The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-18

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'If it want for Minnie an Mamie
an Willie an Jimmie an little Peter
I'd take her myself" Priscilla contin-
ued. passing Sarah's tart observation
unnoticed. 1T would be mercy to
take her in an give her a home. STILL
s'pose tn Lordll provide a way for
her, but blessed IL can see il now"
Sarah folded the napkins up and
put them on the chair beside her
81 should think you'd get lonesome
in this big house with not a soul
around but boy doin chores an go
in to school," Priscilla said.
ut amt always them that's around
you that keeps you from bein' lone
some" Sarah remarked, looking hard
at something out OF the window that
seemed to have a mist about 1t.
mo, l s'pose not" Priscilla said
softly.
There were few minutes of rock
ing and looking out of the window.
only fourteen years Old Sarah
mused half to herself
What did yor say Sarah?" Priscilla
asked.
"Nothin-I was just thinking" re-
turned Sarah.
You know" Priscilla said. after
pause, '1f anything was to happen
that my Minnie was to be left alone
wonder if | could send down pray
er that would go into somebody's
heart and not let EN- rest until they
went an found her an took her in an
gave her a good home-like your'n,
for example" she said.
Il don't know" Sarah returned,
slowly. "A good many prayers are
sent on wild goose chases-like some
I've had to do with. | used to pray,
night after night, but ! guess they
went up when everybody was out"
she added somewhat bitterly.
You mustn't, Sarah, you mustn't"
cried Priscilla, its a blasphemy"
"What-prayer? Sarah inquired.
No, talkin' like that" said Prilcil-
IL.
Well, amt | goin' t give tn nap
kins TO tn guild?" Sarah retorted.
1T amt napkins tn Lord wants."
suggested Priscilla.
What is it, them inquired Sarah.
It's hearts-good lovin', tender hu-
man hearts-that's what it is
Well, mine was good an lovin an
tender once" Saran said, slowly. But
it's old an hard an dry now like an
old cheese rinnd."
"MebLe He's tryin' to make it low
in an tender again an give you some
thin to put into it that'll take it back
to where it used t be- Priscilla sue
gested.
"How?" Sarah asked.
"Oh, | don't know" Priscilla re-
sponded. He works in a mysterious
way-thats what the poet says"
You mean for me to take her
that girl of Hetty's?" demanded Sarah,
fiercely.
No; mean for you to take her
that girl OF Robins" Priscilla answer
ed her.
II forgot" Sarah responded. less
bitterly.
Her name is Robin, same as his"
Priscilla informed her IT'S the kind
OF a name you can give to girl or a
boy either-th boys after Robin Hood
An tn girls after Robin Redbreast,
mebbe."
"She told him lies" Sarah cried,
her bitterness returning. She told
him lies and he" She rested her
chin on her hands and her elbows
on her knees and looked hard out Of
the window, where everything was
| misty.
81 know" said Priscilla soothingly.
But she is dead an he is dead an
you an me are here"
Il never knew about her fallin'
down with tn butter" Sarah said.
Then she added: Was it true that
they got pretty poor before she died?"
Il guess they were in bad straits,
Priscilla said. They say little Robin
Amt hardly got clothes enough 10
keep soul an body together"
Her mother should a talked less
an sewed more, Sarah ventured.
"Hetty Granger want idle" Pris-
( ella objected. Give tn dead her due.
She was always busy, but a woman
can't do much in tn way of earnin'
tn way things CO."
Il suppose not" Sarah said Does
she look any way like her mother?"
They say she's tn image of her
father She's all alone in tn house
up there, with nobody but Kate
! Adams, an Kate's been havin' such a
time mournin' openly for Hetty Pm
afraid she'll have poor little Robin
scared to death before night. Kate's
a good soul but she's a powerful
mourner, so I'm goin' up to get Robin
and bring her home for a few days
with me. Jimmie an Willie an Lit
tie Peter can sleep together in the
| three-Quarter bed, an that'll make
room for her with Nellie"
"I don't think ever saw her." Sarah
mused. 81 amt looked at one of 'em
for fifteen years
You better peek out when we're go