The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-07-20
too, grew up without mothers love"

too, grew up without mothers love"
how.
"Did your father love you?" l asked.
"Yes but not as well as he loved his
younger children. l suppose 1t is
natural for man TO feel greater
love for the children Of his living
wife"
"Heth rathsal II he DOTH" observed
Mr.. Cornell, half to himself, land fool
bethideth."
felt strongly inclined TO indorse his
view Of the matter, but thought 1t bet
ter TO retain my opinion, so said moth
ing. Turning again to Mrs. Cornell, l
asked:
"was your stepmother kind to youP"
"Well," she replied, "she was not
real kind like mother would have
been, but she was not cruel like great
many women are"
"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 /
know the wath."
well, Aaron" said Mrs. Cornell,
with smile, ''it has been long time
since then, and ! have been trying TO
forget those days. They are not pleasant
to keep in mind, and II person can for
get and forgive it's better to do SO. When
| recall what my stepmothcr suffered
in her old age, and how she died, can't
find II in my heart to harbor the old
bitter feeling against her that 1 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 II you get
torgiveneth according nth 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 / thought 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 l would be
given u home there II asked IL, 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.
"Whatr cried Mrs. Cornell. "You
surely don't think of going on now9"
81 must" replied.
"Why must your she asked. "It
your cousin expecting your She surely
can't be, because think you said yor
have never seen her or correspondcC
with her."
"She is not expecting me-" ! said
"but must go on. | have no righ
to-
"No right to stop here, eh2 Now Jus
hear the child, Aaron. She thinks sh'
has no right to stop here. Did yo'
ever hear Of such an idea as that2"
"Well, we never athed hor u
thtay, Thuthnn, and reckonth tn
didn't know we wanted her to. don
, thee what made nth tho careleth; thur
don't"
| "Well, don't, either" replied Mrs
B Cornell, "but we ask her now; and She
, going TO stop here week, at least !
, will take that long for her TO recove
, from her walk yesterday and the frigh
she had last night"
I "a weok, Thuthanp Thaw, thay
1 month. Thath more liko It."