Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-27

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~ father that she was no
WSV longer able to care for
her baby and few
months later she went To Join the IA
ther and baby Jeffrey was left all
alone In the world.
Then friendly neighbors who had
too many babies OF their own to find
room for this little fathcriess and
motherless boy had him taken to an
orphan asylum and he grew up with
80 other boys and girls who had no
mother or father.
When Alice Lane came to the
home she WAS eight years old. Her
mother and father had died within
few weeks OF one another and IL
was a sad-cycd little giri who crcpt
about the big rooms Of the home.
Little Jeffrey had big heart and hs
| felt very sorry for Alice.
On the third day after her ar
rival he walked up To her and plant.
I Ing himself In front Of her he said:
Alice Lane. why do you cry so
much? Why don't you play
| lie was such funny. fr.ckic.faccd
little fellow that Ale. smiled "a faint
little smile. II was the hrat one since
her mothers death. Then the tears
came again and she sobbcd:
i wan, mamma, jeffrey. want
papa. too. and my own home. This Ii
biz and lonesome and they don't love
you like mamma and papa
From that time ON Alice and Jeffrey
were the bcs, of friends. u, was
. .rl b.. II Ia.
No dFoii that many ,im-A Aiics
laughed In spit" oi h-rScif
Hut when Aiic. began to talk much
Of her home and her mamma and papa
he began To wish for Que. too. TIL.
wish grew and grew until at last he
felt that there waN nothing in III.
world that he wanted except a moth.
ar and a father and a home. When
Chriatmas time came and the chill.
dr-n wrote their ~iah.s on a piece o.
paper one Of th" house mothers read
In J-nr-y'a: Pies. don't wan,
nothing but father and a mother
and home with flowers In tho win.
dow.
Prom time 10 time children ~cr,
taken from the orphans home by pco
III.
Tn" house mother hoped 40 much
that little J-fy"fy would b- chosen
and his wish granted. iiu, tho people
who came passed by tho eager little
fellow who eyed each newcomer
hopefully.
SC Christmas day passed aud Jcs!.
roy received swc-tmca,s and warm
clothing and an iron engine. bu, not
the father and mother and home
lie cried himself TO sleep that ni-ht
and Alice had To turn comforter for
the ncS, few days.
Mamma always said New Years
was the lucky day and mayb- you'il
got them then. And II you don't, then
you will some other tine. cause Moth.
or burns said shed Try
] On ScS Years morning J.,yr,y
was awake early. and his irs, though,
vas:
Maybe the 'nothrT'Ii come today"
few hours later a very pretty
woman dressed In velvet and furs fol.
lowed 10y tall man came To the home.
Little Jeffrey looked VIZ hopefully. But
Z the woman seemed not to sec the boys
fo' her cycs were scanning the faces
OF the little Girls. When she same to'
Alic. she started.
That's the one. Jerome she said
eagerly. The sam. gentle fac. and
blue eyes and golden hair. We mus,
have her. II will seem like having our
little Alice back again"
When she learned the name Of the
little girl she had chosen she was
still more Interested.
You would like to go home with mo.
dear. wouldn't you she asked
Alice.
Yes. ma'am." answered Alice, but
couldn't go without Jeffrey. cause
he's been my friend and he wants a
father and mother so bad
"oh. bu, I don't want a little boy.
dear. just want one little girl to
make II seem as though my opn Alice
were living" answered the lady.
Then can't come said Alice. ''un.
less they make inc GO"
For few moments the man and
woman talked together and the man
seemed to sec in little jeffrey all the
things that other people had missed
lie saw the honest blue eyes. the firm
mouth and the manly walk. and he
saw years ahead when the same little
boy might he his partner In business.
Then he said TO Jeffrey:
We want a son. as we'll as a tiaurh.
tc'r. So We will take you home Ind
give you a happy New Year"
New Years is the lucky day. isn't
it7'' answered Jeffrey, bcaming into
the faces Of his new parents. And
the smile won the lsdy's heart and
she took him as gladly "a she did
Alice.