The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-06-23

On the way back to town Mr.. Willett
made inquiry.
who did you say that black-eyed
little girl was, Francis?"
"That's Mary Alice Brown"
"She's quiet little thing and quite
pretty. She's your Young Lady of the
Wash Wagon, eh?''
Eyes, father"
"She has brains,v said WilIett pere.
'.She's spunky Who's her father?'
"She never told me"
"H'm! Mother takes in washing;
little girl delivers the goods. Looks
bad. Find out all you can about them,
boy, and let me know like that lit
tie girl. Pity she doesn't belong to
Thomas Charles lucky to have a
good father like that"
ANY boys lucky to have good IA
Their" said Francis. He slipped hand
into that Of Mr.. Willett.
Find out where your mother buys
her eggs and butter" said his father.
The children had just come out into
the orchard, and the young morning
sun filtered down through the trees,
dappling the still dewy ground with
dancing patterns of gold. One sensed
the hint of autumn. 1t was in the
slant of sunbeams, in the odors Of
maturing vegetation. of ripenlng fruit.
This is just about the bestest day /
ever saw began Charlie; then 'Ooch!'
whats the matter, CharlieT asked
Mary Alice.
81 guess I'm not Sir Charlie" said
the little boy, rubbing the top Of his
head rnefully. II guess I'm Sir Isaac"
Mary Alice looked puzzled.
"Well, I'll tell you." Charlie went on.
his eyes twinkling: "a apple fell on my
head. Didn't you see it? Well, that
made me think of Sir Isaac Newton.
He was an English Teller. One day
when he was sittin' under a tree a
apple fell PUNK, right on his head; so
he discovered the law Of gravity"
81 don't think that was very smart, +"
said Mary Alice stubbornly. 1T takes
an awful lot to make some folks see a
thing"
"That's it, that's It," cried Charlie
delightedly; that's it exactly. A lit
tile apple fallin' out of tree made Sir
Isaac Newton see that there was rea-
son, and the reason was gravity I got
nature book that splains all about It.
Gravity is what makes things fall to
the earth, and the center of gravity is
the middle of the earth"
Mary Alice was twelve and Charlie
Thomas seven. but the girl marveled
at so much erudition.
my goodness. Charlie, you know an
awful lot for a little boy" she said.
That's somethin' never heard
about"
'Oh, WE'LL" said the little boy, II
guess / don't know $ much as you
think. / can't read nearly SO good as
you, Mary Alice
But I'm lots older than YOU
1--WE had some 'vantages. though"
said Charlie. II get heaps of time to
think. When the other boys and girls
are runnin' around, hollerin' and play
in, I'm thinkin'.D
You're the greatest boy ever saw, "
said Mary Alice. Say, can you tell
me something else? If this Sir Isaac
Newton invented gravity, that makes
things fall down, what made the apple
fall before gravity was invented?"
''Oh, Mary Alice, he didn't invent
gravity: he discovered It, God invent
ed gravity"
oh said Mary Alice. OF course
she had been more than half In fun
when she questioned Charlie. She
loved to watch his earnest face, to
note its sparkling animation when he
talked She hesitated to prolong the
present discussion, however. Her idea
of God was not particularly vivid, GER
tainly not intimate.
THAT'S what makes me know my
| legs are goin' to get WELL" said the lit
tie boy. anybody that can do the
things God does can fix up one little
pair of legs; don't you think so?"
III don't see why not" was about
as far as Mary Alice cared to commit
herself; and yet, somehow, she felt a
curious, awakening thrill. She Won
dered vaguely. Then she saw that 1t
happened to everybody who knew
Charlie 1t was something more than
merely cheering up" In Charles life
affairs were always going to be better
than they were because God intended
It, He was always looking ahead,
with his bright eyes fixed on the noun
tain Of Faith and Hope, just as he
would sit and gaze Off across country
at the blue hills and say to himself
Some day I'm goin' to climb up
there