The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-01-31

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Mr.. Williams. we'll see y through on
this 1t made me feel mean an small
some way, though don't know why.
An often when they'd put in few
oranges or somethin' like that, sayin'
in 'pologizin' sort Of way, little
somethin' fer tn sick baby, Williams
why somehow It made a hard lump
come up in my throat, an had q
queer feelin' In my eyes, kinder achy
like, y know.
We'll, to be short about 1t, fer eight
weeks you. KEEP a gittln' weaker an
weaker. an we KEEP a feelin' more N
more hopeless. 1t was q sad Christ
mas in our home that year. Your ma
was jest wore out with watchin' an
tryin' to do her work between times,
an was SO nigh sick with trouble an
discouragement t. ust to go around
by the barn an jest cry like baby,
But never let on to your ma though
ner she t me. We tried t encourage
each other though we knowed in our
hearts t all our cheerful words was
lies. an each one knowed the other
knowed 1t too.
Well. jest tn night before New
Years Doc. called us outside youf
room, Oh, how my heart sunk then!
I don't want to hold out any false
hopes to you people, he says, but
think with proper care from now on.
your little girl is goin' t git WE'LL
Elsie, 1t seemed jest like a ton Of
hay had been lifted off my chest right
there. AS fer your ma, why she jest
busted down an cried as hard as she
could. After Doc. was gone we went
out to the kitchen an kneeled down
right there an thanked God fer the
most glorious New Years gift he ever
give t. anybody In tn world-the
health of our baby girl. You know
your pa amt no ranter er shouter;
yer ma bein' Baptist has furnished
most of tn r'liglon fer our house, but
jest then seen how 1t was that they
comes times in peoples lives when
they've jest got to have somethin
bigger an grdater than anything hu
man t. turn to with great Joy er q
great sorrer.
well, it was a long time yet before
you was strong enough T. play out
doors, an It was a hard winter.
burned every post of the fence around
the south eighty fer firewood afore
1t was over. But 1t seemed like We
had so much t be thankful fer that
we was strong t. care fer any any oI
tn smaller troubles that we come
acrost Il e.
1T really hain't SO bad to look bacl
at it now after tn trouble is over, bu
them hard years In Kansas drove
nearly all our neighhors t. give vi
their land an move away, broke II
hopes an pocketbook. Them of us al
stayed is purity well fixed now. bn
we fit fer everything we gat, an a
hard. too. An, o. yes, about tn caty
logs. Well after you was well an
things begun t take a turn fer th
better, one night ma brought out tha
Chicago book an laid 1t on the kitch
on table an, says, Ezry, what do yol
want T. do with this?' An, sez: lie
burn it. An your ma ses: Jest Eha
| was thinkin', too' An so we al,
burn it, an what's more, we aim
never had one in tn house since, an
we never send away fer anything WI
can git at any ofthe stores in Huston
cause we want to deal with them a
has an int'rest In the country we iiv
In. an In us people that live clost by
'Why. you needn't OF put yours 4
tn stove. too Elsie. ] didn't mean
yes. Idon't know hut what its iest Z
well y done Il after AL :