Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-27
Levi is wouldn't.

wouldn't"
She burst into tears. Judsor had
never been so exacting. so fauIt-find-
ing, SO unkind as during the last few
days, and Emmeline's heart was heavy.
The station, at which Lorinda left
the train was but little more than a
mile from her home, and she was so
light Of heart at the thought of being
at home once more, that she would not
have minded the distance had it been
10 miles. It was a clear, cold day,
Just right for walking" Lorinda said
to herself, as she hurried along over
the country road. She was eager for
the first glimpse of her own home.
I shant mind, no matter how it
looks she said. its home, and there
is love for me in it,
When she had gone half a mile.
LoTinda came to a sharp curve in the
road leading into strip Of heavy pine
timber. She had rounded this curve
when she suddenly let her satchel fall
to the ground and cried cut, joyfully:
why, Levi. Levi"
'Lorindy." he cried, at the top of
his shrill and piping voice.
Needless of the fact that they were
on the public highway, and that spec
taors might witness their meeting,
they ran into each others arms. half
laughing and half crying. Then they
sat down on log by the roadside, still
holding each others hands, while their
oh
tears.
I s'pose you don't know where l
was going, Lorindy?" Levi said, pres
emily.
ITO town, suppose, seeing that you
have on your best things"
No, Lorindy, | was going over to
l Hebrin for you On the II o'clock
train"
! "Oh, Levi"
She did not ask him if he had COM
piled with any of the conditions i'm
posed in the note she had left for
him. She cared nothing for those con-
ditions in the JOY of seeing him again
Come" she said, rising suddenly,
''let us go on home. I am eager to be
there once more"
"Lorindy,' said Levi, 81 amt done
all you said for me to. There was
some things l was aiming to do that |
didn't get round to, but I had to have
| you home for Thanksgiving, no mat
| ter"
mo matter whether you have done
anything or no." said Lorinda, II had
to come home for Thanksgiving
Ten minutes later they were on top
| of high hill from which they could
see their home short distance below
them.
why, levi" exclaimed Lorinda,
| you have painted the house all over,
| haven't yo82 And it's my fayorite
tint of yellow with white trimmings,
Oh, Levi"
We'll, l managed to fax around and
| get the house painted, with some help
that l hired"
/ oh, Levi" was all that Lorinda
could say when she reached her home
! She could not see that anything had
! been left undone9 that needed to be
done The porch had been finished,
all of the rooms had been completed,
not window light was missing, a Iew
pump had taken tligR place Of the old
one, even the new cIothes-lTne posts
had been painted. All of the old rub
bish that had for years Uttered the
barn-yard and door-ysrd, had disap-
Ipesred. There was not pre.tier or
,tidTeT looking place III the neighbour
HOOD
| st aimed to do some things chat [
amt got around to yet" said Levi.
/ But I'll do them yet, yoU'see if T don't
/ AS said before, I had TO have you
dome for Thanksgiving, Lorindy"
Listen to me minutt2 Levi" said
I4orinGGy with her arms around his
Teck and her eyes looking into his "I
would Rave come home and it would
have been the happiest and most
thankful Thanksgiving of my life, if
the place had been just as is was WIDEN.
left yoW-yOu-you dear Old putterer,
yooi1 j L. Harbour in the House
hold