St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-21
STORY OF A KITE.


STORY OF A KITE.
1t Gives an Account of Its Adventure, and
Tells How 1t Came to Be Where 1T Was.
The parlor of the Appletree Cottage
had been entirely refurnished. In the
center of the floor lay large square
rug OF green and gold. All around it
ran bright border of red mating.
A wicker rocking chair, bedecked with
crimson ribbons, looked out of the bay
window. Two low, gray cushioned
chairs were placed on each side of an
odd little center-table, which was made
of cherry-wood, and it had three queer,
crooked legs. On the mantel was a
pretty clock that told the hours and
half-hours in a silvery voice. AT it's
right was a snow-white vase holding a
bunch of pansies. At it's left was a
sister vase, holding bunch of violets.
On the wall above it hung Japanese
fan. A lady with long, narrow eyes,
who was on this fan, was having
her hair dressed by her maid in the
teapot style, which is very fashion
able in Japan. A picture of cunning
little kitten peeping out of shoe hung
on one side of the fan, and picture of
comfortable-looking old cat, half
asleep in basket, hung on the other;
and just opposite all three, over the
lounge, hung a common paper kite,
framed in a golden frame. Its long
tail was wound round it, forming
sort of inside frame. The far4ily had
gone out a visiting, and as the front
door closed ON them the violets called
across the clock to the pansies: f'Do
stop making faces at us! What have
we ever done to you that you should
make faces at usp"
Nothing" replied the pansies.
''We're only doing it for fun. It's
pity you don't like it. ALI our friends,
the gardeners, do. And what's more,
the funnier faces we make the better
they are pleased.
''Well, there's no accounting for
stes," said the violets. .sWe don't
Lake faces ourselves. In fact, we
never even look at any one, but hide
away under our green leaves as long
as we cam
soho! say you SOP" exclaimed the
pansies, winking at the Japanese lady
and her maid. How is it, then, that
you are SO easily found? Simply be-
cause you never fail to carry that ex-
quisite perfume about you, the secret
of which you alone know. People
have only to follow their noses to find |
you, my dears."
There, there" interrupted the /
clock, stop disputing. You are both |
two lovely flowers and well you know |
it."
"And what I'd like to know" said
the Japanese lady, '.is why common
kite should be framed in a golden
frame, and hung in this beautiful par
lorpn
I'D like to know that, too," purred
the sleepy cat.
s.Have you any objection to tell us
kite?" joined the odd little table, tilt
ing lightly backward and forward on
Its queer, crooked legs.
'.Not the slightest" answered the
xite, ''not the slightest; but it's rath-
sr long story. Are you sure you won't
,e tired before am donep"
.'Oh, sure!n came the reply in
,horus.
The first thing remember is being
n the window of smail store in g
,reat city. A little boy dressed in a
'elvet jacket and velvet knickerbockers
anne into the store.''
II beg your pardon" interrupted
he Japanese lady, ''but what aay
.nick-er-bock-ers be?' hi
.ches; that is, Tort
rou I'm NAMED the kite. f
e ou," said the Japa Iese
I'd ss1rn,,a 40 on 4, Il
81 me for few cents, ! Id
me with him. He livedkn
TOSS tnel row Of fine houses ont p
tm @nidalI. peeped into !
alo - Fas HO OtsIIl0u -THA~ s'sst, dnu
"a zfg-nif-i-cent, too"
81 5 11r4 beautiful than this?n suddenly i;
Sized the cunning little kitten who was
eeping out OF shoe. *
well, not more beautiful accord {
ng to my way of thinking said the
ite, .'but grander by far. The little
oy never stopped until he reached the
lay-room. There he found his sister, 4
little older than himself, and his I
rother, a little younger. They were
Il very pretty children.' J
..Prettier than our children, one,
70, three9n said the clock. a