The leader., 1901-09-18
D. a. DNAhbOl
Bogue Chitto, Miss.
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SATURDAY NIGHT.

Well, my son, as this is Monday
night and the business hours have
dragged YEARLY by, sit down and
will tell you what | saw last Saturday
night.
! Just at twilight, went up R.R. Ave,
nue. for some distance, then turned at
right angles to the railroad. As
walked along cloud of thought came
down on me as garment, and | won
dered if there were any happy people
in this good old town of ours-people
really and sincerely happy, contented
with their lot in life. As wandered
aimlessly on, my mind filled with
many doubts and misgivings as to any
real happiness here below, in a mo-
ment of perfect abstraction, stopped
and to rest my wearied body, | leaned
against what | thought to be the pick
cts, when a gate noiselessly opened and
|, half stumbling and confused, en-
tered the yard. | looked around and
saw light shining through a small
space. | know not why. but | moved
toward the light and soon discovered
that it issued through a window, the
blinds of which had, thoughtlessly,
perhaps, been left slightly ajar Curl
osity getting the better of judgment
| suppose, peeped in at the window
through the half open blind and this
is what saw:
\ little mother with three children,
the eldest of whom was fair haired
little girl apparently about six years
old, who was showing the baby, tiny
tot of some two years, pictures in a
book. The little one would clap its
tiny hands and coo with pleasure as
each picture in its turn was shown
her by her sister, and they would both
look at mother who would kindly
notice their pastime with look of ap-
prevail or a smile of appreciation.
The mother had finished tidying up a
boy about three and half years old,
and was now sitting with one hand on
his head, looking at him and the other
children alternately. | noticed that
her face was frightened with a smile
of perfect contentment, while an al
most Heavenly look of pure happiness
beamed from her satisfied countc-
nance. From what could see through
the partly opened blind. the room was
not richly furnished. but | observed
that everything was so clean, neat and
restful looking that | decided to wait
and see if had not found that which
had begun to perfect happi-
ness in the Old town.
Just at this juncture heard a man 5
heavy step at the door; the mothers
face frightened. she arose and then the
door opened and stalwart laboring
man entered the room. The baby
cooed. threw its little arms aimlessly
about; the man smiled kindly on all,
and | heard the word, Husband
from the sweet faced little woman and
Father. from the girl and boy Bat
he halted not until the little one
was in his brawny arms with its
little hands Juggling fearlessly
at his mustache. After a moment he
kissed the baby and placed it back in
the chair, shook hands with the other
children who stood expeetant by
laughing at the funny antics of baby,
and kissed them, with a love-lighted
smile on his sun-brown features. He
looked at the sunshine of love on his
wife's sweet face. took her in his great.
brawny arms and kissed her lips,
while look of ineffable delight spread
over her face.
Just then little puff of wind closed
and fastened the unconscious blind
where / was watching with beating
heart, and | gliied noiselessly away
and came to my comfortess boarding
room. firmly believing that had found
spot where happiness dwelt aud feel
ing better for the belief.
Well, good night, my boy. say your
prayers and go to b=d. May angels
visit you in your dreams"
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