, 1877-11-28
CURRENT GOSSIP.

CUKNENI GOoSIE. 4
FATHERS STONY AND THAMES
GIVING.
vn,, Wife, whhs ia u p'eaaes 1ous What makes
u.. ,n,rtr mnst be craxy; or maybe you've beard |
from John ...
ut that IL hardl, likely. a he's been avo years
away. -..-..-..
..a : ean scarcely darc to hope you're heard
from him to-day.
.,.. - Ian welcome homo again ons long ab.
eentcd son:
A.d. though there he no fatted calf, ;se'd try to
: mako hin, feel
mt here. 30 long as we've to sharc, he'd neveF
want meal.
p,or boy how sad hc looked that day when tiddin'
ron good-bYc,
.,a thouah he spoke quito ehcerfalty, tea, stood
,,,,,t he wonlt haze talked 10 me. but had
turned to 60, ...-..-.....i
Yo,I was angry With him thcn-but why hardly
know. ..-. ......>
, .,rs,s Az seemed that nothtn elso could s.vs t,lu,
10 much Joy:
,.., ,et him act bis hands on ono, he'd 90 and
hide sway, =. ...........
IA rtsd alour from morn t,l night, whtle other
boys would play.
aed. wife, you know that n,y old dad had never
been 10 schooI,
q fool, ...
mi. atylp' him book.1carnin', for thoy'd only
como to harm,
xor would 4hey 10 coptont TO stay and work upon
the fsfrl.
Ind I. guess, mus. bo like him; for, when saw
our John .. .....,
sporsn' oot his books all dsg' instead Of hclptn'
And doir' work abont the place, I thought thu hoy
AID 20 did not use bin we'll, as /, hs father.
should.
na,. what WAS worst Of All, oue day took away q
book
which he had 1atcly borrowed, and threw It in tho
Ind, had , yoa seen, as did, tho look ho gave mo
then,
Van would not wordcr why wish TO sea my boy
again. ..,. ....--.. ...... .
Our John, poor boyl he thought at last twas best
for him 10 70
AMI find homo AWAY from hore, and then he told
nc 30;
And vas very willtn', for thought, when once
Hs'd banker to get back ssaIn, and thcn con.entod
stay. ....
f]ut ycars hare passed. away ainco then, aad wo
hara never heard
..Aword IT good or III report; and II ny eyea arc
blurred
n tears as times, 1t is because do not feel the
4, once did towards our boy. for now take tho
blame;
fpr hal been but kind to him, wo still would
hsvs him here,
ri comfort ID and cheer us, now old agu Is draw
Ing near.
Tut now, perhaps, It is too late, and ho msy novcr
TO gladden. us, who long for him, and walt for him
Al. wellt havo been punished, and sometimes I'm
; nearly wItd1'
When thinking how treated him, our hoy, our
only child.
know It cannot fast for long, for sor ethtng tolls
me 80,
Nor would mind itcould 1soo our boy betoro 1go.
And you. biz mother. havc grown old and gray be.
Jond your ycara,
And though you try to hide them. Jet often sec
And hothin' secms To please Joa now ~ ouco It
used 10 do.
owoud that l had dlsd mYsolt Gro trouble cams
soJou!
1nr OUT pAsson hero to.d'y. 1hope his folks aro
uq EAAN W !H1kG y HAhf 14A n"}s " AAk Ath3 HAL
he 10 tallt
inow there must be somathfn', for you look moro
pleased t0-dny
Than hayo seen you Ill these years that John has
been hWay. .
uo bronQht u letter, did you say, from hiu-whatt
from our John!-
Which says that ho will soon bs homo. No won-
der you take oni
Thank 0odt for lie has heard my prayer, and
hl1ed my soul with joy,
And taken sorrow from my hcsrt by scndtn' back
our boY. -...
And now let us knecI down and ask that God Ills
grace may rive,
And shower 11is blessings on our boy as long Is hc
shall live;
And, when to-morrow's dawn has como, and John
ID here 10 stay,
We'll think tho Lord who gava to III truc Thanks.
g1vlng.Day.
CHIuAao, November, 1877. W. II. g.