Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-02

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went into speculation. He mortgaged
his farm to gamble in margins. He
gained at first, then lost. The mort
gage came due; he had no money,
The result was foreclosure, and the
old farm was advertised for sale by the
sheriff. The father of Kent Davis
was in despair he cursed the i'll
fortune that had ruined him. The
mother was bowed down by her load
of sorrow. Her son, where was he?
and now her home; to be home to
her but little while longer.
The day of sale came. Mr.. Davis
had not the strength to attend. He
could not bear to see his old farm
struck off to others. He could not
save it for himself. He was ruined.
Things had not gone right since he
told his boy that he must either be
lawyer or seek another home. All
day long he sat in the kitchen, his
head bowed down, wondering at his
misfortune. and feeling as if death
would be relief. His wife tried to
comfort him, but he would not be
comforted. It seemed to her that her
heart would break. She hoped that
her husband would take courage.
There was yet time; they were not too
old to work, she would work by his
side. They could keep out of the aims
house if only he would keep up courage.
A little after sunset the kitchen door
opened, and Kitty Carlton walked in.
She went directly up to Mrs. Davis,
kissing her as if she had been her
daughter, and placed in her hand a
legal-looking document. Mrs. Davis
looked at it. She saw printed upon it
in large letters the words Warranty
deed, Her eyes were SO filed with
tears that she could not read the writ
ing.
What is this, Kitty?"
ga deed of your old home, of this
very farm Right in your name, too.
Just look at it, Only think; you've
not got to movel''
81 cannot understand" exclaimed
Mrs. Davis, wiping her eyes.
"What did you say?" said Mr. Davis,
coming to where his wife and Kitty
stood.
"See who deeds it to you," said
Kitty, apparently much excited.
"Who?" asked Mrs. Davis.
"What ?" asked Mr. Davis.
"Kent," exclaimed Kitty.
"Whop' exclaimed father and
mother at once.
Before Kitty could say any more she
had to sit down and have a good cry.
What it all meant Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
could not tel Mr.. Davis fumbled
about, and after awhile got his spec
tacles properly adjusted, SO that he
could see; then taking the deed-for
that is what it was-he read enough
in it to learn that Blackstone Kent
Davis, in consideration of love and
affection, had conveyed the old farm
to Mary Davis, his mother, and being
the same premises that day purchased
by him upon foreclosure of the sheriff.
When the father and mother looked up
from their reading they saw standing
by the side of Kitty their banished
son.
"Father, mother |"
"My sonl'
"Forgive me, Kent"
That was all Kitty heard. She ran
into another room, and there father,
mother and son found her later crying
for joy.
Eyes, father" said Kent, "you said
l must never enter your house again. I
obeyed you. This house now belongs
to mother. I came just ntime. came
after Kitty yesterday, and she told me
your trouble. 1 have been successful
in my profession, and have made
money; I was determined to save you.
thought the old farm, and have made
mother present of it."
care you really doctor?" asked his
mother.
Eyes. I am doing business as Black
stone Kent Davis, physician and sur
geon, and next week Kitty is going to
the great city with me as my wife,
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