The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

eaxs was on my 18th birthday. By pushing chaiP in front of her, mother could walk little yet but got Susan Ann Ruggles 10 look In on her once in awhile. for father couldn't be depended on if he got after new patent idse. You see. he was always going after pAtents Were they a success? Oh. my moi He spent pretty much all mother had. Her eoIhs was pretty well of, you know The 0nly one of his Idees that ever any good was . machine for lifting mother l don't know what we'd have ever done without 1t. It turned with . crank. like windlass 50 0Ould lift her alone. just as easy, for all she Vvas such a dead weight. Our doctor said we ought to have t patented. but I made him promise he'd never lisp it to father.
 ''One time the doctor had young doctor up from . New York hospital to see mother. and he thought the machine was great. Why. he aaid turning to me, you'll let me get out Q paAant on 1t. won't your Oh yes,' says \ got out all the patents you want to and welcome He then had a photograph took of 1t. Aftsrward felt real kind of sorry I let him do t. h0 was SO young and green looking.
 '"Well you can see. what with mother help Ress and father patenting, there wasn't much chance Cor me to get away. but aiways nag a hanksrtng to see Niagara Falls. It's sight once seen stays by. they say When our money was mora plenty laid out to go number of Eimea. but something or other always turned up to prevent. The frst time father was LOOK with Q crick in his back. The next time the daughter of the woman who was coming to take care of mother had her leg broke in runaway Once everything seemed moving fa- Vorably Clarissy 5tringiiam had come to take care of mother. I had my ticket there and back. and even my lunch was put up, for was to start at in the morning That night there come up the worst thunderstorm you ever ass and washed out the track on our branch, % tho tralns couldn't run for two days.
 ''Yes mother died a little more than year ago. just a year and three months after father. [ was 50 thankful she went. before me, You zee, she had been sick so long. and then she was naturally pretty high spirited (she said I'd just let folks right over mel, so she used to speak out pretty sharp. and sometimes 'twas awful hard to please her. but never minded. for I knew she meant all right. Oh, you don't know how lost l was after she Kone. Why. there hasn't been a night sence I don't wake up bout the hour she used to ask me to pull her little to side or lower the cushion under her knees do something eo make her easier. Sometimes l find myself setting right up in bed, thinking certain she s calling me-
 She was unable to go on for a moment, and though I'm, called easy in conversation could think of no comforting word.
 And I'm thankful" she continued. re- gaining her self-control the money held out till she was gone. I've had to let the place Ro. Last week after everything was settled up I had just S25 left Through 1t all every body's been just good to me they could be. often wonder why for I've never had time to do anything for them. We'll I had plans all laid to go to work for Mrs. Jennings at a dollar a week when one evening-it was just a week ago-I was setting alone feeling pretty blue and thinking 'twasn't likely now I'd ever see the falls. and in stepped Dr. Brown. We'll he says in his offhand way. Miss Fannie you bear good news?
 @ Why l don't know, doctor says l. I've never had much experience at it. You see I was feeling blue yet.
 e We'll he says, with a twinkle in his eye. I EAaaS you're going to have chance now.