The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1885-01-22

nttie ones an keep EN- busy so
could work, an they helped M
more than enough to pay their way
ma'am, / assure you. II was reall
wonderful the sight of work Zen
three children could do. l used T.
tell John | didn't sec what woul,
become Of us il it hadn't been TO
'cm.
1t was in the wintor that Uncl,
William come down to visit IFS. II,
lives mp in the hills, an he's eot a
good farm, an is pretty well of
lie brought in couple Of turkey,
an a whole bagful of cornmeal. an
Aunt Rachel sent lot of uick uacl<e
to the children, an we had splen.
did visit. An DO believe, maam
ho enjoyed his visitl with the chill,
dren more'n he did with Johnnie nu
meas much anyway. 1t used to
make him laugh to SEQ em eat
johnny cake. They didn't get thom
often, you know, an when they did,
they rolishei it.
You've got nice iamily Of little
shavers a GROWN up round you,"
says he. 81 suppose it's sinful to
envy anybody, bat | wish bad some
like EN-" An then Uncle William
got mp an went to the window, an
stood looking ont for long timo
knew what he was thinking of, Won
see. Two little boys are buried in
the old graveyard by the meeting,
house, up at Hilbury, an knew be
was thinking what sight of com.
fort they'd been to him if they'd
lived.
"Yau've got one thing to be thank
ful for, Uncle William" said John.
softly. "lf you cant have 'em
here, you know you've got 'em over
there, an it's only waiting a spell,
iu' then you'll have 'em always"
Well, after Uncle William went
home wo missed him ever 80 much
IN the children most. They'd took
| great fancy to bin, You see.
1t WAS about six weeks after that.
hat we got letter from him. John
'eau o'vi W n.y. VT, Y,.,.
wanted us to give uiEircl9. ~WJIlianl
"What do you think about it ?
says John.
81 don't know" says I. You sec,
it come so sudden that hadn't had
time to think it over Maybe it
would be the best thing wo could
do. Uncle William would do as
well by 'em as we could, and they'd
have a good home. An Uncle
William wrote he'd give all his
property to the one we lot him have,
when be was through with it, an
send him or her to school, an send
him or her to school, an take as
good caro- of it as if it was his own.
"You don't know how lonesome it
is since I got home," he wrote. Il
keep thinking of the children, and !
want one to keep. You've got more
than you can take caro- OF. You
wouldn't miss one"
Like enough we'd better let him
have one," said John, after thinking
over q spell.
(Which one 7" says T., and some
think seemed to choke me when
said it.
81 don't know" says john
(which do you think wo can spar
bost 2"
II couldn't spare Mary" says I
''she does most all the houseworl
| couldn't get along without her a
all. An Johnnie an Joe, We nee
them the worst way, too; they'r
good boys, an help keep things tc
gethor. We couldn't spare then
John"
mo, that's go, says he, "we can
spare the three Oldest Well ha,
to let ono OF the little ones go"
II don't know which one" says
5 ieeliug great lump in my tbroa
(which one would you think, John
81 don't know" says he slowly
> "let's go an look at EN-
So wo took the candle an went U
] stairs where the children were 0
4, asleep.
Dear me, ma'am! / felt someho
I as if they were dead, an we were tai
! ing a last look at the dear thing
d NV hand trembled 80 I could hard
o hold the candle.
"Of course we can't thiuk Of le
N ting Mary or Johnnie or Joe go
ID says John, an bis voice sound