The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29
Adopting an Orphan.

pany.
Thedtaech starred for the city next
morning md returned ID The evening
with The orphan. Heg name was
Ruth .Tl,e deacon liked hee vt frst
glance. and lie kept liking her better
all day. Before go.pg 70 bed that night
she was shown over the house and
through the pantry aud told Sllst TO
Get for breakfast and at what Hour to
have IT ready and the deacon's heart
swelled up rs She callcG TO hlai.
Good night.smy own dear old papa.
Your little daughter is awfully glad
she has come to live with YOU
Breakfast was to be ready at 6.
The deacon oversight. and 1t was
before he got out OF bed and went
downstairs. There was no one about.
He knocked at the daughters door.
but got no answer. lie went outside
TO hook for her, and. finding nothing, ho
returned aud opened the door Of her
room. She was still asleep, but whea
he called to her sue woke up and de-
mandcd to know what was wanted
"You should have had breakfast ali
ready an hour ago"
"Not on your life" she exclaimed
when you get it ready come and call
me-
"But-but, what do You meanf' de-
manded the astonished man.
"You skiddoo and don't ask questions.
Say. pop. you might as we'll under
stand right now that I'm a lady and
must be treated as sach. After thls
shall take my breakfast in bed"
The deacon got breakfast. and Miss
Ruth came down. She found fault
with everything and when reproyed
gave him such back talk that he
reached over and boxed her cars. The
next minute everything on he table
she could reach was flying at ids head.
After being hit by three plates. the
/ cruet. the coffeepot and the sugar
bowl he Jew the coop and made MS
way to the parsons house.
"Ah," said the good man. 81 was
I wondering II you came home last night
and brought the orphan with you"
/ II did" exclaimed the deacon with n
I great deal af energy.
"And- amt
'"And you come over and see her
She was ms humble rs kitten last
! night. but this morning she seems to
( be limb OF SATAN
When the house was reached the
adopted orphan was found in the yard
throwing pieces of the broken crock
cry ut the hens. and she had already
lamed nm old rooster and knocked a
! speckled hen gnlly west
Morning. panon.' she called out.
81 suppose pops been telling what a
bad kid AM? II hc wasn't dub he'd
have stayed and fought it out with
me-"
I My dear child. am sorry to hear
such reports of you" solemnly replied
the parson. "You seemed to me the
other day to be such an innocent, hum
bic young girl that
THAT was IN tue game. parson.
was after a papa and home. Oh.
can be an angel when | want to. See
me knock that black hens bead OFT"
The parson and the deacon walked
aside 20 consult. and the latter asked
in anxious tones:
well. what shall do about it?"
"Sit down with her aud talk OF
heaven and angels aud appeal 10 hel
better nature think you will have
her crying IN Eve minutes. II seems
that in some way must have got q
wrong impression OF the child
The good man returned home. and
the deacon sat down TO Try moral sua
sion The village graveyard wns II
sight, and he looked owe; at the stone,
and asked the girl II she knew wher'
good folks went to when iiey died.
oh come or" she answered. Can
we 20 10 a circus or something today
| knew you was an o,d POKE bat iv'
rome 10 stir you up. Come in ans
shave | dou't like your whiskers"
The deacon rose up anl looE her b,
the ear ANA led her Into the house an,
locked her up IN closet ana sal.
( something about bfesd and water unit
she could behave herself lie theI
J went TO the reld 10 put ia Il short fore
noon 81 - o'clocL when be cam
? back. The clnset donr lay on the GooI
The table ard chairs were on tiel
backs. aud The girl was getnag read.
, TO saiash windows. The deacon wen
ont and cut ana trimmed Yeacl ire
A limb ard wore II ont around her sl0ui
ders and locked her up 10 anoihe
9 closet. ~ 3 n'cloc, Ia tie Afternoon
his barn was found 10 be Of IRE am
J. couldn't be saved. re went 60 IN
house to nnd the prisoner roE9, every
J. ihing n wreck nnd the follow as not
pinned 10 n coor:
Dear rnra- You are mo egnueman ani
dou't like your style As you can
3 hcs,lr. VII
Ard on 90? OF than the Gool parse
= came around 10 con,uie WITH him ar
70 sag:
!. II isness we made mlNai;c ccacog
q Instead II lryins the adoption pa
:. again why ndt take a wife,"
e The pars0n had Il spiaHer sister f.:
D. ly-two years old and pahl.c 20 b la
said thnt she woud NARY lhe |eFco
n asked, The hrothe. had heerl roll
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