The Republican journal., 1886-12-02
Mrs. Chalmers's Thanksgiving.

I'VE must offer linn home with US, Ellen
it would be di>@raccful to let our uncle 90 to the
almshousc. and he has 10 other alternative, if
we refuse
Mrs. Chalmers lifted her pretty brown ewes
to her husbands face: 1T is not to be thought
Of. Edward. The almsholIsr, indeed. How
umkind Of John and his wife, 50 we'll ofla> they
are too Poor old man. | wonder what he
has been doing NIL these years.
THAT would bn difficult to tel." Mr. Chal-
lner> replied, "Fngagcdin foolish >pcrulation>
making duck>-and-drakes Of hi, money. fancy.
However Ii" j. poor enough now. John SAYS
and must be taken care Of"
Makin@bad use of his opportunities, apparent
ly. Now east, now west, anywhere, everywhere
hi~ rowing fancy led him, was William
Dellnor He must have used small fortune
in rambling about from one place to another
For years nothing had been definitely known
Of his whereabouts. lie made his appearance
III san francisco one day. looking terribly Old.
worn and shabby. Going TO the residence Of
hi> sisters eldest son. John Chalmers. the lone
N Old man met a chilling welcome indeed
~ ou must have been dreadfuly mproN dent
all these Years, >nccred nephew John.
Mrs. John. too. was most lavish with re-
proache> She read him. daily, long lecture
ON the sin of wasting ones opportunities. All
because he asked the privilege of stayingund
their roof until he could find employment of
some kind.
His stay WAS anything but pleasant. The Child
rem made fun Of hi~ poor. old clothes. and were
ao mpudcnt and ag2raVatng a> some children
know well how to bc. Mrs. John treated him
With undisgUi~ed contempt, and the very SER
wants looked down on the friendlee- old man.
'Nhy docs he not 90 to the poorhOuse:" they
asked among themselves. This is no place for
him. There is. however. a limit to human en-
lnrance; and. when one day things had been
dc>pi>cl man formed his resolution.
II Will ask Edward to give me a home he
said. II will iltrudc on YOU no longer
Edward. indeed" :" the lady >nccrrd. 'Why.
he j. a. poor n can bc:a nice hinder vou will
be, trily,"
Il shall not he Il burden" he said uuictIv.
50 in Edward Chalmers far less preteniou>
house. the weary-hcartcd old man at length
founda haven Of rest.
If he had acquired habit Of frctfulnc>S. of
being on the constant lookout for Sights that
never came, it soon vanished in the general al
moSphcrc lay which he was daily surrounded.
He grew cheerful and contpntrd n, the DAYS
went on. finding that he was not considered a
burden 10y any one
4 lrcary ,l;tv il had been. and now the short
November afternoon was fast .ivin. place 10 !,
i,Hi'" 'iiiA ii7H'' H".iIltiH N'i III ilei
S'il't' ltIIoI heI u>!l sum! race ei"nded' hrr
Mh"t expression mdlfallNe oI some great
happy Thanksgiving time. yet no glad anlici-
pajioh expressed nSrf- Lately trouble had
'" idIItil upon th'lll. III tllr carry IAN Aif.
haimrrS naI taken cold. Nllght' at first, i
seemed. llau ne lahrh more care OF himself
II ml%ilt never nave come t. anything serious.
ally was. how unlit for work he Iong had been.
t0' N.Y. t'h Nv" lc ha'' no, !'''h apic
,'r 'to.t>F' -Gr.tL Slion2' Ms F"il>t'
t"i"l' y ii"i dplH 10 bdtllc WIN ulHeiS,'. ne