The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-01
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THE PEDDLER'ss SON.
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This hut had only one room, With fire
place in Il, and no stairs. Instead lad
der in 1t went up to the roof Besides the
lad Of whom have spoken there was the
usual supply of poor mans children.
| I The principal support Of the family wa
a COW, and the principal employment 9
Komer, the name Of my hero, was 10 col
lcct, in the spring, the sedges which had
been thrown up by the waters, to make
litter for the cow. Alter the meadows
had become green he passed the long
summer days III watching her, sometimes
alone and sometimes in company will
other boys. He also brought wood q
burn and helped to CLEAN in harvest time
and when the autumn winds shook the
trees roughly he gathered aCOrns and sold
them to those who kept geese.
When he grew larger he helped hls
father. who WINS o peddler, 10 carry biz
bundles from hut to hut There was q
small school, too, where Komer learned
to read and write. but that was oil ht
learned there.
One evening (Komer never forgot thai
evening", he was sitting at table with biz
parents. A small lamp was burning upon
It, and his father, who had just come home
with his peddler's paCk, was talking to his
mother about business. The old peddleE
loved smoking, and Ind brought home
with him a packet Of tobacco, the wrapper
OF which lay upon the table. On 1t was
the picture Of q horse,
Little Komer idly took up tho picture
This is very good, thought he; l wonder
II l could draw one like It if should tryi
Who knows but | might? Little Komer
looked at his father, who was busy talk.
ing; so he took pen, ink and piece OF
paper, and shyly began. ..
When he had finished, he looked at It;
It seemed to him very perfect, and his
little heart swellcd with q new, strange
delight. Then Komer showed 1t to Ills
parents-onc can't be happy alonc,-and
they praised and admired 1t, more because
Komer did 1t than anything else.
BY and by Komcr went TO bed. It was
dark but still he saw his horse-he could
not sleep for thinking Of it. lie tossed
and turned, and longcd for daylight that
he might sec It with his bodily eyes again
for he was not quite sure, after oil, but
that he was dreaming. Morning came.
It was no dream-tliere was tho horse
but Komer was never again the same
Komer. All that day he was excited and
restless, and the next and the next. How
was he to become real painter!
Near his fathers hut there lived pot
Ter, who had some outlines as models for
painting lis plates and dishes. Little kP,
mcr went to him md begged the loan o.
these outlines for a little while. Then he
made a blank book, and very carefully
copicd them into 1t with pen and ink.
The people in the huts around thought
Lit wonderful and they were handed about
till, ut last, they came to ainan who was O
sortof ''mayOr" Of the place where Komel
lived He was so pleased and astonished
that he sent for tho boy, made him pres
ents, praised his drawing, and asked him
how he would like to be painter.
Like itY5a0f course Komer nearly
Jumped out Of his skin, for JOY. Like Ia
70 to a great city to master painter and
learn to be one himself OF course ht
could not find his tongue to tell all the
Iioy That filed his heart. lg,
There was no need, his glowing face
was enough. The gentleman said III
would talk of it 10 his parents Now
his parents never heard Of any Kind o.
painting save doors and houses, there
fore when the gentleman asked them
they answered that 1t was very danger
Gus trade, Tor houses in cities are some
times seven stories high, and Komel
might break his leg or neck. And sc
Komer did not go to the city, but KEEP
watching the old COW. Fg.Lla #g..
But for I'LL that, this gentleman, and
others to whom he showed komer!
drawing, didnot forget him or them, bu
kent on talking about the wonderful
child, and, whit was more to their credit
tried to help him. q,
They sent for him TO take lessons will
their children In French, Latin and music
Land, that hc need not be ashamed L
come among them, they gave him bette
clothing, and the gentleman who tirstsnw
him brought him to eat with his family
at his own table.19 t7 rel, g.'lsa2
Little Komcr did not think, rs you do
thatit was o hardship. TO study, not he
He flew ut his books with will, ind Ill
lie was sixteen never spent an idle mo
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