Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-28

the voice OF love, and less abandoning OF her
self to currants. However, Master Harry he
kept mp, and his noble heart was Is fond as
ever. MIs. Walmers turned very sleepy aboat
dusk, and began TO cry. Therefore, Mrs. Wal
mers went OFF to bed as per Yesterday, and
Master Harry ditto repeated.
About eleven or twelve a. night, comes b lck
TIE Governor In ehsise along with
Mr.. Walmers and an elderly lady. Mr.. Wal
mers looks amused and very serious, both at
once, and says to our misses, we are uch in
debted TO you. ma'am, for your kind care of our
little children, which we can never sufi ,ienly
acknowledge! Pray, ma'am, where is my
bo!?" Our misses sOys. GOODS has the dear
boy in charge; sir. Cobbs, show FOrty!" Then,
be says TO Cobbs. " Al, Cobbs, an glad to
see you! 1 understood you was here!" Aud
Cob6s says, 80 Yes, sir. Your most obsdient,
sir"
may be surprised to hear Boots say 1t. per-
haps: but. Boots assures me that his heart beats
like hammer, going up stairs. . beg your
IarGon, Fir - saws he, hile unlOc sing the door;
81 hope yyu are uo1 angry witi Master Harry,
Fer Master Harry is fiae boy, sir, and Will do
you credit and honor" Aud Boots signifies t.
me, that II the fine boys father had Contra
dicted him in the daring state of mind in which
he then was. be things ne shou.d have fetched
him n crack" and taken the consequences.
But, Mr.. Walmcrs only says, ono Cobbs. No.
my good fellow. Thank yOQ!' And, the door
being opened, goes in.
Boots goes in too holding the light, aud he
sees Mr.: Walmers go up 10 the bedside, bend
gently down, and kiss the little sleeping face
Then, he stands looking at 1t for a minute,
looking wonderfully like it (they DO say he ran
awaywith Mrs. Walmers); and he gently shakes
the little shoulder.
HAIRY, my dear boyl Harry,
Master Harry starts up and looks at him.
Looks at CObbs, too. Such is the honor OF that
mite, that he looks at Cobbs, to see whether he
has brought him into trouble.
"I am not angry, my child. only want you
to dress Yourself and come home"
90 Yes, Pa
Master Harry dresses himself quickly. His
breast begins to swell when he has nearly
finished, ard il swels more and more as he
stands at last, a-lOOking at his father standing
a-loOking at him, the quite image of him.
" Please may I'-the spirit of that little
creatHre, and the way he kept his rising tears
down." Please, dear Pa-may kiss Norahj
before gO?"
So, he takes Master Harry in his hand, and
Boots leads the way with the candle, and they
come to that other bedroom; where the elderly
lady is seated by the bed, and poor little Mrs.
Harry Walmers Junior is fast asleep. There,
the father lifts the child up to the pillow, and
he lays his face down for an instant by the little
warm face of poor unconscious little Mrs. Harry
Walmers Junior, and gently draws 1t TO him-a
sight 20 touching to the chambermaii5 who are
peeping through the door, that one of them
called out " It's a shame to part 'em!' But
this chambermaid was always, as Boots in
formed me, s0ft-hearted one. Not that there
was any harm in that girl. Far fromit.
Finally Boots says, that's all about it. Mr..
WsmeTs drove away in the chaise, leaving hold
of Master Harry's hand The elderly lady and
Mrs. Harry Walmers Junior that never was ID
be, tshe married a Captain long afterwards,
and died in India), went Off next day. In con-
clusion, Boots put it to me whether 1 hold with
him in two opinions firstly, that there are not
many couples on their way TO be married, who
are half as innocent of guile as those two child
rem secondly, that 1t would be jolly good
thing for great many complies on their way to
get married, If they could only be stopped in
time and brought back separately. "a