The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-12-22

blessed children, and what couli 90 ~
for such as them. anyway
~Iused 10 ~ ap 70 see 'em every day
arter that. AMI Miss Nell-thai's the lit
tie girl-aud little Master Frank they
4 came 10 eall me Joe, just - their faiheT
+ had done afore 'em- Little by little D
told Mrs. Frank Chsuncey the whole
truth about her husband To thai div.
She diiut seem 20 care about the money.
sid ss how the Ether had east FnnS
off, TIA; was the end ont AMI never q
cent would she touch If twas of=red her
Aher THAI things sot awful Mrs
Frank she grew worse every day. till
kind 0f 'ou fever ea ne On her, and eve
rythiu. s-E on that blessed Htile NelL
Oh, she was a rare one fsr such mite
The vay she'd dGsi round, and take care
Of her mother and the little chap too,
beat all ] ever see. sir The money gave
ont oi c1ur~e Money always has shat
way with it when it's most wanted, I've
noticed. Mrs Frank she gave NE every
blessed thing she could % sell ior her.
and hal o. Jo II. much a. II went aglin
me. bar she never dreamed how little /
~ for EN- That wa the most ! could
o.. sir
vss thiuslEE r5-nigat about Chri---
. uss-eye just one wear ago. ] was com-
. in1 along the street elrly m the evening.
. when shat should I see but thar little
Neu -tlniiaz looking a. oig >snts
. Clause iu 4 toy shop window. II aims.
broke my he-- to SEE her. Master
Franks irtle daughter. there all alone in
+ that poor WAY But that mite she vas
never down hearted. When shes sas Iue
coming. joe. says she turni1. her wise
little face t0war5 where was Joe.
. that's a fne booking old felleV IN the
window there But he's very proud t.
night. aud he won't look al NE. We'p
. str8nsers. vaH ,se. and I can't stop % be-
intrudu,ed. because 7 must run home a.
. flst as ] can with fhe medicine fer mann
ma- and before could -ay word thst
brave liJ-ls ching 14- off went inside,
and .lt what could 70 give them
children I'D the morning. bur the thought
of1Ilsta- Franks s-7n having nothing b1-
g tin horse worth ten cents for his
Christmas. and that zoo. coming from me
made me hide the thincs away son H. I
81 home I couldn't give 'em myself
but uy wife she carried 'eu up next day
That was q hard winter Tor Nr~.
Frank she couldn't set her strength
hut she never lost her cour l-e. and AZ
way. believed that things would hold out
Till she was able - work. ami then ali
would go -moathe And s., II would 'l
done for she isn't one o. them 6ne laIiez
a. -its d5vn, ghen trouble comes. with
out knowing which. way 10 turn
Bat one night in the spring, when
was walking along my beat. gave q
Jump. for ere vas the biz house ali
lighted up. and ] saw Miss Alice herself
az one Of the windows You can be sure
didn't loose any time in hunting up
David. and be toldme Of how Mr.. Chaun-
c-y was al broke up amd be believed
he vas rust pinins away about Master
Frank: f1r the fr~s thin. be did atter be
90; into the house wss 20 90 Up 20 that
boys rlom AMI unlock lLe joor. which
hadn't been opened winter nor summer
. aIi them vs1rs- and 20 IN and lock hiu-
salf uu. It wasn't 10 use his repentllE
I nov. I told David. and the boy dead and
I gone but that's the vzv folks does most
. D.. 81. "a hen there's no mortal good in Il.
{ comes around right. Master Frank was
gone. but them that belonged 10 him wa
. here. anil the thin-to be done was 20 take
{ et-e Of -eu. And Mis- Alice went about
1 IL without stopping. she's his-hearted
/ little woman IF ever there WAS one. Mr..
. Frank loveI her right aEay- she Didn't
I want % take ANYTHING from her 20 FIRST.
hut there's no ME standing out against
NJ AI.a. >h- always BIAS her way
somehow and She took 'em % some nice
rooms she'd fixed up. AMI there wasn't
/ euonsl she could da. especially for them
children. She went and told her Elther
. all about them too. and how MasterFrlnk
vas dead nobody knees when nor where
The old nan lust hii his fare David sid
and diiu't sly w1rL After a while.
Alice say, be. their home Is here. Bu,
. not yet. I couldn't hear it yet-- Nor Mr..
. Frank she eouilu'r bring herself o. ~
there neither. til Just Hils before
Chri~-rlas without sewing word be JUS,
-euf nr-. Frank. Ie--eraId begged for her
lg-haud sake AMI nr th- sake " bis
old E.thtr. uha never had known hap
ry day since he turned his boy saay
from him % c1ul- and take pos~e--ion.
~ what vas her own. a. % would hsye
been her. husbands. bad be lived What
uith tha letter and Miss s joe urging her
f.r the eailireh'- sake -he consented.
and ta-meHt they went -ir. They've
u-eu trimming d tis tr-e up 20 the a11~s
for them little ones And old Chauurey
has Jee1 g. eager Is a boy. AMI Miss
. Alice can't make Il nice enough % ~lit
him. Iss- night when was passing
] be come tatle door. Joe. says he. tax
inc hold ~ nav band tsoi n'--s y1a.
JoeT II i-n't Tor ue tell wh.r more Le
sid. .bu1 a- Er giving up watching ms
houses O. I've taken csr- n theSe many
wears. 1 touIiui DO if-not til am for
era % -fr. Bur II Td been dre--ed in
purple and fue linen I couldn't felt
prouder nor happier than did when he
spoke o. me that way
When ur- Frank and the chiidraH
we're coming. It -eened A. # the Old man
couldnt bear ii after an. and up be went
@ Master Franks room. and there be
-taid. But when they got there. what
did Miss Alice do but take the little chap
he was dressed in litile black velvet
! s-it. with plaid zcarf over his shoulders
iusf such as Master Frank used 70 wear.
and lead him up q where his grandftber
wIs- She jg,t pushed oren the door and
+ put him inside. and came away a. f.sf
f a. she could. They waited and waited
and Ms Alice She wanted % light the
F tree and the youngsier didn't come. -
+ She Old David % 70 in and eet him
{ When David zen, BE saw little Master
F Frank sitting On hi7 srandfafher's knee
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