Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-04-14
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dalIOa CnaC you, LICK WHere
are you going. .83OH
of fifteen years, with a carpet bag in
walked on . It was in the vicinity OF
the depot, and there was much
trundlingA of trucks and splitting OF
engines, and consequent tly Sam Jones
presumed that his saIutation had
been unheard. 81
About noon.on the same day, Amos
Huy1and, ESQ J, sauntered forth from
his Office to attend to little busin ess
in another part of the town. The
boys were just coming from school,
and stared. at him and whispered
among themselves. Finally, Eby
"Mr.@Mr.@cap4 tinE Of yoar
name ssfr-but Dick has run away
"What :"
tsHe has gone to New. York, every
stitch of him, and Is never coming
back. He said I might tell you afler
twelve O'Clock; for he would be too
far off for you to catch him then.
The father stood still with his eyes
riveted on the speaker, for a moment,
and then turned on his heel, and in
1--WE minutes was i'm the library of his
own house. -. -,
amy ne calI6Q TO MS W1fe,@QO
you know anything abeut Dick 2"
''He has not returned from school
ibid he go to school this morn
aOf course lat least so far as I
know. Idid notsee him at aHsafter
he ate his breakfast .'sS "
"WilI you go to his room and see
if his books are there 2,i
Mrs. Huyland threw down her
sewing and hastened up-stairs.-In a
few moments she returned, looking
frighteneda and curious. .-sL
This books are there but his car
pet-bag and his clothes are gone.
WHAT doessit all mean?''
That our son has actually run
away-started for New York. -,
There were red eyes and sad hearts
in the Huyland mansion that=after-
noon and Dicks elder brother, Alfred,
afiae boyzof seventeen. who was in
the postsofffee on salary of eight
hundred a year, was anxious to pur-
sue and capture the young deserter.
"No; Dick must have time and op-
portunity given him to acquire use
ful information, ," said his father al
though 1t was q notfceabIe fact that
he had to clear his throat half-a-doz-
en- times before heseouId artieulate
according to Quackenboss.
At supper-time, Philo, a lad of thir-
teen, declined bread d-and-butter, AID
sweatmeats, and het biscuit, and
jelly-cake, and toasty and tea, and
when. asked if he was sick replied :
"I don't know as ]. have got the
Group; but ana awful like. baby
was when he hadfit last Spring.
3 "Mamma, said little five year old
Mary, "Is gofngto New York Just
the same as being dead ?l
z And when the-question brought q
shower ofteaEsinstead of an answer
she continued. =
81 "Ehope God never win take. me
there when I die" = 2
Meanwhile the, traveller had psss-
ed along miserable day. Atfirst he
cong ratulated hims elf upon his sue.
|Boldiy down the front street, and
not "a soul except hisas cousin Sam
Jones had taken the sIfghtes notice
|7of him. He was glad to getoff sc
easy, but a9ittIe chagrined, aftefalI
at his own ihsignificance: xFairly
outside the pale of parental jurisdic-
tion and Whizzing sOn to his destiny
his heart grewAtender and he not
only stood up to give &S5ittle girl his
seat, but bestowed thesapple he had
crammed In his pocke5 for lunch on
big baby who was crying 1uHtily.
AS the hours waned, his spirits
sank, and, according to nature, he
commenced aFeeapitulation of the
wrongs and injustices of which he
had been the victim. He did not see
why Alfred and Philo need be SO
much betterrlooking than himself.
Everybody called them handsome
while he had been often told that he
was as 2homely as a hedge fence.
They were genteel and elegant, and
objects of admiration to his parents
and friends 1t wasn't fair. To be
sure he was the genius in the family
but what of that? It only compelled
him to go to school, while Alfred
was making money, and getting o
good start in the world. He did not
like his fathers cynical manner
when he e.complained rof his teacher,
found breakers in his algebra
anathematized chemistry; and de-
clared Latin bore. And then
when he asked him if he might go in.
to business he said. i.syf ~ .r9
What! Before you get your bibs
OF? 1 don't think that is your forte
You are not careful enough about
your dollars and cents. We shall
ttEave to makeyou up into profess
Iiional man.! 1t takes Alfred to do thu
| fihaneiering.n -a.a.t- .ritftE -- be
Dick felt as if he had beenswailow
ing fire-brands, and opened the car
window A cat was running on thI