The St. Cloud journal., 1870-07-14
HOW A FAIRY. TALE
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CHAPTER 1.

CHAPTER 1.
| Don was most gay and amusing
companion to Major Herman on thei
walk to tho city, and told him frankl,
OF the household at the Naples. Will
he said, was the student of the family
"a very clever fellow, Will is," b.
owned, generously; $50 is Jerome, il
his way and my father educates then
both. He gave me, too, all the ieduca'
ton [ ever had but I'm not schola,
bJ nature, not bit of it. One in 6
family in quite enough, don't you think
so?"
Noel did not stop him to dissent
from this opinion and he went on tell.
ing him Josie taught tho twins, and
gave Jerry music and drawing lessons
How he was in the office Of bedford
the solicitor; fast in the Office until five
every day; and various things besides,
which Major Noel Herman found MIN.
self strangely interested in hearing. !
When the doctors brougham had
driven away from Hill6eld, Major Her
man returned to bis mothers side, and
sat for time rather silently there.
Did you hear from Agatha this
morning ?" she asked, presently, look
ing into his thoughtful face.
eyes; my letter cones punctual to
the day every week.
"And what does she say?"
''She was in the excitement of start.
ing to Paris when she wrote she gives
me a few comical particulars. Her
aunt still refuses to spare her, and
Agatha still jests about it, and believes
abe must stay little longer with the
poor old lady, So"
Major Herman hesitated, and his
mother finished the sentence rather
sadly. =:
"You mean-so your marriage must
be still further delayed. I am grieved
for your sake, Noel, but glad to have
you with me-"
"Don't be grieved for my sake any
more, MOTHER" said Noel, calmly
"When five years have passed, even
five more do not seem so very long"
This logic brought smilo to Mrs.
Herman's pale face.
II am anxious for the end of this
long engagement" she said.
Major Herman laughed, a light, un-
anxioas laugh.
"Oh, we shall do very we'll presently,
mother; do not be impatient. Besides,
did l not leave the army on purpose to
be with you and here are insinuations
already that you arc tired of me. You
shall really lose me as you wish present.
ly, though only for little time. I am
to meet Agatha in London early in
April, and she will come home with
me. You shall read her merry letter,
if you arc curious to see whether she is
fretting; and you shall read the one 1
am going to write, if you are afraid
am doing 50. You will have no fears
after doing that. But what was I 90:
ing to say? Oh when you are better
would you mind calling on Miss Ken.
nard? Your advice and experience
having brought up your own boy SC
successfully-may encourage her, and
your friendship would please her, moth.
er."
"Indeed l will, Noel, whenever I am
able"
SO from that time dated a pleasan,
intercourse between the two house
holds ;; a pleasant friendship which die
good to both. A friendship, though
which could not tempt Will often from
his books, Tor keep Donald at home
Poor wavering, reckless, pleasant Don
never to be depended on ; never to b.
fully trusted never able to give man
ly No when he was tempted, as he wa
tempted-silIy, hayward lad-dail.
and hourly in tho city. His oAicc.worl
was over, as he had told Noel, at five
but it was known quite we'll at hom
that they need not expect to see hin
then, and Josephine used to delay tn
tea on every conceivable pretext, late
and later, hoping he would come. Sh'
would lose the key; order hot cake
which could not be ready until an un
heard-of hour; or 60 for walk aue
forget to come home. But it Was O
little use he grew worse and worse
aud now in the long December even
ings she began to grow weary of tn,
waiting up for him; Of the quiet speak
Jog to him then, when all were gone t
bed but they two; Of his assumed re
gret and gay apology, Of his tickle rosu
lutiops only made to be lightly broken
weary Of it all; as she tried to cast thi
heaviest care on Him BY whom no car
is disregarded. 49,
And all this time 10 the little child
mothers way there stood some one wh
seemed just sent to show her what sh
could wish her own boys to be. Som
one who could, she thought, have help
ed her In every difficulty, guided he