The St. Cloud journal., 1870-07-07
HOW A FAIRY TALE
Il ''.. ENDED.

T.. b CHAPTER L..
The two houses lay, almost within
sight Of each other quite within sigh
Of each other from the upper windows
and rcsembled each other too, as cot
tages and villas in the, environs Of +,
cathedralicity generally do...
: The Naples lay the nearer to Hero
ford two old maple-trees leaning ovel
the little green door in the garden wall
giving its name to tae pretty white
house, whose small rooms would have
been in perpetual confusion but for :
pair Of busy, willing little hands tha
lowered about them. The pleasan,
d'awlng-room possessed but few knick
knacks, yet its varied signs Of different
tastes and occupations gave it more Of
character perhaps after all. From
the large. bow-w;ndow, which took up
nearly one side Of the room, three wide
stone steps led down into an irregular
garden, where the flowers were bright
and the weeds many, add at the bottom
of which-with just one field between
the Wye flowed softly and lingering
ly.
It Was to this housethat Mr.. Kennard
brought his wife and little ones, when
his health failed him, and he was oblig-
ed to resign his mastership Of a gram
mar.schocl in the north. It was here
that the twins were born, and the moth
er-having only once looked upon
them-closed her eyes forever on her
happy earthly home. Here now tho
feeble invalid father lived among his
riotous' boys, with his little housekeep-
er; his :. e1enteen-yea1-old daughter,
who tried so hard to take her mothers
place, and felt so sadly that she failed ;
felt it though as she never allowed
others to feel it.
Hi]ldeld lay half mile farther from
the city, and, though so similar in its
general character, was larger aud a
handsomer house than the Naples, with
carriage gates, and a gravsl-swamp in
front. The rooms were larger and lott
ier, boasting useless and elegant NC
necessaries in profusicn, and in the
garden no weed was ever allowed to
reach maturity. There were horses
and dogs about it too and Major Her.
mans own room was filled with the
trophies and emblems Of army life ard
foreign adventure. Ell .~.-<
From this room there issued, one
wet, unpleasant, October evening, .
gentleman in dipner-dress, with a gen
tie, handsome face partly concealed BY
long soft brown beard. Entering tho
drawing-room, he bent tenderly over ar
old lady who lay on one Of tho couchcs
"Mother, may I take you in to din
ner to-day Will net the change Dc
you good ?'' L 80 >*S~<' S.' III
II must rest where I am to-day
Noel" Mrs. Herman said, with 4 Low,
ing smile up into her sons face 81
am afraid to move fer fear of one o.
Emy old attacks coming on" -3 u sss Oh .
aThen as soon as dinner is over
which will only be q short business to
night, I expect" said Major Herman
kissing his mother as he rose, II shall
60 up to the Naples and ask Mr.. Ken
nard what physician he would recon
mend to us. OF course he would know
And indeed I ought to ret1rn that cal
! Of bis-from all I hear of him it mus
have been an effort" ssss.a's...&G s,ss5 - !
His mother looked surprised, as shs
well might. sS. / IT.. ..zS..s. ...s.. = .. :
"Return Gala first call-at thi'
time, Noel, on this wet evening! O.
wfat are you dreaming, dear 7"
"Of you, mother" Noel answered
leaving the room with aslittlc laugh.
Il was Of his mother he was dream
ling truly, and no one else, as be walk
ed up the road 50 rapidly No othe
dream could have tempted Major Noe
Herman to make a call at that hour o1
such ! night as this. There was : bel
beside the little green door in the ga,
d.n. .wall At the Naples !; but Majo
Herman, glancing down at his vet VI
i tsr-proof, thought il was not . night q
/ which to bring ont q maid unecnessaril,
! lso be pushed i open, being sjar, an
q walked on 70 the door. This was d
en- TOO and on tho step stood ! fonnt
faced, curly haired lad Of ten, vhis:linn
md boxing out philosophi is,
.I1hs rainy atnosp here.
% yoq think : could speak q y