The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-19

starts; and there, with wide-open eyes,
lies the good father looking at him.
"Why, bor," he exclaims feebiy, "ay
didn't expec' to see you. What have
VOW come fort"
Franks only answer was to stoop down
over the homely couch, and reEerently to
kiss the pale, furrowed brow; but 1t was
a sufficient answer.
cts good of ye, Dor, to come. But ay
told 'em not to send for ye. Awe been
bit queer, ay think; but ay'm all right
agen, now; an ay must get up and goo 10
work. Just lend us hand, will yowr'
"You must not think of getting up TOR
day or two, father" said Frank. "4ou
have been worse than you think; but a
few days will set you UP again, and then
we must get you out Of this place"
The old man made an effort to raise
himself, but fell back ON his pillow.
GAY believe yow're right, bor," he
said. "Pm as weak as cat. But yow
marn't mind about the place. faint
up to the cottage, is it2 but thatll 40 Tor
bit, and ay'll soon mend it, you'll see.
Ay amt to be beat. Old Nanny, she
come in every day and du for me a bit.
She's mortal bad with her rheumatics at
times, but she manages to get up and
cook me bit O wittles and tidy the
place. She's willing, poor old gal; but,
Lord bless VOW, she's no more lntellec'
than child O two"
The old man improved steadily, and in
the course of day or two he was able
to get out in the bright sunshine, leaning
on his sons arm. Frank dared not pro.
pose even now that he should 20 and live
with him permanently in London, but
he argued, and in this he was supported
by the Doctor, that a change of air was
essential for him; and he at last obtained
his consent to the proposal that -ht
should pay a visit to st. Johns Wood al
soon as he was able to travel, as the
shortest way to regain the strength
which was essential for the working oul
of his own plans. Once there it woulo
be their business to keep him.
And they knew how to set to work
The bright and winsome ways OF hi
daughter-in-law the considerate care o
Frank and his evident delight in keep
ing him, and above all, the fascination
of his exacting little grandson, took ava,
all sense of irksomeness. They did not
these good people-attempt to argue hin
out of his scheme Of beginning Life anew
but if ever the return to Horksmead wa
! spoken Of they found some plausible res
> son for postponing it, and the old ma
required to it at constantly increasin
intervals of time. At first he used t
say that he must 60 back; then he woul
: exclaim that he really ought to 90; a Ii
= tie longer, and he would say lit Jared
! : if he never WAS to Co." and then at la
= he acknowledged that he didn't mind
he never did go.
! And so it has come about that tt
:. brave and sturdy old fellow is fixtul
in Franks household, and is loved b
every member of it. He likes to sit wit
a long chureh-warden in the studio. wit
: an ever fresh sense of the wonder of tt
Il thing, watching his boy at work, and
was only the other day he said:
0 "Yow'd ha' been in bad case noN
y boooy, if yow'd stopped wi me, as
~ wanted ye tu. Vow chuse for yowrsel
y and VOW chuse rayht."
y; Tt vexed you at the time, father
>, said Frank.
y "That did, boooy, cruel" he repli
!, simply. :, =.
y askad his son with an assured smile.
~ ~ cay, boooy; hearty, ay du. l ney
,e 't thought to ha' done it. But ay was pl
headed old fool. Vow done rayht. AT
VOW was honorable and brave throug
9. and ay'm proud on ye, ma booo
IL You've the old mans blessin' on vow
H. work; I gree to it hearty All tl
Year Round.
I THE END.