Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-08-07
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!. But we will nov return to farmer
Green's kitchen.
Supper was ready and ,,on ,on tho table,
and very tempting it looked to Mr.. Rivers,
Mrs. Green's summer boarder, wIio had
been out fishing n nearly, all day. ~ t..;,lT
Mr.. Rivers was q young man from 9
neighboriing city, quiet and unob btrtsiveini
his maners saying little but that littel new
er falling to find its way to the heart Or un-
derstanding, mhic hever he ADDRESSED. He
was q generpl fayorite in the family. Mrs,
Green liked him because lie was out much.
ofthe time in, the fields and woods, and not
"continncrly under her feet, as mos board.
els VAS Her husband, who had been
sadly troubled by the inqnisitiyeness of
most Of their city boarders, liked him
because he was q quiet, sensible fellow,
"an' not forever pesterlng @ body with
silly questions. .
1t is not So easy telling why Hctty
liked him. Perhaps it was the smile,
that made his far from regular features
look almost handsome, or it might have
been the small library he brought with
linn, and to which lie gave her free ac-
cess, 10 her indisguised delight. !,
After supper IIetty assisted her mother
nj clearing The table and washing the
dishes. Then Tom came in with The foam,
ing milK-pails, and Mrs. Green bore
them away to the milkroom, leaving Het-
| ty alone with her father. 80
Mr.. Green was in his favorite seat by
the open door, smoking and Hetty could
see, by the expression Of placid enjoy
ment that. was stealing over his, face,
hat it vas the most favorable opportuni-
tyfor bronhing the subject of which her
heart was full. So she took her chair and
drew ii close to his.
Mr.. Green was man OF few words,
and not very dernonstrativc in manner ,
so he merely pattcd tie head and pinehed
the rosy check that was laid against his
shoulder, and smoked on in silence.
"school is going to commence in tie
academy, in September, father" Il,
So l heard" said The old man, shift
ing one leg uncasily from over the other,
for he surmised what WAS coming,
Can ! go?'
Mr.. Green seemed to be in no hurry
abont replying; he vas deliberate in all
his movements, and puiitd away athis pipe
in silence, though evidently revolving
the subject in his mind.
"Fathcr, dear father, do say that |
may"
mo, Hettfy ]; I've been thinkin' the
matter over, and I've decided that it
afh'S best. You mustn't think, daughter.
that it's cause 1 grudge ye the time Or
expense, tho neither time nor money
was given us to throw away foolishly.
But that amt the pint. It seems to me
that the more you go to school, the more
you want TO so, that there's no end tot.
l always thought that you went to the
district school longer than there was any
need on; but you was bewitched TO 60, so
said ncthin' tosshindcr ye. Wheu you
said you wasn't goin' no more, cause ye
knew more N the teachers did, thought
to bcsure, you'd be satisfied; but you
wasn't When that dandyfed-looking
chap went around givin' nothin' would
do but he must come here. But l couldn't
see that you was a bit more contented
when ye got through than ye was afore" :"
"But, father, ! haven't learned hardly
anything yet, only just enough to find
out how little / knew"
"Thcn Islsould say that it was high
time you stopped going to school, ifthats
all you've larnt," responded the literal,
mattcr-otfact farmer, as he arose from
his seat" "Leastways, I've made up my
mind on one p'int--an' you know that it
aint easily. turncd-that if you want any