The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-28

| CDdTlUy as long as SIG COulu utlJ AUs lSA
when her husband was living she had been
we'll to-do.
Stephens route in one of the suburbs OF
the city gave him a peep into all sorts OF
| homes. He ran up marble steps of grand
houses on the broad avenues, depositlng
messages, and just as faithfully he darted
| here and there in humble streets ana
knocked at shabby doors. He owned lit
tie brown house himself on one Of the mar
| row, old -fasbioned streets; a pleasant
| place, where the ancient trees on either
| side Of the street locked their long branches
together, and so it was dubbed "Arbor
| Street" His grandfather had built the
house years ago, when he and the city
were both young.
Stephen was glad to get home tonight,
out Of the teeth of the north wind, and sit
| in his mothers Old splint-rOcker by the
fireside. If his mother had been there, he
would have sat on the opposite side in
| another chair, and then he would have
| told her the little Incidents Of the daY.
| But the mother was not there. 4 was
| almost six months since she went the long
journey and left Stephen alone in the little
| old house, with no kith or kin on this side
the water. Such comfort and peace as
| they two had known together! 1t was so
| hard to go on alone. For time he was
| bewildered as to plans. He would not let
| the house and turn himself out of a home,
| and he shrank from allowing family to
| come in with him. So he decided to take
sis meals out, and keep his home just as it
| was.
81 might have a wife some day" he told
himself, and then, even in his sadness, the
nineteen-yea old boy was forced to laugh
at the prepQsterous suggestion.
Stephens heart ached as he sat by the
| fire that night, with thoughts that would
| come trooping in. He was obliged to re-
| member that day after tomorrow was
n r,v,1I
| be no occasion for hurrying through his
| work tomorrow, so as to be early at the
| market to get the incest OF everything for
| mother. He leaned his head back in her
old chair and groaned out 40, mother,
mother! Mother is gonew Then, as
| memories of looks and tones swept over
| him, he covered his face and yielded to
| tempest of grief.
Among other things, he recalled the fact
| that at this season of the year especially
| his mother had been thoughtful of the
| poor. She had always invited some forlorn
| body to share their Thanksgiving dinner,
! and had sent little gifts here and there to
! bare homes. 1t had never once occurred to
! her that she herself was poor, as the world
| estimates, and one of the texts of Scrip
| ture that she had faithfully impressed upon
! Stephen was " Blessed is Che man that con-
| sidereth the poor" Surely he must take
| up his mothers work and carry out her
" iNtiNN' anu iIlS llllll SIGW ttIIn making
| out list OF persons and arranging some
| thing for each of them. Then there was
| Ruby. How pleasant it would be to answer
| her prayer and send a turkey to their
| house; and while he lay plans and grew
| excited over them, he was unwittingly
| proving the, truth of another text: g 1t is
| more blessed to give than to receive"
| The very moment that Stephen got rid of
| the last letter of the next mornings mail,
| he hurried down in the city to do his pleas
ant ecrands. He liked well enough to buy
roast for Peter Magoon, the cripple, a
| pound of tea for old Mrs. Burr, and a few
| yards of flannel for Janet Muir, who al
ways had the rheumatism. This was
carrying out his mothers wishes, even
| though he was not interested in the per-
sons. But he keenly enjoyed getting to-
gether Thanksgiving dinner for Ruby
He was resolved that it should not be done
by halves. He first bought a fine Young
turkey, then some sweet potatoes, turnps
and cranberries The man who tended the
market was a friend of his, and promised
to send them to Mrs. Owen, 50 that she
would have no suspicion as to whom she
was indebted.
Stephen was delighted Wien he found
that the delivery wagon would not be in
Chase Street until about the time he would
be delivering his evening mail. When the
time arrived he looked for it, and managed
to be coming out of the house opposite lust
as MIS- owen was paTieylng with Jne man
on her doorstep, ana insisting that all
theSe Things We're not bought by her.
IGs Pald lot SAD the man.
I'm sure there'S mistake" persisted
Mrs. Owen.
LOOK a-here, lsA'5 your name OWenW
eS.
Isn't TINS o. chase Street!"
Yes"
w Ell tnaJs "hab the caro- says.
'Nou&n SalH; bhey cant go anywhere else,
SO you 1us1 please empty TINS basket, Tor
I'm IN hurry.
ana MIS-. owen looking pnzzlsd, agl-
tated, anu yet pleased brought back the
empty basket one caught glimpse OF
uIe lnnocehO-iookihg P0Sehan sUldih%
ABOUT, 1ug IL never entered !er neaa Uhat
ne could nave auRhU 10 90 Win IT,
IL WouIu nave zone o'ePheh Sood 10 see
MIS- oven sCahu gazing at I2e turkey IN
~ TSaZeu way, SaSiuS over \" no SEM II!
w no III uhe worm SEM w ana 20 sec
Runy slU up III oel aill SIlouI: "A turkey
Is IL rtaI tufkey: mas IL Wlshoone;
anu anu g. Gral?eFrleS, 700; y, goo9y' &ooay /"
An9 Ihen, IN !, huShed 1ohe' SAID: mother,
U0 o.. n 15'
IN mani GayS yhere was put one
uehVefY Oh the lhail' ana tnat was AFTER
the eastern traln arrived at noon. Ihls
| arranSeihehU suited 0Iep4en eNacuy To-
| day. somehow ne wanted 10 go spying
| round Cha9e o1reeG ABOUT Ihe Guhe people
eau lhahkSSlVin9 q.hherS'
| MIS-. ONcu ulu innings up III dG OTUnOQOA