The Newtown bee., 1900-01-12

with most particularly upon ms nome coming.
 1T think I see my home before die," he said. ''I come to Chateau-grand. I take nay bag and walk down the road two miles-to my old home. No one know me. My father dead, nay mother dead, my brother Selim say no room for me. He not care. He say he think nae dead. Why not me write so many years !? My brother Leonard live in Chateau grand. go to him. 1 walk back all the way to his house. He have big, good house. He woman scowl at me-so!- and say, You ole man, you poor, you come to live on us, you go way They give me no supper. l take nay bag and think of my frien' Aubert. I go again into the country. 1 come to my frien' Aubert's house. He dead, too, but his son just like him. Glad to see me fore he knew me. Give me supper. When he find out who am, he seize my hand, he laugh,l he cry, he say, My fathers frien'p 1 cry, too. l stay two weeks wikh him and his brother on next farm. They very kind to me. I say, Where you brother Jean? He little boy when l leave home.' They say, He in the states, ln HsrWichtown, New Hampshiie. He work in mills. Do well. Have wife ana 1 children Isay, I go to see him. Spen' Christmas with him. if he glad to see me- Net see my brothers any more. They 'fraid cost them money. I not trouble them."
 Jean Aubert graspea the old mans hand.
 "We are truly glad to see you," said he. i've are not so well of as we were, because we struggle hard to buy this house. The little children want the air. My woman like cow and chickens. My girl here, Della, want little room-s parlor-for her beaux. We work hard all together for the pay. But we see our friends. If you'll take what we can give you, you are kindly welcome. Many times I've heard my father tell how kinc your father was to him. And the child rem here will like to hear some more about your life."
 In the days that followed the family made good Jean's welcome, and both bY
 word and act caused their old visitor te feel at home. Their naive French DO heart, concealed the inconvenience whici his presence caused them, and in truth except for the fact that the family diVis ], or had already seemed as big as 1t coulC , well be, and that 1t is always a problem , hsw to put 12 persons to sleep in fv, ] beds, Pierre was very little trouble. H.
 sat for the most part by the fire, quie and content. In the evening when the, , were all aE home he told stories and talk , ed with Jean about old times. The chil
 dren ceased Co be shy before him. Rober furtively drew his picGure-on shingle , as many brother artist has been driver , ! by stress of circumstances to do. H. was & man of medium size and mucI
 weather-besten-a study in brown, witt
 keen old face, little gold rings in hi ears, bright eyes, and small. str0D,
 hands. He was 0ld, but not feeble. h
 was silent, but not stupid, and after hi :. own fashion seemed cheerful and at ease
 Robert finished him, anu after 8 mo , ment's contemplation added beard.
 fur cap. and trimmed his old coat witt 5 fur: rounded his waist line up bit an
 put on belrs and then, the fancy grow ing, represented him as surrounded wit various arlicles suited to the holiday an
 Ditions Of the young Auberts,-ror ir
 stance. paint box and heaps of nraR
 ing paper labeled .Roberf,' 2 watch an cham such as Della hankered after, an a bicycle for HeL ri.
 oI h spite Of the quietus Papa Aubei
 mad put upon Christmas, the chlldre could not help planning for some sort (
 a celebration. They could at least hay a tree to look at; spruces were to be ha
 for the cutting on the hill that oversnae { owed the village. The little boys wonl ', get one, Robert should make a pape angel for the top. They would colo
 egg shells for ornaments, and Mamm
 Aubert promised them cake and sno,
 ice. cream.
 s'And we will say {, ]" they declared, an
 it was a piece of pnilosophy worldly .
 older heads. we will say, when the tim
 comes to take of the presents that thi
 house Is our present.
 What was that? Did old Demaref
 chuckle, or merely cough in hia sleep
 They thought he was dozing, as. Wit
 six heada ln 2 bunch, they nhispele
 their plans in tho corner on the othe