The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-02


alone In the world
Then friendly neighbors who had
too many babies OF their own to find
room for this little fatherless and
motherless boy had him taken to an
orphan asylum and he grew up with
30 other boys and girls who had no
mother or father
Little jeffrey remembered nothing
OF his parents, but some of the older
children who came to the home had
memories of dear mothers and ia
theirs and they had told Jeffrey OF
them
When Alice Lane came to the
home she was eight years old. Her
mother and father had died within
a few weeks of one another and 1t
was sad-eyed little girl who crept
about the big rooms Of the home.
Little jeffrey had big heart and he
felt very sorry for Alice.
On the third day after her ar
rival he walked up to her and plant
ing himself In front Of her he said:
Alice Lane. why do you cry SO
much? Why don't you playT'
He was such funny, frecklefaced
little fellow that Alice smiled a faint
little smile. 1t was the first one since
her mothers death. Then the tears
came again and she sobbed:
i want mamma, Jeffrey want
papa, too, and my own home. This Is
big and lonesome and they don't love
you like mamma and papa"
From that time on Alice and Jeffrey
We're the best OF friends. He was
such cheerful little fellow and often
so droll that many times Alice
laughed In spite Of herself
But when Alice began to talk much
or her home and her mamma and papa
he began to wish for one, too. The
wish grew and grew until at last he
felt that there was nothing in the
world that he wanted except a moth.
err and a father and a home. When
Christmas time came and the chill.
dren wrote their wishes on a niece of
paper one of the house mothers read
In Jenfey's: Piles, | don't want
nothing but a father and a mother
ana nome with flowers in the win.
dow"
from time to time children were
taken from the orphans home by peo-
pie who had no children of their own
The house mother hoped so much
that little Jeffery would be chosen
and his wish granted. But the people
who came passed by the eager little
FELLOW who eyed each newcomer
hopefully One had to know little
Jeffrey to love him and his homely
freckled little face did not attract Wis.
itors.
They chose the prettier children and
seemed not to notice that Jeffery's
gray eyes were very honest and his
mouth very firm and his walk very
manly. They seemed only to see the
freckies, the pug nose and the sandy
hair
SC Christmas day passed and JEFF.
rey received sweetmeats and warm
clothing and an iron engine, but not
the father and mother and home.
lie cried himself to sleep that night
and Alice had to turn comforter for
the next few days.
Mamma always said New Years
was the lucky day and maybe youu
get them then. And IL you don't, then
you VIII some other time. cause Moth.
er Burns said she'd try"
On New Years morning Jeffrey
was awake early, and his first Thought
was:
Maybe the mothern come today"
A few hours later very pretty
woman dressed In velvet and furs fol.
lowed by tall man came to the home
Little jeffrey looked up hopefully. But
the woman seemed not to see the boys
TOR her eyes We're scanning the faces
OF the little girls, When she same to
Alice she started.
That's the one. Jerome" she said
eagerly The same gentle face and
blue eyes and golden hair We must
have her. IL 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 me
dear, wouldn't your she asked
Alice.
Yes, ma'am." answered Alice. hut |
couldn't 70 without jeffrey. cause |
he's been my friend and he wants a
father and mother so bad"
oh, but don't want a little boy. |
dear. just want one little girl TO.
make II seem as though my own Alice
we're living answered the lady.
Then | can't come" said Alice, ''ur.
less they make ME go"
For few moments the man and |
woman talked together and the man |
seemed TO see In little jeffrey all the
ihsngs that other people had missed. |
He saw the homes, blue eyes. the firm
mouth and the manly walk. and he
saw years ahead when the same little
boy might be his partner In business.
Then he said to jeffrey:
We want a son. as well as dauxh.
ctr. So We will take you home md
tive you a happy New Year"
New Years is the lucky day. isn't
Z answered jeffrey. beaming into
he faces of his new parents. And
he smile won the lady's heart and
The took him as gladly as she did
Anc~.
So jeffrey found his father and