Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-12-06

the name Of Ballard as well as one or
two OF the Christian Names When
she had finished her story the stranger
said
"Where Is this Clifton"
1T is near railroad center called
Barnum; indeed, 1t was called Barnum
Mills until . few years ago Perhaps
you've heard Of the Barnum match
works?"
"Oh, yes; | have. All, here 10 the
place where leave the boat. Let me
bid you good-by, with the hope that
we may meet again sometimes" and 30
saying the stranger took her leave.
Early the next morning this same
stranger might have been seen" los
G. Y. II. James puts w entering the
comfortable, II lonely, little room as
signed to Mrs. hannah Ballard in the
Old Ladies' home at Fairfield.
"You once lived in Barnum Mills, or
Clifton, as they now call 1t, did you
notp" the visitor asked Mrs. Ballard
after the first greetings were sx'
changed.
ayes; | was married In Clifton and
my husband bought farm there. lie
lies sleeping there now, and my three
children live In Clifton still Have
you come from there?" was the an
aver
mo; but know some one who did,
and understood him 10 say that you
had four children"
"Yes; | had four children, but my
youngest is--oh, l don't know wherei
dead, l am sure, Is IL Is years since !
heard from him. Poor Mark lie was
my comfort"
II heard he was Wild"
HE may have been, but II he was
others we're to blame. lie was always
good to me. They called him lazy
but he never let me chop stick oil
wood. or draw q pail OF water
never took any extra steps when he
was round lie didn,t iove 70 WORK,
maybe, as the Others did-ne sol Rrea'
! store by his books
Are you comfortable nerei
"fe.es; but Tvs KIND O lonesome
sometimes, specially when remember
that Abner and Seth ana izannan nav'
oil got good cheery MONIES OF tnei'
own. II Mark had lived " wouid o.
be different
ut shall be different yet, mother.
am Clara Ballard, your son Mark
wife," cried the visitor, embracing
ana kissing the surprised oia iAoy
= you shall DO In CHEEKY mono o
Jour own before this time tomorrow
/, wiliie' come ana KISS your gIana
} mother isnt no tne image OF nv
' ia'ncrf aooco o'sr. nAi'A,u' plouu,y
- 'ne ooy csme 'o'~a'u ~ uo' Wv
!. ams .m
: my msrk "snve ,ss'u ~ mn"
!, iour MstAvour ms n 's'
3 awe ana WE'LL mo.ner' ~ We
q .i''lo WIN ~ nrs'. ne ssy' sau 49, y.
!. .or.uls'c ~ evory.nins W S.s,'
d sooki pu' no grow '.e.uy' suu Wv" :"
: Per.o'escu ia ono sn'As 'usse.
n sryins nl.. ono 'nsn suo o, w.
| nnsny, gov 'n'o sooa plso.se, ~
Z knew nc was "ocsof uian w
J. MOI nc ~ ono ., INC icAui.s pAy
4 s'e'sn' ~ our '.so' no wIV'o ~.
+ 10 many ie''e,s !" you ous w. nv ~
/ P'ios' " We s''uk"' you "e,o"s'
I, u never heAra woro from aia
= MS prothers were always % siIs'
: he'd come nome 70 DO . orag on 'ho'
y mat one 81 them must nave oes'Ioyo
; those lettera Ihsy siwsys gov on
!, mail from the ONCE"
i; HE never Will DO drag on anyone
h know he was good son, mother, 10
he Is the best husband that ever iivee
and when my uncle died year ag
= and left me fortune, l was glad
:. get 1t 80 that we could have more I
give away bless Mimi Como mothe'
help me pack your things, and I'll tax
you home ~ . welcome present
" Mark"
Some one, Clara Ballard never col
" that she knew who, had inserted
n the next issue OF the Clifton count
!. paper (which Abner and Seth took
ID long article describing the remarkab
Is rs manner In which "Dr Ballard, ot
former townsman, now the most abb
rs lung specialist in the state OF N
than whom there Is no more honore'
generous and useful citizen in o,