The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-11

| loss OF her pet TILL papa anu mamma
were driven nearly frantic. A new dog
was promised. but to no purpose. for it
would not be the beloved Kriss. Kit
tens. rabbits, birds and squi rels were
proposed by the sympathizing passen-
gers, and one kind old gentleman went
so far as to offer gift of pet white
mice; but Cecile only sobbed the harder
and was inconsolable. At length, al
though papa was sorely pressed for
time, he agreed to stop over night at
New Haven and 90 back the next morn
ing in search of the lost Kriss. Then
the deluge of tears began to abate, and
little red-eyed Cecile covered her papa
with kisses, and begged to be allowed
to go with him on the return journey.
So mamma and the French baby, as
Cecile called her little sister Florence,
| because she was born in beautiful Paris,
and Florence's French nurse, Annie,
who talked English so funnily. were es-
tablished at the New Haven House; and
papa and Cecile took the morning &C
commodation train for l. -, the little
station mile above the cottage where
Lottie Carr was cuddling runaway Kriss.
Lottie's dismay when she found that
she must give up her pet to its rightful
owner can be imagined, and it would
be hard to tell which seemed most over
joyed at meeting. Cecile or Kriss.
ITO think" said Cecile. "that I
should have brought you all the way
from Germany, and then that you
should jump out of the window, you
naughty fellow!
Kriss did not mind his scolding, but
licked the little hand that lovingly
patted him. while papa explained that
they had been travelling about in Eu-
rope for three years. and were now re-
turning to their western home.
Lottie felt almost afraid of the little
girl in seal-sk:n and velvet, who was so
comfortably seated in Mrs. Cars low
rocker, with Kriss in her lap. and big
lump rose in her throat as she thought
how soon she would have to say good
bye to the little creature she had come
to consider her very own.
Mrs. Carr had gone to the kitchen to
fetch some milk for Kriss, the children
we're fast learning to know one another,
while Cecile's papa walked up and down
the room with an impatient air, for now
that his little daughter had her dog
safe in her arms thoughts of hindered
business engagements pressed upon
him, and he eagerly awaited the re-
turn to the station. His eyes roved
about the little sitting-room. and he
noted how meager the furnishing of the
house, how poor the dress of the mother
and children. Then a pair of photo
graphs on the wall before him arrested
his attention. After examining them
closely for a moment, he hastily crossed
the room and met Mrs. Carr returning
with the saucer of milk.
Those pictures whose are they?''
he exclaimed. pardon my abrupt
ness. but
"They are the likenesses of my hus-
bands father and MOTHER" replied Mrs.
Carr.
land your husband?''
He died in October"
"Charlie dead My dear lady. you
do not know me. I am your husband 8
brother, his brother Horace p
And SO it all came out, and for the
next hour everybody was so astonished
and had so much to say that when the
train which was to have borne away
Cecile and her papa steamed by the
house, Mr.. Carr only greeted it with,
"Well, declare !" and went on talking
again.
Lottie and Zenas were delighted to
find that the beautiful little golden
haired stranger was indeed their own
cousin, and everything was explained,
including the unanswered letter. When
MIR. Carr and Cecile did take their leave
after dinner, Mrs. Carr had promised
to dispose of her house as early in the
spring as possible, and to 90 to Califor-
MIA and live in beautiful little cottage
next to her brother-in-law's own, which
he assured her was waiting for an occu-
pant.
Said Mr.. Carr, "God has blessed me
with an abundance, enough for all of
us, and l shall not be satisfied until
have you and your children with me.
You must let me do it for Brother Char.
lies sake"
Soft was arranged, and Cecile in
burst of generosity offered to let Kriss
stay with Lottie, on condition that she
would be extremely careful and not let
him jump out of the car window on the
journey to California.
"Indeed l won'tr' exclaimed Lot
tie" "rll tie ribbon to his collar,
and keep hold Of it every inch the
way"
So, after bestowing many kisses upon
Kriss and the new-found cousin, and
after Mr.. Carr had tucked away q fat
roll of bills where Lottie's mother
would be sure to find it, the two were
in the station. Then when the train
passed the house Mrs. Carr and the
children stood in the dooryard waving
their handkerchiefs, Lottie holding
Kriss high in the air so that Cecile
should not miss of seeing him. Too
soon the fluttering bit of blue silk at
Cecile's window grew small in the dis
lance, the train was around the curve,
and they were gone.
"Oh, Kriss, you found rs, didn't
your" cried Lottie.
II think God must have sent him to
u.s." said Mrs. Carr.
"Kriss, why don't you speakr' said
Zenas.
Bow-wow!' said Kriss. - Martha
Co,nnU D.s ~