Unhappy Father

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 January 1917, Page 3

Unhappy Father

(By Walt Mason.) It makes poor father's spirit sad, when lie comes home at night, to hear the kitchen stove's so bad, the lire won't stay alight. To hear of forty thousands traps he really ought to buy although he's so in debt perhaps tho knowledge makes him cry. His daughter says it's a disgrace tho duds they have to wear; "ashamed to travel any place, we surely are,' - they swear. The housewife says the parlouir rugs are'lit worth as many derns; slio needs new vases and new jugs, in which to l keep her ferns. New chairs, new dishes and new spoons are all in great demand; tho cook is running out of pruines, and has no lard in hand. No wonder father's tired and pale? Ho can't sit down !o read for lie must hear the endless tale of "tilings we really • need." What wonder if lie feels relief, when age comes on apace, and knows that from this world of grief he pretty soon will chase? He sighs, when o'er the sunless sea he's ready to take wing, "Oh grave, where is they victory ; or death where is thy sting?"