The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-05-05

things you can do. know some girls
who always make candy. I shall let
my girls make candy, week in, week
out, night and day. If they like"
And again:
| "Itsaid to mother, I always make
believe am butcher slicing off cold
boiled ham when cut bread, don't
you?' Mother was disgusted. No.
she said, coldly, I have no desire to
be butcher"
Sometimes sentences or paragraphs
caught the daughters eye. The tears
sprang ruick % her eyes as she saw
her successful, rather pompous Uncle
! John in the lines, when we were
ready to go, John kissed his wife,
nodded awkwardly to me, and said.
coldly, Well, good-by.' I get so hun
CRY for something to love and hug
and squeeze, and never let go. I
wonder II had a husband if he would
kiss me good-by."
The daughter remembered that the
mothers husband was equal to the
most affectionate, and was glad.
The pages that interested the
daughter most contained an account
of homecoming of her mother from
a short visit Never before had she
realized how much 1t might mean
to one who loved all the little beaut-
les and graces of life to live sur
rounded by those who never dreamed,
never idealized, and lived in small
world of plain outlines.
She was with her mother, In the
pages of the diary, on the car of her
return home. She saw the eager girl,
in imagination, with love for home,
in spite of all, desire to see her
mother and tell her of her visit. of
the things that had happened, and to
show the little gift she had denied
herself to bring home with her. She
could hardly wait to open the door,
all eagerness, all smiles.
When the door opened, she saw the
girl mother enter joyously, ready to
be welcomed. And she saw vividly
I her Grandmother Bell. sitting there
at. one corner of the dining-room
table. gloomily lighted by a small
L hAsehth iaAhPB Sotihb btCdd pul-
ter with cup of cold tea, her severe
face not softened In the least by her
dark wooden dress. The daughter
could see her look of amazement as
the girl mother entered; she could
hear her say, why. what made you
come home tonight? l didn't expect
you till Tomorrow"
A And than xuhap tho funpdarf,. sxfft
was produced, new table-cloth, that
appeared to have been wished for.
and representing sacrifice of long
saved money. she could see her un-
fold II slowly, almost severely. rub
one corner between her two hands,
hold IL up to the light, spread II out.
and say, What made you spend your
money, Cornelia? l had hoped you
would get new hat. The table,
cloth is very nice, though ] never
cared much for the snowdrop pat
tern. How large is IT."
J The daughter laughed. 1t sounded
exactly like Grandmother Bell.
4 The mother had written out her
hearts burden in her little diary.
At the end of this episode she wrote,
when have girls ! shall just lie
awake nights planning how I can
make them happy. and everything as
bright and pleasant for them as !
can. shall let them do as they
please. and try every way to please
them. But perhaps. after all. they
won't care. like mother"
J The other aaair---when the girl In
the diary had made dressing-sack
for surprise for her mother. and
spread It out invitingly in the best
front room, and written a series OF
notes containing directions a. TO how