Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17


will have to stand up when he
comes for the rent money and then
GO away without it. hope he will
call when Jesus is here in the morning He does not
know Him, am quite sure and would make his usual
harsh demand for the His face would be inter
esting study when he knows that it is Jesus asking,
"Are you doing unto this starving old YOU
would that he should do unto YOU" Even Freddy
would be abashed by that question from such
don't you think? He might perhaps go away without
repeating his usual formula Il must have my rent
the rOOm
GOOD evening, little one. l did not hear the door
~ opened and closed. Oh, you came in softly, did
you, so as not to disturb if | eating supper?
Why Dear, had supper long ago: 50 long ago that
dolly is it, Where is the old one? My, my! She is
grandmother and goes to bed early, does she:
How time does fly. to be sure: When am going to cut
my long white hair? Not till warm weather comes.
guess. Why do YOU ask? You want to make wig of
it for dolly's grandmother do you: Well, YOU shall
have it for Christmas present tomorrow Bring in
morning: Surely lie comes every Christmas morn
ing. If He did not, there would be Santa Claus to
visit little folks Going to tell Mama, are YOU: Well
Merry Christmas and goodnight.
HAVE no stockings to hang up; but it may be worth
while to put card on the door asking Santa to leave
sack of coal and loaf of bread. should not feel the
cold SO much if had eaten anything since When
did have my last meal? | wonder. Somehow, don't
to remember. | will go to bed think.
holly! Dolly. | did not expect you, Dear; but
- am so glad you this Christmas Eve! But |
the only here to receive you. Your three
are in the world somewhere. do not know where
they After you went away to join little
Hugh the boys and did get along together very
comfortably could not become reconciled to the alb
sence of you and the baby, and fear that so
patient with the boys | should have been They
missed and grieved for you first; but grief does
last with boys at their ages They grew away from
and became unmanageabe. knew they should
be in school, and wrote to YOUR brother He offered to
care for and educate them if would pay half the cost.
! went with them to Baltimore, and left them his
home.
Alone, | returned to the cabin in the mountains,
where had been so happy for three years Every
thing in the house reminded me of YOU but without you
the place desolate. During the day | wandered
the hills and toiled in the mine. | took and
sold only enough to pay my expenses and the quar-
terly bills by your brother In that way lived for
fifteen years.
And then night broke into the largest chamber of
that had ever went into town. and decided
undivided one-fourth of the mine to each of
sons, Dolly; had the deeds recorded and forwarded
your brother for delivery In reply to my letter he
said the boys trying establish brokerage bust
ness IN New York; but needed capital. Donald wrote
for himself and brothers asking to visit them
complied and found them in we'll furnished offices,
gagged IN an apparently prosperous business. They in
qured if would buy their interests in the mine.
them Donald suggested that capitalize the
assened to that and executed deed for my oneourth
1t cuts to the heart tell you, Dolly but they
sold the mne and vanished, after entering my name