Show Henrys Henry's Cradle w in Library I Gr Greensboro N. N C. C has Jias collected the he public library the cradle and ur Ir r which once belonged belong d to to her herst herst st famous son sn William m Sidney Tier known to the world as as' as O. O nry nry It is a plain little native cradle with a fat he heart rt cut on en c side and was used to rock t only O. O Henry but his bt brother thEr s f ther his uncle and th lUna ilina Miss 1 Lina the Whose hose influence was so marked jon on his early life Te he ba slat backed ked chair with its off off d-off legs and hickory seat ayed a leading part in the lives lall IaU the Porter children Miss Lina orter and Miss Rhoda Worth were chool teachers and were great lends as well as as' as kinswomen They sited much and their homes were p Parted rated by spacious distances hen Miss 1 Rhoda had bad occasion to toIto Ito see Miss Lina Peter the erable mule was attached to a Nieces and nephews often re wont won't to go with Auna Rhoda dIat t the Porter place the little Iks Ike over r there would often rethe re- re r riito to the Worth homestead This Thistle tl tie tle chair which O. O Henry and nis his other had used was just the right tto eto fit in the buggy and it came J e used most universally for fora a purpose In Its travels back d forth it finally took its last yat Wat the Worth place and from las Iss Iss Rhoda Worth it was was was' given her niece Miss Laura Worth gladly gave it to the librarian match atch the cradle Later the cradle and chair will to a section of the library ich is to be known as the O. O nry mry alcove w |