The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-06
AUGUST 6, 1904.

ter, carefully thoughtfuly having always and
before all things in his e mind So do your duty Bob do
have to fgh but promise you that if you do your
duty to God, and to your mother and sisters it will be
happy one, whatever of it. -
Bob had laid these words to heart, and had tried
to up his father last advice and didn't
to him that he had been able to such
not the opinion of others
81 do know what should do without Bob, his
mother said frequently to her neghbors; 3'why he
thoughtful girl in the house He will take
the children by the hour if it is wet day he will
get them into and read to them, tell them
stories keep them quiet mice; does lot
of work about the house would not have believed
boy could be useful
This in the first few weeks after Sergeant
Hitons DEATH and while they were waiting for letter
grated before and had done well there and the
sergeant had written to him month before his death
saying that he his end. ''I have little money
saved up, John-about hundred pounds. What would
you advise? Harriet could open little shop here and
make shift for four five years. till Bob who IA now
is able to do mans work, and the girls would be be-
ginning to be useful Do you think it would be good
thing for them out to New Zealand thena Per-
haps you might be able to give them helping hand"
Three months after James Hilton IS death the
had Attic the sergeant had not said so, he had
had hopes that his brother might have sent
family to go out, he knew that he farmer
large scale, and he had told his wife not to take any
steps towards opening shop until an
his letter. John Hilton left England before
his brother enlisted twenty-five ago. but they had
3tDear Sister Harriet am sorry indeed to hear
from Jm that before his letter reached he would
nave pass a. NV got on y a as
natural that he should have gone first
1tHe says you thinking of setting up shop.
should say that it the best thing you could do
you only had Bob should have said you had better
out here but with three little girls the eldest
them II, Of that is not to be thought Of Send
Bob straight off to will make Of him; and
when he % 49, Of he can have you and the
time to be useful and will be long your hands
out here enclose 20 pounds to for Bobs passage
and e ycg ps and so on hV o
girls but boy will treat him if he my own
and he will have good time of it,
Mrs Hilton read the letter to herself "What does
uncle say, mother?'' Bob asked impatiently
She silent for moment. Bob thought the news
bad for her lips quvered and her eyes were full Of
'sHe writes very kindly, Bob' she said in low
voice 'You can read the letter YOURSELF .
hastily left the
The girls had gone to school. Bob read the letter
and carefully Folding it up ana putting it in his
pocket he went out for walk It tempting pros
world and Join his uncle on his farm in New Zealand
where he would have active life and horses to ride
and cattle to look after and all sorts of adventures but
it was clear to him that it could not be- His first duty
cheer his MOTHER and to be kind to his sisters
He could do muchhe only IA, but he was able
to do something 1t was his duty TO STOP SO alJe har
hour he went back.
'sWell my boy, it is good offer that your uncle
makes you his mother said with an attempt at cheer
chance for boy
ssWen mother said Bob stfne not fine, don t
mean to take it. am not going to leave you
seven seven or eight years have up my mind to write
to uncle tell him that cannot leave at present.
but that when Jenny is old enough to help you good
DEAL and Polly able to leave school, will go out to
him them if he will have me, to make home for
you all out there. We don't know how you will get
here vet. another two three years shall see
about that and if you comfortable and you have
Jenny help you could go out for three four years.
and you would not mind waiting that time to join me out
there. But should be miserable if were to out
now and knew had everything that could want,
you might be getting badly at home, and the
girls SO SMALL could not do it, mother
IT think you ought to go, Bob it is probably a
good chance for you.''
tsBut I not losing the chance mother There is
why shouldn be just ready to take
later now; could not be of much to him for
the first two o. three years.
noioh ike were TO refusa