The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23


thought was here. And as they brood
81 tn moro each longed that this
were true
hut neither would move one inch TO-
ward making Il 80.
AZ the days went by Mrs. Morrison
grew 10 love the voicea Of the little
strangers, which. II unluiored, were
YET sweet and full OF chlldhood's
music. Perhaps her husband con-
sented the more readily TO her pro-
posal that they should be kept another
Two weeks because he dreaded. as she
ala the return 10 the gloomy silence
OF the house. broken only by the cold
words that their mutual interests die
lated. However this may have been,
her heart was breaking with a new
consciousness Of the sin and the sor.
row OF the arrangement. As she hat
never prayed before. she prayed fol
pardon and sweet peace. II the old love
might not return Hut as she looked
into the face OF her husband. with
It's stern lines aud It's cold eyes. hops
died within her
But the children had peeped behind
his mask: they knew that he had
heart they now and then made hin
laugh and talk. What strange fore
hold his wife that she listened TO Ga
merry tones with Joy that he could
utter them. even II she had not power
TO call them forthg
And so the days went on. until the
last morning came That afternoon
Nan and Nell and Jakey were 20 re.
turn TO the city. Mr.. Morrison was
sitting at the breakfast table still with
time tables before him. looking up
trains and connections. when Jakey
limped In: Jakey always would limp,
for. two years before a cart had run
over his leg and broken Il. But. for
all his uneven step, be came up quick
by to Mr.. Morrison.
Jus see what found mp In the hay
NOW" he began. They let me feed
the cows. yer know. an this mornin',
z ! took mp an armml or hay. Jus
2 ! WIZ a-goln' to shove Il down ter
nrIndle somethin' calched my oye-
an here Il ls."
lie laid down before Mr.. Morrison
the long-lost pocke,book.
= thought II must belong ter you"
he said. "Sec. It's an scratched up
an fun or hayseed. but kinder think
yer'll like what's inside. haint
touched g. but jus peerel IN. yer
know" And the city boys eyes twin
kled keCnly as be stood looking on.
Dumb with rhame and Joy. Mr.. Nor
rlaon opened the book. Yes, there
were his two hundred dollars intact.
AZ last with a kind word OF thanks.
he sent Iakey OF to rlay And then
he called bis wife. Something In his
tone quickenod her steps.
lie rose and went forward to her as
she came into the room.
"Sec here. Anna" be said. 1t was
80 nay own doing my own careless
ness dropped Il In the hay. and for.
got even that had run up to look
at this An these three years has tho
fresh hay been thrown In on top Of Il.
Il has been an my fault from the
first, Anna. Can you forgive me. my
wilel"
But as the last words were uttered
she was sobblng In his arms and con.
Tossing her own hardness Of heart and
her suffering.
II was half an hour afierward a.
they were seated side BY side that she
asked him u jakey had known wha,
was In the pocketbook. As be told
her the boys words she looked into
bis face eagerly and uttered the
thought that would have Is way.
Henry" she said. "dou't lot rs throw
away our blessings. don't De-, as send
those children back TO their misery.
lot us keep thCm with a. and send
them to school and teach them TO be
good citizens. They have brought hack
heaven to us; lot us give them
little something Eood OF earth"
Il proved easy to carry out this
purpose. for ihgir father had been sent
TO lNAHNA lNI NA NuNNNIfeH ana as
sault and the children were thus
thrown upon the society that had sent
them 60 the farmhouse
But this was not the way IN which
Jakey viewed the matter
I'm tell yer what" De connded TO
Nan and Nell. the only thing wha,
made tie think praps this wuznt
heaven wuz cos We had ter 20 back:
m when yer g.t TO heaven yer don't
have ter. n now, yer see. We don't:
n"
~ so It's heaven" cried the others
In chorus. we knowcd Il, We
knowed %"
Mr. Morrison did no; wonder when.
the following week. his wife reclted
her verse In the praycr-mccuug. that
Il was:
DE not torgoiful to entertain stran-
gers; for thereby some have enter
tanned angels unawarcG.- Frances c.
-. 4. L..