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Show W 1 1 THE iW HAM'. NIJ I One day last vreelc litis, vraa a-aeltrn Bu J f Inlnjrhp, ami I waa tellln' lir elorr JH (. I had Jel (ot la tho llirlllln' lrt of II, 1 C when the Rt.l III Hi Iwjr, who always H H minded lil ma, had a hull wll of red fj apiJee Kin lo him. And flvli. wiu a- i" luukln4 up Into mr faoi will her Mrf, I blue, jerry erra a-ahlnln' and hergoMen yellow hair a falUn' back from her Utile e fljrer, lia iiy, nriturned fatev dm all of a an I If m the.kltchen dmir opened anil Alua rialey cam In, ami before aha liad been there some time ah? aire to llabe, a-wlnliln' la me at Ilia aaina timet Yournoaolsbrokenow.younirljuljr lUbo tail bar Hllleflnr-re np to her row and Ml of II, end 1 winked to Ml g Hiley lo nut Mr rvl more, for I knew I K what aha niMnti 1 knew aliv utr-ant ttut l TiiutoAa Jrlirraona littla nir babr woulj croirj IUU-, our Tlra.b Anna W lllllailanii1ilrr,outof OftrlKarta, BJ llalMlMllilpjrwrntrlicliton. Hhll K an old tnalilcn, anJ li ha,! Art i11m) B Iminltnrnu, anl aotntt My avrfii, ait,l I tliar bava tfubltterrl btr, Ami aafa alia to lUUi Utile Know, tha naw lalijr will taka your plat-u now In llran Ima'a bfart." llab l'ioknl troiitilil) nn he r atnootU llttli bnitr 1 nraM ar fall lha flnt faint ahfelowof that Krrat blwk aluaitliat w call Jraloiu)', llrr bljr, aMrrat ry4 I limkrj Mlf IhojrttMcluuiUn'unnloel j fur Irara. Alul I wonk aarrr r an mora liralf nt wink than 1 hl wunk bcfora at MIm ViiUr l'i atopl If cut a vtink aika j tlnmill.1, t(Hlo)ilinmHilrl ; lint h kriit rijhl on. I,r trwtar, ; 1 apota I linn dlupiilmanta waa Ilia & ranaa on'L Vw kip rljlit on, ami art m ahei "Von won't l grari'lltiVa labjran gH mora nowi alia hai cot acuitUljr ataa to I W lor huw." tW And tlmi lha rloud dhl break Into a IfiU rainfall of Intra. Ikilm Jrat lmt out ; I am a-cryln', ami aumjlol down Into my X '.SM anna, and laid lirr wrt rhtrki on m Uf W!M IfMnu through tho firoa of old rnitom, j) !H and, anunl (how much Ilka oldar litnnan g& S9H trrrtrra aowrdln' to hf r alae) aha draw N 1flH Lrr baad awar A4 If aat lni M jflH "1 ""'' y l"il Ultra anr more i M iJjH K tkalovabaa pint out of Iha-livartll H Wm won't reat ma nor comfort ma no more n SH to lay Ihcre.' E wjl B Audpridawokanplnlirriahawaalno H M nrond to luaka a fu, or Wg ("' lora, M H Ilowinnch, liowmurh IlkeHKrhllln'nl KB Bo aho aut np kinder atralnht In tnjr Up, B I ! HIi htr jmttjr llpa a ipiit rrln', and lha I SB Uara a rannln' down her rhevlca. M SU And I rlfrlRht up with IUb In mr KJRIff armaaudwrnl out of lha ruuin prtll flu inlck, but nut vUdont, fipl Joalah waa there. I wouldn't mliuxo JljI UlM riilejr otaln' to lh ail oraorrn I fm Ihlnira uentlonil hy ma prior and be E lillf (ore Ihla. Unt I Ml that I moat tuakt It P 1 rlnlit Willi ttiha that rery mlnnle. (rliijl ' knew how tho felt wounded lora jlill andpndaand Jealonay, fta, etc., etc. )iM 1 knw that fewa)llablea of alont 'Jill I v thahardeat leaaona of llfo had rouiato ilgiB JUx.and I mint help hrr pcII Viol I I j 3J a nut help her with her leawiu IIJIW I rlo I took her right Into the parlor and Ifflf attdownwlth her In the Uic chair, And Ijjf Ft uerer aal 1 a wonl fur n minute or two, Ir! -ft ulr held her cloat ti in and Mod I IS M ""' aliloln hair that lay up anulnat mr III IH Cheek. B III M w' a-lruKnlln'atlirti Jealouij- and In U frUe a luKgtn hen and alio at Ural a not I m Mil' a! In to hear Any voli , a, onljr leat i I fuj them of eal,MMjr and rida-Jeat liko tjli older children eiacllr. J I WR Out after awhile, I held her ao wann li IM u'1 tlhldr, villi my cheek aUrln'im ft jfl th I'rettjr brad, tho atld ly, llrm clwp 111 iix andcoiitactaurto'cAlniedher.audthcn, 'A IM """ ,lia '"" m' littt arm up round II KS my neci, and anon tho other oue, and 1 l'i iW lonlwl down deep into her ejei, rliflit f( U Into tho littla truaaoul.aud that littla Ejl U truaaoulaaw tin truth lumlua. jf Woida couldn't haro com lucwl IUU I WJ ao well aa that look that ahohadloarnt II 51 IH tudeHndon. III kI '""r luu " '"'iruano that thouub III III inarbo It can't bo unclljr rvirard and I If. BX aualried, rit It can bo uijcnlood III Hi c"- enilrolr understood, aud Uiba avo ffll ll that I lovel her, JJ1 M And tUn waa lha tlmo that that II MM aeetlllilocreeler put up her artua and illU Q klaanluf, anl 1 nja aort o' low like, TflBlHR but tery tender! IS IIV I "Srotlieart, you know joat how much II B I lov)ou, don't your I ml I Andthinlklaaeillieraeteral tlmraln fi li e rarlona placea on