The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-18
The OLD HOMESTEAD.

The OLD HOMESTEAD.
Hela, Jim- Where have you tssan
lately si0uie5 = broker tlleoihar even
iag . a 4.orflF. GralF dressed man Il fbs
oerrldu- of fise - James The gentle
mEn stepped. shock HANDS with his
friend, and repl5e5
I've t,sen boue 70 see ny cid father
and mother, the frs firae IN sireea
resrs- End tel ytz. Cd man, woal1n'f
hare missed the visit sar Al Of my fa--
tu1a-
Kinder good 10 visit rou- boEboo8
borae, ehe
Ngu bet 81 down ! WIS gasi think
ins about the old folks, AMI feel saIka-
IKE. II you have q Few Fonsents 70
s5szre. ~ down, lighf 3 cl-ar. and listen
70 3 story af a rich rszn who had almost
fsrsuE1an bls father AND mother
They SKI down and the m4B iols his
sasy
How ! cane 70 visit my home hap
penea IN carsans way. TX weeks ago
/ weni aown 70 Fire Island fishing
had iunc1s rut NJ a. Crock & Nash :.
and ron can imagine my asienishmeni
when ! opened tine hamper 10 faa
package q crackers wrapped mp in 8
piece q newspaper That newspaper
Vas tbs lIsrle gsaten- islssi g. country week
~ Fgaiaishe5 ai my llaaAe il Niseousin.
Tread eVeIy WORD Il i, advertisements
and ali There Kas Geacge kssla--, who
WIS schoolmaie Ct mine, adVer1isfr.
hams and ski pork. and an5tiar Was
postmaster and 20 0a- By George. Il
made me hlszaesick- and I determined
then aDd there 70 20 bcsnc. and 20 home
/ did
II the frsr place, mus tel yoz how
! came to NeE York ! had : TT With
ny Eztlasr and lesl home ! finally tara
ed up5n NeW YORK without = dollar IN nly
pocket 90 s job ranninra freight e.
erator il the very b0ase u zairh an
DeK q partner Ny haste 10 sei r1eh
drove The iha.z-hts of rly parents frasm
NE and When id think of then the
hard vorzs that NY faiher spoke 70 uss
rankles II my baseE Wei. went
bu-ne. ] disln'i see much change IN
Cnica-a. t,uf the magnificent NV depot
IN Milwaukee fboe-tf E-as IN improve
.naui on sbe old shed that 1her ussd 10
have. Il was b.sf 1hir-y mixes from M
Eankee to ny old hone aad ] te-l Fsa,
Johu. SAT tram seemed u creep. was
ar.Gally worse ibzn a school hoy gong
da-ae IL : raea:5an- 81 las7 We 1earei
the t0Eu- Familiar si-his met Eny eyss
and darn Il all they 1siei with tears
There was BzH I.yEazu's red hzrzl. Just
the ssne. hut great >cleI- xhs1 Were all
the other baases2 We rode merry am.iis
before camin- q The dep5t fhroa-h
horses HteEe only occasionally I saE oae
f,l1f x2s familiar TAe fozz lad grown
u ian times u sfze xlhea knew Il TIE
tram ssl,T.S-,a and ] jumped Of Nos ,
face Il sirtlf sl.4i knew, aBi starred
dawn the platform 20 - bause- IL The
ofhre door Stood TIE ssaiian agent. !
walked up 1na said-
Houl5y. Nr. Celiinsr
lie sta-s.a Il uae. AID replied
Eoa hzve sot 1he best q ne sir-
Tod HIM Hbs ! Ezs and shat ! had
besa dsia- n Neu Eork, a1s be didn't
make any baaez n talkins u ne. sad
he
rs a11z1 tisIe vsa czrne h1s,ae- 6o1
n Nex Yssk riiols, zaa Eoar fathe-scrzloh-
ing -raTel here 10 iaate a l,ave Iiv.1s7
-I.ea yoa. yosln, 4 knocked ne AL II
heap. lihoarsi that ny fisher had
snoa-il 70 lire upon esglisssal'y- Iben
4 nosiou ssra,k sae. Befs-p ssing hone
ts.le-rssissea 10 one 81 oar correspond
enls 70 send ne sne tlseasz1d dollars
asE 6rz mail Then Eeai into. Nr Coz
Ez's back odsIce, roS ny frzrak Il there
and pus On Al Old hzaa-s1e-30En suit
than Eses 5or Esssin-zri hurting. NF
ping hsf / replaced b -aff one, Ioak
ny xzllse IN ny hand and Een7 home.
>ssDehuE The Tlsce iisn7t lock ricii-
The s-aITzrs Saeies had been dug up
from TIE frsrnt yara and The fence xas
-nne- Al tbs Cd locust trees had been
<zt doE-a, and Fourl- naples were Piaa;-
ed. The house Looked smaller, somehow.
roo. 1suf ] went Bp fo the from. deor and
ring the bell Mother zaIae 10 the dor,
suS szsd-
We can't wish 70 bss anythIag 10
day, sr
Il didnf take l.af a niBEte n survey
lBer fr0sn head TO feos- Neatly dressed,
John, bu- gatcA xnd a darn here and
ihere, her lsair s--e2kea rzlh grxy, her
fare thin. drawn and xrinkled Yr:
exer beg sr,<1acles shown those good,
lsosaesz. l,enrvsirrf eyes l Stood staring
n her. and fisen she t.e--zn ssErsfsr as me
saw the Hood rasA intD bsr Ears, and
szsea xish 3 great sob she tfrrx herself
nTaa me and nrrrsnsay ciasped me
arEmna the neck. hyssericasly crying
= Ifs simmr If's Jinsn.y
Thsn rz1sd. sso. John- iEss trpke
down and cried Ike baby She gss