The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-09-02

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and fro. Neither OF us will ever see
Aaron Boynton agaIn-you no more
than I. He's In the west, and n man
with two families and no means Of
providing for them doesn't come back
where he's known. Come and take her
away. Eliza! Take her away. quick
she called.
81 stumbled out Of the room. and the
woman waved me upstairs You must
not mind. Hetty." she apologized. She
never had good disposition ut the
best. but she's frantic with the pain
now. and good reason. too. It's about
over. and I'll I've thankful when II Is
You'd better swallow the shame and
take the child. ! cant and won't have
him, and it'll be easy enough for you
to say he belongs To some OF your own
folks
by this time was mentally bewil-
dcred. When the iron first entered my
soul when ] first heard the truth about
your father. at that moment my mind
gave way--l know II now.
"Poor. poor mother! My poor, gentle
little mother!' murmured Ivory bro
kenly rs he stroked her hand.
Don't cry. my son; II Is all past
the sorrow and the bitterness and the
struggle | VIII Just finish the story,
and then Wen close the book forever
The woman gave me some Drehu anu
tea, and ! flung myself on the bed
without undressing. Il don't know how
] Long N ftarNard N hilt tho 0AOr
opened and little boy stole IN. SAD
strange. dark eyed llttle poy VINO saiu'
Can | sleep up hereF Mothers scream
Ing and I'm AFRAID lie c'imped ON 10
the couch. covered MN WIN o'an-
ket, and soon heard his ueep preatn-
Ing. But later In the nlght' When 1
must nave fallen asleep myself ! SUI
denly awose ana telt MN lying oes'ue
me. He had dragged tne p'hhket aiohg
and crept up on the oeu 10 get ciose W
my side Tor the warhth cou'u give
or the comfort OF III! he"rhess' me
touch OF MN UTMOST proNe III! "e"'-
could not push tne niue creature
away wneh ne was wing 'ne'e 50 ne"'
ana warm anu connuihs ne' a'' '"'oii-
scious OF the agony us mere eA's'e'ico
was 10 me- ! uius, nave e'eP' "s"i"'
ana when tue da! orohe was a'one'
thought the presence vi 'ne Gun" u.
the night was ureaIn' anu Vou'u
not remember "nere was VI why
was there'
Mother' uear nio'"ei' w" 'e' w
any more Tonight rear 'or YOU,
strength urgeu Nor!' us eses ,u''
OF tears NJ Tue 'eiieui"' ""'e VI Nv"
suueriiss'
There Is only Ittie nnore anu Tue
weight VIII pe Oh III! uea,' anu on
yours. my poor son. "ou'u 'na' : "eeu
not tell you Tue mouse was sun anu
Thought AT nrst that no Que was
awake, but when ! openeu Tue s'''i"s
room door the child ran to"aru nie anu
TOOK my mana as tue woman c"ine III
from the slckrooin' 20 lh'o Tue Ai'1n
en-. Rodman, she SAID anu 'ace up
your boots. lou re gong risu' ou' WIN
TINS lady' het'! uieu III 'ne "en''
she continued impassN e'y Inc uoe
tor was here ABOUT III cioch' anu w
never seen her SO oad' ne gave ue'
olg uose Vi s'eep'"s po"u ""u ~
"""'ner W 'he '"o,' ~"
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ne'p'ess " i'oNe' w ~,
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When my p".A was u" ""' 90 =,
'ne Po"ue' vi! y" n,
was sone "nen
ulun hasten 'nins' liuN"' -,
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sue hu'iieu's s"'e ne -
" anu pu''ins "a a"' -
ne oo'' n'e'""' Pu'u -" -. -
nouse' so' " 49,
'ne uoc'o'' SUI s"'u, anu ~ -
ou' Vi 'ne wa! 49, 80.
Nl'eet W ,ne s''',oi' anu "'u
ne oo' oe'on-eu W 'o'' - :
uleu anu 'e', nm ~ -" -,
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anu the! nc an ~
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