The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-01-02
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Faith In God.


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log. AID ar riding " promise, ~ ~.
weigh anchor ami steer cue north TOT
South Scion l.2hi Or meeting house
Port your helm. steady there. md. here
we are in Fargo Bay. Drop anchor
lad.
ffty-two years ago. Rev. GEO. W
Fargo held the fort yonder, breaking
spiritual bread for many years u the PEG
pie Of this vicinity.
dined a. the elders earthly table for
the fret time 10 l-@- and many tlm->
later On. Docs the Elder hold the for,
no@i' No, lads Years ago the Elder
and hl. good wife took passage on al
outgoing tide aud have not been heard
from since. To day. l-79. sslsthle.
Spear and family hold th. Old fort. Have
care for the craft lads while ] run Up
TO the Old lsniinz. On arriving ! wa
cordially greeted ~ Mrs. Spear. After
ordinary call TAX. euqu!red for Grand
mother Cox. "SA j. quite well, you
wish " see her Of course" Indeed
d. Il will conduct YOU N Ter room.
1t i doubtful If grandmother recog1ile-
me-, a. have not met her for eiznt
Gid friend OF the Fargo family. who j.
hef' The old lady promptly vacated her
seat and ad.auc!ng. extended b me- her
ba1d and replied S u. Arnold u
skJwhegsn. The prompt answer -e,tled
the Identity question. Grandmother Cox
lads, is the mother Of he ate Mrs. Fargo,
and has resided IN the Ergo family for
many years, qni,e " -. au1 ps., the time
Ms Fargo en bsfke1 Oh an 80 tide,
and in the care Of some Of TIE grand.
children TIL death oyertoo. her
Mrs. Cox wa considered in her DAY
AMI generation. b her every acquaintance
and friend, very Intelligent sn1 inter
estng woman ''GrsudmotAer, sn
happy in meeting you once more. now
please tell me all abou: yourself aud sur
roUnding-. VIII YOU,
Il Will, but excuse M for asking You
% wal, moment. ID you remember -
and .o:-1 do.-So ard .o;-I do SO
aut soil DO Why, your memory i
good. After taking Of Did ant ,aesed over
friends, incidents, musicals holden al tue
Elder'- and the So and SOS for s lon,
time, she announced herself a. being
ready to tell me ali about Ler present sur
ronudiu,s and earthly coElitinn.
You notice have put one toJ:h 'u. It
answers my purpose quite we'll. NJ sight
is quite strong. % strong that. wiki tn
aid Of glasses, | can read from tno-e
nook, piaciLg her hand upon the Bib.
and Other no X ON her -t4n1. Nj --n,e
Of smell i. quite wonderful l.coE a;
these liJwer-. how b-autif1. to M sign,
and how fragrant | looked. Flowers
flowers, ho~er>. l-e bushes tai De-u
so disciplined by human hands a. to dj.-
= frr
mothers baud by running Up the lower
window sssh My hearing i. amo-t
perfect ana M sense OF taste is quite
natural. Do You cumpr, bend G. IL good
ness 70 You and 10 ne: True. trem5le
in voice aud nerve, Yet. ! cau and do en-
jly Gad's blessings TO a remarkable De
gree. OGce | could wash di,hee. -ew.
keep house. teach school aud make myself
useful generally, but, to-day, can only
read, think, hum hymn tunes, pray and
enjoy blessings direct from God Who
docth all things well God /, my witness
hat not only appreciate blessings from
on high. but inuumerAOie blessings from
earthly sources also. do not know WY
God has taken from me so many Of nv
blood and continued me on earth 10 tins
late day. but it is all right yes. al rlgnt.
as q ID doeth all things well.
The Cody old mother Released to N.
A portion Of her early life, together ~itt
her personal Surroundings for The pat
e'eht years conteudlng mat GOD Dan
watched over and constantly hep- her ~
the care 81 those who not only Te>: c-e''
out kindly cared Tor her every ear ,n4y
want Sheet Dately
pF&Edmo'her, p4eA>e. Just now old are
you; Sh!.lng' sh- answered; II an
L't oVtf-sen>itlFe on tle question u III
age iach "A lew months of Drlu- uLc