Show WAITING ITI G FOR FOIl THE fill CHILDREN A big man with the appearance of ot being a n prosperous and successful ul farmer stood In tho tue door doot J OI of or a u Main street store while a n woman camo out and antI suggested tho the of or going gaIns home Im ready ur ul the children aro are ready rendy said the lie big m man n. n It was a bOO good ti saying baying Ho He had no concern before them They fhy made mud up hi his half hair of or lifo his his happy hull half haIr o of life lICo Such Such recreation as asis was is needed by the tho family was m measured b by the children He and his wife had nothing to do with resting w M far a as It was con con- But Bul they thoy had hod a a. great deal doal to todo todo todo do with It as part of ot the treatment of ot their children Ho was ready whenever tho the children were ready He Ho Howa's was wa's was here only because o the tho children wanted to lo com Ht wis vc v s c plain rr r i 4 r rt tf t- t J f t cT I I L' L clothes because It was wag bettor better for Cor or the lh that l he h give c himself to an active altI and amI laborious life than to seek eck ease alSe an and fine fino linen at at the expense of or those whoso whose lives were dependent upon him That is 18 the sort Ht of father who I doesn't have havo trouble with the boys when the foolish young oun fellows run runaway a away from home lIe Ho doesn't get gel excited excited ex ex- cited arid and ho doesn't get ct ugly When he hears where the boy Is he sends a 0 little monc money and tells the disillusioned stoned young oung fellow to come tomo home when he gets his his visit O out And nd there 18 Is a return of or the prodigal by return mall He Is lj nt the sort soil of or man to close he door on tho the daughter no matter hat shat she he ma may have havo done Has lIag she a nothing good Tho big bignan bignan nan In the thc door dom of or the store storo think nn any more of oC the tho Irel but ho lie does think a n good deal nore of oC the daughter for or she needs It nd rid the lie front door I la Is open Olon whenever cr he hc girl girt wants to conic como home And here will be he no questions asked H He knows she l isn't nt boasting an any but that nho ho Isn't nn any prouder o of tho the escapade than are arc the rest of them That Isn't the tho sort of man who takes his ills caso easo while his wife is doing th the of oC the family He lie Isn't makIng makIns mak mak- tog Ins any boast of or It but he gets up lip 11 t In the morning and and has hos a kettle boiling by the time the tho woman comet comes lown stairs lIe Ho ha hasn't nt an any pai particular tt In the picnic unless s she and he children can go 10 along And if he go S 10 to church chuich it Is because he lie helas las ms a dim 1101 sense that thai he lie doesn't carp much about getting to heaven While the they arc are elbow deep In tho the drudgery of or earth He lie is ready wh children are arc ready Arid It If Is a a pretty Pl safe conclusion conclusion con con- elusion that they hey lire die aie Snot not not going to leave cave him He lie can cati count on It that they they will be bo doing the waiting wailing for tor him after a bit They will have havo an easy euw chair for him and Some borne excuse as to wh why he lie shouldn't take tako so 80 much of or the farm work vork off orr the hired men Th They Y will be reading to him without telling him it Is because thc they know his eyes have grown glown too dim to see sec And when he lie lets go nil all the hold he hc has on life liCe and shall hull He lie down for fol or the reward ard of rest the tho only thing that will trouble him will be the tho fact that the Iho children arent aren't unite quite ready to go Heaven bless the man who Is ready hen the children ren arc |