The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-02-25
| the child up and held her to his heart,
while his. tears rained down upon her

the child up and held her to his heart,
while his. tears rained down upon her
sunny head. -, +, ss',-.-.''e ~. e- NJ ~
4 !" Don't cry, grandpa; don't cry,p
she said, presently beginning to sob
herself at the>sight of his emotion. "If
grandpa sorry, Kitty go way again."
No, no, my child am not sorry;
| am only glad, only very thankful You
have come" fa35F tf1 n
Kitty looked up little doubtfully.
Kitty never cries when she is glad"
she said; "she cry when she hurt her.
SELF" ie
For some time the baronet held her
closely in his arms, kissing her; then,
when he became calmer, he put her.
down OH the rug before the fire, placed
the letter and portrait by to be exam
ined when no eye could see him, and
rang the bell. john Merrion entered,
his eyes red with crying. - fi7 s,''
?" You know of this, John ?'
!" Yes, Sir John thank God she has
| comew - -,..
! Ah, indeed, John, thank God ~
and the master and servant wrung each
other's hands in the fulness of their
feelings. "NOw, John, send the other
servants here. ''-----
In a few minutes they entered. They
had all heard from the butler what had
1 happened, and many of them who had
known their late young master were
wiping their eyes as they entered. Z
Listen, all you,', the baronet said,
with proud joy. This young lady
is my granddaughter, Miss Barton. She
will live here in future. You will look
upon her as your future mistress, and
the heiress of this place. Mrs. Leth-
! ridge" he said to the housekeeper,
"will You see bed prepared for her in
| the little room next to mine ?7s v.as
Several of the elder women came for.
ward and kissed Kitty, who was rather
alarmed at all this; and the house
keeper said, Will you come with me,
dearest?r - e, .....,-f
When they had all left the room,
Kitty took her seat on a fOOtstOol at Sir
John Barton's feet, and looked gravely
into the fire; while the baronet strOked
her hair quietly, and had difficulty in
persuading himself it was all true. Pre-
\ senty Kitty spoke. 4 - -. f. Z
"What big fire, grandpa! / never
saw such big fire, and it is hardly cold
at ALL. What lot of money it must
cost J" aifT eii etses sf-s55
ut is large room, Kitty, and you
see was all alone; so l had fire for
company"
Kitty opened her eyes a little wider
even than usual, and remained for some
time i'm thought. The result of her re.
Election showed itself in her next
speech: -T<a II - - '7t
Please, grandpa, Kitty is hungry;
she would like some supper"
The barOnet hastily rang the BELL
The butler appeared. 5oIg-
John, bring tray with some tea
and cold chicken"
"And potatoes" said Kitty. 4
"And potatoes" )" added the baronet,
"if you have any ready" -E rF+
ayes, Sir John; there are sure to be
some ready for the supper down stairs"
"With their skins on" Kitty said
again. ..
"With their skins Oh, of course" the
barcnet said gravely.. -f.s-- --s
When the butler had left the room,
Kitty again climbed up OH ber grand
fathers knee.
4" Am I going to have chicken for
"Yes, my dear, if you like it."
"Kitty doesn't know" she said, ra-
ther doubtfnlly. Kitty never tasted
chicken. Will it have its feathers
on? ?' flts-lI5 GT.f fi3EF.
mo, Kitty, the feathers are all ia
ken Off"
Kitty looked relieved. -...T
"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 mo-
ment at the mention of this other re-
lation of his grandchild; and then he
| said kindly: 3. -
"Was he very kind to you ? did you
love him very much, your other grand
pa?" eF .t II Io-1.iE-.7 81
"Kitty love him so much,n 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 grandpa i"
The baronet felt by his own joy at
finding her how great must be the sor-
row of the other in giving her up.
I" Is he in the village now" he ask
ed.
Kitty nodded. NO H-f8Y
"Gave Kitty message. If you want
to see him, you write; he come here in
the morning."
every well, DEAR" the baronet said;
81 will send for him. And now, Kit
ty, do you like d0lls?" 4
Kitty nodded very decidedly this
time.
Kitty got two dolls one new, only
legs broken old one got no head" 4
~ will get you a big new one, Kitty,
and dolls house, and Noah's ark,
and all sorts of toys"
Kitty's eyes opened wide i'm aston
ishment at all this 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 in the ia
BILE, and then, in some perpleNity,
placed chair, and put a cushion upon
it to raise the seat. lF1INHFI
"No, no." said Kitty, "me sit on
grandpa's krce. Grandpa, move chair
to table," ......-,
The baronet did as he was told, and
Kitty ate her supper then i'm triumph
and pronounced the chicken to be very
good, but not so good as sausages. The
potatoes she pronounced to be decided
Iy inferior.
MAN at corner" she explained,
"sell bigger than that :" and che held
up her two tiny closed hands; "much
bigger for a penny. Good man always
give Kitty big, big 'tater."
When she had finished, she said
kitty go bed now, grandpa; Kitty
sleepy. Me say prayers first" And
then, kneeling upon her grandfather's
lap and clasping her hands, she repeat
ed her usual little evening prayer, end
ing with "God bless both my grand
pas, and make Kitty good child, for
Christ's. sake. Amen. Now me sing
hynin," she said, and standing by the
baronet's knee, she sang two verses of
the Evening Hymn. .......
The baronet was deeply affected.
"' Praise God from whom all bless
ings fiow;' indeed" he repeated to
himself when she had been carried off
by the housekeeper. : am indeed
thankful for this darling; at least, if
the man did rob me of a son, he has
restored me child in my old age.u
At ten o'clock the next day the
knife-grinder was shown into the libra
ry of Sir John Barton, The men had
never seen each other before, and each
had cherished q deep feeling of wrong
against the otlier. Before word was
spoken, each looked the other full in
the face, and the scrutiny in either case
was satisfactory. There was little diff