The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-11-17
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l. VII very hrge house handsome
hia>r. indeed aud lhc -paeiou- eround-
VEG beautifully kem. hni the fac,.~ and
form, which WI. constantly appearing
AT -omc at il windows ar emerging
from il doorway. did moi s,cm in keep
us with il -taeliue,,. Granny larkin-,
with harpiue oap-her,lri an1 gaY cotton
handkrrehici leaning from au apru r.f- o.
menl in the second story. called Ia "a
hoy ON the graerh'd Walk below
..Src here. sunny. il you'rr going past
The po-lellire. in-t stop aui ASK il theu'-
u leltcr Tor Mr. larkiu~. will ": Mr..
Bfigadieizt;euet.l l.rkn>. mini I'm
c<pr,tn' -ilYrr te4#,rt H. Il testimonial
frnu my husband = rruop~.
y r,'m' answered Billy. going -leN "
down toward lhr 9rrd arehrd gateway
Il md ,ll.e- Nauu9 -ter. You needn't
laah 80 airue~l. piprd the liitle hump
backed woman uu thr ~trpe. silt ueAct
hd mo- general for "A husband. and h'
neNrl hid no troops, aud thrN n,Nrr had
no lr.i--ei sir'- always louhing inr a
letfrr.
BIN kH,.s -hc hui been looking for a
better EYER ,iuec he came Ia the plIee a
feN Neel.- helnrc. aud that She male the
,amc request of cvers one whom She ,;lN
going toward, the road. He knew the
older children called hcr "littlc ont,
whatever that might mean. and they
p ii noaltrutou Ia her, aud that the ont
legged ~ailuI alNaYs laughed Il he an
sWcrrd
Ill ii. Il that ere cargo, I'll bring it
aboard. ma am. nrver frar.N
But il MA Billy habit To talk thing
seriously. la fact, il had berna very ,crl-
on, world To him - far. and he leaned
his yellow curly head against The fence
thai bright SundINl afternoon, and pom
dercd it, mN,terir, once more. lie had II
fancy thai the numerous little houses he
saw, Where onlya few people lived To-
gcthcr were pleasanter than this large
one where -o many crowded into it. lie
dmly remembered one OF these little
homes, with IL dainty spread table at
-lppcr-tinr and laughing face that had
bent uvcr his 1T the window while they
waited tor ~omrh"dY else 10 come. He
had later and more distinct memory oi
that same face, white ~ the pillow on
which it rested. and Of being lifted up to
ks, it, while trrmulou> voice whisper
ed "God will care Tor Yen. my darling,
Since then he had been in many places.
only To stop until II" could b" taken
somewhere cl.e. lie looked up at the
white arch oyer the gateway, aud spell
ed them out n lac had often done before,
Il -o-u-n-t-y P-o-o-. f-a-r-m. He ask
ed tyranny l.fkiu>. ono day. What that
meant.
WHY il means thai we'rr poorhon>r
folk and the country takes care oi H..
They Won't take care ct me long after
20 word from the @iucral.. said Granny
noddin% her head in a WAY that sent her
cap border living.
But my mother said tod would take
care OF me. urged Billy with an idea
thai lIe should like Gods care much bel
ter Than lhi~.
why. 50 lie dors, child. our an
orphin. and lie care for the orphn.
But when persiStr puzzled Billy.
"Neem> n it Id been Sent to 81 many
places 10 get the right ones to TAX" care
of me. When will hc do ii :;
Ih" form oi the question brM lldered
Granny: her slender stock of coherent
ideas Wa- nearly exhausted.
i ralher pose lie get folk 10 do
il. -llc Sald. "MebhN >pnr NEE tolks II
want Il boy me and the gincral, like H.
al 4, ltlata I,ttta "a lam