People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-30

too, grew up without mothers love"
how.
"Did your father love you?" asked.
Eyes but not as well as he loved his
younger children. l suppose it is
natural for a man to feel a greater
love for the children of his living
wife"
"He'th a rathcal if he DOTH" observed
Mr.. Cornell, half to himself, land fool
bethideth."
l felt strongly inclined to indorse his
view of the matter, but thought it bet
ter to retain my opinion, so said moth
ing. Turning again to Mrs. Cornell,
asked:
"Was your stepmother kind to you?"
"Well," she replied, "she was not
real kind like a mother would have
been, but she was not cruel like great
many women are"
1.-The wath ath mean ath the devil,
Thuthan, you know the wath. The
didn't roath you alive, but the made
you thlave for her childrenth and treat
ed you like you wath thervant. Don't
you tell me the walnut mean, 'cauth I
know the wath."
"Well, Aaron" said Mrs. Cornell,
with a smile, lit has been a long time
since then, and / have been trying to
forget those days. They are not pleasant
to keep in mind, and if a person can for
getand forgive it's better to do so. When
recall what my stepmother suffered
in her old age, and how she died, can't
fna it in my heart to harbor the old
bitter feeling against her that once
did. I'd rather try to remember as
kindly as l can, passing over her faults
and dwelling on the few good traits she
possessed"
You're right, Thuthan, you're right"
exclaimed the old gentleman, tenderly.
you're Chrithtian womanth if there
ever wath one, thure; and if you get
forgiveneth according ath you forgive,
there wonth be anything againth you
when the end cometh."
The loving, earnest tone in which
these words were uttered made them
extremely touching, and the good old
soul to whose praise they were spoken
was so pleased that her face fairly
shone with happiness while tears Of
gratitude filed her eyes. | looked on
the two plain old people, so quiet, so
undemonstrative, and l thought l had
never known of such love as they had
for each other, and such generous SYM
pathy as they had for mankind the
world over. had known them but a
few hours, yet loved them dearly, and
already grieved at the thought Of part
ing from them.
had no doubt but that | would be
given a home there II / asked 1t, but /
felt that had no right to presume on
the goodness Of strangers, and with re-
luctance l announced my intention Of
proceeding on my journey.
What" cried Mrs. Cornell. "You
surely don't think Of going on now'"
81 must" replied.
"Why must your" she asked. SIS
your cousin expecting you? She surely
can't be, because l think you said you
have never seen her or corresponded
with her."
"She is not expecting me-" l said;
"but l must go on. have no right
to-"
"No right to stop here, Ell? Now Just
hear the child, Aaron. She thinks she
has no right to stop here. Did you
ever hear of such an idea as that?"
"Wen, we never athed. her to
thtay, Thuthan, and / reckonth the
didn't know we wanted her to. don't
thee what made nth tho careleth; thure
l don't"
"Wel, / don't, either, replied Mrs.
! Cornell, "but we ask her now; and she's
going to stop here week, at least. It
will take that long for her to recover
from her walk yesterday and the fright
she had last night"
"a week, Thuthan? Thawl thsy a
month. Thath more like it.