The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-02-04
ESTABLISHED 1876

of It,
l returned to the boy, took him into
my car, and we drove to store, where
l spent money for clothes for him as
lavishly as | had been spending 1t on
myself. l couldn't keep my eyes off
the expression of wonder, of delight,
that perpetually lowered on his fea-
lures l didn't know what he needed.
but Adele did and thought Of many
things that would add to his comfort
Now we must take him home," she
said when he was warmly dressed.
and, loaded down with packages, we
went to the ear and presently drew up
at tenement house, where we aston
ished his mother and his brothers and
sisters by presenting him to them In
his new habiliments. / had a roll of
bills in my pocket, which / distributed
among the children, left a check for
the mother, and Adele and | drove
away, followed by the blessings of the
family.
/ had often returned to my room at
midnight to feel the doom that hung
over me by contrast with the gayety
had experienced more keenly thar
before going. The evening of my new
departure / spent with Adele, listen
ing to plans she prepared for more
giving the next day. and when / went
to bed felt greater relief than at any
time since / had learned that l must
die within the year For the first time
since heard the announcement went
to sleep with no room for it In my
mind for thinking of the happiness |
had created
l need not repeat the details of my
charities, of which this was the be-
ginning. l gained something In
strength as we'll as spirits | could not
see that the lump that was to kill me
was increasing, and l hoped that
might be permitted to live the full
time the doctor had allowed me. One
thing | noticcdI had less use for Ar
thur Athert9n and more for Adele
Sturgis. | spent my mornings recall
ing the pleased expressions Of those ]
had benefited and my afternoons go
ing about getting rid of my money
with Adele The evenings | usually
spent with her, talking over our char
table work for the next day.
One night when / was going to bed /
smaller | felt of it, and, whereas it
had been hard, it was now soft | won
dered if after all the great specialist
had not been mistaken in my case. The
next morning ! went to him again He
examined my symptom, and | saw at
once by his expression that It was not
as he had expected. saw also that
what he was thinking about was how
he should admit to me that he had
been mistaken without injury to his
professional dignity
This lump" he said at-last, sis what
| told you In the first place. But" he
waited moment before going on to
give me time to be impressed "but it
is variety that is harmless. l think it
will subside"
had a 500 check in my pocket
ready for him and, handing 1t to him,
got out as quickly as possible, fearing
that he would change his opinion again
before could make an exit few to
Adele to announce the good news, and
when l did so | met with the astonish-
ment of my life. She tried to congrat-
ulate me, but words would not come
Then her relief found vent in tears, and
before | realized what / was doing /
had taken her in my arms and was
soothing her.
"You have taught me how to forget
death as well as to live, l said to her
land if you consent we will together
pursue happiness as we have begun 1t
Thanks to you, more than half Of my
fortune remains, and we will lay out
certain part of our income to be given
to those in distress"
There are blessings in disguise which
we cannot control, but there are also
blessings we can control. Every act of
loving kindness is such a blessing to
ourselves, though we are apt to con-
slider 1t a sacrifice and fail to see 1t in
its true character. The most fortunate
expenditure l ever made was the fee
paid the great specialist for telling me
to prepare for death, for in preparing
for death l prepared for life Besides,
he was instrumental in giving me my
dear wife.