The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-07-18
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"You will come" And, in truth, Mr.. Stohs
had previously said so much of that wonderful
land in which he was now living that Dick
could not resist his last appeal, and afraid and
shy as he we'll might be, having never spent
tventy.f four hours in a home CIRCLE in his life,
he gave his promise to be at the appointed
place Of meeting in good time for the train.
But when the magnetism of his friends
presence was taken from him, Lick's heart
grew heavy in his breast. If it had been to go /
to another city, on a matter of business |
Dicks excitement would have been delightful !
but "the country" of which he knew nothing, |!
| and of which he had such strange fancies |
| pioked up he could not tell where, that was
another thing. City boys always laughed at
country people when they came to the city
they had such queer ways-and yet-and yet
he felt strange and shy about going among
them. Perhaps he felt that the tables would
be turned on him there, and that his ways
would be as queer in their eyes as theirs had
been in his; perhaps he felt the full force of
the homely old saying that a cock can crow
best in his own farm-yard."
But, as the day wore on, Dicks spirits rose
| he thought Of all the stories he had read of
fresh country life; poem or two of COWS and
brooks came vaguely among his thoughts, and
by the time he reached his little room, and
began to pack his not abundant wardrobe, he
was eager for the first glance at "the country"
"Then, may the Lords blessing go with you"
said his kind but very slovenly landlady. 81
hope you'll come back as brown as q berry, sir.
, 1 was two years in the country once, and,
> though won't say I'd like it for always, yet my
heart do get to wishing these days for sight
O. the flowers and the fields. You'll mind the
fruit, sir, and the dews O. night there does be
Z great dews fallin', and q deal of sgue, I'm
= told. Good-by to you" And Dick said good
. by y" to her with something like emotion fol
it was his first "good-by" to any one, and the
q woman had been good to him, and if her hail
>, was in o blouse, and her garments ill made
and not clean, Dick was not startled, for he
had never seen them otherwise.
Then he walked on to meet Mr.. stofs, and
\ found he was nearly an hour before the time
1t seemed as if the moment of departure would
:, never come but it did, at last, and, as in 6
,f sort of dream, the dusty city youth was whrlet
=. by cottages nestled among proud, protecting
trees, past the green hills, and through field
call rich with ripening grain," until thu
,, painting train pulled up between pile o.
~ stones and little yellow station house, with I
~ narrow platform running besjde it.
~ CHOW, then, here we are ~ said the German
20 and took up his bundles and basket for VIII
ever saw O Carl Stoff in the cars that had not
!" bundle and basket, and quantity of house
hold furniture besides7 This last Dick took il
charge, and so laden the two made their wa
~ out of the cars. Around the little yello,
al station. house lodged two splendid bays wit
~ silver harness, that were being driven rapid
gu round q corner close to the narrow platform
90. and went ont into the dusty road; for side
VI walks there were none. Soon the sound G
III 10, carriage wheels made them turn aside, an
IL. Dick stumbled, as he walked for the first tim
vs. on the soft green grass.
When you take a mountain lassie to Rom
N and show her st. Peters, she is not enthusiast
W., tic1 indeed, she is terribly disappointed. 81
expected something so much greater than b,
=" mountains, much brighter than her gree
80 valleys. If Dick was dissppoin ted when l
put his foot on natures velvet carpet ar
,s found it only caused him to stumble, cann
say. l think that he felt surprised that
~ brook beside the way and far blue hills befo
, him wrought emotion within him. Fo
80, tunately Carl asked no raptures.
49, "That was the Braudons' turnout" he ga
in prossic way, as Dick recovered his foe
A., ing, and returned to the road.
us that so I" asked Dick. "Do they Ii
herei"
eyes," said Carl, and fine place it is to
:. but think the mans going too fast.
- Then Dick was thoughtful for a minute
-. two, plying the daughter, if it were so; b
WV it is hard to think that mans family
-, near to want when his etylish carriage has il
M turned you out of the road, and the pity SO
N seemed misplaced.
Ito be continued1
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