The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-11

: man still, but scarcely = proud one
n At the present moment Sir John va
n wondering over the behavior Of n
! butler, John MerriOn. atdinncr. JOh
: was ordinarily one of the most stat
d and respectful of domestics, but Joh
0 had behaved throughout dinner in
I, manner quite unlike himself Ifsue
a a thing had not been out of the que;
: ton, he should have said that Joh
r MerriOn was drunk. He had broke
two glasses, he had spilled the wine i
, filling his glass, and the mans eye
4 were certainly fully of tears. HI
master had asked him what was tn
4 matter, and he had replied, Nothing
= Sir John :" but of course sOmethin
5 was the matter; although, as the foot
man was in :he room, Sir John hal
; passed the matter over. Sir John nov
1 turned it over in his mind. JOhI
: Merrion had been a widower for years
l and his only son was now head-grOOm
: Perhaps one of his children was ILL
Sir John had heard nothing of it, bu
{ he thought he would ring and ask
: At this moment the door open n it'll
! and the sound of man crying wa
distinctly heard through it, and theI
the baronet thought he was dreaming
when a little child with long, colder
, hair, with blue ribbon roundh her head
came up toward him, with an air half
timid, yet frank and confident, anC
putting her hand in his, said:
"Please, grandpa, my name is Kitty
Barton, and / am come to stay will
you and love you. Please, this i:
papa's likeness, and letter."
And she held out a gold lOcket, anC
letter directed in the well-remem
bered handwriting of his dead son.
Fora moment the barOnet sat speech.
less. Then, with q cry of, '"Fhank
God, thank God for His mercyr he
caught the child up and held her tc
his heart, while his tears rained down
upon her sunny head.
"Don't cry, grandpa; don't cry"
she said, presently, beginning to sol
herself at the sight of his emotion
off grandpa sorry, Kitty go away
again."
'rNo, no, my child; 1 am not sorry;
1 am only glad, only thankful you
have come"
Kitty looked up a little dOubtfully.
"Kitty cries when she is glad, f."
she said "she cry when she hurt her
self"
For SOME time the baronet held her
closely in his arms, kissing her; then,
when he became calmer, he put her
down on the rug before the fire, placed
the letter and portrait by to DC exam
ined when 10 eye could see him, and
rang the bell. John Merrion entered,
his eyes red with crying.
GgNou EnnXV of this Holm Si1
"Yes, Sir John; thank God she has
cOmer'
"Ah, indeed, John, thank God ~
each others hand in the fullneSs of
their feelings. "Now, John send the
/ other servants here"
IN Il few minutes they entered. They
had all heard from the butler what
had happened, and many of them who
had known their late young master
were wiping their eyes as they enter
ed.
'Listen, all of yOu," the baronet
said, with a proud joy. '"This young
lady is my granddaughter, Miss Bar
ton. She will live here in the future.
You will look upon her as your future
mistress, and the heiress of this place.
Mrs. Lethridge," he said to the house
keeper, twill you see bed prepared
for her in the little room next to
mine ?'
Several of the elder women came
forward and kissed Kitty, who was
rather alarmed at all this; and the
housekeeper said, "Will you come
with me, dearie?'
'iNo. thank yOu," Kitty answered,
taking tight hold of the baronet's
hand; would rather stay with grand
pa"
When they had all left the room,
Kitty took her seat on a footstOol at
gravely into the fire; while the baro-
net stroked her hair quietly, and had
difficulty in persuading himself it was
all true. Presently Kitty spoke.
"What big fire, grandpa! / never
saw such big fire, and it is hardly
cold at all. What lot of money it
must cOstln
at is a large room, Kitty, and you
see was all alone, so 1 had fire for
company"
Kitty opened her eyes little wider
even than usual, and remaiUed for
some time in thought. The result of
her reflection showed itself in hernext
speech:
fPlease, grandpa, Kitty is hungry;
she would like some supper"
The baronet hastily rang the bell
The butler appeared.
"John,. brings tray with some tea
and chicken"
"And some potatoes" said Kitty.
"And potatoes" added the baronet,
eff you have any ready"
eyes, Sir John; there are sure to
be some ready for the supper down
stairs"
"With their skins on" Kitty said
again.
"With their skins on, of course"
the baronet said, gravely.
When the butler had left the room,
Kitty again climbed upon her grand
fathers knee.
Gam / going to have chicken for
supper" she asked.
ayes, my dear, if you like it."
"Kitty doesn't know" she said,
rather doubtfully. "Kitty never tast-
ed chicken. Will it have its feathers
on@
"NO, Kitty; the feathers are all tax
en- Off"
Kitty looked relieved.
Sometimes Kitty has had sausages
for SUPPER" she said in a confidential
tone; "hot, you know; and grandpa,
you know, my other grandpa"-she
nOdded-"always saved one for Kitty
to eat cold for breakfast"
The baronet's brow clouded for
moment at the mention of this other
of his grandchild; and then
he said kindly:
"Was he very kind to you? Did
you love him very much, your other
grandpa ?"
''Kitty love him so much," the child
said, holding out her arms; bigger,
much bigger; he so kind to Kitty
Poor grandpa very sad to-day, and cry,
you know; that make Kitty sorry
Poor grandpar'
The baronet felt by his own joy at
finding her how great must be the
sorrows of the other in giving her up.
as he in the village nOw@' he ask
ed.
Kitty nodded.
"Gave Kitty message. If you want
to see him, you write he come here
in the morning."
every well, dear" the baronet said,
al will send for him. And now, Kit
ty do you like dolls ?'
Kitty nodded very decidedly this
time.
''Kitty got two dolls lone new, only
legs broken; old one got no head"
~ will get you a big new one, Kit
ty, and dOlls house, and NOah's
ark, and all sorts of toys"
Kitty's eyes opened wide in aston
ishment at all the wealth of things
which was to pour in upon her; but
further conversation was stopped by
the entry of the butler with the tray.
John MerriOn put the things OH the
table, and then, in some perpleXity,
placed chair, and put a cushion up
on it to raise the seat.
''NO, no." Kitty said, "me sit on
grandpa's knee. Grandpa, move chair
to table,"
The barOnet did as he was told, and
Kitty ate her supper then in triumph,
and pronounced the chicken to be very
good, but not so good as sausages. The
potatoes she pronounced to be decid-
edly inferior.
'FAIan at corner" she explained