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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1925-11-12, Page 2e Fres Flavor of delicious Their, visitor was necessarily the first to speak. "Youboth look as though you were seeing ghosts!" he laughed. "Ah, I sees, You've been reading . , ," Then they told Lim how the un- usual item had tripped theca up and so dismayed them until they realized their mistake, "But what dogs this mean?" de- manded Sam thrustieg the newspaper .towards his landlord. "You're alive= 86821 • we see that -but . " "It's .true," 'answered` their guest simply. "True?" exclaimed Sarah. "But you're alive." "Can't a man make and execute' a will while he's alive? But I'll explain things," he offered, "if yolt'il.let me.' Sarah settled the childrenin the liv- ing reerin•'with their, gifts and escorted the twomen to the Icitclien.. "We can talk here,' she said calmly. "This turkey isn't going to be slighted. if we inherit a -a Idngdom. And I'ni so relieved to, have Mr: alive that nothing else matters." "That's it!" cried the little man jubilantly. "That's what mademe do it. Your husband told me. It was ,your wonderful; spirit, adapting your- self to conditions like the• good 'old pioneers. If they couldn't have tur- key, they ate chicken. They could have been thankful on baked beans." Sarah laughed merrily. "I'd like to see you and Sam if I offered jou baked beans to -day!" Stephen Barnes; with an old-time courtesy, seated Sarah in the kitchen rocker while he and Sam straddled chairs in the immemorial manner of basted the turkey and cleaned celery, she collided gayly with Sam. "I declare, Sans," she laughed, "you're as much bother as the chil- dren. Go get the morning paper and sit down in the rocker where you'll be out of the way." In studied seriousness, Sam did as he was ordered, opened the newspaper with much rustling and settling him- self comfortably in the squeaky rock- er with the limp in it. Then, quite suddenly, the uneven squeaking ceased and Sarah, in the act of filling the sugar bowl, turned to see Sam petrified into immobility, his eyes startiig at the newspaper, "What's the matter?" she cried, set- ting the bowl down and crossing the room to look over his shoulder, "What is it, Sam?" "Read that!" he directed hoarsely, pointing. Sarah read over his shoulder and crumpled weakly beside her husband. "Dead?" she queried uncompre- hending, and again, "Dead! It can't be!" "It can't be," Sam repeated' me- chanically, as in a doze. "It's appall- ing! Why, it was only two hours ago .. . " . two hours ago," Sarah reiter- ated, "two hours . , . how did it hap- pen?" as pr eserved in. the air -tight SAE,.A JA phi,eck et. Finer thaw away Jap n orGaltnyYowe eii°g I8s5L t uponupon:1ALAD.A., For WE t We Are To out stews 99 BY MILDRED HOUGHTON COMFORT. PART II. "But every day at dinner," Sarah went on, "no matter how trying the day had been, you'd say that dignified, cadet old grace and the trivial, eom- monplace things would disappear. Something would happen inside of me. I'd feel calmer. I'd feel rested, I -I began to realize that. I was part of that age -long procession of housewives whose work was to keep homes to- gether -good, old-fashioned homes, Sam, like ours. I seemed to be get- ting steeped with the idea, When Junior went to the window to see the first snow, it brought back my people and the pioneers. And it seemed good just to be comfortable and full of hope." "Say, old gill! When you're like this, life's worth living? Thought I'd queered everything hauling old Barnes in." "But you didn't, dear. That's part of my happiness now -that I can be really hospitable. I hate verbal hos- pitality. I like it from the heart." "I told old man Barnes so -that you really wanted him." Seinething in Sam's hesitant tones impelled his wife to ask. "Have you seen hien since you invited him?" "Sure I did. He doubtless read me the time I asked him, and he wandered into the office yesterday and quizzed nee a bit -politely of course but he might as well have asked me outright how you took the had news." "What did you say, dear?" "I can tell you I was glad that I could lee enthusiastic. What you said was right. It wasn't verbal hospital- ity hut a real from -the -heart invite - tort I offered him. Even told him about the grace." Sarah ignited tremulously as Sam's aria eneircled her, "For what we are about to receive, Lord, make us duly thankful," she breetlmed frail)an uplifted heart, while Sam heartily pronounced, "Amen." Thanksgiving. Day dawned bright lied coo?, with little flurries of snow f. fling through the sunnily streaked ills. The church service had bean set fee an early hour to enable the house - leer ors is attend to the season's feast. Sarah end Samwith the children listened to an oid-fashioned sermon and joined in the old hymns sung as they were sung by generations gone. As Sarah turned to leave her pew she came face to face with a short, gray-haired little man with penetrat- ing steel blue eyes. "Mr. Barnes!" she exclaimed with pteaeure and he so fairly beamed with gratitude that she was touched. From the curt man of business whom she always had regarded as an ungrateful autocrat impervious to the feelings of hie dependents, he suddenly became a friend, There stood before her only a rather small, mild old gentleman. with unassuming manners and a de- ferential quaint courtesy. "It's so very kind of you to want me on a day like this," he said, with' a ring in his voice, his keen eyes shin -1 I've been leoldng forward to it • like this lad here," indicating Junior, He would be out at one sharp. No, he knew better than to go back with them -because