The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-30

~iNG 0G0n lVOhNNS 49, $500
this afternoon"
away" He had tried that. gently and
persistentIy when first her mind began
to be confused. from long grief and
hurt love. stricken pride and sick sus-
pense.
Instead of that Ivory turned the sub
feet cheeriIy, saying, ''WeIl. we're sure
OF a good season. / think. There's
been a grand snowfall and that. they
say. is the poor mans manure. Rod
and win put IN more corn and pota-
toes this year. shan't have to work
single handed very long. for he IS grow
ing to be quite n farmer"
Your father was very fond of green
corn. but he never cared for potatoes,"
Mrs. Boynton said. vaguely. taking up
her knitting Il always had great
pride in my cooking. but could never
get your father to relish my potatoes"
We'll. his son does, anyway" Ivory
replied, helping himself plenifully
from a dish that held one of his
mothers best connections. potatoes
minced fine and put together into the
spider with thin bits of pork and all
Drowned together.
81 sa W the Baxter girls today, moth:
err" he continued not because he hoped
she would give any heed to what he
said. but from the sheer longing for
companionship 1.-The deacon drove OF
with Lawyer Wilson. who wanted him
to give testimony in some case or other
down in Midtown. The minute Patty
saw him going up Saco hill she har-
messed the old starved Baxter mare.
and the girls started over to the Lower
Corner to see some friends. 1t seems
it's Patty's birthday. and they were
celebrating. 1 met them just as they
were coming back and helped them lift
the rickety wagon out OF the mud
They were stuck IN It up to the hubs
OF the wheels. l advised them to walk
up the Town House hill IL they ever
expected to get the horse home"
Town House hflIt" said Ivory's
mother. dropping her knitting. That
was where we had such wonderful
meetings. Truly the Lord was present
in our midst And oh, Ivory. the vi
sions we saw in that place when Jacob
Cochrane first unfoIded his gospel to
usI Was ever such man"
Probably not, mother" remarked
Ivory dryly.
/ remember their home and the little
girl who used to stand in the gateway
and watch when we came out of meet
ing. There was baby too. Isn't there
a Baxter baby, IvoryE''
'S6e didn't stay baby. She IS sew
enteen years old today, mother"
You surprise me. but children do
grow very. inst. She had a strange
Y
Her maine is Patience. hut nobody
but her father calls her anything but
Patty. which suits her much better"
"No the name wasn't Patience, not
the one 1 mean"
'oThs older sister is waltstill. Per
haps you mean her. And Ivory sat
downby the tire, with his book and his
pipe.
.'TaItstiII waitstiIl, That is Il!
such beautiful namer'
shes beautiful girl"
"waitstilli They also serve who only
stand and wait wait, / say. on the
Lord AMI he will give thee the desires
OF thy heart Those were wonderful
days. when we were caught up out OF
the body and mingled freely In the
spirit world" Mrs Boyhton was now
fully started on the topic that absorbed
her mind, and Ivory could no nothing
but let her tell the story that she had
told him a hundred times.
IL remember when first we heard
Jacob Coehrane speak" This was her
usual way or beginnInG.l Your father
was a preacher. as you know, Ivory.
bi you wilt never know what q won
derful preacher be was. Ny grand
father, being n fne gentleman ana a
governor. would not give his consent to
my Indtriage. but never regretted It.
never. your father saw Elder Czech
rane at q reEiSal mss INK Of he EEse