Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-07-19

I !O4e~AaAAnA'4 u' TIC rocking cQa1r.
355 How be ye, dearie? Yer hain't
wanted fer nothin', now, have ye?': she
asked, ..'-5 s.. s''>~ $500 :
Not thing, Harriet" he; returned
cheerily. I'm feelin' real pert, too.
Was there lots there? An did Parson
Drew say a heap O. fine things?"
Mrs. Clayton dropped into a chair
PnQu pulled. listlessly at the black
strings Of her bonnet. ~~ '|
" Twas. a beautiful fun'ral,. Thad-
deuss-a beautiful fun'ral. IL most
wished it was. mine:'''
"Harriet!'
She gave a shamed-faced laugh.
Well. I did-then Uehiel and Han
nan Jane would "a come, an I could
"a seen EN-"
The hQrrtded look on: the old mans
face gave way to q broad smile.
oh! Harriet Harriet!"', he chuck
led, how could ye seen 'em. If. you
WAS. dead?"
Huh7 Well. IThaddeus"-her
voice rose sharply in the silent room
every single one Of them Perkins boys
was there; and Annabel, too. Only
think what poor Mis- Perkins would a.
given ter, seen 'em fore she went |!
But they waited--waited, Thaddelus,
Jest as everybody does, till their folks
Us dead" ~, ~ |'A'; 4''a.
But, Harriet" demurred the old
man, surely: you'd a had them boys
come ter their own mothers fun'ral!'
Come! I'd "a Toasted her eyes on
lem. Thaddeus"-Mrs. Clayton rose to
hers feet and stretched out two gaunt
hands Observation-Disclosures, l get so
nungryi sometimes for Jehiel and Han.
nah Jane, seems as though I: Jest
couldn't stand it!''.
II oknow--1 know, dearie,"'' quavered
fh!e Old man.. vigorously polishing his
glasses. ..',' >
FIFTY years ago my first baby came"
Resumed the woman in tremulous
tones; then another came, and an
other, till I'd six. !. loved 'em an
tended 'em, an cared for. 'em, an didn't
have a thought but was fer them
babies. -Four dled'-her voice broke,
then went on with renewed strength
''but I've got Jehiel and Hannah Jane
left; at least, I've got two bits OF paper
that comes mebbe once a month; an
one of: EMS signed your. dutiful son,
Jehiel' an the other, from your loving
daughter, Hannah jane" ''@S.
"Well, Harriet, they-they're pretty
good ter write letters" ventured Mr..
Clayton. T..
Letters !" walled his wife. II can't
hug an kiss letters. though I try to,
sometimes.
"Well, we'll, wife, mebbe they'll come
--mebbe they'll come this summer:
who knows?'' '", % z'.'@
She shook her head dismally,
you've said that ev'ry year for the
last fifteen summers, an they hain't
come yet. Jehiel went West more than
twenty years ago, an he's never been
home since Why, Thaddeus, we've got
a grandson most eighteen, that we
hain't even seen! Hannah James been
home Jest once since she was married,
but that was nigh on ter sixteen years
ago.: She's always writin' Of her Tom
my and Nellie, butt want ter see
'em, Thaddeus; want ter see 'em!"
Eyes, yes; WELL, wen ask 'em, Har-
rtety agaln-we'll ask. 'em real urgent.
nike, ant mebbe that'll fetch 'em," com.
forted the old man. wen ask. 'em;
ter be here the. Fourth; that's. eight
weeks off yet, an shall be real smart
BY. them. >''' -, '''>''.'- :-'
Two letters. that were certainly "ur-
Eent-like"' left the New England farm
house the next morning One was ad-
dressed to a, thriving western, city, the
other to Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Id course Of time the answers came
Hannah Ian James appeared first, and was
opened with shaking fingers. ~~|*
Dear Mother Tread Mrs. Clayton aloud:
Your letter came two or, three, days ago,
and I have hurried round to answer It,
tor you seemed to,ybe go anxious to hear.
Pm real sorry, but 7 don't, see, how we
can get away this summer. Nathan is
real busy at the store and, some way: 1
cap.t.tseem to get up energy enough: to
eYSn; think, OF fixing up the children to
ate them 50 far Thank you for the in
vit1lion,f thought and We should enjoy
khasvisits very much; but guess we can't
Ho1ust yet. Of,course.- II anything serious
should come up that made It necessary
why, that would be different; but Isknow
4 yop: are senaibIe. and will understand how
It sis with us. .s$aRs " ,s:#E y,
Nathan 10 WE'LL but business has been
4 pnSfty brisk, and he 10 In tho store early
and late. AS long an he's making money
/ he dou.t mind: but I tell him ISthtnk ,he
might rest a little sometimes, and let
soma, one else do the things he does:
Tom Is a big boy now. &smart-';in tis
b studies and. with a good. head for figures,
Nellie loves her books, too; and: To- d
little girl Of eleven, does pretty well, We
thiAk.*. =, Il s,--2.5Siss5 $50 . $50.
must close now. We all send love.
ana hope you are getting along ali right
Was. glad to hear father was gaining 80
8. fast. z-.
4 Your loving daughter.
.as5if { ny ,fs.31 HANNAH JANE. z
The letter dropped from. Mrs. Clay.
toms fingers and 10y. UNDECIDED on the
. nor. The woman covered her, face
with her hands and rocked her body
back and forth. .S3 s. ! 4 e. !;
There, there; dearie. = soothed the
old man husl<ily '.mebbe Jehiei'ywill
IS diff,rent. There, there! Don't take
"a 80. Harriet! Don'tl just know
Jehielll come. Z