The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-07-25
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mention innumerable vista to Carrs basket.
which seemed pantry in itself. Tho children
ran in and ont, and one jolly little one, called
Trot, who was ~ round as o dumping, and
was too young to be shy for very long, In
formed Dick she was glad he had come, for
they were to have weet-oakes for tea. Coca
sionally Rose would come and stand ct the
window and say something to tease "Uncle
Carl" who was not slow to "give her rs good
as he got" Thus gradually Dick became uol O
OF ease, and began TO distinguish difference
in the tones of the children's voices, and 10
take note of the sunday.like stiffness which,
except for the merry noises in the house, was
complete, and, to him, wonderful
think q tea-table is one of the incest 81 shta
in the world. If there is q grain Of poetry in n
woman, and believe that there is no woman
without grain of poetry in her, it will surely,
mark my words, however rou gu and prosaic
she may be, come out about tea time. That
was very pretty tea-table at which Dick took
his place that evening; there was no silver
nor China and there was, perhaps, too great
an abundance of good things; but it startled
Dick, and contend that 1t was nice and pretty
II only for the reason that il had q clean table
cloth, bunch of flowers, and every dish in its
proper place. Mrs. Alaine, who was only q
feminine edition of her brother Carl, sat at tha
head of the table, in q clean calico dress, with
white collar and O blue ribbon. She had q.
child on each side of her, whose glee, at the
prospect Of sweet-cakes and peaches (eut of
Carl's bssket) after they had eaten their bread
and butter, che tried TO moderate with O
smiling, "Hush, childreni What will Mr.
I'll. 0f1n
also round fat face, and was dressed in .,
clean calico, with white collar and knot Of
pink ribbons, Dick had seen many times before.
and dearly loved the good humor that dubbed.
all over her face when she spoke. She also
had child on each side of her, whose audible
whispers about the good things coming she
answered and mysteriously increased by prom
ises of the Same again another day. But Op-
posite Dick was face that was not round nor
good-humored; for the two children
under charge of Rose were the least repressibie
of the whole flock, and they tried her tender.
stock of patience sorely; especially, as sho
said afterward to her mother, with many
bushes and half crying at the recollection, "as
they would say SICh things right before the
strange gentleman Rose had pretty blue
muslin, with tiny bit of lace around the neck,
for her raiment, and there was something red,
green, brown, blue, pink, or yellow, that fnt-
tered here and there before Dicks eyes when
ever che moved to help the children, or turned
her young face, with It's Atting oolors, toward
him. But whether 1t were Q ribbon, or blush,
Dr. the hue of her hair, an aureole around
her head, and whether it were no color at all,
'r all cclors together, or Q rainbow ont of the
clouds, do not think Dick had, for one mo-
nent, definite idea-At least, while it was
lifting before his eyes.
After tea, Carl took ont his pipe, and settled
INTO his big chair on the porch and the child
en-, having got somewhat over their awe OF
he stranger, volunteered to take him down
he lane, and show him where there had been
robins nest last spring, an expedition, how
yer, that was vetoed by Carl on the ground
hat you couldn't see even robins nest in the
ark. Then Rose came out TO tease Uncle
'arl again; but, forgetting her purpose, stood
there the light from within seemed to set her
glory, like the angels in pictures; and by
nd by, it came about, no one knew how, that
er shrine was vacant, and she, very nice
tile girl with her hands in the peckets--VeTy
nPracticabls pockets they were-of her mus
n apron, was telling Dick, with the children
prompters and Commentator, the full par
culars of the finding of the robins nest, and
hat work she had had to keep the children
ON bringing sorrow and dismay to the hearts
the parent robins by stealing away their
tile ones. Then, as the moon rose, there was
} reason why the children should not take
lex down the lane to show to him the tree
here the meet had BEEN and then it was need
4 that he should know just how far it waa
ain
liekly, on hearing the shouts Of rejoicing, sho
ID come TO Mrs. Robins assistance. Then It
as 90 funny to see . man who never climbed