Dee?' lie he,u oN o;ssors
treatingly, and the SCISSORS
hard walked into then'
them .,....r