Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-21
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boy, and at last came to where the
gentleman was who sent you the let.
ter. He spoke roughly to me at first,
and then called me back and asked me
who I was and about my mother. I
told him my name, and how my father
had aied and you were sick. Then he
sat good while and did not say any.
thing, and then he wrote the note and
said he would get me the place. He
was kind looking man, II he dA
speak roughly at first"
did you see what name was on the
sign?"
never thought to look" replied
away. But | can go straight to the
place"
81 will write the gentleman a nste
thanking him for the kindness, and
You must take 1t to him tomorrow
morning. How light It makes ~
heart feel to know that we are going
back to England! God is good to ~,
my son, and We must be obedient and
thankfal."
Just little before the evening twi.
light fell, word came to the woman
that a gentleman had called ana wish.
ed to see her.
go and see who 1t Is, Charles" she
said to her son.
"Oh, mother. II Is the gentleman
who sent you the note." exclaimed
Charles In an undertone, coming back
quickly. Can he come up?"
There was the hasty glance of the
woman's eyes around the room to see
II everything was In order, then few
slight changes In attire.
ASK him to come up, my son." she
said. and he went down stairs again.
A mans firm tread approached the
door. It was opened, and the boys
mother and the boys new-found friend
met, and looked into each others
faces.
"Oh, Edward" fell from her lips, in
a quick, surprised voice; and she star.
ted from her chair and stood, strongly
agilated, before him. He advanced,
not speaking until he had taken her
hand.
Florence! | never thought to see
you thus!" he said, In a calm, kind.
evenly modulated voice, but her ears
were finely enough chorded to per-
ceive the emotion that lay beneath.
He SAID 1t, looking down into the soft,
tender brown eyes. But think there
is a Providence in our meeting" he
added.
They sat down and talked long to.
gether-talked of times long gone by.
and OF the causes that separated
them, while their hearts beat only for
each other-of the weary years that
had passed for both of them since
theE-of the actual present in their
lives.
II have motherless child" he said,
at last, "a tender little thing that /
love, and today find her body purple
with bruises from the hand of serv.
ant. Florence, will you be mother
to that child? You have a noble boy
who is fatheress; let me be to him a
f.ther. Oh, Florence, there has been
a fearful void in our lives. A dark and
impossible river has flowed between
us for years. But we stand at last to.
gether, and II the old love fills your
heart as ii does mine, there are gold
en- days in store for u.s."
And so II proved. The lady and her
son did not go back to England, but
passed to the merchants stately resi-
dence, she becoming its mistress, and
he finding home there, and truer
father than the one he had in former
years called by that name.
DO good as you have an opportu.
nifty" Only week before the lads
application to the merchant had this
injunction been urged In his hearing
by an eloquent preacher, and the
words coming to his thoughts, led him
to call back the boy after his cold, al.
most unkind, repulse.
Many times he thought of the Incl.
dent afterward, and the small event on
which such lifelong issue hung, almost
trembling in view of what he might
have lost had that opportunity for do
Ing good been neglected.