The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1877-02-22

never a word Of com plaint, thoug
her feet, which had broken throug
the coarse, clumsy shoes she wore
were bruised and sore, and not 8 NOR
sci Of food had passed her lips tia
day.
Bat they reached Norwood at last
and the very first person OF whom
they inquired told them readily Hher
General Faulkner lived. 1t was
very nice house, with q winding car
risge way ana graceful serpentint
walks leading up to it; sud in from
Of the house were beds of gay colureC
tulips, and broad green lawn, will
a fountain in the middle, sending vi
showers OF mist-like spray. As they
stood on the steps, Bettine waiting fol
courage to ring the tell, q servan
came out.
$50 away ~ he said, angrily, before
Bettine had time TO tell what she
wanted. 1--WE don't want any strag.
glers nor organ grinders here"
"But we are not going TO plsy,
said Bettine, meekly, 81 want to see
Miss Faulkner"
"See Miss Faulkner, inded :" ssid
you to come and see her ?"
NO" said Bettine I; "but want to
see her for something very impor.
tant, I've found something that she
lost.n
"Oh, that's it, is it said the man.
WELL you can give it to me just as
we'll"
"No," answered Bettine, sturdiIy :
81 shall give it to Miss. Falknsr, and
shan't give it to any one else"
BETTER let her go in, James," said
q maid, appearing in the door. "Miss
Faulkner lost q bracelet this morning,
and she's msking q great fuss about
1t, because twas a present to her.
Maybe this girl has found it."
Then the man let ber in, but very
reluctantly, and scowling fiereeJy at
Karl, who remained outside.
Bettine had to wait only a few min
utes before Miss Faulkner appeared.
It was the very same lady she had
seen driven away in the Carriage, and
she came to her with such q kind
smile that Bsttine bad not the least
fear that she would accuse her OF
stesling the bracelet.
"I'vs found your bracelet, Manu.
she said. "You dropped it when you
got into the carriage ;" and she drew
the bracelet from her pocket and put
it into the lady's hand, and was NOV
ing toward the door, but Miss Faulk-
ner detained her.
81 want you to tell me all about
she said, land how you
knew where to bring the bracelet.
Then Bettine told her little story as
meekly and uneomplainly as
possible. She did not mean to tell
any OF their troubles (; but, some way
Miss Faulkner asked her so many
questions, and was so Kind and SYM
that she could not help it.
tears would come into her eyes, and
she felt very much ashamed, until
she looked at Miss Faulkner, and saw
her eyes full Of tears. too.
Then the lady left the room, and
came back In a few moments with q
gentleman-a benevOleLt-looking old
Bettins had to tell
her story over again to him. Then
they sent for Karl to come in and
then, after the gentleman had talked
q long time with him, they were TAX
en- into another room, and had the
incest dinner they had either Of them
eaten in their lives. Aftetwsrd Gen
eral Faulkner sent them home in 8
telling them he would come
and see them the next day.
Bettine had to rub her eyes every
two or three minutes after she got
home, to be sure she wasn't dreaming
and by the next morning she had got
to feeling quite sure that it could
have been nothing but q dream,
when she saw that same elegant car
risge rolling into the little dirty, mar
row street where they lived /; and then
such a store OF good fortune began to
look in upon them, that Bettine be-
gan to fancy, rather, that the old,
dreary days had been a dream, and
her present happiness the only reali-
ty.
General Faulkner got Karl q situa-
tion in a warehouse, where he earns
what seems to Bettine an unhesrd-ot
sum Of money, and hired for them
three OF the cosiest little rooms you
ever saw, In q cottage, a little way
out of town, where . good German
woman lives, who seems ever so
much like Bettine's mother; and
Bsttine has nothing to do but to keep
house for herself and Karl and you
may be sure that she is the incest,
tidiest little housekeeper imaginable.
The hsnd-Organ is put up In cor
ner Of the little kitchen, with Bet
tines tambourine hung over 1t and
when Kari comes home
at night, be takes the organ out OF
the corner, and plays "Home, sweet
Home" on it and, though the old
grenad;er's joints have grown q little
stiff by age and inGetiOn, he hobbies
up, aud holds on his cOcked-hst still,
and the gay lady and the soldier be-
gin their hOrnpipe, and the dairy
maid carries her eggs and milk to
market, and the snuff-taking old lady
is as persevering as ever; and, though
some Of the tones are harsh and out OF
tune, the melody is still very sweet
and plaintive, and brings tears to
Bettine's eyes. But they are happy
tears, now that she knows what
''sweet home" is.