Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
FINANCIAL REVERSRS'
FORCE ELLEN ADATp
TOLEAVE HER HOME
Death of Mother Make,
Her an Orphan Without
Friends - Pictures Amer.
lea as Land of Promise.

bottom; II Is only in youth The, A.
blacklist abysses of sorrow are p,,..s
For In youth, and In youth onIv. ~.
power to feel" IL at its keen.s,
this the older folks are slow to r..,,.
The child sorrowing over her brok.n Al,
the little boy lamenting the death =,
favorite dog-the disastrous ending "a
young girls love affair-why. tb. ,u,
verse for the nonce Is blotted nv, a.
these' The pain of II all would be ,oo
great, too overwhelming, were II no, a.,
the blessed twin capacity for JOY.
And !, Ellen Adair, alone IN Am.r,..
and without one real friend in the yrors
can yet thank heaven for this can,,.,r
for deep feeling. For the pendulum ,,,,
surely swing around and happines, an.
day come to me agnin. ELLEN. a.,,
child" my mother used to say. "nsv.,
grow hard and never grow worldly. Ana
If sorrow comes, let it only sery. 4.
soften you.
The mark of rank In nature 80 capacity "a,
pain ''V 8ot
AND .ws.,Gs ,Se anguish Isl OF the singer makes til.
Dear mother, how lightly listen.d a.
your gentle moralizing-and how vl.a,,
would listen now.
For the peaceful life in the English VII.
lage had a sad and sudden ending
remember spring had come in a r,ot a,
turbulent green, in wonderful stirr,,v,
OF wood and field, In tender upshoots--srd
IL mad been strangely restless Tb.
young sap was rising In the trees tbs
oirds were mating in the branches and
singing their hearts out in a very ecstacv
OF JOY oh, to be in England, now thar
Aprips there! No earthly srtIst oorIs
ever hope to paint an English snr;nH' Joa
time. The hedges were mass OF tends,
green the thorn trees budding In a whit.
protusion. and the sun glittered In n thon.
sand lights on the -spangled rros.
Oh, those dewy April MORNINGS ana nv
young rebellious heart More life, Nor.
life' l was crying to myself in a vex,i.
and cropping way. MY youth is passing
and | have never llved!" and my heart.
ache deepencd with the singing of IN.
nesting birds '"'
Two rival birds were courting that,
lady-love on a neighboring tree. and The
beauty Of their song brought tears 10
my eyes. Life and love!" said l. "and
love Is the only thing that matters And
love, in this sleepy place, is passing ma
ain wan n uull neaTtacne | walked
back to our cottage on the moor. Blu,
even there the birds were courtIng bs-
meath the gables and the dormer win
dows' To shut out their tender song I
hurried Indoors and seated myself In our
little parlor. But opposite me on the
wall was the same old theme for there,
hung by careful hand, was Watts great
picture, and l gazed upon Il for the hrst
tune with new and seeing eyes-"Loys
and Life" and in the shelter OF Loves
wings Life rested.
buried my head on the table TO shut
IL out. and the tears ran down my cheeks.
why, Ellen." said a gentle voice, tell
me the trouble. dear" and mother stood
by my side. I could not speak, for words
We're futile to express the vague stirrinss
at my heart.
is it the artist man who was here last
summer" said she. He may come back
to us. Ellen. Do not weep SO, dear"
ana then into her kindly ear l poured
my longings and my fears It was not
any special love / wanted but love and
NE together And told her Of the
afust mans kind words. Live up v
the highest always" 1 told her Of my
sudden rebellion at our narrow life and
OF the strange heart STRINGS that the
spring had awakened within me- talked
Tor an hour in my selfish absorption. and
then caught sight of mothers faca
HOW thin and wan It looked; how deli.
cately transparent! My heart smote me.
On mother. my place Is hero with you!'
cried. You need me most" and for
the first time I noticed tho frailty Of
her pretty figure and the droop OF her
slender shoulders
may not need you long, dear Ellen"
said she. "and then love and life will
come and You will be free" And looking
at her dear thin face. think the artists
words came true; my self-centrednsu
fell from me, my soul woke UP. my soul
began TO grow. I must never lose her
that dear mother OF mine; / would de.
vote my life to her. and nnd happiness
elusive Blue Bird. in its true place. at
home.
The spring slipped by and the days
heightened toward midsummer. And
June and the honeysuckle and the roses
came in triumphant. 1 thought the
clover in a neighboring field had never
smelled SO sweet before. And then the
sudden tragic ending came-for mother
had been ailing since the coming Of hs
spring-and one June evening tho slender
cord gave way. and shs quietly slipped
beyond the pale of earthly things 10
where beyond these voices there Is
peace" / cannot talk about II yet; the
pain Is still too fresh. too new.
And later the pompous lawyer from
the nearest town arrived. You have
lived a curious. shut-in life," said he 10
me. And. my dear young lady. your
poor mother has shown a strange lack Of
business capacity. For her Worldly-ah
was sunk In a small annuity. which has
now of course. terminated at her dealh'
And l find your cottage moTtgaged. Ha"
you no relatives. no intimate frlendsY
| racked my puzzled brains-ana
shamefscedly confessed that. beyond the
vicar and the parish doctor. we had Nv
friends.
But my dear young lady" said ths
pompous little lawyer. your financial
position is now a serious one. | mus
inform you that even this cottage wiz
pass out Of your hands-for your mother;
not In debt TO any OF the loesi
tradespeople, has borrowed from hIn
N town. And YOU are practically PENN
less. Have YOU really no relatiyesF
My mothers brother in America IS M
only one l ever knew" said Sadly,
And him | have not seen for seEsH
years. ! was at boarding school In Lon,
ion then. and he came over from Phns
ielphia 10 England on a business ulS
We spent day together at the Zoo snS'
lined at Romano's II was red-le"'
lay for me- | remembers"
You had better advise him lmuS,
;iately of your awkward position; M. ny
child" said the little lawyer, lot, .,
Horldly-all consists OF a ten-pound h2e
m the local savings bank" and ne "
parted.
And slowly resolved upon action,
slowly my determination grew Not Ds oinI
would ] write to this uncle Of l'D hi