The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-02-28
PILLS VALENTINE.
nv FANNIE DAY Hta ST.


yrhy take him. but its mighty hard diErin
iu US now an when the younEster sits old,
CO an needs schoalin' an books an sish,
o clothcs. thcnll come the scrimpin' fer
you"
Mrs Atkins had sent Phil out with his
sled. well knowing that she had not under
taken M easy tast when she had decided
10 urrr her husband to allow her to sacp,
tho handsome little hoy, whose mother had
dicd two DAYS before Now she answered
"Nrs, am set on takin bin, an Jake ho
won Z cost 10 ans more than ctr own fhtl
would, an he's lust the same age.
Jake Atkins was q MINER and luck had
been against him during these four years
that had Tas.rd siucc phh came into hia
honic. but they had managed to live IN q
roor fashion during the summer the gar
den welded rich surPlics, and there was
always some Wild meat to be- had Tor the
going IN search Of IT, Then somc logging,
and IN the winter the aalc If Christmas
trees and trimmings added a little to the
household pur.c The bare necessities they
could always have. hut none Of the Injuries
came INTO their home, and here was the
source oi phh'- greatest sortow. He cared
little that be bad never IN hi- lie worn a
new pair oi trousers, those made from his
fathers Old ones themselves homemade
were comfortable enough Neither did he
envy She city BOYS their skates 10 winter
nor their bicycles "a the summer. Those
were not 20 h" thought Of any more than
WIRE sgifT rnliars OF tailor made suits, but
orr thing he lougod for and planned for
and cvru one day asked for.
+, was the week before Christmas. and
he and Jake were taking q load Of ever
,.p. u the ,lly 80 miles away. Jake and
boo had climbed I'll the sled and we're trIdg
ug along be,idc the horses. thrashHE Their
arn4 together 10 al effort 10 warm them
selves.
Presently the man spoke Phil hoy, ri
eve, we strike 1t rich you an your motherll
hay" the greatest mrs mas you ever dremp
Nhatd yau take. Phil. ri We could ecle
rfatr 1mc's other folks"
"Ilpuks. daddy. Warks vi en-. tcllin bout
animal, an hrds wouldn't want another
thing hu, hpok, Do ypu think the time II
ever COME wHru You can buy me few
nunkss"
1T amt here now s1u there's shoes fei
your mother an o blanket fer your bed an
| reckon some socks Ter me- ter come ou,
% thu. load % greens but don't git dIscour
aged Mrlhr We hin spare a dollar. come
apring lrf that book YOU was tellin about.
WHAT. the name sou called Il by
smith Natural History. aud q bargain
fll hy. bat likes not the man'll sell It be
1 '''L HP'l"E
"IiAr~ mot" accented Jake Whoa,
There" be- .alIci to the horses which
stopped nllhurl, enough The two climbed
- ''' sem ul ''' sl'd' anu a. me h"'H''
F"'''l M. '"h' gave run Sh"uiner @h
t"'""''+'R l''
%" Mo" my "lh '''ih the hist h'''"i
you nna 3" horseshoe 'iN'H' you Nm 'p'hH
ter lH' "''"
fnI|- H.r lUs' off, shadow a. nc answered
- ought q" ], ashamed g." bother YOU, when
YOU au mother could have lots more, q you
bodn taken me.
Jth"- answer Was gun hut fhil Anc"
THAT o. was tender. too Don be silly. hoy
| Ialh ,"n-r
cine mHruug 90 February Jake said To- his
wife Put up smack Ter Phil an me
So ..' frr 20 ul ter the mine an put some
poor. 100 the shaft an | u take tho boy fer
.tup.u, e.. Kinder lonesome an rold.
.Hin' Up INTO the mountains alone irst about
now
pHtl did mot wait Go hear Mir Atkins an
svrr lIr Know that .hc NIGH, dread "a
I have them take thc dpugcruur trip, hut hc
al.n k1,.v tglt The, raiirnt Look on her face
mite, have come With years Of anxious en-.
dur,ncc that She had known since she be
| came tho miner 81 wife. and he scrambled up
| to the lott ol the cabin aud began to hunt
lut the thrk gloves and lrygingp. madc
/ trru, Zinc good r,ri. Of an old blanket and
| 4. get guns ,nI ammunition ready, for bears
and v.1I cat. were plentiful IN the noun.
talu-
The trip tn tine mine was made IN safety.
the pfous were nut m aud on The morning 81
il, nest DIV the two were AZ the foot OF the
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Nothing was lett i"t them - do but To
walk the H. miles in the cabin, and they
/ .,artrd ont The suuw had heen wet
,,. l..I ,yh,f, tttr, ,,p,c ,,yey the road on the
,.s.,,,,,,s MAJ. I,yt Ja,t,,g Tho n,gbt an inch
( a. ,,,.,, .,,,.,, b,g t,Il,p and -, 4, Vas easy
t,,.t,,,l tb. l,,r..,- ttrot,gb thr canyon. II
/ ,.,s r,.,,,,,. ua,p ,,hcn thcy came ont of
NJ. ,.,,y,p mt, tbc a,,c, valley. and the
/ ,.,.l ~, IA, how, .,rrs 81 trnyrI 80 that
/ a ,..- ,.t,,,,-s,lle 4, ,rRrt them further
T,r, f.tt ~. upstsipc-s about the animals
| I,,I.,,, i.,v, .ufc That tbev hal gone
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wrote valentine on a piece Of MAX PAPER
| an Ion II where motbcriI fuI il. SOS she'd
! u,, IL, 80 lnp.z,ne with ua gone. Did YOU
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