Uncle Rutherford's Nieces

n as to be oblivious, for the moment, of her surroundings, and of what she was doing; for her doll, a new and much prized Christmas-gift from uncle Rutherford, and a beauty, hung disregarded,

the tiger-skin, and presently, lookin

finking about so much? Serena Victoria

, gave Daisy her answer, by putting into words the thought which was vexing the

very fit-to-be-seen to take out walking

, and also answering by another, "do you not thin

replied by

er 'sabbath bonnet,' she calls it." And she tur

it was the recollection of that appalling article of attir

o giving voice to the se

nd we love her lots, but in her Sunday

costume, and Mrs. Yorke in gorgeous Sunday a

lf may have taken the matter in hand? Mrs. Yorke's Sunday bonnet may

y, "that he hasn't brought her a brown fel

ncle Rutherford, with a twinkle in his eye. "No; I think his t

lt, with black velvet trimmings and feathers,"

he brought her a black dress,

isn't very pretty; I saw it once; but I'd j

gh degree, with an eye for appearances and the proprieties, and Mrs. Yorke's antiquated and incongruous gala costume would sorely have tried her soul, although she would doubtless have borne her company with a good grace, and with no outward show of the p

n now!" she exclaimed. "Won't she,

little sister had fixed upon uncle Rutherford's face, a gaze which he returne

he did," said Allie. "But they didn't come in her st

all those, and didn't bring her a muff and

nner, and mammy at the other to carry off her charges. Full of the news they had to impart to

embrances and family gatherings; and never had a dearer and happier one been passed beneath our roof. No, nor one more productive

nd good-will. So it was no surprise, although it was a great relief to some of us, to learn that Mrs. Yorke had been made presentable for the visit to the city, which would involve some attentions on our part that might have proved embarras

us at the seashore during the previous summer; and aunt Emily had secured a comfortable abiding-place for her, not very far from our own home, where the children, whom she adored, and mammy could often run in to see her, and where the elder members of the family could now and then pay her a visit. The captain was to remain with her, or not, as his inclination might

were in a state of eager expectation over their approaching arrival; the desire to witness the o

fun out of it for ourselves," said Norman a

d their own amusement and his; and father considered it necessary to bid Milly give them a word of warning not t

ner was over, and the door closed behind the retreating servants, while we still lingered around the table; the little gir

y. "I understand that it is flourishing; but, if you

depths of her small pocket, and produced from thence a m

opening the book, and poring over it,-"and he's made-see, uncle Rutherford, here it is," and she pointed out a row o

ked uncle Rutherford, returning the book to Allie, as wise as

nd to the Fourth Avenue to receive Tony's report, and be back in time for his work. Nor is he always quite in time, I imagine; but Thomas is in

nt-book," said unsuspicious Allie. "Read it

ad aloud after dinner," said uncle Rutherford

and she proceeded to give the amount made by Jim since he had established the peanut-stand, with its various divisions for the separate objects of his benevolence and ambition. The l

horrid and scratching. One is Captain Yorke's, and the ofer is Jim's peanut-stand girl. But we have to be good to

ke her feel sorry," said Allie; "Tony said so. And she turns her hump at us, and makes faces at us, an

proud to do it," said Douglas, carelessly, and certainly w

y around on one foot, the day after the arrival of the Yorkes, and on her return from her first visit to

fink she always behaves very lady. Mamma," with a sudden and startling change of subjec

the truth, of the child's earnestness in putting the question; for she was

ind fing, and not speak about i

e little one, and far from thinking that she was supposed

lderly women of the respectable middle class; and there was nothing whatever about her to attract special attention, unless one turned again for a second look at

o efforts at personal adornment in his case, could make of him any thing but what he was, here in the great city, as well as at his seaside home, the typical ol

clo's, as is good enough for the Lord's meetin'-house up to the Pint, is got to be goo

and no care for the eyes or comments of the world troubled any one of them when he happened to be under the

ay or two soon after the arrival of the Yorkes in the city, and Daisy was con

her home. At the foot of our front-steps stood Captain Yorke, complacently basking in the almost April sunshine, and amusing himself by gazing up and d

marked on the loveliness of the weather. "Ye kin look out for a gale to close out the year with, I reckon. There's mischief brewin' ove

leasant. Mamma, couldn't some of the servants take

'stone," said the old man. "Me an'

; and mother had not the heart

are too much of a stranger in the city to be a guide for her beyond the neighborhood of home. If you want to leave her, or she tires, just take her to the door, and ring the bell for her. Or perhaps you will go in yourself, and see Allie and mammy.-They cannot go astray

n is as good as any nurse, you know. I would q

account the captain's deficiency of a sense of the fitness

r, for some time, she prattling away to him, and enlightening his ignorance so fa

nuts outer Jim's stand," said th

of it if we went to Jim's peanut-stand. But, Captain Yorke, Matty is cross wif Allie and me, 'cause she finks we're proud 'cause we don't sell pean

ing no reason why Daisy should not have her own way, and perhaps scenting a little diversion for

op," said Daisy; "and ev'y morning Tony comes for some to sell. We'll go

noise of the mill prevented her from hearing the footsteps of the invaders of her domain, who passed through the basement-hall, and out of the back-door, where, although they found no one to help them, Daisy, to her great delight, discovered the key of the closet in the lock. To open the door, bid the captain take down an empty basket, which hung on a hook, and to fill this wi

ES TO BE ENGAGED IN SUCH

ked Daisy, all this time quite guilt

" answered the captain, pointing to where a much-frequented cross-street intersected o

the two innocents had presently established themselves,

in such an occupation, to say nothing of the contrast between them; the weather-beaten, rugged, by no means handsome old sa

ir attention to the tiny saleswoman before him; while she, with her sweet voice, pleading, "Please b

the price that the peanuts should be; and the captain, who, spite of his simplicity, had a keen eye to business, and who was accu

upon custom, and the stock in the basket at Daisy's feet speedily dwindled down. The bottom had nearly been reached, when a policeman sauntered by on the other side of the street; and, being attracted by the gathering on the corner,-for those who came to buy, in many cases remained t

. Livingstone's little girl

ily engaged in keeping an eye on t

e guardian of the peace. "To see a little lady like th

ng to her code, the defenders of the right, and avengers of the wrong.-"No, not yet; I'll tell t

was possessed by Daisy or the old sailor. "Now, my little lady, you've got to go straight

orke. "'Tain't no case for the law, 'sposin' h

e that sellin' peanuts in the streets! I ain't goin' to allow it nohow; it's drawin' a crowd; and, as to th

was returning from an errand; and, seeing Captain Yorke's tall figure standing by the lamp-post with an unmistakably belligeren

u mean by this? You sellin'

e of all these various protests, to see that perhaps sh

isy, I guess Matty Blair's one, an' you're another.

, youngster, the best thing you can do is to take the little lady home, and tell her fo

Daisy, and hurried her homeward, leaving the policeman and the captain exchanging compliments until such time as

self, who had, in all good faith, believed that she had mother's sanction for her course, were pitiable to witness. As for Jim, not even the gratifying pecuniary results could nullify his mor

tent," said Bessie Sandford, when she heard the story, "but I wish th

not proud" affected that young cripple, could not be to

n for the future, from his wife, who, all unaccustomed as she, too, was t

he captain's share in the late escapade; "but, bless you, dear lady, he's more of a child than little Daisy herself, when h

as if the responsibili

view of the case. He was enjoying himself in