| Show now to sit around the house It only him of the busy days of his past enjoyed the hard work of building served to remind when he had actually his home hauling the white rock from the quarry as they had done in building the Manti would Temple never He build was proud anything of like his it house and knew again That fire in the stove feels good he said changing the subject Even onnice morning like itgood to warm the ol bonesbit this Still he made no comment about what Rose had said She went on talking to him about other things--the children the grandchildren all busy with their lives Charlie working too hard his rheumatism really bothering him Grace He getting enjoyed his sat quietly as she like her mother in herited and many abiding have much ready of visits his the go away with to Rose Ogden to though he did most of the talking that respect but she had generous affection in to for way of and caring family ways things usually She was more also in the Sometimes material work but deep they didn they loved to give For Christmas the old man would go to the store and buy little glass dishes for five centspiece to give to his grandchildren When Grace went away to teach school home sometimes to dress make and love like all whole letter then only for the the in Rose bottle of and sent meat postcards lines of packages or piece which from of contained scribbled cloth with came it but girls little penny lines They hadway settingwonderful keep one board to married writing of showing their great love example for me to follow Now of those little dishes in my own glass cupremind me of these good things in my past It was given to her by an old-fashioned to her me by my mother grandfather John gold-framed Grace as Blain portrait it was There of him is given also hanging in my home andam reminded each timelook into the eyes of my great-grandfather that he wasman worth patterning my life after That even in the face of trial and pain way we we should go on doing can 121 what we can in the best |
