Show A HAPPY F FAMILY Y It takes a baby to get down under undera a mans man's left shoulder The most eloquent eloquent eloquent elo elo- quent effort of the gifted orator will not move the heart of the average man as will a little lisp from the stumbling tongue of a baby These bits are from real life little life little things that happened in Kansas Kausas within wIthin within with wIth- in the last few lew days The wife of a well well known known Kansas man mau has been very ill Two little little boys bless their home fine manly little fellows fellow who worship their mother moth moth- er and ha have ve an everlasting faith in their father One night the mother had a particularly bad turn The father was in the slough of despond bat but he kept his shoulders up because I of the little ones though he could not 1 keep the moisture frem from hi his eyes I IOne One of the boys 5 b years old plucked pluck pluck- ed his his father on the sleeve Daddy lie Ito said come out here herein herein herein in the hall I wan want to a ask k you yoa some some- thing He led his father into a dark recess where their conversation could not be heard in the sick room and pulling pull ing log hi his parents parent's head down whispered whisper whisper- ed into his ear Daddy you ou wont won't let mamma die Have you Ou ever been there Do you understand that Do you comprehend comprehend compre compre- hend bend the abiding faith aith of that lad in his daddy You cannot unless such auch incisive grief has been your portion But you ou know kuo one thing thing that that there is or was a happy family Kansas Kausas Cit City Journal |