Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-03
Iron Harrerss WeNkly.l

Are you interested in scientific subjects?
4tsS Houefer-Not at this moment, unless
zllng over these (directtng his attention to The
Que ptdteS] when you came In. They form as
you see. series OF pictures. Mamma bought
tnem at sale the other day, and they are ever
30 ancient, and consequently ever so interest
Ing. Are you learned In earthenware lore? /
nope you are, and can read the pictured story,
one evidently represents an incident In the
early youth OF the hero and the heroine; and
th1s-tS Some one outside calls, "Gab''ielIei Ga
brfelle!" Miss H0lIener. ,rtth a sliqht sh,,ng or
her shoulders, teaues her chair, and takes a fer
steps in the direction or the uotce ,che,, the
caller, apparently satisfied that the called Is not
WthfH nedf1hg, retfedtlHg. she returns, and re-
Snmes her seat.l Now, II you please, commence,
Mr.. Owens.
Mr.. O,rens-You take it for granted then.
that am learned In eartheIware lore?
Miss HOlle1,er-I do. l hear that you are ex.
tremely clever, and have invented something
that the world has long been in need Of You
may: by and by, If you win be so kind. tell me
an ABOUT lt; put now am just In the rood to
M. Queensland /. to confess the truth, just
In the mood to tell one. But trust it will not
disappoint you. It is barely possible. you
been In need Of. and yet lack cleverness as q
story teller. But you are growing inpatient,
and hasten to begin. The first plate. II you
please. [SIe hands 1t to him. He studies il a
moment Once on time-Will that DO for q
beginL ing?
Mss HoHener- Exceller tly Well 1t carries
me at ohce back to the days OF my childhood.
They We're happy days. Mr.. Owens. doubt II
have ever known happier.
Mr.. O1rens Ia glO,c Of pleasure lighting his
house, OF a beautiful village most lovely little
girl with fair curls and the most wonderful
oark gray eyes. She was an only child and
ad0red by. her father and mother and ali the
rest Of the household, as she wei deserved to
be, being the quaintest, brightest and most
generous little creature that ever sang and
danced through merry childhood In the
smallest house in the village lived boy
Mss H0uener-A "lovely" boz?
az: Queens (grape1a)-His mother thought 50.
Miss Hollener,-His eyes and hair?
Mr.. O,rens-Blue and black, II my memory
serves me Alright. he was the son of pretty
little woman, who. having at the age OF II mar
[led ior love poor German geologIst found
baby boy. An old aunt 10 whom she applied
for assistance offered her and her child home
That home was the diminutive cottage to which
make living by the aid OF her needle, the lady
at the ''big house being her chief patroness.
And the tact OF the lady OF the ssbig house"
Sre%g d ne1 cheI LED to the two chill
the very first the boy constituted himself the
guardian and protector Of the little girl He
first name she ever spoke. And when she grew
Old enough to lead, he followed her faithfully.
Never was knight in olden time more devoted
gathering blackberrfes. Her basket. as Won
VIII observe, Is trimming over, While his is sun
empty.
Mss Hollener Cooking at The plate wtta an
Ggppearance Of great iatereso-Yes, so it is.
Pity everything is so blue including the black
berries, isn't it? And really / can't see the
loneliness love p ss Of the little girl Her nose, am
And the berries look like pears. But perhaps
berries did look like pears In those days.
~, Mr.: O. ore time went on. and the
OF the gray.eyed girl thinking only OF che
blue-eyed boy as the son OF faithful dependent
who had Inherited his mothers faithfulness,
when Il, one EBAY day-she was then IL and he IA
Mss HoNener-Had they never quarreled
before?
M. o,cens-Oh yes, many time. But this
done.
Mss Hol,enar--Had he never presumed to
M. O,cens-Often. But this time he added to
the reproof the remark that her conduct had
not only been unktnd but uniadylike; sue had
snatched her skipping rope from the hands of
young darky who was surreptitfou3ly enjoy
Ing a skip with 1t. The picture on the second
plate represents the quarrel She Is turning
away from him, with flashing eyes, while she
says: and yet am a lady. But you seem to
forget what you area sewing W romans boy,
my mothers servants son!7
Miss HoNener-EXtremely rude and unkind
after SO many years OF devotion on bis part:
but dare say she was very sorry directly after
her uDgrateful speech, and no doubt regrets iu
TIL this cay. But really now, Mr.. Owens, do
you think this illustration good one? To me
1t does not look like quarrel at all she is
smiling sweetly-
M. 0,rens-ScornfulIy, assure you.
Mss HoHener-And he. certainly he Is hold
Ing out to her an intensely cerulian apple. with
a slight crack across 1t.
Mr.. Oecens-You mistake. 1t is ball which
she presented to him just before the unpleas.
ton, is mutely demanding she shall take back
Mss Houene,-And they don't appear to be
any older IMAM they were when they were gath
Ing pears-I mean blackberrieS.
They are several years older. The boy left her
In silence, but the taunt sank deep into his
heart, and that very night he babe "good.by"
world to seek his fortune. After much hard
struggling, he found it-net great one, but
more than enough to support the dear mother
and himself In comfort And at last timely
him once mo e face to face with the love OF his
boyhood. Her father had died soon after their
separation. and she and her mother had LEFT
the "big house" In the beautiful village and
gone to live In the adjacent city. At least they
lived there during the winters, but passed their
summers In villa at one OF our watering.
plate rowing herself In a fairy like boat, while
her mother stands on the shore looking on with
evident admiration?
Miss Hollener-I do The boat In form not
and the mamma 20 near that II she be not eX.
tremely careful, her aquatic daughter viii row
directly over her. Pray 60 on, Mr.. Owens
Mfr. 0lCenS-He found her surrounded by
suitors, as he expected she would be. But, oh!
the joy that filled his constant heart when he
also found that she distinguished none. A
happy, happy month past by-happy because
ne met her almost every day; happy although
she never referred to the Old times; happy be-
cause her graciousnesS led him to dream that
ere long he might gain courage to tell her that
MS heart was at her feet-When q new rival
appeared; gentleman OF great wealth ana 10.
e1tton, man who offered her diamonds where
ne could offer only one little pearl, q man her
motner approved OF, all mothers approved Of
Benold him. on the fourth plate, taking her
out to drive.
Mss Rouene,-With two fearfully foreshort-
enod horses, in vehicle like q sleigh. on two
very tail wheels with an immense umbrella
over IL. Her dress Ia almost all skirt ana MA |
nay resembles an overgroWn fiower-pot. But |
tnls Is the last plate. Is there no more Of the |
NJ. Ouens-There are stu two short chan. |
telA TO end with the fourth plate would Be |
pressed that the last TWO illustrations were |
broken, and that Is the reason your mother did /
not OBTAIN them. On the NTH plate the l0ver- 1
1tSS H0tener-The diamond lover3
Ar. Oecens-The pearl" lover, having found |
the darling Of hle heart one DAY alone, and he. !,