...he front gate, and ran gladly to meet him, for farmer Dale was a cheery old man, who had always seemed very fond of the child. Now, however, he looked very grave, merely shaking hands, then bidding Nelly tell her grandmamma that he must see her at once, and, Nelly, you need not come back, said he, I have business with your grandma. Soon after the farmer drove away, while grandmamma returned to the ...