Show Little Jeffreys New Year Luck L ITTLE Jeffrey was an orphan or-phan lad whoso father EL was killed In a railroad accident when Jeffrey was a tiny baby in his mothers arms And tho mother had been mado so ill by tho sudden death of little Jeffreys father that sho was noT no-T longer able to care for her baby and a few months later sho wont to Join tho father fa-ther and baby Jeffrey was left all alone in tho world Then friendly neighbors who had too many babies of their own to find room for this little fatherless and motherless boy had him taken to an orphan asylum and ho grew up with 50 other boys and girls who had no mother or father When Alice Lane came to tho home she was eight years old Her mother and father had died within a few weeks of ono another and it was a sndoyed little girl who crept about the big rooms of tho homo Llttlo Jeffrey had a big heart and ho felt very sorry for Alice On tho third day after her arrival ar-rival he walked up to her and planting plant-ing himself in front of her he said Alice Lane why do you cry so much 1 Why dont you play Ho was such a funny frecklefaced little fellow that Alice smiled a faint little smile It was tho first ono since her mothers death Then tho tears came again and she sobbed I want mamma Jeffrey I want papa too and my own homo This Is big and lonesome and they dont lovo you like mamma and papa From that time on Allco and Jeffrey were the best of friends Ho was such a cheerful little follow and often so droll that many times Allco laughed In spite of herself But when Allco began to talk much of her homo and her mamma and papa ho began to wish for ono too Tho wish grew and grew until at last ho felt that there was nothing in tho world that ho wanted except a mother moth-er and a father and a homo When Christmas time came and tho children chil-dren wrote their wishes on a piece of paper ono of tho house mothers read in Jeffreys Pies I dont want nothing but a father and a mother and a homo with flowers In tho window win-dow From time to time children were taken from tho orphans home by people peo-ple who had no children of their own The house mother hoped so much that little Jeffery would bo chosen and his wish granted But the peoplo who came passed by the eager little fellow who eyed each newcomer hopefully So Christmas day passed and Jeffrey Jeff-rey received sweetmeats and warm clothing and an Iron engine but not the father and mother and homo Ho cried himself to sleep that night and Alice had to turn comforter for the next few days Mamma always said New Years was the lucky day and maybe youll get them then And If you dont then you will some other time cause Mother Moth-er Burns said shed try On Now Years morning Jeffrey was awake early and his first thought was Maybe the motherll come today A few hours later a very pretty woman dressed In velvet and furs followed fol-lowed by a tall man came to tho home Little Jeffrey looked up hopefully But tho woman seemed not to see the boys for her eyes were scanning tho faces of the little girls When she same to Alice she started Thats the one Jerome she said eagerly Tho same gentle face and blue eyes and golden hair Wo must have her It will seem like having our little Allco back again I When she learned the name of tho little girl she had chosen she was still more interested You would like to go homo with me dear wouldnt you she asked AliceYes Yes maam answered Alice but I couldnt go without Jeffrey causo hes been my friend and ho wants a father and a mother so bad Oh but I dont want a little boy dear I just want one little girl to make It seem as though my own Alice were living answered tho lady I Then I cant come said Alice unless un-less they make mo go For a few moments tho man and woman talked together and the man seemed to see In little Jeffrey all the things that other people had missed He saw the honest blue eyes the firm mouth and tho manly walk and he saw years ahead when the same little boy might bo his partner In business Then he said to Jeffrey Wo want ason as well as a laugh tetr So wo will take you homo nd give you a happy Now Year New Years Is tho lucky day Isnt it answered Jeffrey beaming Into the faces of his new parents And the smile won the ladys heart and sue took him as gladly as she did Alice So Jeffrey found his father 4 ta + mother and homo and a sister all on a hajijiy Now ifeaia day Farmers Review |