Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03
Precious Old Home.

Grandma felt that she was being de.
frauded. and ventured to speak Of the
desire of her heart.
Baby? Oh, yes! Nurse shall bring
her down for half an hour after din.
ner," was the smiling reply. and down
to zero again dropped the mercury of
grandma's hope, and grandpa sympa.
thized with her.
But, oh, when that half hour came!
Frail but fair and sweet as one of her
own day lilies at home. grandma
thought, and her heart went out to the
little girl with longing to love and
care for 1t in the old.time ways in
which she had nurtured her baby, her
only one. as the father Of this ono,
but rs different to It as the ox.eye
daisy to the forget. me-not.
Hester Cross chung to the child with
loving tenderness, 10th, when the lin.
1t Of time was reached. to give 1t to
the nurse, who waited for her charge.
well see," she said, when she and
Jacob were alone again, well see II
I am not to have any comfort with
Henry's baby. That nurse girl shall
not have everything her own way, but
there's one thing she may have, and
that's rest"
Jacob looked thoughtfully and said
little. He saw further into matters
than his wife. She, without being con.
ceited. had more confidence in her own
ability to do things for others in her
own way satisfactory to them, rs we'll
rs herself, and in this case. as once
or twice before, he felt that she was
going to be disappointed.
Before he had time to speak a word
In reply. door opened and closed
somewhere near. and they heard the
softly modulatcd tones OF their daugh.
ter-in.law in conversation with her
husband.
"They are dear old people," she said
in reply to question of Henry's, but
I am afraid difficulty will arise IN
regard to Lelnn. cannot have nurse
interfered with In the care Of our
child"
! Undoubtedly mother will find her
greatest pleasure in devoting herself
to the interests Of baby; what is the
objection, my dear?"
"Oh. Henry! In these days of en-.
lightenmsnt, wonder you have not
learned better than to ask such q
question. Without being actually dis.
cased. your mother is old and probably
In n weak state of health. II we al.
lowed her to nurse baby and caress
her as she did to-day, to any great
extent. we would without doubt be
subjecting our delicate baby to almost
certain infection that would be serl.
ously, perhaps fatally, injurious to her
health: don't You think so!"
II am afraid, my dear. that this Is
one of the few subjects upon wnicl,
we differ slightly. When babies and
their grandmothers are separated from
each other by the new-fangled notions
you are learning Mt your meetings and
clubs, there is line drawn beyond
which my sympathy will not reach.'
The door closed sharply and they
heard the step of their son pass on,
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The old couple looked at each other
and each read in the eyes of the other
the same thought. 1t was left for
Hester to give expression to It, how
ever.
Jacob, our luggage is still Mt tho
depot; it shall never be brought into
this house by my consent. want tc
go home"
His lip quivered. but he smiled nc
quiescence, and FASTENED out to inter
ccpt his son, who might be going TO at
tend to the matter of having then
boxes brought 10 the house.
TO say that Henry Cross was rs
tonished and hurt does not express his
state Of mind when his father caught
his arm as he was turning corner
and hurrledly Informed him Of hi.
mothers decision. Hurriedly, because
IL he had allowed his tongue to hest
tate, the old man must have weakly
broken down.
But, father, don't understand
You have not been under my roof hal
a day--not long enough to find wheth
er you like 1t or not" demonstrates
Henry. in tones of perplexed vexation
Yet his father, searching his face
saw a fash of something like relic
pass over it, and having a key 10 a
inner chamber OF his sons mind, h
did not blame him, but gently pei
sisted.
TITS an old folks notion, boy. u
use to fight it. We're as homeslck a
dogs, and we will stay all night wit
YOU, and then start back to the oil
place. It's mistake when folks O
old as we are think of transplantin
themselves to a new place."
Father, cannot bring myselftoc CO..
sent to this-this most unreasonab
, desire OF yours ana mothers being ca