Dotty Dimple Out West

ocket-book, and which he gave his impatient little

ad when you have almost got to Boston; and it

e monks. Monks have their heads shaved. They found this wolf. They didn't see why he wouldn't make as good

s coming; but what do you think? All he said was,

im, because he wanted to eat lambs

hat to me out

y, darl

ter

said Mr. Parlin, as he fini

I don't think those mon

, my c

ght you sa

are men-C

nk they'd know a wolf couldn't say hi

which they have not the power to do. The wolf could catch lambs, but he could not learn his l

idn't choke h

s like you are not expected to have judgment like grown women. If you o

ked away down the aisle at Mrs. Lovejoy, who

oman only could know I wasn't to blame! I don't believe she c

in. "Is your hat tied on? Keep close t

me journey, had clung tremblingly to her father at every change of cars.

, he said; after that he would take his little daughter to walk on the Comm

was something entirely new to her. She wondered how it happened that the Bost

iosity did she betray, except to gaze around her with keen eyes, which saw everything, e

d you like for

g but salt-cellars and castors, and then at the paper her father held in his hand. She was about to reply that she would wait till

t know,

om the bill, as fast as he could read; "macaroni; salsify; flummery; sirup of cream.

of that, papa,

t, d

d to come to a decision of some sort. It was not likely to make much differ

lin to the man at the back of Dotty'

duct was all that is prim and proper. She sat beside her papa as motionless as a waxen baby, her eyes rolling right and left,

lady will be pleased to wait, I'll bring it to her in a few minutes. No such dish on any of th

en for not bringing the pie at once; however, he merely asked Dotty t

posite side of the table, and one

he thought; "she handles her knife and fork v

on pie postponed." He had chosen the time when most of the people had finished their first course, and the clinking of dishes was not quite so hurried as it had been a little w

ece for Miss Dimple. As the knife went into the pie, the crust seemed to

resh air revived him, and he flew merrily around the room, to the surprise and amusement of the guests. It was a minute or two before any of them under

crested dove, and thought a hotel dinner was even more peculiar than she had supposed. Did they have "live pies" every day? How

nterest, and to buy a pair of new gloves. On the Common they met one of the gentlemen who

little friend, M

sister, Alice," r

in Lazelle, of St. Lou

to the Clifford family. Mr. Parlin was glad to learn that he would start for St. Louis on the next day, and travel with himself and daughter nearly as far as they went. Major Lazelle was also well pleased, and began

hose little dears, just th

e deer, m

re my dears, I'd keep them in a parlor, and let them l

. "When I saw her across the table I thought, 'Ah, now, there is a sweet little child who makes me r

at Major Lazel

was in a hospital in Indian

nd,

Portland, and she spoke to me. I was very weak and miserable, for I had just b

lle's with a firmer clasp. If he liked P

I repeated to myself when I loo

r, if yo

ranger, whe

et even, sm

ou would

ny painter

paint her

alo round

t understand poetry v

should if I knew wh

well? and how do you two contrive t

l; and we don't amus

t you play,

sir, w

her dear little girl as Prudy is, a

was glad her father was too

er dear little g

a great mistake. But while she was pondering upon it, they met a blind man, a lame man, and a party