, 1879-07-26
clt'f 10 the cast, and tho green, boundtcss lake
sprcsd out In tho hnckarnunal

cltlT 10 the cast, and tho green, boundtcsa lake
sprcsd out In tho hnckarounal
Tho house WAS 4 mnssfYo p1lo Of brick and
htone,-ahAsp Gothic In stYle,-hnd occupied the
centre OF a generous park, thicklv dotted With
hcrnluok, enr,tre, maple, mud arpor vstae. Long
slennos, boraeted with PING, bo1w9oa. and
atnne, .wound amid tnoss-covcrcd rocks, ar
tssian fountsins, miniature lakes whero whtts
swans aoated. and carctully.tcnd gardens
flied With dewers TINT bloornetl all the summer
the BRONX lauxhtnaly mingled with The like.
t1cre WAS Tiny, hlrnobt lknd-1ocked baY, with
handsome ~hito and red lighthouses; and high
up Among ,he rosks and janper. bushes the
Far as.y on , the ercen w.ter, that lined l!kss
s,. EhIto.Tinsed h,s,sa s.',s % tIIstsd r!th the
freezing the very heart Of nature With liz icy
breath. what fairy crystal palace tho secue pre.
sentcdl Forcsts Of glcanin4 chandeliers, and
acres Of sparkling icol Within that princety
hame, where re'ened true Hing aud Queen,
winter cveningsl The larKe, brilliantly -lightotI
rooms wcrc thc common property Of all; not
one was held Ia gloomy, secret awe for etran-
ons. How merrilv we bounded through The
long halls, and how the vorg attic gables rang
with cur joyous lauEhtcrl Or how grayely NO
gathered around the roaring crate, as we
listened to the pines enl semloeks mosnIns
outeidel Ours uas powerful Kingdom. for Il
was ruled by Love. Our King and Qu.cn wcrs
absolute In authority, and firm but generous in
IT. exerciae; Every hour hsd M iss slotted dnsy
held court md reviewed tue days achievement.
Every Lesson WAS rnpeased and discussed By ali
his aubjects,-evcry task for the morrow out
lined. Then came history, with short lcctnra
$<rt f6h 4hhrSf. .sStf fha ant
news. Every paper wns rtnd aloud By the older
subjects IN turn, nnll tic utcult points explain
Cd to The younger ones. In tie sans manner
books and piaya. from the well-se!eetel library,
private theatrteaia iu that grcnt counsrJ*house,
to which the ytlluge peopfo caue md werc maie
happy. Our kinE dealt chiefly ia rewards ard
seldom in puuishmonts. OF tho latter recall
c!c When, bedtime came every member Of
that happy kingdom assembled for brief dcyo-
t!onu, exercise, aud then the kood-n!ehts woro
said, and We retired to the blissful sleep Of in
sped rapidly while va added new stores . our
volume of knowledge. Nothing 80 bltesful can
abide. The after yoars scattered VI widely, anti
many of tho brave young hands that with Us
sHy' n nsht pssns sen'' nor' o. dScS scs'' trsn.
qutlly above their gallant bosons, bcrc1th
the vines aud rosos Of the Sunny South" Ihe
crash Of batsle was their roQuiou, and glory
their last estttc. but tint carthQn2ko'& up-
heaynl tossed back a fow to do battle on yet
other fields. Their names arc on thc muster
rolls of other companies, and meet them raro.
II now. It is many wears since have had a
homo or felt the need Of one, for nm a wnn-
deror, but whether studying lltcrature. In
Dresden, language iu Paris, Or Law In London,
whether dining sumptuous1y in = Chicago
restaurant, eating half-botfcd rice In Bombay, or
roasting antelope among the mountain Of Now
Mexico the memory Of that dear childhood
home shall no1cr b0 btotted OUT Upon that
foundation my life was built and tho floods OF
time cannot wash It away. Would that tho
earth knew many more auch hanpy homes.
Il. A, DALEY.