The sun., 1900-11-29


had been made hideous by bands of
small boys blowing fish horns and tin
whistles. The sun shone out and the
wind blew gently down Chestnut street
and auttered the petals of the chrysan-
themums which expanded themselves in
many buttonholes. Groups Of young peo- I
pie were gathered at every corner with
knots of blue and red at their throats, |
or mufflers of red and white, wav-
ing flags of the same colors. All this
haberdashers' windows and the confec-
toners shops were arrayed with i'm
partial regard for the future custom.
By noon society began to show itself and
coach horns were heard. Brakes with
one set of colors or the other and filled
with young men split the air with ex-
plosive cheers. The brisk breeze rippled
the flags which projected from the houses
and stores; and on toward Franklin Field
were hurrying coaches, private carriages,
omnibuses, road wagons and crowded
trolley cars. The reporter Of the
woman's page of the "Daily Sun and
Moon sat in her dingy Office, six flights
up in the big newspaper building The
room was bare of ornament save few
cartoons cut from the weekly issue of the
paper. The desk before her was Uttered
with papers and copy proof The old
inkStand was open but the pen was idle.
She was awaiting for the last report Of
the ball game before closing her
lcopy for the night. The woman
editor was dreaming 1t was seldom she
had time to dream FOR she was always
busy trying 70 make both cnds meet and
frying to fill ont tho allotted copy for The
iueXt days raprr.
But ttis Thanksgiving evening there
had been hull in the work and she
leaned her face in her hands on the
deel; and looked Before hcr in the crate
whore bright red and yellow flames
burned IN ccaslcSs rndeayor to destroy
an asbestos log She looked at the fire
and thought how typical it was of the
life She led. just MS artificial. She
admitted she was tired of ii all-Of the
struggles and the petty ambitions of the
ceasless grind, of the tremendous wheel
in which She was working, to drop off
OF which for nm hour meant TO lose ones
place. She was 50 tired, and before She
knew it she was dreaming. Suddenly
the flames burst into II picture, a picture
, of fast moving train rushing up to Il
little way station with a roar ana clattcr
! that was almost human, in its Thanks
= giving welcome. Everybody in the vii
+ lagc must have expected somebody they
loved for the platform was crowded
/ with white haired farmers wrapped NJ in
shaggy OvcrcoatS and rcd wooden muf-
! tlcis and queer ear bobs and the women
II wore comfortable looking hoods of knit
f.. ted material and mitcns whose warmth
i tir!iel HE artist. The train stopped, 50
ii looked in the flame, and there was Il
/, great irSl, for the door. In u minute
IS II" was in thu arms of Il tall man with
i tLa great gray heard and shaggy coat
r. and red checks and goat pointed red
# nose.
~ Dear old dad
;, And this is my little girl"
A Their embrace was interrupted by the
old hack driver, "Waal neighbor, going
IL up by the farm agin?'
Y When they were seated in the rickctS
\ old conveyance and her bag had been put
IT on top, the old driver after deliberately
I? disposng Of superfous amount OF
10 tobacco in his left check said: City i.
Is lively amt it, dye ever see my son
il Broad street?" Then the long drive VI
n. the old familiar lane and over the rougt
u road past the little school house wher,
le memories fingered. Suddenly the oil,
n house and someonc-the most beautiful
someone in the world-appeared on TIL
porch under the old leailess vine, some
one with hidcous gingham apron owe
her gown, someone ignorant of the pos
sib:lites of pearl powder OF hair crimp
crs, someone with rough hands and
sweet tender smile. Another embrace.
tn few tears this time wiped away 10y th
IA corner Of the old gingham apron. In til
~ sweet smelling best room with its spot
n; less rag carpet ana its row of fami
III pictures on the rosebud paper cam
re through the doorway an entrancing odo
II Of pumpkin pies, nlince pies, stcwc
of cranbcirics, stcaming turkey, plum pud
a ding, heaps of nice brown potatoes an
ne the savory onion that accompanies al
= these good things. Then up TO the ol
room, her room, with its big four pos
bed with its pillows Of feathers and cul
~ tans of blue and white, and the ittl
NJ dressing table starched ana clean for til
~ occasion. and then the arrival of rea
ed tives and the dinner--oh that dinner
- Even in her dream she declared it wa
to the best dinncr-just the best she ha
of ever eaten, and after dinner the que
I" chat around the big open fire. crackn