The Meeker herald., 1922-02-18

rapids. 1t was q narrow channel In
dangerous water. They had to keep
her headed just 30 or we'd have gone
on the rocks. Suddenly 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 hnd out that there are many
apples In the world as good as that
one. You have nll 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 oyer . lost .p-
pie. Ye Know It's possible that the
apple will float along down Into the
still water where you can pick 1t up
BY and by. The Important thing IL to
keep going ahead"
This bit of fatheriy counsel was .
help to the boy.
you to read" Abe went on. 1T Ia the
Life Of Henry Clay Take 1t home
and read 1t carefully and then bring 1t
back and tell me what you think of II.
You may be Henry Clay yourself by
and by. The world has something big
In 1t for every one n he can only find
It. We're all searching-some for gold
and some for fame. pray God every
day that He will help me to find my
work-the thing can do better than
anything else-and when It Is found
help me to do 1t. expect It will be
4 hard and dangerous search and that
I shall make mistakes. I 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 nreside. 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 cherries winter colors
1t was dreary thing to see.
How l long for home!" she ex-
claimed. as she resumed her sewing oy
the fire.
Little Joe came and stood by her
knee and gave his oft repeated bless
ing:
"Ged help US and make His Ace to
shine upon us.
She kissed him and said dear COM
forter! II shines upon ME every time
1 hear you say those words.
Would you mind II l called you
mother?" Harry asked.
Il shall be glad to have you DO It II
1t gives you any comfort Harry, she
answered.
In his eyeA
I'VE 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.
wei, Harry, II shes such 1901.
you're lucky TO have found 1t out 80
soon, said Sarah. "she does little but
ride the pony and play around with
gun. I don't believe she ever spun
hank Q yarn In her life. She'll get her
teeth cut BY and by"
Then fell moment Of silence. Soon
she said:
There's bitter wind blowing and
there's no hurry about the rails.
guess. You sit mere by the nre ana
read your book this forenoon. Maybe
1t will help you to ind your work"
So 1t happened that the events OF
Harrys morning found their place In
the diary which Sarah and Samson
kept. Long afterward Harry added the
sentences about the razor.
One evening Sarah and Samson,