Show Just a d Picture o of His is Mother B By MARt MARIJ GRAHAM BONNER BONNE Likeness of the T WAS the Dearest Woman omen IT W f first t year ear he i. i ft had in in n the h e a j a away way from Christmas Gift t to h home o 0 m e and Lonesome Son he was s a full full- grown man Other years he lIe had been near enough to go goback goback back mck home for Christmas but now his work had sent him across tho the continent continent continent conti conti- nent and he be couldn't possibly manage the trip He had some excellent new friends and ho he was going to have Christmas dinner with them And the family from home had sent a beautiful ChrIstas Christ- Christ as bos every box every member of the family had sent a present It had been tied with holly and red ribbon and he had opened It Christmas Eve But now It was Christmas morning and he was just a little bit homesick Yes Just a n little bit perhaps bit perhaps it was more than titan a little bit I And then came the postman's ring He had bad received all his presents cards too from his friends at home who would not send presents but who had remembered him Yes he had been very fortunate The Tho homesickness he felt was only natural And then he opened the small smal package which the postman's ring had brought to him It was a photograph of ot his mother and it arrived on Christmas day And under It was a little note just justa a few words words' o of love and devotion and anda a Christmas greeting He felt better already I For even though there must t times be bc separations separations he had so wonderful a home and moth mother r that even though they ey were apart actually their thoughts thought and spirits were as close together as though they were not separated It was an excellent photograph o of his mother too What a perfect Christmas morning gift I 1923 1923 Western Now Newspaper Union f |