The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-26

pared for heroism by adversely, and it
usually requires long term Of prepa-
ration. The hero In this case was the
wife. Disappointed In her husbands
want of ability to bear the burden in
cumbent upon him. she offered to
take her children away and support
them. leaving him to do the best he
could for his mother. Kenly never
consented, but Jennie. who was a
character with decision necessary to
enter upon and carry out any plan she
decided upon. left her husband and
recommended the labor which had fit
ted her for the present emergency.
Several years passed. during which
William Kenly did the best he could
for his mother. His wife. who was
one to 'burn her ships" behind her.
lest between her husbands mother
and his family he would not do his
duty by either. refused to keep him
advised of her whereabouts. The
truth is that at the time of her mar
rage she felt keenly her husbands par
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that she worked for living. and
now that adversely had come upon
them she was too proud to rely on
their son for the support that his moth
er needed.
Mrs. Kenly. ST.. died a few years
after the separation between her son
and his wife. and William. who loved
his family and whose recent expert
ence had enabled him to think and act
for himself. freed from all incum-
brance. took hold of the problem of
life with surprising vigor He had
manifested more taste for filling the
soil than anything else. and when a
boy had cultivated a kitchen garden
OF his own in bis fathers back yard
When his mother died. though ap-
preaching middle life. he began to ex-
| pertinent upon processes by which
plants are made to bear fruits of a
| high order and in abundance. In this
| field he developed a genius and. hav-
ing made several important discover
| les. was one of the first Of those the
government sent out to instruct farm
ers In new processes of growing crops.
With this brief synopsis of William
Kenly's antecedents, we will take him
up In the tram on CHRISTMAS eve
where he was naturally enough think
ing of bis wife and children, wonder
| ing where they were and repining be
| cause he would not be able to spend
the morrow with them. Since hii
| mothers death and the change in his
affairs he had made repeated efforts
to find them, but had not succeeded
| He was at this time travelling among
farmers explaining to them some dis
coveries In the treatment of seed tha
he had made himself and had received
call from one who signed himself
John Carpenter to visit him and give
him special instruction. The letter ha(
arrived the morning before Christmas
and the farmer had stated that b,
would not object to taking his lessor
on Christmas day. This had appealed
to Kenly, who. being alone, dreaded
Christmas, especially since it Away.
| oCb nAAu " tA4AhAL6 AWFUL LILO AOob w III
and children. He had telegraphed tina
he would arrive on a train that stop
ped at the station nearest the Carpen
ter farm at o'clock In the morning
and was telegraphed in reply to com,
directly to the farmhouse.
1t was $50 o'clock when he ap
preached the home In question, ant
though it was still dark he saw BY
lights in the windows that there wer,
children in the family. who were VI
and diving into their stockings. Hi
heart sank within him at remembering
his own children, who, IL they still
lived, were probably doing the sans
thing. He wondered In what part o.
the world they were and II their moth
er were in condition to give then
Christmas presents. One thing h'
knew-no new father was celebrating
| Christmas with than. for be had neyel