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Show Love pnd Thoushtfulness. A pleasing story of family affection and thoughtf ulness is given by The Fairfield Fair-field (Me.) Journal. In a quiet farm house by the banks of the Kennebec, near Fairfield, dwells an aged couple : whose only son runs on tho Maine Central Cen-tral between Bangor and Portland, and each night the rattle of his train rocks the humble abode of his parents. To as-irare as-irare them that he hi all right, whenever the engino reaches the cottage he touches the bell a single stroke. They signal to himbyhavingal8.-np burning brightly in a particular window to tell him that they, too, are not only in their usual . health but bear him in mind. Every ! other night the signals are exchanged at 8 a. m. and 10 f: m. respectively. |