A mother raises her six children and one by one lets them go out into the world. Their failures and successes fill her life, but she grows lonely without them. Then when one of the children has a surprise to announce, they all return home to be with their mother.
Dr. Horace Anthon
Mrs. Anthon
Uncle Ned
Hannah
Mrs. Guthrie
Tom at 13
Tom at 36
Arthur at 14
Jim at 10
Jim at 22-32
Kate at 9
Kate at 21-31
Frank at 6
Frank at 18-28
Baby Emily
Emily at 22
Stephen McLeod
Molly McLeod
Harry Andrews
Mr. Atkinson
Emily at 12
