Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-09

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George Somsrs had too mnch principle
for fai.ehood, and thought NO. best to tell
the shois truth, and VA therefore dismiss
ed from schcol in disgsace. Hitherto bis
character had been beyond repreach, but
now . dark stain rested upon il, which be
either could not, or W ud not wipe away.
He was the poor scholar, ~he kept The key,
aud did the sweepiag, and when the desks
were dsfsced, apparatus destroyed, stove
pipes scattered about the room. and SCOT
laid ia little insul,inR heap in the tsach>
er's desk that dignltary rightly judged that
George must know the guilty party. This
he aduitted. but declined giving Any fur
Their information. IrriiAted boy ced een,rcl
by nie keli>denial, Mr.. Trimbls ordered him
10 leave the school.
he sat 9Th his face buried in bis hands-
lie did not notice his mothers entrsnee, ner
hsr surprised sxcismatisu, but started 90 u
irsm sleep when her sofs hand passsd a.
rsssingly over bic head.
Are you sick, my son -
me, mother. only expelled from seheol
+" Expelled frsm schssli George, what
can you mean I"
Just What I cay, mother. You know
how I won the prize at the last sxamisatisn.
Ned Burton has hated me ever since.
stood In his way then. and though before
visitors he odsred congratulations. he Kissed
10 my ear on his way home Yon mean,
w-llved cur, I'll be rsvsnged,' and he has
been. This morning, while | Was sweep
ing he came Ia, hit me bo~ on the fore
head that sent me Keeling against the wall,
and before / bad recovered he had se. the
steve pipes whirling. and was breaking
everything be could lay his hands on.
tried to stop him, but he Vas strongest. 4.
he lssped from . rear window, he calls d
back 10 me, Now. my Hns fellow. II ysu
want 70 turn tsll-tals, Just iemember that
you live in one Of fathers cottages, aad 10
his absence mother and are agents. He.
he. be . good-sixsd Whsslbsrrow could
casrv % your wealth at one load Five
minusss afisr be left the window, in walked
Ar. Trimbls. Half . dsxsn schs l.ss fol.
LEVIED. and ausngsthsm Ned Burton. lock-
log the very picture u isnoesnee. o.
eeufss, after qssssiening to no purpose, Mr..
rsimbls expelled ne. That's ail."
There Wss On cir Of quiet endurance
shout the by that showed him slssaAy In.
nted to l,fs's rough side. HE mother Vas
deeply troubled.
''0eosgs you must expose him"
''hew can II have no prosf-he would
Deny Il, and what 10 the vord Of the pecr
against the rich Then our garden con.
,stns almost al our winters feed. We
can't leave that. The worst part Of the
case 10 that Mr.. Trimbls thinks me . ras
| CAL"
But Mr.. Trimble did not think 90
Though sorslv puzzled, and At hrst. very
| angry. he had net lost his faith in the hey 4
integrity Of purpose. That every evening
their VS. . ssvsd Of steps on the grave
~.lk, and The good man entered the cot
t.ge. George graspsd his preferred hand
in silence.
.-u,d you get that black eye. George, ia
| trying 10 offend my property 2"
II did did indeed sir" sobbed th'
beg.
| II believe ysu," was the kind rep y, land
now, INV lad, you must follow my direction
have been oil das prving into this matter
| A boy Was teen enter The school room, anc
| twenty minutes laler to emerge from . bael
window. The blacksmith tells me tina,
his little Msdge bad followed yon 10 III,
dnor, and was waiting for the loose papers
aud. too much frightened to run. witnessed
the whole p,ocet ding. Various other cir
cums'ances point suspicion in one cireruer
Now want you to state before q masistrat,
~ha, occurred. and trust mo to take care
OF the consequences
II will, SIP said the bow earnestly.
The next day Edward Burton was ar
rested, =, d ha~ty telegram sent to Colonc
Burton BY the distressed rother. He oh
tanned iurlough, and reached homo ia
time TO attend the trial, and rear the de els
ion which gave his only son . term in Ii,
Reform School, To the entrca,iss Of hi
wife that he would endeavor. 10 obtair
some mitigation Of the sentence, he replied
sssrnly In the negative. 1T 10 the enlJ
way to save him from ruin. You, Mary
with oil your finsry, are missrably posl
compared to your ssamstssss. She has Z
asn Of whom any mother might be proud
I would give ell l possess il ours had tn,
character aad principles Of George Sonora >
Sam'l 8. Boyd. Solicitor Of Patents, 2cs
Pine street. ST. Louis, officially reports Il
the DsxocsAr the following Patent,
granted Missouri and Iowa inventors for ths
week ending Nov ember "a, 1858:
MISSOURI
A. c. Kaiser, Vienna. Knife Cleaner; 10
ssph kobcrie, St Louis, Buttons; Gsore,
Phillip, Cadet, Rock Drill Sarah Rueser
Kansas City, Mendalion Linimsnt.
IOWA.
Henry Kline, Msrshalitewn, Calk Shar
peners L. F. Baker, Davenp srt Harvestsrs
| The Nonparsil says that tho sweeping
away Of the temporary bridge 1t Coapci
Bluffs leaves several hundred cars for thu
Pacific Road on this side. and which vii
now have 70 be carried over some etheI
way.
The Treasury receives 4loo, 900 worth .
wsrn cut money every week.