The Van Buren press., 1872-03-12
MISCELLANY.
The Story Of Tive Boys.
bY ELLA WHEELER


bows, ten or twelve years of age, were
PLAYING together on a grass plot, at a
little distance. ] knew them by sight,
well. One was Harry Walters. the son
Of LAWYER, the other Timothy Graves,
the son of dry goods merchant. Boill
were bright, intelligent lads, with fresh
young faces, and both were neatly clad
After time, having tired themselves
out with racing and jumping, and wrest
ling. they threw themselves down upon
the grass. under the shade Of q tree, but
few feet from where sat, to rest and
chat. $
II suppose You aroipoing away before
longf Z" heard Harry say queslioningly
as they sat down
Timothy shook his head mo,
said he.
mo p echoed Harry, surprised. 81
thought YOU said, few weeks ago, thai
you were going to visit your cousin ID
Clinton this summer.
IL did, but the old man thinks I had
better go to school this summer-yo'
know it begins next week--and make IN,
visit next fall. "
"Who thinks so?' queried Harry
with look of wonder and surprise o,
his round fresh face.
Timothy laughed little pompously
" Why, the old man--or the old gentle
man, suppose YOU think should say
but | cant always stop to be so particu
ular, you know
Still the look of wonder and surprise
did not leave Harry's face 81 But wha
old gentleman do you mean?' he asked
I" i didn't know there was any at YOU
house.
Timothy shouted. "lIa, ha; ho, ho
Amt we green, though! Why ! meat
the goeernor, my boy, il you like tha
better Now, do you know
The governorn Harry repeated
slowly. 4" l have heard that youag horse
jockey Jack Jones call his father that
Is it him you mean 2
You are just right--it is, " Tim re
piled, slapplng his knee as he had seer
other boys do, ] mean my respected
daddy, and nobody else.
The look Of wonder on Harry's fac'
changed to one Of unmistakable disgust
II would be ASHAMED to call my faith
by any Of those names. he said,
Timothy laughed again, boisterously
~ suppose yon would always say IN,
honored parent" he sneersd. "Yol
would; oh. yes, know how gill boy
faN NO, q" said Harry, calmly "I should
not say that ! should say my .fdtaer, o
Just father, but | would sooner Away
call him an hoaored parent. than to us'
such words as old man, or govern
or"
"Oh. to bc sure you would" Tim re
spondei a little scornfully. "But yo'
see as boys that are boys grow older, the,
get over such notions, and follow tht
fashion. The fashion is, now, to say th'
old man, or the old em'man, or the gov
ernor You can take your choice.
"Well, it's low, mean fashion. v
Harry cried, spiritedly. " and just fit fol
jockeys and loafers t. follow; but aboy
who has any self respect. or any respect
for his father, will never speak OF him il
that wav, know. | mover would dare
look anybody in the face, after ! hat
spoken so Of my father"
"Oh, well, you're green and spooncy,
Tim said disdainfully. "You'll ge
over such girl notions, maybe, unless
you're a regular mulf. For my part,
think it sounds a great deal more mani,
to hear fellow say the governor. ol
the old gem man. than .fotAes or para
That's for girls to say .n
"And I'm very glad I'm girlish enough
to keep from being rowdy, then, Iiar
ry said, proudly. 81 would sooner be
called a muf any time than n row1y. and
that is what any boy is. who calls his
father the old man y
Tim laughed with the mir Of affected
age, as he sprang up from the grass.
"Oh. well, old fellow, we won't 6gh
over that, f" he said You can say ia
tler all you please. aud I'll say the oil
man. Now, for another race "
They were Off like the wind, forgetting
in moment their little misunderstood
W
it again. But l did not forget so easily
determined to keep track of these boys,
and did left the city soon after, and
did not return for ten years. One ofthC
first questions asked on returning was
What has become OF Harry Waters and
Timothy Graves
Oh, they are large boys now,' laugh
ed my friend. Harry was twenty one
few days ago. and was admitted to tht
bar. lie is an uncommonly fine young
man, and his father is very properi,
proud Of him There is no young man
in the city with finer prospects.
"And Tim p
MY friend shook his head. ~ can,
say as much for him. he said. ~ wish
! could; but he's n spendthrift. and q
.do-well. II is strange. too. liz
and Harry we're brought up together, al.
most. Both had good, steady parents
they attended tho same school, and had
the same advantages Yet Harry went
up. and Tim down He seeks oafers and
ro wdies for companions, and has almost
broken his parents hearts with his con
duct"
81 knew II would be so, a" cried.
My friend looked up qucstioningly.
"How did you know iy'
told him the conversation l heard
between the two boys, ten years before.
81 never knew it to fail" ] added.
" when boy has such firm and fine ideas
Of right and wrong rs Harry had, and all