The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-07-25
MISREPRESENTATION
THE FORTUNES OF A NEWsBoY.

The walk seemed long to Dick he did, in
deed, enjoy the cool breeze fresher and purer
than any he had ever felt before; but he had
bis own baggage and Carls curtain-rods be.
sides, and he was used to pavements. They
had already passed many fine houses, with
lawns and oarriage-w avs, shaded by great
trees in front of them, and now and again q
little house, with flowers and clustering vines,
and groups on the porches; but Carls steps
fingered at mono. At last they turned ont of the
dusty road into shaded lane, a veritable
lane, as new to Dick as the Paris Boulevards
would be to Mrs. Darlington; two three
more cottages, smaller and not SO much garden
room, and then Carl said:
"Eh! but Pm glad to get home Come here,
Will! Come, boysw
The last call seemed to fill the lane with
children. They might have come down from
the trees, or up from the earth, for all Dick
place was alive-big boys aud little boys,
great girls and small girls, all round and fat,
browned-eyes and yellow haired, with all man
ner of greetings, gathered around the travel
ers, eagerly drew their baggage from their
hands, and with baskets, bags, bundles and
ourtain-rods, made q grand triumphal process
sion before them, shouting, laughing, pushing
against each other, the big ones stumbling
over the little once, end yet nobody hurt.
A few steps more and rustic gate was
opened and some one came and stood under the
arohway of evergreen bushes, intertwined with
some dropping vines. She was facing the
West, looking down the lane, shading her eyes
with her hand, although the sun was almost
down. just for moment she stood in the
bright sunset glow, under the green arch way,
shading her brown eyes from the light, look
ing down the shadowy lane; and, as she 40
stood, she seemed q very fair aud graceful girl
indeed. An instant more and the children, in
the Importance Of their mission as baggage.
carriers, pushed past her, and she retreated
with them toward the house.
"Come, Rose! Here we arel" called Carl to
her. And she turned and met them as they
reached the gate.
"You are welcome" she said to Dick when
no was introduced at the gate.
s'You are welcome" said Mrs. Stons, coming
toward them from the porch.
lyon are welcome" repeated Mrs. Alaine, |
ut the door. And Dick had not word OF an
swer to any one of them.
They were TO him as grand as princesses and |
as gracious as queens, as they came forth to
receive him and bid him welcome to their
little cottage; and Dick was not used to courts
or to queens and princesses, so he could only
bow and shake the hands SO cordially e1-
tended to him.
l am afraid my hero was not at all happy
for the first few minutes that he sat on the
ltoop between Mrs. Stoffs and Mrs Alaine not
knowing what answer to make to even their
simplest remark, and that he was much re-
ieved when they joined their voices to the
1ubbub the children were making around
Carl. Such shyneSs as Dicks is worry painful
20 the spectators, as well as to the embarrassed
,ue but, then, there's this to be said about it,
when it is once entirely conquered it never
IAN come back again, and fancy there are
ONE very nice people in the world, now very {
elfpossessed and perfectly well-bred, who
would give much to feel again the awkward |
1858 and embarrassment which, once upon o |
ime, caused them such keen annoyance. The l
Tomen pitied Dick, and liked him none the
oss for the color that would come into his I
ace and the hesitation of his replies; but their
ceiling for the stranger was greater than any {
leasure to Themselves, and SO IL was not long o
efore they went into the house with the de- Il
Jared intention of "gettiDg tea" Bat going u
nto the house was not going away altogether, {
or the room which served for psTlor, library, v
itting. rpom, dining-room, and all, had low f
Iindow opening on the stOOp, and Carl aud f
lick could see them well, and speak, il they q
hose, without raising their voices, a. they b
-ent back and forth from the table to the v