he'd probably be in the way, he said -though his manner belied his words. "Ile seems almost excited," whis- BEAUTIFY IT WITH "DIAMOND DYES" Just Dip to Tint or Boil to Dye Each Iii -cent pack. age contains direr. tions so simple any woman can tint soft, delicate shades or dye rich, permanent colors in lingerie, Bilks, ribbons, skirts, waists, dresses, coats, stockings, sweaters, :draperies, cover cgs, hangings -everything! Buy Diamond Dyes -no other kind- and tell your druggist whether the material you wish to color Is wool or silk, or whether it is Haien, cotton or mixed goods. pered Sarah to Samwhen they w e out of earshot.' "Just like a happy boy.". The children reluctantly went out- doors to play. It was such fun to stand around in the kitchen and watch Mother prepare "a party." As Sarah, hurrying from dining room to kitchen and back again, opened preserves Together they read the news item that meant so much to then, Sane's husky voice breaking and Sarah's happy plans for the day forgotten in a common sorrow, ECCENTRIC LANDLORD LEAVES PROPERTY TO TENANTS. NIr. Stephen Barnes has proved himself an eccentric landlord, for in his will, executed to -day, he left his Bayport property to its present ten- ants. He maintains that the property is not in the nature of a gift, but that the renters have, in the course of their tenancy, actually paid for their homes, Mr. Barnes' belief in the perman- ency of the old-fashioned Canadian home has not been shattered by his experiences as a landlord. Ile cites as proof of his allegations the fact that tenants will often put both labor and money into a home that -is not awned by them. They will make re- pairs even when the rent is fully suf- ficient to cover these expenses and still give the owner more than ade- quate returns for the money invested. Mr. Barnes explains, in a written statement accompanying his unusual will, that it is only good business to give the tenant his just deserts. Where the rent over a certain period is ample enough to cover upkeep, in- terest and the original principal in- vested, it has paid for the hone. That home, he asserts, belongs, in such a ease, not to the landlord but to the tenant. Mr. Barnes has the courage of his own convictions. His theory is being carried out in practice in so far as it affects his Bayport property. Sam rose shakily. "I can't under- stand!" He turned the pages of the news sheet hack and forth, "It doesn't say ..." Then he gave a queer gasp, dropped weakly into the rocking chair only to leap again to his feet, electri- fied, Sarah watching him in a choked silence, "Sarah Burton, we're crazy . , Somebody's crazy, We saw him two hours ago . . , This paper was deliv- ered before we were up this morning. He isn't any more dead than I sin : Must be a joke . . , Bayport pro- perty . .. that's this . , . What in time! . - ," There was a commotion at the door, the shrill laughter of Junioi and Mar- got and the squealing of the two -year - aid Bob, The door -bell jangled, as it always did when the children rang it, and through- the hall came ,Stephen Barnes with Bob on his ehou?der and the two other children running eager- ly beside him, their arms full of meek -Ages. - Sarah sat down quickly on -a dining- room iningroom chair while Sam grasped the back of it firmly; They had no words: men when quite at hone. "You see, Mrs. Burton, it was like this," began the amiable guest. "I've always liked Sam, but I realized that he had the faults of all 'roiling stones.' He was always looking for something new and it seemed to me that I never ran into him that he wasn't asking if I couldn't find a decent place for him to live in, Being in the real- estate business myself and owning a bit of property, I usually succeeded in finding something. I finally decided to let Sam in, without his knowledge, of course, on ,this little business deal, Who says there's `no sentiment in business?' "It happened when Sam got to talk- ing one day about your home ideals and saving grace and all that sort of thing. I've never had much sympathy for the average tenant but that time I had Thanksgiving dinner with you, I got a new slant, as the saying is. It wag merely a matter of experiment with me. I haven't lost anything in the transaction. I decided to let you buy your house by charging a good, stiff rent. I am guilty only of fair play." "And the Mulveys?" "Yes. Their house is paid far, too Only you win and they lose on the Came proposition." "Just the same," Sarah' said tremu- lously, "I'm grateful to you, Mr. Barnes -even though you insist that I'm just part of an experiment. If this had happened a few months ago, I'd leave had hysterics -because of my great joy. But now I'm just -just calmly thankful. I feel as though I had everything -everything." "Contentment should come before prosperity or success," said the ofd man sagely, "or it isn't lasting." "Philosophy doesn't fiil my stom- ach," burst forth Sam, "and tho rear- guard in the living room isn't going tc nemain peaceable very many min- utes longer." It was less than half an hour later when the family.was seated abcnt the festive board, the big brown, *age rant turkey before Sam. Sara pat- ted the noisy bahv, admonished Junior to keep his feet stir] and watch Mar- got settle primly into her chair. Mr. ilernes' beaming face and Sam's con- tented one were brief flashes. Simple household tasks -the care of her chil- dren, her husband, and her guests -- were sacred things. It was given to her to guard a holy trust, a home. While her heart brimmed over with gratitude, her eyce grow misty. She quickly bent her head in grate- ful Thanksgiving as Sam once again spoke the simple words of the family giace: "For what we are about to re -sive, 0 Lord, make us duly thankful; Amen I" Combination Unknown. Waitress --"We got fine pork to -day an'-`" Youthful Diner -"Applesauce?" Waitress ---"Don't get gay, young man! Don't yes went nctllin' to eat?" Why -"U nate 7" Why are pawnbroltea•s called "uncle?" Probably.fe fila reason that an 'uncle is regarded as a sort of con- venien•t relative. In Holland the pawnbroker lee'eUncle John," while !u France t:hey convert him into 111.e. feminine gander lend describe him as. 