St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-01
for the sluuna folks.
4 Glimpse in the Rear.
A STORY FOR BoYs.

$50 YOU would ike TO be Office box. for
a few weeks, said lawyer Steele, looking
up from his paper.
Try still turned his cap in his hands,
with downca.t eyes
Il should, sir, but | was speaking for
DaSle Simmons; he heard about the
place first"
'And is Davie as nice boy as you
are - said the lawyer with an approv-
ing glance at Ury's trim figure and clear
collar
''He's very nice boy, - said Try he.i-
tsting.
The sharp lawyer waS.quite sure The
was keeping something back
'Well, is he strong, and handy, and
Yui.l Why di.ln't ha ~nr,an ga 80 me
himself,"
"He is lame, sir" said Try with re-
gretful csndor, land it tired him TO walk
50 far, so | said I'd come for him.
Lame - exclaimed LAWYER Steele
sharply. "Well, that's the end of the
matter. What did the jackanapes sup
pose | wanted OF him, 10 porch him on y
shelf for an ornament : No, want 4
pair of legs that can run errands from
morning till night, If necessary"
Try looked distressed
Il think you would ike him, AIR
The lawyer shook his head .1You
are 4 good, true friend" said he more
pleasantly. "but Davie would be Of no
use to me, should like to engage you
in his place"
Try hesitatsd and demmrod-
81 don't know what Davie viii think
Perhaps if he had come himself"
..Ii would have made no difference, =
interrupted lawyer Steele, $50, shall
We call il a bargain Here, take an
orange, my boy, while you're making up
your mind"
"Thank you," said Try, Il won't eat
If now l viii take If to my little broth
er, he is so fond of oranges
The old lawyer beamed upon him
more genially still
Heres another for your brother, INV
fine fellow, and as for that matter. YOU
may as well take one TO lame Davie, too
Now good morning You may come to-
morrow, bright and early"
Try bowed very respectfully, and
thanked him , but he wiped his face with
his red-bordered handkerchief. falterod
something about poor DAVE" and went
out seeming more grievei over Davies
crushed hopes, than elaied with his own
good fortune
A fine boy" said lawyer Steele TO 4
client.
a promising boy - returned Squire
Upton abSently.
But Mr.. Fred, the lawyer. son. look
ed after the retreating figure, ami s;.id
nothing, but thought a great deal
The fact was that Fred. who had been
out Of town on some bushes, for his
father, had that morning Just returned
10y rail During the course of his travels
he had been whirled through a great
many places, some large and some small
and as Is generally the case in this mode
of travelling, had made acquaintance with
4 great many back doors and kitchen
gardens.
Now this he had found very curious
and tar from unlnteresting. The houses
seemed 10 have thrown off their masks
and their company manners and revealed
themselves in their real life and true
characters. What hypocriies some OF
them were, For instance. how WAS he
astonished when he whirled past Mr..
Bakers house, in the next Town, lie
knew it 10y lis cupola, and 4 side glimpse
of the grand bay-windows. the most pre-
tentious house within ten miles. And
he remembered that on the street. ii stood
in spOiless, white dress, with lis brown
granite feet planted decorously and neat
" before ii, lis shutter. bowed. ard firing
ell curtains arooped ike eyelids in the
langor of most genieel repose. But ah,
in the rear. what contrast What
chaos and confusion, glimp.es of ash
heaps, rubbish OF broken glass and rusty
nails, crops Of burdock and thistle, crazy
fences and general discomfort ,
Fred smiled, in spite of himself h,
should never drive up to that smooth
front AGAIN without thinking what al
old humbug il was.
'.Ah," sighed he, for he WAS studyin,
to be lawye. with his father, ''if thcr,
were only some way of getting a glimps
at people in the rear.
lie was still revolving this idea, as Ia,
came into the office Just in time TO hea
the talk between Try and his father. an,
very strangely, this frank, self sacriiicin,
boy, this tim, decorous little buildin.
not made with hands, reminded him q
Mr.. Bakers double faced house.
"We have only hal a front view o
Try Sitter, I'm almost certain he sai,
to himself, leaning from the window
and then, with a sudden impulse. b.
seized shis hat ami hurried after th
D boy
! sim sorry my father was 80 hast
about Dayic,' he BEGAN, Il know
lame boy once who jumped around abou
, as spry a. anybody and WAS the mo>
z faithful fellow in the world. Now don'
+ despair, YOU seemed 80 broken hearte
about the decision, that Eve made u
Q nv mind TO interce,le for you both. Nv
great deal of influence with my father
: and I'm pretty sure 1 can make him tax
n Davie, yet
q There was great commotion IN Try
smooth face. lie turned away his head
but not quite quick enough. 1t seemc
as if a window had been suddenly raise
n and Fred's keen eyes saw that a grca
h load of disappointment, selfishness an
c anger was being hastily carted into til
h rear.
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