The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27
A Sunday
Morning
By F. A Mitchell

them were Il dingy daub Of u water
mill and an engraving Of Benjamin
Franklin. Being In a court. not Il ray
OF sunlight could perneate the apart
ment.
Six mornings had Weatherby awak.
ened in this ROOM. and this was the
seventh-not the seventh day of the
week. but the seventh day since he
had awakened in his own little home.
Turning on his side, his eyes rested
on one of those framed words
sees here and there in lieu of pictures
1t read God Bless Our Home" and
under it Remember the Sabbath
Day." He thought Of the Sunday
mornings that he had awakened at
home. Little Jim climbed out Of his
crib and joined his father in bed. while
Mrs. Jim went downstairs to start the
breakfast. Big Jim. IN his back.
would hold little Jim up at arms
length. his feet under the child.
Then had come Quarrels between
Weatherby and his wife. Mrs. Wealth
erby was frugal. and Jim was careless
with his money. He was hard for al
economical wife to manage. and some
times she would lose her patience with
him. At last Jim declared he would
no longer stand her narrowing. as he
.alled it. and left her.
This was a week ago. As lin lay
looking at the words God Bless Our
Home and Remember the Sabbath
Day" he went owe and over again IN
his mind those happy Sunday mornings
he had spent ut home. After he and
little Jim had had their play be had
taken his bath. put on his Sunday
clothes. and on that morning be had
always helped Jimmie to dress. Then
the three had met at the breakfast ia
bic. on which there vas always some
thing nice provided for Sunday morn.
ing.
While Weatherby was looking at the
notices on the wall and thinking of
his home the words were having their
effect on his heart. 1t seemed to him
that there was a connection between
the two. God Bless Our Home" caused
him to think what home was. how diff
ferent from the lonely room to which
he had moved. and "Remember the
Sabbath Day" act him to thinking in \
quiet vein. After all. was o the econ
omy his wife had urged necessary:
Suppose he should be suddenly taken
away And suppose his wife should
soon follow him. What would little
Jim do? His father pictured him hus-
tied of to some charitable institution
or. worse. trying at a tender age to
make his living On the streets.
The thought made Jim restless. He
got out of bed. splashed a little water
on his face. dressed himself aud vent
downstairs. In his pocket were his
weeks wages that he had received the
day before. he had been tempted to
spend it in a saloon and went there to
do SO. but somehow the place didn't
look as attractive as it had often look.
ed when he knew that his wife would
chide him on his return home. The
full amount was intact.
BE stood in the sunlight. thinking
1t was Z O'Clock. His Sunday morning
breakfast hour at home was half past
8. That home vas three miles away.
but be would gladly walk 1t to have
his breakfast at home. He walked
down the street. passing one restaurant
after another. trying to force himself
into n Of them to get a meal. But
his stomach rebelled.
II can go home" he said. land eat
with Molly and the kid. But what use?
There would soon be more trouble
about the expenses. and every time !
| paid a car fare instead of walking home
after a hard days work Id get q Sold
ing"
Then the thought OF little Jim left
on the world came to him again.
He was walking in the direction of
his home. and as he thought he walk.
ed the faster. When he had gone a mile
he stopped. Then he went on for Il.
other mile and stopped again. A third
time he stopped and stood looking ut
his home a short distance away.
A clock struck 8. Molly was get
ting the breakfast. Who was helping
little Jim dress himself? He could get
on bis clothes. but could be get the
buttons In the holes? Weatherby could
see the window of the boys room and
fancied him trying to button himself
up" I~nvoluntarily Jim started for.
ward.
A few minutes later Molly Weather
by. standing owe the range. heard the
kitchen door open. Turning. she saw
her husband. He had a roll Of bills
In his hand and handed them to her.
Its yesterdays pay" be- said. Take
it. You can run the finances better
than /. | never want to see a rent Of
the money again."
Molly threw her arms around bis
neck.
where's the kid?' Jim asked pres.
emily. and without awaiting Il reply be
went upstairs.
Hello. pop!' cried Jim. Amt
glad you came: This button IL ton big
for this hole and won't 20 In ut ALL"
Jim hugged the boy. b e helped him