The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-31

! Iihc, 50 SLiauSciJ IIhc, dhOtuei
face.
Are you hungry 2 she asked
Suddenly.
The wide-open gray eyes would
nave answered her without the
3uick SOB and the low Yes M
The carriage stopped, and The
monument again accomplishing
a descent, opened the door, and
stood staring in blank amaze.
: mcnt.
4 am not going IL. John,' said
his mistress. Drive home again.
And she added, smiling; This
little boy crept in out OF the cold
while the carriage was waiting.
am going to take him home.
Drive back as qnickiy as posi-
blc.'
AS the bcwiIdcred coachman
shut the door ana turned to his
pclch 1he boy made i spring for
ward.
;Lemme out! he cried. i don't
want to 60 home. Lemme OUT
Not your home, said the lady,
gently-'my home
Tom stared at her in wonder,
and too much overcome by the
announcement 10 resist let her
lift him up on the seat beside
her.
My home she repeated, where
yon can get very warm, and have
u good dinuer, and a long. long
sleep, on soft bed. Will you
like that?;
Tom drew a long, slow breath,
but did not answer. 1t was too
wonderful He-one Of NANNY
SAILS boys-to 90 to the lady's
house where the children lived
whom he had seen go in that even
ing! He looked up suddenly. Nv ere
those children yourn ? he asked.
With q sudden movement she
drew him very close to her, and
then answered softly
No, not mine. | had a little
boy once, like you, and be died.
When the carriage stopped
again Tom was fast asleep-so fast
asleep that the still bewilderad
coachman carried him into the
house and laid him on a bed with
out waking him. The next morn
ing when the boys eyes opened,
be lay looking about him, hard
ly daring TO, speak or move. l
don't believe be had ever heard
anything about the fairies, 0: he
would certainly have thought
himself in fairyland. Best of all,
the lady Of the night before was
standing by the bed smiling at
him, and, smiling back, he held
out his arms to her.
| wish you could have seen
him little later, when arrayed in
Jacket and trousers that made him
think with disdain Of certain artl-
cles of the same description which
he had but yesterday gazed at
lovingly as they dangled before a
little table by the sunny window
taking a short, a very short,
preliminary view Of a gigantic
beefsteak still Indignantly sputter.
ing to itself mountain Of smok-
ing potatoes, an imposing array
Of snowy rolls and golden butter,
and a pitcher Of creamy milk. And
l wish too, you could have seen
the same table still later, for the
table was about al! that was left.
That was the first time that |
ever saw Tom. Since then | have
seen him very often. And now l
will tell you, only am afraid you
would hardly believe me, about
the last time, and that was not
very long ago.
l was riding along one of the
prettiest country roads you ever
saw, and when | came to a certain
gate my horse, without waiting
for u sign from me, turned in. AS
we drew near the house | caught
sight Of two figures standing
among the flowers. One was d
handsome old lady with white
hair, the other O. young man. She
was armed with an immense pair
OF shears, and he held in his hand
his hat filed t. the brlm with
flowers. The sunlight, creeping
down through the trees, fell upon
his cIose-cropped halr and yellow
beard. As i drew in my horse
and sat watching them, it all
,,,roS 70 ma l;l-a ~ fairy story