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Gee® DYE WORKS LIMITED LEAMEig 791 Y ONG° HST TOR.014TO ' ISSUE No. 40-'25. ON MAKING GOOD Years ago it was said, "There 11 none that death good; no, not one.' Since that day ehe same thing holda true in estimating Human character. Not that there is no goodnel)e in the world, for there is quite a lot when one begins to look around. But'there Is none of us free from mistake. Perhaps,"seeing that things are aa they are, that is not a bad .thing, for it suggests, that we opine from a cone• mon stack and in the end of things we are all pretty much alike. There are several sorts 0f failure,. amongst us, but the worst Le not to try to do better. To fail, is never a BM, for It does show that we have made a try; and the mal- who will keep on trying will ultimately gain his goal. Everything that is good is on the side of the trier. Mistakes can readily be forgiven if a man has en- deavored to do his best, The•,"al'eo cans in life 'are those who have 'done splendidly in making effort and have not really been beaten, but have just missed the nark by a chance. Neve'' believe that.only those who got there first have really, won. There is sometimes more valor in running than in wincing, The laurel may be - on another's brow, but there is some- times splendor in losing, Tho Bible speaks of one who was told by God, "It was good' that it was` in thine heart" Quite a number of us stthrt life with little chance, Our home is cramped, outlook limited, opportunities few, and-tennptations all along. the way to slack our efforts. Things appear to licit us, and our education does not get mucin beyond the three "r's." It is so easy to eel out and say, "011, well, I've no chance; fortune doesn't favor.. me. I will live straight -and be content, for life is not long at the most." That is a suicidal policy and lead`s. to ,eorr'ows nnlltiplfecl: Another• says: "I have done my best, but things were against nee and I have never been able to get beyond where I am, I take a step forward and seem to slip back a couple. I do not feel disposed to move on again at illy bine of life," The Cowardly Outlook. But these outlooks are those of the unheroic. A strong man never argues like that. Ho rather says: "It's better to fall than not to, climb; it's better to fail than. not to try." Why, just gall to mind the Innumer- able people who have started life worse than `ourselves and have made good, If you complain or poverty, take, a trip to the workhouse. It will be a splendid cure, You will Seel so wealthy as you leave! Do you -complain about your health? Then go to the nearest hospital. Yon will coils away feeling healthier than for many weeks; and the very best fray of overcoming the spirit wh;cit lets the hands hang down rad won't try Is to refresh the memory with in- stances such as those of Robert Burns, Lord Leverhulme, and many miser fa- mous men. They won through be- cause they made good. To no one is life absolutely favor- able. Faults are everywhere and er- rors are always taking place. The per- fect man has nef yet been born, It is folly, therefore, to expect that we are to get through without effort. Itwould he unwise were it passible, for the very struggle to win will make us bet- ter winners, and If we are not success- ful ----welt, we have our ambition. still.' There are always some: people who "could if they would." The leo do to power t t w ter is within us, and there is nothing we cannot have as our own if eve just determine to live for 1t;a and the worthier the life the more honorable will be our achievement. Little, If anything, is gained in these days byreeting on our, oars: There Is danger of drifting then. If we miss one shot we must toy again. If cir- cumstances have boon stronger than ourselvee, the very 'fight has availed us much, Every man Js' nobler for the desire and effort to succeed. The greatest gin FIeaven condentna is to give up., - Where yo uhave faltered, make good -and when you make good, keep it up. Glaciers. You liked the music instruments that glaciers made, but no songs -wore ever so grand as those of the glaciers themselves+, no falls so lofty as those which poured from brows and charmed nlountaleui of pllro Clark ice. Glaciers made the mountains and ground corn for all the flowers end the forests of silver fir; Made smooth paths for hu- man feet alibi the eaesecl Sierras have become the most approachable- of mountains. The primary lnpllntaln wave , 1111. vital granite. were soon carved to beauty. They bared the loarmy domes end fashioned the Blustering spires, smoothed godlike, mountain brows and :haped Bske shoe' for crystal waters; were myriads of mazy - canyons and ssead them out lnto lace.-Joi>r1iuir. Lapland Music. Even the Laprri, ..of Lapaand,..have their nlasie. 11 generally runs to the descriptive. The typical Lapp song illustrates 0 person, ail adventure, an object, and the fevortto motives are coincernee, with familiar ,surreundlny;e of •Lapdtulil Ilio-boar,--.reind'esar, river, for example., A recent observer de. chines that allude of this Polk -music re" minded him of Wagner;