The Leon reporter., 1900-03-01
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sUeJECT DISCUSSED.
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4 upside down. One Of the bows. the
Younger, is about to leave the parental
& roos. The eagiei IS tired OF being
warmed by the wings of TIE old birds
and with rufled feathers stands upon
D the edge Of the eyrie ready to fly off.
4 1is q sad sight to see a home being
broken up. When the children are
4 Aoout to say goodby the families laugh,
talk and joke up to the last moment.
+ nut they are only trying to keep the
courage up. Even the wedding bells
weep as well as chime. The guests
may congratulate you upon having
gained q son or daughter, but you
Know that It is a mockery, though you
40 smile through your tears. From
now on the daughter will never be the
4 same again. She has gone to make he;
own home, to build her own nest, rear
her own young and live her own life.
4 instead Of belonging to you she is an
others. Instead Of you being first. now
you are last.
After the wedding OF very dear
friend and the worn slipper and the
rice had been thrown, and the bride
& and bridegroom started, l followed the
i old gray-haired father down, to the
garden gate, and there we stood alone
In the moonlight Yes, Frank he
I said, I know she has married good
man, but she was my youngest. and
1t breaks the heart, 1t breaks the
4 heart Children are born, grow up
into young manhood and womanhood.
and just when it seems the parents
cannot get along without them. off
they go. Death knocks at the door and
carries away some. Love hovers about
the spring flowers and breathes
through the orange blossoms and woes
others. Business calls and duty beck
ons until the old nursery is silent and
there are rooms to let in the home
stead which once resounded with the
young peoples voices.
Mother Who Grieves.
Such js the sense OF my text The
mother did not sleep much last night,
Though she tries to look cheerful her
& eyes are very red. Every little while
upstairs. She makes an excuse as
though looking for something, but we
know 1t Is only to have good cry.
The father Is giving his last instruc-
~tions and handing. the young traveller
some letters Of introduction to a prom
lnent merchant with whom the son
will lodge Ia the next town. There Is
q noise at the gate. The servants are
bringing out the horses and strapping
the baggage upon the pack mules.
They talk in. subdued whispers. Even
they feel sorry. The young 'massa'
was . happy. jolly. ge-lucky boy, and
always had cheerful and kind word
for the hostIers. The only creatWTs
who seems to be merry ms
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weeks hunt. But his hilarity is
stopped when some one SHES stone
ct the brute and shouts: Go back to
the barn!' Slowly he crawls back with
tail and head lowered in abject woe.
He stops now and then as II expecting
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xsnth Rides Away.
But snooenty tne young man breaks
away. ne leaps anto tne saddle The
spurs cut aeep. Inc parents shout
their anect'ona.e aoleux 70 the horse
man oasnine on. inen tney wave and
throw Kisses. me oa 1atnef now
wipes mas Iace Vigorously Win hand
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