Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-02

NotnSl anu MOlneT-Isot Amy ana
Abe! Why Father and Mother: A
year ago no one could have foreseen
the fortune, nor have prophesied the
possession OF the room by another ell.
derby couple
Angy drew near to Abe. and Abe TO
Angy. They locked arms and stood
looking at the pillows. He saw. and
she saw. the going back TO the old bed.
room in the old home across the woods
and over the field-the going back
And in sharp contrast they each re.
called the first time that they had
stepped beneath that roof nearly half
century ago-the first homecoming
when her mother-heart and his
father-heart had been filed with the
nope of children-children to bless
their marriage. children to complete
their home. children TO love. children
TO feed them with love In return.
Let's adopt some leetle folks" said
Angy. half in a whisper I'm afeard
the old Dlacell seem lonesome with.
out"
Might better adopt the sisters; he
spoke almost grufiiy. al alters did
think young 'uns would be the most
comfort tew yew after they growed
up"
"A baby is dretful cunnin." Angy
persisted But" she added sadly, Il
don't suppose n teethin' mite would
find much in common with US"
Anyway" vowed Abe, suddenly
beginning to unfasten the pillow
shams. these belong ter us. an I'm
a-goin' ter take EN-"
They went down stairs silently. the
shams wrapped in 4 newspaper carried
under his arm
WAL, naow,'-he tried to speak
cheerfully as they rejoined the others
and he pushed his way toward the
dining room-"I'n go an git my cup
an sasser."
But Miss Abigail blocked the door.
again blushing. again confused.
That 'Tew our Beloved Brother
cup she said gently, her eyes not
meeting the wound in his, we bout
concluded yew'd better leave here fer
the one what answers the ad. Yew~
got so much naow, an him"
She did not finish She could not
She felt rather than saw the blazing
of Abe's old eyes. Then the fire be-
meath his brows died out and a mist
obscured his sight
Gals" he asked humbly, would
yew ruther have a new beloved
brother'?"
For a space there was no answer.
Aunt Nancy's head was bowed in her
hands. Lazy Daisy was openly sob
bling. Miss Ellie was twisting her fin
gers nervously in and out-she I'M
wound them to clutch at Angys arm
as If to hold her. At last Miss Abigail
spoke with so unaccustomed sharp
ness that her voice seemed not her
own:
"Sech a foolish question as that no
body in their sound senses would ask"
Abe sat down in his old place at the
Preside and smiled a thousand smiles
III one. He smiled and rubbed his
hands before the blaze. The blaze H.
self seemed scarcely more bright and
warm than the light from within which
TRANSPORTED his aged face.
Gals" he chuckled in his old IA
miliar way, IL dunno how SamI
Darby II take it; but if mothers will
In. ] guess | won't buy back no moro
of the old place. cept'n Jest M
rockin'chair with the red roseq onto
it; an all the rest o. this here plagued
money I'll hand over ter the directors.
an stay right here an take my com
fort"
AnEy bent down and whispered in
his ear: I'D ruther dew it, tew. IA
Their Anythin' else would seem like
soin a-yisitin' But yew don't want
ter 20 an blame me-" she added anx-
iously, "ef yew cit all riled up an sick
abed agin."
'Pshaw, mother he protested:
'yew fcrgit ! was adopted then, naow
be adoptin'. Thar's big difference"
She lifted her face. relieved. and
smiled into the relieved and radiant.
faces of Abe's children" and her
own.
CTHE ENID