her face, orery una on I Xl ft 'eta aet placea. And then 1 vent on ij i ( andtalkM drilful good to IUU abont "1 HI I tbo now baby, I conllll In her, told A Hi I her all about how tin littla new aoul I III bad come, unknown to Iteelf, hero Into I II I a ureal, atranire world, how helplma It I ft wai, how weak, and bow vo muit all II f kelp It, and try to make it feel ItMlf at I at home ainnngit nt, II And I Iriwl to eapMn It to her-how I laat a ahe had come lint aha owed a II courkey to thn newcomer, nnd that alio H mint bo ready end willln'to mlxlibor nil with her. I didn't iim jwt thow wordi. j 1 1 but them v aa my Idera. III I told lierbow blind the littla crecter If; H and llnbo, If only out of !ltenca, 1 1 mnt try to aeo fur her, lei 1 her atnili:ut III wirwayaehe knew nuthlu' about ami If k P her from harmlu' beraolf 11 1 low IUby Snow ciml lu't talk for her- II "V at all uow, aud Ilabe mut Ulk for li i ker-ou.1 Ulk that littla buow cwill IL i leuru of her hiiuibyi how the couldn't If walk, und ilaiw mm. go i'l.u net III aud uuko a cood (nth for her to'follo H 1 1 when ahe not big enough. M 1 told her jut how bard It waa for the t ! Utile crecter to U put here In the iuU.i I ' ofaorrowandtronbl.aandilaniera.nn :i how we mutt all of ua bo jt iu cooil t Ul H her oa we could out of pliy for the deal :i M little loneaoiue creeter I " Ironiednpllnbeaillyforher.anii u aa nil animated about lulplu'ol ' bin and then I n't hr is bnbvhad 1 i WIU lo.b a blwal Vliaaiu uJ iv, to bar If ahe waa onlypntlent and toc to her. And, don't yon aee, the rery fact o) lUoehaTln'todoakinilncMtorlnow.har In'todogoodtMnfaforher.waatlwaarrai way of makln her lore her, for It l i irreal fact In our hnman nature that ymi can't lore 'em that yon hare Injured In any way And at tbe name time, If yuo haro erer lam roo.1 to anrbody yon al waya fw I aofier towardt 'em erer aller waMa and iifire roellerer, Curina, ain't ll Hut It la a fart And I n- it the rram of It la that you hare anrt j lowered yonmlf In your own eillinailon by dom' a mean, Unkind act, and ao. In order tnaaliify your men tal critklaia o' yonrMlf, to ranko It rHiht with your -wn aoul, yen lay hoi land brliiR np all the (.villa yon can of thai ron to Jnttlfy jonr own act. And ao ) ou Vm p on that menial mgnln' l ''" that nucunifortalle anrt rf a fecltn' to warda'em makeayoo rratleaaand lineaay, and yon feel ftlxl anl relieved crery time Jim aiamt jollified to your con-aclouvit'wiby con-aclouvit'wiby ketchili'Vinln a liad act Italnt It hA Now, honeatly. Iialnt it? Why, I know It I), and ao 1 made aunr that lube ehould beiiin rlht. Vor If yuit do a irooil, helpful thing for a nwn yonr bull aoul fetla comforta, ble, an I yon brliiK up ttnconacloua iueti tal rnvonln'a why you did Iti it waa 1w rauao they were to eood, itt linart, eta, etc And an yon keep on a feeliu sooil an 1 romforlable, and oa keep on a provln' up to your own a If, till you get fairly In lore with 'em. Illeaa rou If von don't! A very curione thiua'. Uut the way I do, when 1 fret holt of a atrane fact or truth, I don't eipoct to uplaJn It full to myaelf before 1 act on'l No, I eraip holt of It and nw It for my own then, and af terward wonder at It to my heart'e content Ha lube got to thlnkln ahe waa necee-aary necee-aary to little Hnow'a tiapplneaa, and that tickled her little i-lf wleem, Jeat ea if Ito wai a older child, ouly accordln to her weight. Mho kI to thlnkln' ahe innat watch orar her or ahe would iret hart, which called out alt the gil rrotcctcr'a motherly Impulaea of ber littlo aoul whloli waa In her elilt aorordlti' to ber weight, forty pounde mire or leaa. And day by day Ilabe'a love for the littlo creeter grew till It waa fairly beautiful beau-tiful to aee 'em totcclhor, and ao Joaiah auld, and Thnuiaa J aald an, and Tiiieli Ami and SlagKle and WhltDel.L And aa for Mine Ililay, 1 thought to mraolf, dlaaplailntinenta or not, 1 bare got to (fire her a talkln to, and the rery next time 1 e her Hhohad gone when lhbeand I went out of the itlor the Ilabe with happy blight eyre and 1 with kinder thoughtful, thought-ful, pltyln' ouea, and all four on 'vm kinder wet, lint the neat time t aeo Mlai lliley alme 1 tackled her, and ahe oa good aa promoted me ahe wouldn't erer any to any voman'a child what ahe had aaid to Uabo. And 1 don't hellere ahe will either, for ale'a got good iu her. Hhe balnt aurh a bad creeter after all, and, good laud! what can yon eiHctf anren, right along, one after tbe other! Jo.iau Allen'a Wife In Ladloa' Home JouruaL |