The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-06-10
sarnlng Star and Catholic Messenger.
szw oRLEANR SUNDAY, JUNE 10 Isn7
JUVERILE COLUMN,
A VISIT TO THE COUNTRY.
tFrom the Young Catholic


and Nanny Stone worked, were terribl
close; Aaff filled the sultry air, whee
buzzed, engines thundered, mosquito,
stung and hummed. Hard as this was
bear, the children were unhappy becaus
work wss to stop for the next montl
without earning wages. Heat, dust an
noise were nothing compared with thei
# anxiety.
"Nanny and Mary Stone are wanted
said some one, and the two girls went on
into the overseer's Office. A nice lookin
man was talking with Mr.. Brown, but b
stopped to look at them when they cam
in, and said, Are these the little girls 2
Yes,", said Mr.. Brown; "and luck.
children they are. Mary, Miss Adams ask
ed me what hands would like to have
visit to the country, and named you be-
ceHse ycn deserve and need the recreation
Your mother is to go, too, aud you have
two hours to make arrangements."
The pale faces flushed with delight, bu,
it needed some explanation to make them
understand the full extent of theiM good
fortune. Miss Adams, of Barset, had in
vited them to spend the dull month at her
pretty place in the country, and in two
hours they were to be gone.
Were ever two hours SO full of happy
hustle, such as these children bad never
known beforsf When the moment came
that saw them all three seated in Miss
Adams' rockaway, their happiness could
fod NO outlet in words, until the city was
fairly left behind. There was the delight
Of seeing trees and fields, and that alone
would have made the children happy, but
deep In all three hearts was a sense of re-
lief from carking care. I suppose MIS-.
Stone felt the relief more than the children
did, but they had learned to share their
mother's trials, to fear debt, and bear de
prvation.
When they reached Nutwond, Miss
Adams was sitting on the piazza She
came to meet them kindly, and took them
into wing of the house where there were
two bedrooms and a kitchen.
Z" This is your little home, Mrs Stone"
she said; "you will find everything prepar-
ed for you in the kitchen closets. and Peter
will supply you with what you need every
day." Then, seeing that her guests were
quite oppressed with the sense of gratitude,
she left them to become accustomed to
pleasures which seemed 30 new to them.
The windows all looked out into an or
chard filed with fine fruit trees. The first
thing the girls did was to lean out and
breathe in the air full of sweet smells
Flowers grew there in profusion, and one
could hardly tell what the perfume was,
made up of blossoms, fruit, and sweet
briar climbing up to the window frames.
The mother found the closets etocked
with crockery, utensils, and groceries.
The kettle simmered on the little cooking
stove; kitchen table spread it's comforta-
bic leaves of white wood, as if to invite
them to supper.
Come, Mary come, Nanny" said Mrs.
Stone; "you can't live on sweet smells. |
Come and help me to get tea," and the |
children few to the new pleasure of cook |
ing under such new and exciting crcum-
stances.
You know as well as do what that
month in the country was to the two chill
az okr Il
the thought of work was no trial to them
But they dreaded returning to the city,
md TO the rooms looking out into a mar
Ow, dirty street.
Ono afternoon during the last week of
heir visit, Nanny and Mary " ere lying on
lifting in garden chair, talking with
hem, as the kind old lady liked to do,
Irawing ont their ideas by friendly ques-
ions. It soon came out that they dreaded
return to their old life, and considered
liss Adams the most blessed of human be-
lgs in having life of ease and freedom
'om care: Miss Adams laughed and then {
ho sighed. +
az am quite sure" she said, "that if
airy were TO press your young pulses into =
~ old frame, you would cry out to be set
rec and go back to the factory. Yoa are y
oung and strong; am old aud feeble, f
18th senses that lose their keenness from q
ear to year. You have your mother to :,
we and take care of you, and you have
ach others companionship. own this t
'rge property because have outlived ia.
Ter, mother, brothers and eisters. You
,ink have no work to do; but, indeed,
you could understand the weight which
'sts on ny old shoulders, you would not :,
zchange your life in the workroom for -
line. Piiee of letters lie on my table TO q
Q answered; begging letters-letters scold- .
g me because refused to give, and many "
atitions which / long to grant, and have !;
OF the power to do 80. Now you and l -
re both to blame. almost envy you be- y
ause your bodies are free from pain, your ~
ght and hearing quick, and your hearts n
Ill of love for each other. You almost !,
IVY me because 1 live in the country, =
ave NO anxiety in money matters, aud T
bed not run at the call of a factory bell. :,
we could exchange with each other, we " "
lould want to change back again in two ., q
ays. We are used to ourselves and should -
iss our accustomed blessings, and find ~
Ich others burdens very hard to bear. " "
u quite eure that I Rhould get vour work '"