The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-02-01

Harry was engaged in oasy Contcmph. |
tion OF this prospect, when tho master cs
pied bow he was passmgihis tme
What are you doing there Harry Bon.
nerY Where is your bookp Have YOU !
learned your lessonl'
mo" rsi i @
"Then, sir, sou shall learn double les
son before dinner"
IL like double lessons" said Harry, |
ilnging himself back 20 his place, and
learning rapidly long row Of words and
meanings. lt.
Before dinner time had come, the double !
lesson was perfectly mastered, aud hard
sans got through--for SUNS aud lessons
wero all'pay TO larry. ....l
The master looked at mm with feelings
Of pity, regret and admiration.
"Oh. my poor boyl" said he, show can
You throw away such abilities on mis-
chief and wCkedness?' p. .f
Harry colored up to his temples; his eye
flashed and moistcncd; he was going to
make passionate reply, but turned short
around, aud went out of school whistling,
with his hands thrust among the marbles
aud whip-cord in the pockets OF his rag
ged cordurors. Beside the pond in the con.
ter OF the Village he stopped and hooking
jcalously around and seeing he was uu.
observed, he pulled out the marbles aud u
top from his pocket, and flung them into
the water. t .H r"tf
There" said he, 'now shall give upi
nonsense, and show the master and show
| everybody what can do. l'D thirteen
years old, and shall soon he u man. aud
must look out for myself us tho master
says am clever, and all that; ondyso am
clever, and have got abilities; teel it,
Ian j.
He walked on, still talking with him.
! self; presently he bdrst out Be- '"I r'i
"What does unclo bate inc for, | should
| like to know What harm have done
| himg What's he always thrasliug mo for?
| Why don't he let ulo alonef' en Ha
Again he went ON every now and tl.cn.
lettering to think. l ~ ir atl
II WISH" said he, turn'n, his pocliets
inside out, IL only wish l'had somc money
there" tH fH...
With this fresh wisl, ON his lips, he went
| into the dirty cottage of his uncle. Ii was
a homestead that did anything but credit to
its occupants. The floor was ulSwept, the
hearth covered with coke'and potatoc peel
! ings, the remnants of dinner Of the mean
est kind were scattered over the table
The boy felt dsgustcd ~ he mentally
compared this abode with the neat, thuuSh
equally poor homo that lc had just quilted.
lie looked ut his aunt, sitting in n dirty
cotton gown aud diseolored cap in the
chimney corner, and compared her with
the schoolmaster's suffering sister, who
ever looked so neat and oleaE. H. -G'
The passion for change aud Improvement
that had becn silently taking root in liar
ry's breast was lnumentarily becoming
more developed. All at once he said TO
.
1 "Aunt, can you give mo little money
over SO littluP" 7A t# Wt y.
Money she looked at him in utter sur.
lnise. "Nhat do you want with money! d
1 Mover you mind only see though il !
don't pay you back one day, ,uld plenty TO
! it," u .l aft1 .Htggr lt H-rtl.2 a3 a'or
A violent blow from behind sent the bay
reeliug against the wall There stood his
savage uncle, with his fist doubled, and his
face distorted with intOXication. h8dg
"l'il teach you to ask for money, satl
he, and other blows aud fierce abuse toll
1 lowed. rii io jsa sol, U 3uoh cu "a es
The boy started 'orward into tao center
of the room. gazed with steady boitlness
into the tyrant's face, and said: f.'- 8i
You have done moth ng but i'll uso me
since my father died. have never done
you any harm, and a shNit bear amy more
of it." rl.tsi81 rf r.F .r G.E q
| The, blacksmith caught up heavy stick
'Will you nOtS fr -.7l4Iait ai s1iAi.
| mo, will not; 50 take care what you
| are about r,isfls.r .tf ft.4 lAi
I IN break your spirit, or I'll break every
bone IN your body" 7ts.-3 ..' stta- n
"You won't dofeither." "aft 1863 yt lTa
4 "Well try that" s-4fJ gu's raafss
The blacksmith rushed forward to grasp
| a..
meet him with wild resistau They
stood foot to foot and haml to h,lnd, wrest-
ling for the mastery, when the door opened
4 and the schoolmaster OF ofBonclurcli. entered.
Instructive reverence for the good man
made the blacksm tli pause, and the boy
broke from him, 0trembliug violently, and
now subdued to tears. l1 irll aIE is.
81 am sorryltD1 see this,' sud the master.
/ "Wlmt is the malterg' sHl Li11yaEu
| Tho blacksmith mlttered some thing, aud
his wife took the stick from his lIand.la s
They are always quarellnS, said she.
/ 'What have ] done2' exclaimed Harry,
t"but it don'tnatrer, master; / like Bou---
yoI have been good to me-. anil shall
think Oft; but as for him-~i hate him and
despiso him, aud have nothing to thank
/ him for; anl after this tay will never seo
his tucc again, nor eat Of his brra,l." h.f r
! Ia an instant the had was gems. sI
SONS hours after, the master returned
home, and the first thing he did was to
take his strap from table an put it in
tlIe tiIe. e gra a-t l vrg H huhfe
His sister smiled, bnt said nothing. - 81
Afterwards they eonYersed respecting
! the poor boy, aud the lnaste expressed
sone uneasy apprehcnsioHs as 1c, repeated
Harry 5 words On going OFF These appre-
tensions INCREASED when II became known
| through the village that Harry Bonner was
missing and codld not be fond. o @.
! dusk The villagers were .travclsi1g
the road With lights-tllit ollhppcr road,
Which. viewed. FROM tho lower cliffs, ap-
| peafel but as d blty terrace cut on tie
4 green mountain side. y
Aithat time the now fonrisllinS town cf
Yenhor had scarce begun to exist; Only n
I few houses ~ deged the picturesque Wild
ness Of the scenery, amidst which tue
! shouts OF the villagers formed an exciting
accompaniment 10 the dash Of the waves
among the numerous breakers and tie fury
OF gr equinoctial gale. ...,.a.l j-r,,,.,.!
| Up aud down the steep activities of
/ that old rnail. winding about the faca Of tie
upper olif did the VILLAGERS continue mlvr
ing with iheir lights Hpiil lohs after mil.
tn4hf. lor tho parIips threat Of The, boy
had caused general belief that ha bad
epmmited some rash act tr-perhaps tToYn
himself over lhe. .cliifs, or into the se4,ii %.
What else.conll IA I'VE become of linn?