Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-18
A Sunday
Morning
BY F. A. mitchell

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them werc dpgy doub OF u waite,
mill and m engraving Of BenJamlr
Franklin. Being In . court. not Il ray
Of sunlight could permente the apart
ment.
Six mornings had Wcatherby awak
ened In this room, ana this was the
serenth-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 one
sees here and there In lieu Of pictures.
1t read God Bless Our Home and
under 1t Remember the Sabbath
Day" He thought OF the Sunday
mornings TINT he had awakened ut
home, Little jim climbed out OF his
crib nnd joined his father Ia bed. while
Mrs, Jim went downstairs to start the
! breakfast. Big Jim. on his bnck.
would hold little Jim up ut arms
length. his feet under tho child
Then had come quarrels between
Weatherby and his wife. Mrs. Wealth.
erby wns frugal. and Jim was careless
with his money. lie was hard for m
economical wife to munage. and some
times she would lose her patience with
him At last Jim declared he would
no longer stand her narrowing. as he
"alled 1t. and left her.
This was week ago. AS lin lay
looking Mt the words God Bless Our
Home" and Remember the Sabbath
Day" he went over and over again in
his mind those happy Sunday mornings
be had spent at home. After he aud
little Jim had had their play he had
taken his bath. put on his Sunday
clothes. and on that morning he had
always helped Jimmie TO dress. Then
the three had met at the breakfast ta-
bic. OIL which there was always some
thing nice provided for Sunday morn
ing.
While Wcatherby was looking at the
mottoes on the wall and thinking of
his home the words were having their
effect OH his heart II seemed to him
that there was u 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" set him to thinking In a
Iulet vein. After all. was not the econ.
Omy his wife had urged necessary?
Suppose he should be suddenly taken
lway. And suppose his wife should
soon follow him. What would little
Jim do? His father pictured him hus-
Or worse. trying ut 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 and went
In his pocket were bis
weeks wages that he had received the |
luy before. He had been tempted to
spend 1t In n saloon and went there to /
10 so. but somehow the place didn't
ook as attractive rs 1t had often look |
I'd when he knew that his wife would
hide him on his return home. The |
'ull amount was intact.
He stood In the sunlight. thinking |
Il was o'clock. His Sunday morning
breakfast hour at home was half past |
J. That home was three miles away.
,ut he would gladly walk it to have
lis breakfast ut home. He walked
'own the street. passing one restaurant
lfter another. trying to force himself
nt0 one Of them to get q meal. But
lis stomach rebelled.
~ can 20 home" he said. ''and eat
With Molly and the kid. But what iise?
There would soon be more trouble
bout the expenses. and every time
aid car fare instead Of walking home
fter hard days work Id get scold.
ng."
Then the thought OF little Jim left
n the world came to him again.
He was walking in the direction Of
lis home. and as lie thought he walk.
d the faster. When he had gone mile
e stopped Then he went on for an.
ther mile and stopped again. a third
lme he stopped and stood looking at
is home short distance away.
A clock struck g. Molly was get
ng the breakfast. Who was helping
tile Jim dress himself? He could get
Il his clothes. hut could he get the
uttGns in the holes? Weatherby could
&c the window of the boys room and /
lncied him trying to button himself ,
r." Involnntarily Jim started for ,
ard.
A few minutes later Molly Weather
=. standing over the range. heard tue [
itchen door open. Turning. she saw :
er husband He had roll Of bills
his hand and handed them to her.
IFS yesterday pay" he said. Take
You can run the finances better :
.an /. never want to see cent OF
le money again."
Molly threw her arms around his
eek.
where's the kidT" Jim asked pres. Y
ltly. and without awaiting II reply he
ept upstairs.
Hello. pop" cried Jim. "Ain't [
I'd you came: This button is too big {
II this Eole and won't go in ut ALL" !,
Jim hugged the boy. then helped him >
finish dressing. After that they r
ent down to breakfast" &
"Oh. Jim" said his wife. SOME
wv ! couldn't bear to leave out the l.
nffins you always eat for breakfast. il
ot,,rI I didn't utIt,noS,, r,,,,'I l,, b.,r-