The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-23
Lena's Adventures

There was once an old man and
woman by the name of Nichols.
They had one girl named Lena and
boy named John.
Grandfather and Grandmother
Nichols. as they were called by
their friends and neighbors, lived
among the rocky hills of little
village named Oaklaid, where the
word fashion" was seldom heard.
Their house was far from any of
the rest in that village and was
very plain.
John left home when he was
eighteen, first going to New York,
then to Ohio, and finally vending
his way southwark to Kentucky,
where he remained, forgetting the
low-roofed farm house far away to
tn north, where lived a gray-haired
man and woman and a beautiful
young girl of seventeen-his father
mother and sister.
Here, in Kentucky, he met a
proud, naughty girl, whose name
was Matilda Richards. She was
the daughter of rich plantation
owner. Her father died, leaving his
entire fortune to her.
John and Matilda were married
but, first, we must tell that she
was too proud to receive the name
of Nichols. So, John changed his
name to Livingston. We will now
leave them living happily together
on big plantation in Kentucky,
and go back to the little home in
the north.
Lena was now a young girl of
twenty. She was also married.
to young fellow by the name of
Harry Rivers, a good-for-nothing
fellow, as Grandmother called him.
They also had a six-weeks old
daughter, whose name was Lena.
Harry and Lena lived together
but year, when, one morning in
June, Lena awoke and found note
lying on the table telling her that
70 had other ideas in his head and
for her not to worry, he would be
back by and by. But naturally, she
worried and worried herself until
the latter part of June, when she
died, leaving her small baby daugh-
ter and parents.
Years passed, and Lena, the
baby of our story, grew to be a
young girl. Grandfather and grand
mother Nichols were also growing
into years; until one day in Sep
TENDER, Grandfather Nichols was
stricken with fever.
He longed to see his son, John,
and said he couldn't die until he
had seen him.
The following day they sent word
for him to come. He came. But,
my. how he had changed. He
wasn't the same John that Grand
father had remembered.
He now had three children.
Their names were Carrie, Anna
and John, Jr.
The days went by until one day
Grandfather passed away. He was
laid away beside his daughter.
The next question was, Where
are Mrs. Nichols and Leno going
now? John thought of taking
them home with him. But what
would his wife say, to have his
poor relatives" as she called his
folks, to come and live with them.
No! He could hear that ringing
in his ears, although he had never
written to his wife about it.
John picked up courage, and said
She doesn't have all the say
about this!"
So, by October, Mrs. Nichols was
packing up, taking her mops and
crockery, about the most valuable
.hings she had, she told Nancy
Scovandyke.
John said, Mother, the little
,iggers will have a good time play
ng with your mop down on the
They love to have some
hing like that to play horse with"
with my mop" Mrs. Nichols
looked astonished. well, I'd just
ike to catch 'em. I'd give them
liggers the worst tanning they
ever had"
Eyes, I'd like to see you catch
)ne," said John.
Finally, they were off, when they
lad gotten about half way to the
station, Mrs. Nichols happened to
hink that she had left a whole