The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-29

"1here are aiwsys birds Of the air " no carry
the matter even to sick peop,e IN sbu, r,t
rooms; but now, Chariot,s. let us arrange ali the
tra-cups In the trsy as sarah likes them TO be
placed, and hdward shall put the tray on the
table outside tho door, and then wo will have
our story"
:" here Is one question I should like to ask
you first, Aunt kllice, said Cbarlottc why
do you care so much about pleasing sarah ?"
We will have the story first, and answer the
question afierw ards, said Aunt Ellice. ~ am
going to tell you a story about tho time when
your mamma and your Uncle Walter first came
to live with me-"
'Oh am 20 glad; you have never told us
anytiing about mamma or Uncle Walter"
~ WAS not 80 old in those days as I am now"
Aun, tllice went on, "but was not young
ana hihk was even sadder and que or, for
mao Just had great sorrow. lbe house vas
as sun AID gloomy the carpets and curtains
ulu NOT LOOK much fresher; aud the same dark
trees hung over the garden wall"
'Abd Sarah 2" said Charlotte.
Sarah cid not live in the house then."
uon sad charlotte, with sigh u relief
Dia mamma and Uncle Walter like tho
housef asheo Amy:
MOI az htn. They mad been used to live in
beautiful o'd house by tue sea, and to play all
Of the dark house and the rainy days; but your
msmma, or little belen, as we called her then, was
not person to be duh long anywhere. Very soon
AFTER she came, used TO be awakened as early
in the morning as Charlotte wakes me now by
the sound of her little feet pattoring up and
down stairs, or her voice in the garden talking
TO the dog. Every now and then she used
to come and stand under ono Of the windows,
and call, alter, Mslter, dear ? and then |
used to hear another voice saving, well,
well, Helen, III come soon | was not long
soon meant very different things"
~ hat was he doing that he did not come
ut TO ber ?" asked Charlotte.
- He was generally ing curled up on the
rug at the bead Of the stairs, seeing pictures
in the polished oak floor, or else he was sand
ing on the top step Of the ladder, by the book
case, reading some book that he wa; too much
interested H. TO wait till he had got dos sn the
ladder to 70 on with It,"
THAT Is the way Amy roads. said Frank,
"But did they never play to, ether 2"
''Oh, yes | sometimes And there was one
be together; II was the time you call the blind
mans HOLIDAY, when IL Is beginning TO ret dark.
1hen they used 10 90 and sit ON fbe too Of be
camphor wood chest that stands In the staircase
window. and look ont a, the rod hohts in tho
sky, and the bright, flickering furnace fires,
they looked down the road towards Had
leigh. | had been used to brirbt lights
at night and red reflections In In, nky.
for so many years. that | had no idea OF the
impression they made on the children, or Of the
strange stories that Walter conirived to tell He
ces with walls Of flame Walter was quite sat
is6ed to talk, but Helen wanted to acc. About
twenty times a day he used to come to my
door and tap, and when called out, What do
you want, Helen p 1t always was, Il want to
have the gsrden-gaie opened. want TO 20
down the road towards lladleigh.' But you must
n go down the road, used TO say, and then
she would go away, and come and ask me again
minutes afterw ards. II she had known as many
hne words ss Charlotte does think sne would have
iaised the Hansafd OF freedon, ana CHOSEN ior
her motto, Leave TO walk into one OF the fur.
nace-hres OF hadieigh. We'll, when people so
ON asking and wishing for forbidden things,
there comes time when they make. up their
minds to take them at all hazards, and II gem
orally happens that an opportunity comes. SO II
was with little belen. II happened that ! had
to go to London on business, for day or two.
There was no Sarah In the house then; the gar
den-gate was lett open; and one evening,
about twilight, little Helen persuaded
walter to leave tho gaiden With hor,
and walk along the road TOWARDS tho
furnace fires OF Hadieigh. walter would, per-
maps, nave been satisfied with gong very Ut
tie way, Tor he was lazy, fonder OF hing about
having adventures than Of going through with
them, and, besides, he dd not believe IN nus
gma T % nCr'es qutS 70 ae'pu.y ~ nus S'tst u.u'
,innS ~. h;, "oSu r ~ III, , ,o' nn, n oa o
rha, ho nrS 10 !, w." oHoa no I s;do ,hs car.
Sen gate and for xsrv shame hs vas obI,ged 70
enter into the spirit III the enterprise. Well they
went on, and the evening grew darker and tho
bright lights Of the fires shone out against tho
sky. Al last, they came TO q large building, on
the outskirts of HadIeigb, where china Is made.
They saw a man coming through a doorway
with tray of unbaked cups on his head, and,
curious to see what he would do with them,
they followed him into tie yard where the fur
mace or oven stood. II was dark November
days work; and no one noticed tho two chill
dren, as they stood hand in hand in tho shade Of
the great oven.
~ must describe an oven to you, that you may
under stand the rest Of my story. II Is a round
hujlJ;pg nth n bois AT az ton. tbere Ia No fuel