Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01
HIRAM BROWNS PROTEGE

Montague's appeal in The Journal:
 Well. young man. what can do for ] you ?''
 Are you MT. Hiram Brown. who
 has sent for me-" Yes, yes! Come right in and sit
 per for you. as suppose you are
 hungry.
 Mrs. Brown eyed the boy cautions
 ly and was forced to admit that she
 was pleased with his appearance. Hi-
 rams waif as she called him to her
 self. She admired his fine manner l and busied herself getting his supper
 and then to put the room in order in
 the ell, directly over the kitchen.
 He had heard Farmer Browns
 declaration, and as he retired he re- peated to himself: By Gods help
 shall show my benefactor that his
 faith in God. his hopes for a life to tcome, and his love for all mankind shall never waver on my account" Next morning Fred was up early
 and when Mrs. Brown came into the
 kitchen. she found the fire made,
 ashes taken from the stove and ket-
 many acts of kindness to show his
 gratitude. Farmer Brown conclud-
 ed to have Fred stay at the house , with his wife. He considered it un- safe to leave her alone. His will
 ingness to do her bidding soon won
 her heart. and she exercised more
 faith in God, more hope for a life to come. and more love for mankind . It was when they were all in this } peaceful frame of mind that Celinda } and the two boys came to visit. Mrs. Harrington several years before had
 married the Rev. Farnsworth Earring ton and to this union twin boys had l been born. She had concluded to name neither for father as his name
 was too old-fashioned, but called one g Romaine and the other Desmond. . Through years of accumulation T MT. and Mrs. Brown had added many ] pieces of furniture to their home, not e to say costly, but of good quality and @ by good care 1t was well preserved = The day the grandsons arrived the h trouble began. Articles that had hung y in place for years were now removed e The clock that stood in the hall, the n pendulum was taken off, the cane = seated chairs were broken through = from standing on them, and numerous e other things were used in rough ways . The couch that was Mrs. Brown: s pride was used by the boys to run uI O and down on and jump off.
 O Mrs. Burlington would say tenderly !? Romaine, Desmond, are you not afrait tt of scratching your shoes"
 Mrs. Brown added: Aren't yo, = afraid they will hurt themselves T' r, 'Oh. no, they do that at home" sait i- Celinda. sweetly. When the sewinl h machine cover was used for a wagol d and Desmond turned over in 1t am hurt his side, bursting the cove It open-Mrs. Burlington said:
 g My precious darlingi Did you hur l- yourself?' And thus the days wen to by, something new happening eac ot day.
 IS Fred Montague would look on an IS say to himself: 'FWhy Is fate so crut
 to give to one so much and to other r. Mrs. Brown was almost heartbrok Ot en. but said nothing. for they wer
 Celinda's children. yet praying for tn CT day of their departure.
 to The nerves of the grandfather be to came so upset that he took himself t of the barn for rest and quiet. He wa
 repeating to himself: What peacefr Id hours I once enjoyed. how swee mt their memory still. But they have lei NJ fill.' When he heard the greate. n bang and racket and followed to fin
 on this hot July day that the sleIg li- had been taken from it's storage an d. the two precious grandsons were try 1t ing to hitch the old gray mare to it no Fred could not understand why s n- little appreciation and so little cal he is given to that which belongs [ en others.
 IT, The day came for their departur IT. Fred nailed up a box with things fro nd the farm to be taken home. Desmor he disappeared with the hammer. whe he he was found he was hammerinE il ne piano. When spoken to Mrs. Fa1 Int rington expressed herself as glad sf lis was going home. saying:
 elf 'The children don't have any con 'es fort nor one bit of pleasure" e." After the departure Mrs. Brown "; Ny i'll with nervous indigestion. Farm, we Brown was heard to mutter: "Ra! rd calls from blue blood"
 He Fred Montague proved more ths IS a son to Hiram and Maria Brown ar n- he was always grateful to them f.
 pulling him out of miry pit. ed BILLIE.