Gunnison news-champion., 1919-02-07

ucies-a Iosd Of wood. two sacks Of
-four. three pairs OF boots, one coat.
ten pounds OF salt pork and four
bushels Of pofatoes-aIl for Michael
Henry"-had been charged 10 Silss
Wright
So - ~" rnereSt chance learned
that 'h.. Invisible Michael Henry was
th- Hlumn"r ot the modest statesman
and really the spirit OF SIlas Wright
f..t.r- the hungry and clothing the
naked and warming the cold house.
10 III" absence of It's owner. II was
ID" hear 0f Wright Joined to that Of
II" ~rha"lma,ier. which sat In the
green chair.
fear that my work suffered q mo-
raeni's interruption, for just then I
treul t. know the great heart OF the
senator. Its warmth was In the cloth
iuE 'ha, covered my back. Its delicacy
r. Tho Ignorance ~ those who had
shared It's beueiactlOns.
icouu' ,hls ou. ~ the great events
~ my youth Bur there was n greater
one. although Il seemed not so at the
tIfu,. of f. A Traveller on the road to
RaUyh.cn had dropped his pocke;book
run'0lu.a: lar-" amount OF money
S..TuO wa- 'l. sum. II remember
rightly. II" wns man who. being
Justly susp.ciuu- of the banks. had
uItAirnan LIS money. Posters Rn-
uouur,! m" loss an! the offer OF a
larr" rrvnrt II" Wing" was pro-
'ourlly -'.rrrA hy them Searching
larr..s v.-' zap D." road stirring its
dust nu! gr.r.rc IN It's grass and bri-
r-- fur 'l,. great Prize which was sup
Ia.-,-! 'u %" .yIaE there. II was said.
how"y"r that 'h" quest had been IN
.urc,---ful So The lost textbook
t-com" treasured mystery OF the
,.m.r- a-a ~ nIl n" hills and val.
joy. '.rnrI RalIyh""n-n topic Of old
uls,- and gahhllnc husbands at the
rr~s.dr for uuHumh"rcd years.
rs md hy The fnll term ~ school
udrd uu.l" r"ulr.dy rnur down to
get ruc rhr day before Christmas
had enjoyed NY work md my lie at
he HncE,r,' on the whole hu, was
glad 10 be- ns home again. Ny
uncle WINS In alsh spirits and there
v.r" many parha-"- In the sleigh.
- merry Christmas TO " both an
uny the Lord love yo'' said Mr.
Hack"' as h" had" US co"dny. Every
day our thoughts Will be going up the
h!Ils to your house"
The bells rang mcr-i'y rs we hur-
rir4 through the swamp In the hard
snow paths.
"wr'rc roIn' to moys9f said my
mel" presently. We've agreed to get
put BY the middle o May"
How docs That happcur' I asked.
Il settled with GrIm,haw and agreed
70 90. II it hadn't "A been for Wright
and baldwin We wouldn't "a 20,
cent They threatened to bid uEninst
hm at the sale. So D." settled. Were
ruIn' TO have new home We've
bought hundred an fifty acres from
Abe Leonard Coin to build new
a,rso In the spring. 1t will be nearer
he villuce."
He plnyfully nudgci my ribs with
his elbow
"Wr'v" had q IIti'" good luck. Bart"
he went on. III tell ye " hat 1t is II
you won't say anything about it."
promised.
Il dunno as II would matter much"
he continued. but don't want to do
any bragcin 1t alu't anybody's bus!-
ness. anyway. An old uncle over In
Vermont died three weeks ago and
left Us thirty-cight hundred dollars.
1t was old Uncle Ezra Baynes O.
fIincsburg. Died without II chick or
child. Your aunt and me slipped down
to Potsdum an took the stage an
went over an got the money. II was
more money than l ever see before
In my life. We put 1t In the bank in
Potsdam to keep II out o Grimshaw's
bands. wouldn't trust that man as
fur as you could throw bull by the
tail"
1t was q cold. clear night. and when
We reached home the new stove was
swapping with the heat in Its freboX
and the pudding putting In the pot
md old Shep dreaming in the chimney
corner. Aunt Deel gave me q hug at
the door. shep barted and leaped -
my shoulders.
"Why. Bart! You're growin' ike q
weed-ain't ye1-ayes ye be-" my
aunt said as she stood and looked at
ne. "Set right down here an warm
ye-ayes!-rve done all the chores
ayesr
How warm and comfortable was the
dear old room with those beloved faces
In 1t. wonder II paradise itself can
seem more pleasant to me. have had
the best food this world can provide,
In my time. but never anything that
I ate with a keener relish than the
pudding and milk and bread and but
ter and cheese and pumpkin pie which
Aunt Deel gave us that night.
Supper over, 4 wiped the dishes for
my aunt while Uncle Peabody went
out to feed and water the horses. Then