The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-10

COWS but brownie, and part Of tho
sheep. and pay these outside bills We
will keep Jennie, tho horse, and all the
hens. We shall have hay to sell. n our
stock Il reduced, and in<his wayvvs can
meet other expenses. Nknow, motAe
or, ~ will he q good deaf for yno 70
undertake., but I nm anxious 10 try h.
And" he added, lowering his voice. |
'ddpt you think father would be clad to
havS us stay hercs" I
TeArs filled Mrs. Morton's cyes Al
these words. whilo Mr.. Ford said,A in
husky tones;
Tho boy H. right, Mrs. Morton; tAe
bog Is right advise you to stay hcrA
II twont lake long TO flnd n market for\
ehf sheep and cows. Leave all these I
thhgs to me; I'll make the proper ar. |
r~afgemcnts, and see that everything Is
settled TO suit You"
otter Mr.. Ford had gone the mother
amp son talked long and earnestly to-
gcfhcr. As Mrs. Morton listened TO
Frtd's plans for tho summer she WA
mfrc and moro surprised at the matur- |
itNot thought and spirit Of determine. |
tidh he displayed.
an confident, mother" he snid,
THAT ! can take caro- Of You and Lottts.
Of course ! unjust give up school, cxccpA
In the winter, but ! hope to read and
study some with you. I shall UNDER
take on the fbrm only whnt I feel sure
that ! can carry through with n little
help" \
Though Mrs. Morton had some mis-.
givings as to the result Of the undertake
Ing. she was GLAD 20 let Fred do M he
wished. II would delay the giving an
OF the farm. II nothing moro, and since
nil the debts except Nhc mortgage could
DO paid, she wns hcrAlf disposed TO RI.
main. Had she kno\n that her son
hoped TO pay Oft the nRrtgage In a fcw
ycnrs her misgivings Would have been
greater still. The weelA that followed
were busy mes To Fred. Wood for the
summer was cut up. nhA tho fcnces I
about tho farm wcrc repaired. with !
tho coming Of settled wcaNhcr he pre-
pared 70 plant. y
Mr.. Ford looked in on Ncd every
week or two, and frequently scut his
man and team TO do heavy work. Il
would DO o long story to toll \of the
trials and triumphs Of tho summSr. OF
course there were discouragcrAcntA.
Once Iettic was very sick. and\ the
mother n o were well.nigh Van.
hnusted by care and anxiety. But there
were blessings also. Mrs, MortoA's
health was unusually good. The scason
was . Promising one. The hay crop was
excellent, md q ready market was
found for all TINT could DO spared. AndA
best Of oil. there was careful manage.
mcnt. SO TINT Fred kept ahead Of his
work and STEADILY avoided ali debk
Tho fall With it, harvest catnc. A.
Frcd busily gathered In the fruit, OF his
toll, he felt that his cup Of blessing ~ss
full TO o~verfbwing. In tho hnsking the
mother founii time TO holp; inNthc apple
gathering. eken Lettie found something,
for her chubby hands 10 DO. Ono cvcn-
ing Mrs. Mprton and Fred sat by thqb
firc In their sittlng-rooml Shc was sew3
ing and he was busy With his accourA
book. They had that day received a.
invitation 70 spend Thanksgiving VIM
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford, On invitation which
WINS gratefully accepted. Suddenly
Fred looked mp, md with q sound OF
triumph in his voice, asked:
''Mother, shail ] tall you Just how ws
have come out this season."
certainly, my son" I
"Wc have sbld." wentpn Fred, rapid
", ''since last March, zone hundred
dozen Of eggs, which have brought us|
| twenty dollars. We have sold twelve|
tons Of hay at fifteen dollars pcr tou;|
seventy 9vo bushels Of potatoes NJ one
dollar pfr buahel; fifteen lambs thqN
broughVsixty dollars, and for Brownic
calf WI got ak dollnrA We have sod
fruit, wood and butter that amounted
70 sixty dollara We have expended
l iusttwo hundred dollarA This leaves
o balance in hsnd Of two hundred and
onA dollars."
Erred hesitsted . moment, and than
dropping on mis- knees BY his mothers
chair, and laying ons hand on her
shoulder, be continued, earnestly,
'yThis d saying nothing. mother, Of
the corn IN the crib, or the pork and
vegetables In the cellar, somc OF which
We cap still spare. Don't you think y
win DO safe ON Thanksgiving day ID
pay Mr.. Ford one hundred dollars q
The mortgage?~s
Esd waited anxiously for bis moth
cr's reply. Tears gathered In her cyesl
and . moment later she threw her nrm1
around his neck and sobbcd aloud Fol
ten years her husband had tried 70 pay
this debt. ~ had been tho burden 9,
his life, and yet not . dollar had b
been able TO pay, II vas : that ther1
had been losses during this time which
had increased the expenses. u wa nlsl
true that the present year had been 81
exceptional one. Htill, she saw che
Ind the Same forethought been err1
cised In the past years a. In tho pressul
one, the debt Of the farm might lou(
ngo have been paid. Shs saw |
thoughtfulness and thoroughssss IN hel
darling boy that she and { hufban(
had never manifested md her tear
were tears Of Joy and thankfulness soI
such a son.
Five years have psssed since M. Nor
tons death, and Ffed's farm IL In sh
ough ordof. 10 keeps several cows ~
has . lurge Asck Of sheep The hous,
has been newly painted and fasnishci
througEoat and every dollar o. ~
mortvaQu hns been paid.-Willord N