The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-14

town, walking along Cne open COunITyp
toward Norwood. IL was May, and the
apple trees in the gardens and orchards
| by the roadside were covered with pink
| and white blossoms, whose Odor made
the whole air sweer. The green fields
and the fresh country air were so pleas
ant after the crowded, sitting city, that
| Bettine's heart began to grow little
! Lighter, and her step quicker and more
leiastic; but poor Karl was not TO be cone
| forted. He walked silently along, with
his head hanging dejectedly on hls
breast, and his eyes bent on the ground.
Every now and then, alter the noon sun
grew to be oppfessiVely warm, he would
| unstr9p his organ, and throw himself
down by the roadside, and say, 81 eaRt
20 any further, Bettlne; alnaso weak
can hardly stand"
| But Bettine would plead, '0aly lit
tie further, Karl-it is only little fur
Jher, and you can rest long time v hen
we get there."
| And 80 he would get up again. and go
on leaning on Bettne, VINO made never u
word OF complaint, though her leet,
| which had broken through the coarse,
clumsy shoes she wore, were bruised
ana sore, and not a morsel OF food mad
passed her lips that day.
But they reached Norwood at last,
| anu UAO VOl AAob pOLoOA VA "hoAh ehSJ
Inquired told them readily where Gen.
eral Faulkner lived. 1t was a very nice
house, with winding carriage way and
| graceful serpentine walks leading up TO
IL; and in front of the house were beds
OF gay colored tulips, and broad green
lawn, with fountain in the middle,
senuing up showers Of mlst-like spray.
AS they stood on the steps, BetLine
waiting for courage 10 ring the bell, d
servant came out.
"Go awayp he said, angrily, before
Bettine had time to tell what sue want
ed. "We oon't want any stragglers nor
organ grinders here"
"BuL we are not going to play" said
Faulkner"
"See Miss Faulkner, indedw said the
man, sneeringly. "Did she tell you to
come and see herW
mo-" said Bettine; "but l want to
see her Tor something very important,
PVe found something tnat she lost"
"On, that's it, is lLp' said the man.
"Weil, you can give it to me just as
weli."
mo-" answered Bettine, sturdlly: ~
shall give it to Miss Faulkner, and
shan't give it TO any one else."
"BetCer let her 90 III, James," said a
maid, appearing in the door. "Miss
Faulkner lost q bracelet this morning,
and she's making great fuss about il,
because twas u present to her. Maybe
this girl has found it,"
Then the man let her in, but very re.
luctantly, and scowllng fieroely at Kart
who remained outside.
Bettine had to wait only few min.
utes before Miss Faulkner appeared. II
was the very same lady sue mad seen
driven away In the carriage, and she
came to her with such a kinu smile that
Bettine had not the least lear that sue
would accuse her Oh stealing the brace
let.
"pve found your bracelet, ma M" she
satd. "You dropped it when you gOl
into the carriage| and she drew tue
bracelet from her pocket and put it into
The lady's hand, and was moving toward
the door, but Miss Faulkner detained
ner. .--
~ want you to tell me all about your.
SELF" she said, "and how you knew
where 10 bring the bracelet.
| Then BetCine told her little story as
meekiy and accomplishing by as possl-
BILE. She did not mean TO tell any o
their troubles; but, some way, Miss
Faulkner asked her so many Questions
and was 50 kind and 8 ) mpaIh lzlug, thai
\ II 6uG CUulu uOb uGlp Abs Anu WuOu Ble
tod about Karl, the tears would oomt
i ashamed, until she looked at Mis-
i Faulkner, and saw ner eyes lull oil tears
q loo.
Then the lady left the room. and came
back in lew moments with gentle
: mana benevolent-looking old gentle
= mainland Bettine had To tell her stor,
2 over again to him. Then they sent TO
Karl W come in; and then, after The gen
Lleman had talked long Lime with him
: they were taken into another room, an,
mad the incest dinner they had either 0
them eaten in tnelr lives. Afterwar
\ General Faulkner sent them home in
: carriage, telling them he would com
n and see them the nexG day.
BeGtine had to rub ner eyes eyery tW
or Jnree minutes alter she got home, t
be sure she WASN'T dreaming, and by tn
r next morning she mad got TO feel quit
II sure tnaJlJ could have been nothing bu
a dream, when she saw tnat same eli
p CANT carriage rolling into The little dirty
a narrow street where tHey lived; an
then such store OF good fortune bega
/. TO look III upon them, Lnat BeLLlue bega
TO lancy, ratner, tnat the old, drear
# days had been dream, and her presen
y happiness the only really.
OShel al duIhu6l GJt hdTl d SlbuatlO
> in warehouse, where he earns VIVA
seems TO Bettlne all unheard-oi sum Q
!. money, and hired Ior them three oil tn
: cosiest little roums you ever saw, in
4; cottage, little way out OF town, wher
"a good German woman lives, WhO seem
p ever 50 mucn like BeLLine's mother; an
Bettine mas nothing to do but to kee
q mouse for herself ana Kari; and you ma
De sure that she Is tne incest, Tides
O ilLtle Aousekeeper imaginable.
~ The hanu-orgau is put up in q corne
o of the little kltchen, with Bettine's lam
BOURNE hung over it; and sometimes
:, when Kari comes home at night, h
taxes the organ out OF the corner, an
II plays "Home, sweet nome" on IL; ant
!, though the old grenadiel's joins haV
grown little sLltf by age and inac tiou
n ne hobbies up, and holds out mis- cocket
. nat still, and the gay lady and the so
u dier begin their hornpipe, and the dairy
- maid carries her eggs and milk to ma
: ket, and the snutf-.aKlng old lady is a
persevering as ever; anu, though som
vi The tones are harsh and out OF tuu,
= tue melody is still very sweet an
T. plaintiye, and brings tears to Bettine'
~ aVAa Rut thnU arp hannU taurs M,