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

face.
Are you hungry 2 she asked
suddenly.
! The wide-open gray eyes wouic
have answered her without tho
| quick SOB and the low 'Ics'm.'
The carriage stopped, and thc
monument again accomplishing 9
;; 4 descent, opened the door, auc
stood staring in blank amaze
mcnt.
+: 4 am not going IN. 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-
ble.'
As the bcwiIdered coachman
shut the door and turned to his
perch the boy made Il spring for
ward.
'Lcmme OUT! he cricd. i don't
want to 60 home. Lemme out"
Not your home said the lady,
gcntIy-'my home
Tom stared at her in wonder,
and too much overcome by the
announcement to 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 dinner, and d long. long
sleep, on a 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 60 to the !ady's
house where the children lived
whom he had seen go in that even
ing He looked up suddenly. Were
those children yourn 2 he asked.
With a sudden movement she
drew him very close to ber, 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 bewilderHd
coachman carried him into the
house and laid him on bed with
out waking him. The next morn
ing when the boys eyes opened,
be lay looking about him, hard
~ daring TO, speak or move. |
don't believe be had ever heard
anything about the fairies, or 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 a little later, when arrayed in
Jacket and trousers that made him
think with disdain Of certain arti-
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 short, very short,
preliminary view Of gigantic
beefsteak still Indignantly sputter.
ing to itself u mountain Of smok
ing potatoes. an imposing array
of snowy rolls and golden butter,
and a pitcher Of creamy milk. And
wish too, you could have seen
the same table still later, for the
table was about all that was left.
That was the first time that |
ever saw Tom. Since then | have
seen him very often. And now |
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 i
handsome old lady with white
hair, the other O. young man. She
was armed with an immense pail
of shears, and he held in his hand
his hat filled t. the brim with
flowers. The sunlight, creeping
down through the trees, fell upor
his close-cropped hair and yello"
beard. As l drew in my horse
and sat watching them, it al
seemed TO me like q fairy story