Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-12-27

just then and Enoch had to wait for 1t
10 pass.
"Oh. it's err goin' in therer' no ex-
claimed, as the kite lodged in lilac
bush that grew in the beautiful yard
surrounding grand old house, before
which Enoch had often stopped to see
the beautiful flowers and to catch n
glimpse of the sweet white-haired old
lady who would sometimes give him
little punches of roses and lilacs and
pinks -"posies" she called them. She
came down the steps. leaning on her
gold-headed cane, just as Enoch got
to the gate.
please. man," he said. "may
come In an get my kiteP"
ITO be sure, my little man. How Is
1t you are out so early with your
kite?" said the lady.
II never had 'er kite before" an
swered the little fellow simply.
''Oh, is that 1t? Well. come now
and we will get 1t down said the lady.
Together they tried, little Enoch
leaning on his crutch and the old lady
standing on tip-toes and poking with
II stick Finally it was brought down.
There's hole in it!' excl lined
Enoch. "Oh. my beautiful kite"
"Never mind, little man." said the
sweet lady, ''bring your kite into the
house and we will see."
He followed, awe stricken, up the
stone steps and down the long hall.
He raised his eyes as he entered the
big, beautiful room, from which he
could SEQ the flowers beyond.
"My beautiful ladyr' he exclaimed,
gazing at the picture OF a young girl
which hung over the fireplace. THE
lady that l see so much on the com
mon!"
"You never see her. my little man, !"
said the old lady gently.
mot sho huff. mobile" he answered,
"but er heap or times, when I'm Ell
thinlSin', an oncet, er long time ergo,
she did come fur sho; | know, cause
she kissed me an she looked jest like
this, ouly she was paler an more sorry
like"
The lady knelt down on the floor be-
side the boy. and, taking his little face
in her trembling hands. looked in a
strange way into his beautiful eyes and
said
Tell mo who you are, child; who is
Granny, and what is your name ?"
Granny, she lives out on the pike
and sells vegetables. She takes care
of me, but she says she ant no kin ter
mo. an that my own mother died an
left mo with her, an my name is Enoch
Estell."
Enoch Estell My Godl exclaimed
the old lady.
BY and by, before Enoch knew what
was happening. there was a hurry ing
OF servants coming and going. and the
Old lady was telling him he must go
with her in the carriage to where
Granny lived.
He waited without on the steps.
while the sweet lady went in to talk 70
Granny. He could not think what they
could be talking about; he did not
know what it all meant. Presently he
saw Granny go into the little room
and get the picture aud letters which
she had told him were TO be his some
day, and the "swcet lady" cried whom
she saw them. She was crying still
when she came out, and putting her
arms about his neck told him he was TO
60 and live with her. She told him
then, but he did not understand it till
afterward, that the beautiful lady
whom he remembered was his mother
and her daughter whom she had not
seen for so many years-not since she
married and went away.
1t was many months after, when
Enoch had grown accustomed to his
new home in the big house. that he
said one day TO his grandmother:
Grandmother. we never did mend
the kite did we2"
No. my child, do you want it?" she
asked.
please. grandmother. dear, let's
keep it just like it is, cause it did
bring me to you. and the flowers. and
and everything, just like / dreamed
it would when sat on my big stone by
the water-cresses."
And the old lady only kissed him for
an answer.