The Snowflake herald., 1921-11-11

have got things TO do. partner We
mustn't let ourselves be fooled. / was
once In a boat with old Cap'n Chase on
the Illinois river. We had got into the
rapids. 1t was a narrow channel I'm
dangerous water. They had to keen
her headed just so or we'd have gone
on the rocks. Suddenly a boy dropped
his apple overheard and began to hol-
Ter. He wanted to have the boat
stopped. For a minute that boy
thought his apple was the biggest
thing in the world. We're all a good
deal like him. We keep dropping our
apples and calling for the boat to stop.
Soon we find out that there are many
apples in the world as good as that
one. You have all come to a stretch of
bad water up at your house. The folks
have been sick. They're a little lone
some and discouraged. Don't you make
1t any harder by crying over a lost ap-
pie. Ye know it's possible that the
apple will float along down into the
still water where you can pick it up
by and by. The important thing is to
keep going ahead"
This bit of fatherly counsel was a
help to the boy.
I've got book here that I want
you to read" Abe went on. 'It is the
Life of Henry Clay Take it home
and read it carefully and then bring it
back and tell me what you think of it.
You may be Henry Clay yourself by
and by. The world has something big
in 1t for every one IL he can only find
1t. We're all Searching-SOme for gold
and some for fame, I pray God every
day that He will help me to find my
work-the thing l can do better than
anything else-and when it is found
help me to do 1t. / expect it will be
hard and dangerous search and that
l shall make mistakes. / expect to
drop some apples on my way. They'll
look like gold to me, but I'm not going
to lose sight of the main purpose"
When Harry got home he found
Sarah sewing by the fireside, with Joe
and Betsey playing by the bed. Sam
son had gone to the woods to split
rails.
ANY mail?" Sarah asked.
mo MAIL" he answered.
Sarah went to the window and stood
for some minutes looking out at the
plain. Its sere grasses, protruding out
of the snow, Kissed and bent In the
wind. In its cheerless winter colors
r dvoo,.xv thine coo
"How l long for home!" she ex-
claimed, as she resumed her sewing by
the fire.
Little Joe came and stood by her
knee and gave his oft repeated bless
ing:
"God help US and make His face to
shine upon u.s."
She kissed him and said: "Dear CON-
forter! 1t shines upon me every time
hear you say those words"
would you mind if 1 called you
mother?" Harry asked.
81 shall be glad to have you do it II
it gives you any comfort, Harry" she
answered.
She observed that there were tears
in his eyes.
"We are all very fond of yOu," she
said, as she bent to her task.
Then the boy told her the history of
his morning-the talk with BIN, with
the razor omitted from 1t.
"Well, Harry, If she's such fool,
you're lucky to have found 1t out so
ride the pony and play around with
gun. l don't believe she ever spun a
hank o yarn in her life. She'll get her
teeth cut by and BY"
Then fell a moment of silence. Soon
she said:
There's bitter wind blowing and
there's no hurry about the rails, L
guess. You sit here by the fire and
read your book this forenoon. Maybe
it will help you to find your work"
So 1t happened that the events OF
Harry's morning found their plnce in
the diary which Sarah and Samson
kept. Long afterward Harry added the
sentences about the razor.
One evening Sarah and Samson,
with Harry, went to debate in the
tavern on the issues of the day, In
which Abe won the praise of all for an
able presentation Of the claim OF IN
ternal Improvements. During that
evening Alexander Ferguson declared
that he would not cut his hair until
Henry Clay became President, the
news of which resolution led to ike
insanity In others and an age or un-
exampled hairiness on that part OF the
border
For Samson and Sarah the most
notable social event Of the winter was
chicken dinner at which they ana
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rutledge and Ann
and Abe Lincoln and Doctor Aneh
were the guests of the Kelsos. Inat
night Harry stayed at home with the
children.
Kelso was in his best mood.
"Come," he said, when dinner was
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