Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-02

are you going to get them up to that
cemetery, I'd like to know? Hire
livery rig? Pocket money for May all
gone Borrow from Daddy? Never!
Take them in the automobile instead
of the girls? WelI-I-never-
Katherine stopped on the sidewalk
and laughed aloud. What would the
girls say? And the boys? And Jack?
The girls eyes sparkled. Il Wilt"
she said, "and know of another who
will fill the empty seat. Old Mrs.
Davis, who hasn't been to a Memorial
day celebration for years, and she a
soldiers widow still wearing an old
rusty Grape veil in his memory. Poor
old dear' And know not one of them
has ever had an auto ride or ever ex.
poets to. And after the exercises
perhaps I'll take them a spin down the
river road ! will! | will The poor
old souls! I'll make 'em have one
royal afternoon or die in the attempt"
That afternoon was a dream OF de-
light to the three old people and the
years fell from them like garment,
so wonderful a thing Is Joy to those
whom JOY seldom visits. The color
, came in Widow Davis wrinkled
cheeks. and her old eyes beamed with
pride as she looked across the rows
OF graves to Ienrys, where the little
flag tiuttered and the great bouquet Of
white syringas and plumy lilacs lay
lfl.t a I4nIIisffan frh. 4
IT'S sweetest and softest, and the two
old brothers never knew that quiet
tears We're running down their faces
as they listened.
The generals speech was strong
and true, and brave and tender. and
when II was over. Silas and Jerry
could not refrain from hObbliug up to
greet their old commander.
When az last &C was all over and the
people began 10 descend the long hill.
katherine turned her automobile in
the direction OF the river road She
drove slowly SO that her guests might
I enjoy the exquisite view. and on and
uu they went miles out into the beau
tiiul. free. open country But on the
way home Katherine gave them the
ride OF their lives. and laughed 20 see
the widows old face flushed like a
girls and her gray hair noltins ON the
I Wind, while the old crepe veil blew out
straight behind into the delighted faces
ui The tWu old men. Who were thor,
u4Ehly enjoying the swift pace II was
all yey wonderful aud beautiful and
surely there Was good deal Ia life
after all they thought
That uisht the general was the guest
. uf honor GO Judge Adams at dinner
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eleventh hour given up their proposed
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