The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-12

Yes, ma'am, away on to Boston
ITO Boston. Surely you are not
going there alone at your age?"
Eyes, all alone" The aged lip quiz.
cred like a child's.
Going to visit your friends. l sup
pose,' with friendly curiosity.
moi" the old lady shook her head
mournfully. Il don't expect to find
anybody there that ! know, but-but
my Son reckoned that as l caro
from there, had claim to he took
care of by that county, "A so I'm
agoin' to-to-the poor-h-o-" She
broke down there, and with mufied
sobs hid her poo. old face In the cor
ner of her shawl.
The ~ laid her hand gently on
the bowed head. her heart swelling
wi;n pity and indignation. There,
there, mother, don't cry" she said
tenderly, land this son of yours. is he
SO very poor he cannot take care of
you himself?"
ooh, no." the bowed head lifted
little; hes right well to do, but you
see he's married a new wife, that amt
been so long acquainted with me. an
then. too, I'm too old to work, an !
amt stylish an nice like Mis- Pringle
would like me to be. She expects
company for over Christmas, dread
full stylish lady from New York. an
they sorter felt ashamed O. me.
reckon, an besides, Sary wanted my
room for her comp'ny, so here / am"
She tried to smile through her
! tears. ut putty nigh broke my heart,
ma'am, a leavin' 'em all, for though
} they was putty hash some times, they
} was all l had"
If she had looked into the face OF
: her companion. she would have seen
flashing eyes and lips compressed
: with inward emotion; but she was too
1 much absorbed in her grief to notice"
t There now, don't think any more
y about it," The kind hands were I'M
Q tying her faded bonnet. 'Tll go and
get you a cup of tea, and that VIII
rest you"
In the meantime there had been a
revolution of feeling in the Pringle
| family. Martin had gone back to his
| office after seeing his poor old mother
on board the train, and as 1t was q
/, cold day, he sat down before the glow
! ing fire to warm his feet. The Walk
! from the station had been long one
I he seldom employed streetcars, the
j warm fire made him drowsy and II
/ is probable that his days experience
4 was answerable for the strange dream
that he had. The consciousness Of
j having done a supremacy mean act II
not q restful pillow for sleeping
Il Imagination. and Mr.. Pringles played
II him a queer trick. He thought NJ
II was at home by his warm, anthracite
H IRE when stranger opened the dool
N and came In, tall, impressive ant
II stern. Mr.. Pringle had no familiar
II word of greeting for Him, although
II he knew Him at once and instructive
n lly. It was the Savior of mankind
III and He stretched out long, majestic
VI arm, with an accusing foreflnge
Il pointed toward the unfilial son.
II heart. Man, where is thy mother
and the praying one of this house
j she who has been your passover 10
. years? Come find her."
A cold sweat broke out on tn
81 dreamer's brow as he stammered Il
e. shame and contrition, Il have sen
IT. her away"
ly Even so shall you be sent away.
The words fell with crushing fore
l upon the guilty heart, and with loo
til of condemning reproach He passe
out, and Mr.. Pringle was alone, an
lis awake, the cold sweat-drops upon nj
N. brow as they had been In his dream
le. and his limbs trembling with frigh
He hurriedly arose when he coul
W. command his trembling limbs. an
ne buttoning up his warm overcoat, q
re- thought with a shiver that the mot
oh er's shawl was both old and thin;
started for home.
Sarah was in the hall to meet hir
ne Sarah, we've done an awful thing
lie, said Martin, his knees beginning
tremble again. I'VE haven't though
on enough about God. and the futur
IA and I'm afraid His shifting hand w
OK be upon us If this wrong isn't mat
ie' right"
his How can it be made right? She
lot gone, and what's done can't be U
=. done"
Il "Yes it can. and I'm going after III
mo I can go on the limited and catch h
". before she goes any farther" al
III" then he told her his dream.
sarahs head dropped. 1t was fe'
, a.. fully hard for her to give up her WI
10y well, perhaps you had better S
said.
They were coming out of the roc
,s,f where they had breakfasted, the :
me. lady's feeble steps supported by
lie. younger ones strong arm, when !