Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-08-19
THE RUNAWAY.

and there was much trundling of trucks
and splitting of engines, and consequently
Sam Jones presumed that his salltationS
8 yAboGt noon oT the same day, Amos
Huyland, ESQ, sauntered forth from his
Office to attend to little business in an
other part of the town. The boys were.
just coming from school, and stared at
him and whispered among themselves.
Finally, Ely Darby stepped up and ex-
aMr.-Nr4. can 1 think Of y@oar y@r name,
sir-but Dick has run away"
"What"
"He has gone to New York, every
fstitch of him, and is neyer, coming back,
he said mignt tell you after twelve.
O'Clock, for he would be too far off for
you to catch him then"
The father stood still with his eyes riv-
eted on the speaker, for moment, and
then turned on his heel, and in five min
utes was in the library OF his own house.
"Amy," he called to, his wife, ,s"do you
know anything about Dick ?" '''s'
"He has not returned from school yet.
Why?"
"Did he go to school this morning?"
"Of course-at least so far as know
did not see him at all after he ate his
breakfast" --------
"Will you 60 to his room and see if his
books are there?'1 ,kFsTo~fpI hUl
Mrs. Huyland threw down her sewing
and fastened upstairs. In few moments
she returned, looking frightened and Gu
rious
ellis books are there; but his carpet
bag and his clothes are gone. What does
it all mean ?"
THAT our son has actually run away
started for New York" vs| u
There were red eyes and sad hearts in
the Huyland mansion that afternoon, and
Dicks elder brother, Alfred, fine boy of
seventeen, Who was in the. post Office on
salary of eight hundred a. year, was
anxious to pursuesand capture the young
deserter. GN a
aNo; Dick must have time and oppor-
tunity given him to acquire useful9 in
formation" said his father, although 1T
was a noticeable fact that hesh had to clear
his throat halt-a-dozen times before {he
could articulate according to .Quacken-
boss.
AT supper time, Philo, lad of thirteen,
declined bread and butter, and sweet
meats, and hot biscuit, and jelly cake, and
toast, and tea, and when asked if he was
sick,replied:
"Idon't know as have got the Group
butt am awful like baby was when he
habit last spring."
"Mamma," )" said little FIVE year old Mary,
"Is going to New York just the same as
being dead?"
And when the question brought q
shower of tears instead of an answer, she
continued:
81 Il hope 3 Sod 2 nsHer will taRss ne there
Meanwhile the traveller had passed a
long miserable day. At first he congratu-
lated dshimselfsppoR his succesfu escapade.
He had nfRrchedb Oddly down the front
street. and not soul except his cousin
Sam Jones had taken the slightest notice
of him. He was glad to get off so easy,
but little chagrined, alter all, at his
own insignifcance. Fairly outside the
pale of parental. jurisdiction, and whiz.
zing ON to his destiny, his heart grew ten
der and he not only stood up to give ALT
tie girl his seat, but bestowed the apple he
had crammed in his, pocket forslunch On a
big BABY who was. crying g'lustily. q h'a - 9
As the hours waned, his spirits sank,
and, according to nature, he commenced a
recapitulation of the wrongs and injus-
tices of which he had been the victim,
He did not see why Alfred and Up Philo
need be SO much better looking than HIM
self. Everybody called them handsome,
while he had been offenA told that he was
as homely as a hedge fence. They were
genteel and elegant, and objects, of .ad-
miration to his parents and friends. lit
wasn't fair. lsTesbe sure he was theigenius
in the family; but what Of tfiat?'. It only
compelled him to go to school, while
Alfred was making money, and getting a
good start in the world. Heidi not like
his fathers cynical manner when he COM
planned of his teacher, found breakers in
his Algebra, mathematical chemistry
and declared Latin a bore. And then
when. he asked him if he might &C. into
business he said 80
"Whati Before you get your bibs off
don't think that is your forte. You are
not careful enough sabout your dollars
and cents. We shall have to make yor
up into q professional man. 1t takes
Alfred to do the fnanciering. " e.
Dick felt ssif- he had been swallowing
brands, and opened the car window
A cat was running on the fence down be
side the track, and he wished he was ou
where he could step on her tail How
his mother laughed when he told her thai
he meant to be as rich as A. T. Stewar
and live in New York when he got to bt
man.