The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26

u making ttTnWIPfTN preserves, hnu
she cant come until she finishes Sup.
pose we go down 20 the swamp. aud
Ill show yen what II left OF the flower
room that Terrence O'More. the big
lumbermnn OF Grent Rapids. made
when he was n homeless boy here. lie
was called Frecklcs or course. you
have heard the storyf"
"Yes. and I've met the OMorcs. who
are frequently In Chicago society"
They went down the road to the
swamp. climbed the snake fence. fol.
lowed the path TO the old trail and
then turned south along II EnOra In
dicntcd to Ammon the trail with rem
nants OF sagging barbed wire
1T was ten years ago." she said II
was Just little schoolgirl. but ! wan.
dered widely even then. and no one
cared ! saw him often. lie had been
In city Institution all his life, when
he took the Job Of keeping timber
thieves out OF this swamp. before
many trees had been cut II was n
strong mans work and he was n frail
boy. but he grew harder as he lived
out OF doors and he won.
Some DAYS his face was dreadfully
sad. some days Il was so determined n
little child could see the force In II.
and once II was radiant That day the
Swamp Angel Yves with him. cant
tell you what she was like. never
saw any one who resembled her. lie
stopped near here To show her birds
nest Then they went on To sort OF
flower room he had made, and he sang
for her By the time he left I had got
bold enough to come out on the trail.
and met the big Scotchmnn Frecklcs
lived with lie saw me catching moths
and butterflies. 50 he took me TO tho
flower room aud gave me everything
there | don't dare come alone often.
and so | can't keep II up ms he did. but
you can see something Of how It was"
Elnora led the way aud Ammon fol.
lowed The outlines Of the room were
not distinct. because many of the trees
were gone. but Elnora showed how II
had been ns nearly rs she could
The swamp Is almost ruined now"
she said The naples. walnuts and
cherries are all gone. The talking trees
are the only things left worth while"
The talking trccsr ! don't under
stand" commented Ammon.
mo wonder laughed Enorn. They
are my discovery You know all trees
whisper aud Talk during the summer,
but there are two that have no much
to say they keep on the whole winter
when the Others are silent The beech
es and oaks so love 10 tHlk they cling
TO their dead. dry leaves. In the win
ter the winds are stiffest aud blow
most. so these trees whisper. chatter.
sob. laugh and nj times roar until the
sound In denfenlng When the air II
cold and clear the world very white
and the harp music swelling. then the
talking trees tell the Strengthening. up
lifting things"
you wonderful gIrl!' cried Ammon
What n woman you will be-
III ! am n woman at all worth while
II will he because have had such won.
derful opportunities. said Elnora.
Not every girl IL driven to the forest
to learn what God has TO say there.
Here are the remains of freckles'
room The time the Angel came here
he sang TO her and | listened never
heard music like that. No wonder she
loved him Everyone who knew him
did. ami they do yet Try that log. II
makes fairly good seat. rhs old
store box was his treasure house just
as it's now mine | will show you
my dearest possession. ! do not dare
take II home because mother can't
overcome her dislike for Il. II was my
fathers. AMI In some ways | am like
him. This ~ the strongest"