The Lincoln County herald., 1869-06-10

,rl 0e0lle0ao joe.
"Plesss mamma, tell % story" pleaded
The .ehildna sround Mrs. Allsss knee.
"whst kind Of story," she asked,
smiling st their esssrnsss.
"Oh, . raus story" said johnnie.
"sonslhios that happened when you went
70 school," II }r8aN .s'tt
n think I have never told you about
Gentleman Jos.' Have II"
"Noi.NoI" Was the reply. in q chorus
Of ssysr voices; "tell 10 about him now,
please" "..E. ft..v "-
"'0snslsman Joe. % We used to call
him, was poor boy. His parents we're
hsrd.workiua people, and IL was only BY
the NEST rigid economy that they were
able to support themselves anl family
aud keep Joe at school. But they were
wise psopis, II they were poor, for they
saw how much more important It was
that be should secure . good education
- fsundston for future usefulness in
life, than 10 b earning something by his
hands, while his head vent uncultivatod
iStAs very time Of life when it 10 easiest
70 instill knowledge into Il. ,,..
ave oil liked Joe, II I except Gilbert
Hsynes, the son Of tie richest merchant
In our little villsge. He was naughty
inselsnt fellow, and 20 overbeariug and
tyraunical to % smaller children that we
cordially disliksd him.
"For some reason he had spite against
Joe. I always thought he was jealous
Of Joss popularity in the school, for he
wss such . good. .naturod, gentlemanly
fellow that he won everybody's good
opinion At once. And then they were in
the same class together, aud Joe made
such proficiency in his studies that Gil
bert vas left fa. behind. No one was in
fault here but himself, for the teachers
took the same pains with him that they
did With Joe. and he had better oppor.
tuoities out Of school hours for study,
% Joe worked 10 the garden or about the
farm wherever he had any spare time,
aud Gilbert had nothing to do, whatever.
"But I WAS going to tell you how We
came to give him the title of - Gentleman
Joe.'
"Ons day he had been over to bis
graudmother's on 90 errand, and was re-
turning home when he found 40 old man
sitting BY the rosdsids evideitly suffer.
ing from physical PAIN. He Was wretch.
sdly clad, aud the clothes be had on were
falling into tatters.
1.-THE arst thing Joe did was to proffeI
his aid. The old man was evidently quite
III, and could not walk. He said he wa,
coming TO the villags where be had rela
tives, but had been seised with sudder
ia,utosss, and bad to cit down.
"Jos ran to . brook close by ant
brought some water for the old man t.
drink, aad bathed bis brow. After ,
little be seemed to feel better, and sait
he thought he could 60 on. But whe'
hs tried to walk he tottered so that b.
came near falling.
"'Lssn on me, and I will assist ycu,
said Joe; 4 sm going home, and as
i've 10 Tie village can help you along jus
- we'll - not.' l. ..
...But won't you be ashamed to be see
With . ragged old man like mes' aske
the stranger, looking down at bis tattere
garmsuta.
"'No, sirr answered Joe, resolutely
The clothes don't make the man, 20
know
'rs'weil, then, II you will be 50 kind
shall b glad to accept your offer Of help
said the old man.
sAsd 10 they started for the villse'
the old msn leaning On Joe's arm. Whe
thsy rsashsd Ne peheol.yard, . group
boys that ware At plsy, happened to cate
sight Of ths odd. looking couple, and "a
sp 70 tha street 70 sss them. Some bo.
would have been ashamed to be caught
joss place, just then, but not he f
bswsd 70 the boys, and seemed to bs
careful ef bic charge - though the r.
,wsye bse4daloth. oe,r
,..a.I ~, boysr cried Gilbert Hayn'
Who never lost . opportunity Of vsnti
,Ais spits on Joe; 'ais't they . jol
sespls, thought A s.i.e'.
Ellis rude words called forth no ,
sposss from bic companions, for th