The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-21

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srfng sparks of Ere. fsl ne edge q
ne deseendlzg az of the elder. Eha
locEe4 quickly 1p. To b Esf hr AZ -
acg1azt abe look ca The fzas 7f ne
younger. who staggered f9rEard- ard
seou-e6
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TIE Tg4Eger vas aluest instantly
nst sy ne elder. Hlth tse loyo-s c-y
T0nEr~
sslzthIal wieksrshzm had settled
early CT The NlzEssi1rl bottom. II
Ilirofs. and Lad. Eirh he indoor aid
ard assiEa1ee st his Spouse. L0zisa
Ellen. literally heWaa a farm from tEe
primeTai woods. when Robert ard
Thonss. their s0zs. arrived. rsspee-
lively. e the ages Of - and It.
Szlz-slel Wicksrshzm had become =
prosperous land owner. and his fam
iiy shared with him Its prosperity The
5ogz. E0hert and Thomas. worked
about he farm. and apparently naTer
knew 1ise01tert Much d their Il
Dor had beez eEpsated ca he clear
iugs that troM tine 10 tine TUNED tze
forest iHto ploH-isnd and they w9ui1
attack TIE largest trees and tsli them
Roberr chopped with the right hand
nezFess rhe AZ. while Th0mas vas left
handed This arrangement enabled
then 70 -d0ubls-tezm. standing op-
posite willie striking alternate blows.
Z The bogs we're inseparable in work
and Dlay. although there vas a dif-
! fersrce of three years ia their ages
Robert Ezs slow. Ike his father
( Thomas. lndeDendent and lupHislve.
Ike his mother. Louisa ellen, whose
baby ard ews-lamb be always vas
Ii was on a notable September day.
as Robert and Thomas we're double
tezmfng on a sturdy hickory. that Roo
srt. in response 10 T0mmy's chip il.
fsl 70 aud the two soon n0fched 4
base away from the chip Then ROB
I erL following his ery of chip. sunk
his az above the neteh. followed b
( Thomas AZ. thai f=r ID the cash made
{ b. Roberts AZ. and remained embed
ded there. for Thomas Rad suddenlg
I formed Fesoiud0n-had re,4ched q
! mental clImsx-ard forgetting The
tine and place. asio~ed Roberts d.
7 scendizg AZ 70 fan % his. and thr0E
around a shower Of sparks Tommy
7 without further ado. ana without with
drawing his az. ceased work and ven
70 the house
This Has The lsst time ffof The next
morning Tommy was gone that thess
brothers raised sn ~ together und
% yeaFs hsi expired. and suddeE
thought agatz stayed the arm o
Thomas. and again smashed dOEn d.
az of Robert. IN the mountains ot Col
orado. where they we're led 10 se.
again fhe long ago. and % remsmbel
thar they were brothers
A aedzeling of ne HIckersham nes
had aozn away Il seemed for god
saIzfnlei said be W0ud return Whsl
he Rad tried bis wings He looked 70
(. hin soon. ss BE- knew e did nor tax
an age Tor Tommy 70 get huagry Al
remarks. however. about Tommy
hunger we're kept from Louisa EiIei
who dreamed Of nothing else from %
baking to another
within two years ssi4fhisi Va
! called 10 his fathers. and bis IA.
thoughts we're Of Tommy
y Louisa Ellen remained With Rober
and gently hoped and prayed for Tor
: my's return until six years more ha
4 passed. when she. plalnz fof T0mm
y eied Win heS last breath she urge
= Robert 70 ind Tommy. and Robe
.e promised.
y At the expiration d Two years mol
y ten years IN all since Tommy 4
Y uartea-R0bert sold the farm sF
q moved west, never ceasing the SCARF
for Tommy. Tine vent by without !
n. sults until Robert had been in the He
= ten years. alvsys looking for Tomm
y Then came The dreams. aud 4
y meeting that spanned the River
" Years. and achieved Il q twinkHng 4
a realization Of Louisa Eiien's geHi
ls hope.