The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-27

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But when he again found himself seated
inside. watching the whirllng flakes, he
drearily asked. himself what would be the
result should he find that no alluslon
had after all been made to him and that
all was yet well with the loved ones at
home.
Oh. what y generous measure OF pota-
toes should find It's way to the dinner for
the factory boys! The largest gobbler
he possessed should almost fly of itself
to the minister's door. But before he
hud quite reached any thought OF poor
cousin William .liutchlns his troubled
mind had returned to the words that had
sno.e his ear. He was always spoken
OF as Farmer Denning." The name
was not 4 common one, and then he felt
sure that the speaker wis II man who
lived in the next township to his own.
Surely his face was familiar.
But the narrowing journey was ut
length ended, And now the poor travel
err was to realize how far ones imagina-
ton Will 80 In times OF trial or distress.
He fhncled The station master wanted
to avoid him, when, after n hasty nod,
he began running slowly from the build
Ing. No one else had LETT the train In
the storm. and while farmer Dennlng
was looking at the station master the
shabby hack had driven off, he thought,
with unusual haste.
II must meet my fate alone" he
thought, as tramp!ng through the storm
he longcd for the turn which would
bring him In sight OF his " dwelling.
At length he reached 1t. but his heart
nearly stood stlll when no CHEEKY light
greeted his sight He had forgotten
that the fast-lncreaslng storm must
have shut K out for awhile.
All at once tho light at home" glim-
mered through the white loom of the
snow. THANK God!" burst from Dem
ning's lips. Yet he trembled like an as
pen leaf on approaching the door. The
dear llttle wife came forward to well
come him. Lizzie and Jennie bounded
into the hall, and a warm gust from the
kitchen redolent Of Il bounteous, dellc-
ious repast. nll ready and waiting, float
ed forth us Phillis made an errand from
her cosy domain to the dining room.
Oh 1t all seemed sc heavenly! Why
father" should seem for q moment
dumb and overcome with feeling his wife
hardly understood. But when he asked
with assumed indifference II anything
had happened during his absence. Jen-
ME, child as she was, at once blurted out:
Mamma told us not to tell you Of 1t
first thlig!"
There was % general laugh. Then
farmer Denning said with unusual cheer
mess: "0h. I guess I can stand anything
seeing you're all alive and we'll"
Then It took but a few minutes to re-
late how four tramps that had been COM
hitting unlawful depredations in the
next township had been tracked 20 the
back Of the great barn. where all four
had been arrested the night before.
nj pNt NV aGnn mad ~ ,Yt., 20 y, 1t,,
added Phlllis, who, going to and fro in
putting the ample supper on. wac an
interested participant in the revelation.
"HOw lovely papa seemed tonight.
didn't he?" Jennie said to Lizzie as they
were going to bed. And later, farmer
Denning told his wife just what he had
suffered during the long trying after
noon.
Il shall make good my resolve. too"
| said the farmer. "ror never until this
day have I ever begun to realize the
half ! have to be thankful for"
In kindly. judicious words, the wife
admitted the fears she had entertained,
| fears lest u growing love for money
was making her husband blind to his
many rnercies. But not o word spoke
either husband or wife relative to Will
lam Hutchlns.
And strange as 1t may SEEM, at Will
lam. Farmer Denning halted. He had
eaid with manly decision he did not wish
to invite him to his house on Thanksglv-
ing Day. and his wife had accepted the
matter rs settled. Now, would 1t be best
or wise to reconsider what had been laid
at rest2
But the question was settled by Provi-
dence in an unexpected way. The next
day, but one, after reaching home, Far
mer Denning reaped the consequence Of
his thoughtless exposure on the train.
rheumatism! Oh, the misery of It! 1t
drew up one limb, sending cramp-like
pains through it that Phillis tried TO
spirit away by means Of dried burdock
leaves soaked with hot vinegar. That
elsed II, but at night It attacked the 9TH
er l,Q. then went shooting along his
back. pinning him ne completely and
quietly to his softest arm chair us
though he had been a helpless child.
TIL mex day he said 1t was becoming
impossible to breathe without pain. his
back WAS still lame, and both limbs
ached. but he felt as though God was
mercifully going to grant him 4 reprieve.
That's what Cousin Julia Hutchins
tells me William says" remarked Mrs.
| Dennlng, with n smile. when he begins
| to be free from pain for a spell, he says
God is mercifully granting him n rest"
Farmer Drnning waited no further in
self-parley as to what would be wise or
digni.lcd in maintaining his assertions
concernlng his cousin. "Oh, that re-
minds me-" he began. Thanksgiving
Day is only our or five days on. and I
want You to make an errand to William
and jules as soon as o can md in
sist on their coming with the children to
spend Thanksgiving Day with us"
Yes. I WILL" replied his wife. quietly.
"1ll go Tonight"
Yes" continued the farmer, land
seeing as we're having such q stormy
month, hadn't they better stay over n
day or two? We shall have lots OF stuff
cooked up they might IS well stay and
help us eat up"
Mrs. Denning laid her hand on her
husbands arm. "Oh, father. I am so
glad!" she said.
well, You see I was getting into a
bad rut.-a bad rut." exclaimed the far
mcr, but God Almighty has just touch
ed me, and after all l profess to love him,
and I do love him, and ] propose to show
1t by being thankful! And I am thankful,
1 declare I lm."-Prcsbyterian Banner.