Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-05-06
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FRANK KINGsToN's RESOLVE.

xldllO3 IL ouA WAOAC oAO JSo SoNAN
for ?" cried Ned Hillary to his friend Frank
Kingston. u , "
"Just going home" said Frank; "they
kept us pretty busy at the shop tonight,
and we couldn't shut up till late"
Swell, say, don't stay at home and NOPE
all the evening. It's splendid night
let's have some fun"
ssWhat kind of fun?" asked Frank.
20, most anything: A game of billiards,
perhaps, for variety"
Frank hesitated. He knew very we'll
that his parents did not approve Of his 60
ing to the blliard-room, but his fondnesa
for the game sometimes overcame bis scru-
|ples.
"WelL, I'll come if I can," he said as he
moved ON. e.. = -
Ned called after him, ssDon't fail, that's
a good fellow. III meet you at the corner
| It had been . busy day, and Frank was
tired and hungry. The table was waiting
for him when be reached home, and his
mother met him at the door with smile
and pleasant word, but her voice had 6
weary sound, which his ear could not-fai
to catch. He did not think of it again.
however, till, having finished his supper
he was about to leave the house, his glance
fell on her troubled face. She was rock
ing the baby, who was Wakeful and worry.
ing; the table was yet to be cleared, and
the girl was away on avisit to q sick sister
For an instant, Frank deliberated, theI
back went the old straw hat to its nail be:
hind the door, and the next moment he had
coaxed baby from mothers arms, and was
quieting it as gently as 9 girl. 1t was
Il pretty picture they made in the COLDER
twilight the curly headed boy hushing the
baby sister to sleep-and the pleased smile
on their mothers face told that, to her eye
no painting BY any Of the masters could be
half so sweet. %, 81.
Eight o'clock came, and baby was sleep
ing soundly Mother had seated herself
darning stockings, and Frank was wonder
ing whether it was not still early enough x
meet Ned, when his father came in witt
the evening papers.
every busy tonight, Frank ?" he asked
ssMy eyes feel badly, and I do not like te
use them much. Suppose you read awhile
to mother and me-"
It was something of disappointment
and Frank began the task reluctantly, but
quickly becoming interested, all thoug hts
Of Ned and the evening amusements van
ished. After the reading, there was q
pleasant chat over the events of the day
and when Frank kneeled with his father
and mother at prayers, he felt that it had
been happy and restfl evening.
"Heard the news? ?" asked one of the
shop boys, the next morning.
s'What news 2" asked Frank.
"Ned Hillary had his eye put out last
night-got into quarrel at the billiard
saloon"
Frank shuddered when he thought how
narrowly he had escaped being mixed up
ia the same quarrel, and then and there he
resolved to have nothing more to do with
the billiard room. T..
At noon he told bis mother of Ned Hi
lary's misfortune:
"Had he been home, making others hap.
py, like my Frank, it would not have hap
pened," she said, with her loving hand on
his shoulder. t.
Frank hung his head; and then because
his sense of honor was too fine to let him
take praise that was undeserved, he confess
ed how many, times he had been at the bill
lizard room, and how near he had come to
being one of the party that night. "But
I shall never 60 there again, mother DEAR -
he said, seeing the tears in her eyes.
"My boy has need to pray, lead us not
into temptation,'" she said softly. And
Frank did pray these words in way he
had never prayed them before, and thoug gh
he sometimes found it hard to refuse an in
vitation to play his favorite game. He
who gave that prayer to his disciples gave
him strength to resist the temptation.