The Republican journal., 1897-04-01
ready to 90 to the Home. Mr.. Dwinal


1t was a bright, beautiful day in June
when grandmother left her old home.
The air was fragrant with the blossoms of
spring, and the birds sang their sweetest
songs. After all her SORROWS she was not
unhappy, for she know in Whom she trust
ed The Saviour promise was verified
with her ''Lo l am with you always"
After making visit in Mr.. Dwinals
home. where she was warmly received,
she settled down at the Home, where she
was contented and happy in trying to
make others happy.
After grandmother left her home, the
still small voice whispered no approval to
Mrs Brown for her unkindness to her
mother; but selfishness often tried to quiet
her conscience.
1t was beautiful day in the following
autumn that stranger called at Mrs.
Browns. He looked as though he had
seen more sunshine than shade. After
conversing with Mrs. Brown short time,
he said, "Susan, you don't know me?"
She gave him searching look, but before
she could answer he said; is "mother liv-
ing?" Before she answered his questions
she exclaimed: sis it possible that am
standing face to face with my brother
Robert" The stranger replied sit is
even so. l am Robert Payson who left
our early home almost six years ago. Now
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Susan replied rather family ''she is liv-
ing His next question was. 'where is
she?' "Well, Robert, mother is in a
Home for Aged Women, in the city of B.
She went there three months ago" All
the remark Robert made was: "Susan, |
am astonished beyond measure" He
left the house and went to hotel and
the next morning found him on his way to
see his mother.
After reaching the Home he learned
that his mother was we'll. The matron
decided that she would break the news of
Roberts return gently to his mother.
After talking with grandmother some lit
tie time about her son, she told her he
had returned. Grandmother was calm,
but anxious to behold Robert face. AS
he came into his mothers room tears of
joy rolled down his checks. His mother
wept in his arms
It seemed that the vessel Robert left
home in went down and all on board
were lost but Robert and one of the sail
ors. They were picked up by vessel
! bound for Australia. The first thing
Robert did after arriving at that port was
He continued to write, until he found it
was no use. The climate agreed with
him and he became stout, rugged man.
He and his sailor friend had a paying
business there; and prospered in their I'M
dertakings.
Robert and his mother visited Mr..
Dwinals family and expressed their
heartfelt gratitude for their kindness
Robert soon bought nice residence
near their early home for himself and
mother and for the one whom he loved in
childhood.
Mrs. Brown tried very hard to make
something of their children, but she found
it uphill business They were too brain
/ less to amount to much in school. The
height of jefferson ambition was to play
the violin at dances. All of Josephine S
interest centered in dancing and dime
novels
One evening at dance she was intro
duced to Dr. Davis, who claimed to
be dentist from town in Massachusetts,
He soon called at Mrs. Browns home, and
in short time was a frequent visitor
Mrs. Brown was much pleased with the
doctor. His organ of agreeableness was
we'll developed and might have been a
great help to him in passing through life
II he had had good general organization
1t was soon announced that the doctor
and Josephine We're engaged. Mrs Brown
felt that her aspirations would soon be
realized in part for she would have one
professional man in her family She had
already begun the preparations for bril-
liant wedding. She intended that Jose
phine's wedding gown should be quite
costly affair
The day was set and the preparations
were progressing finely. 1t happened one
day while the doctor was at Mrs. Brown
| a salesman from eastern Maine called and
recognized the doctor as a Mr.. Hams.
who had left wife and two children in
eastern Maine.
The doctor left the place very sudden
ly, and Mrs Brown seemed thankful that
her daughter was saved from such man.
Josiah is doing all he can to help bear
the burdens of life, while jefferson as
pires to nothing than playing the violin
In Josephine's disappointment she will
turn to her novels for consolation.
Grandmother is gently passing down
the declivity of life with her beloved son
and his estimable wife
JULIA c. MUDGETT
| Stockton Springs.