Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-08
The Story of two Boys.
BY ELLA WHEELER.

I sat under a tree in the Park, read
ing book, one warm Summer day,
and two boys, tell or twelve years of
age, were playing together on grass
plot, at little distance. knew them
by sight, well. One was Harry Wa
ters, the son of lawyer, the other
Timothy Graves, the son of a dry
goods merchant. Both were bright, |
intelligent lads, with fresh young faces, |
and both were neatly clad After |
time, having tired themselves out with |
racing and jumping, and wrestling,
they threw themselves down upon the |
grass, under the shade of tree, but
| few feet from where / sat, to rest and
chat
Il suppose you are going away be
fore long ?" heard Harry say ques
tioningly, as they sat down.
Timothy shook his head. "No,"
said he.
mo ?" echoed Harry, surprised. II
thought you said, a few weeks ago,
that you were going to visit your cous-
in in Clinton, this summer"
81 did, but the old man thinks had
better go to school this summer-you
know it begins next week-and make
my visit next Fall"
''Who thinks so ?'' queried Harry,
with look Of wonder and surprise on
his round fresh face.
Timothy laughed little pompously.
"Why, the old manor the old gen
tleman, I suppose you think I should
say, but l can't always stop to be so
particular, you know"
Still the look of wonder and sur
prise did not leave Harry's face "But
! what old gentleman do you mean ?'' he
asked. 81 didn't know there was any
at your house"
Timothy shouted ''Ha, ha; no,
: ho!" lie cried. "Ain't we green,
though! Why I mean the gorsrnor,
: my boy, if you like that better Now,
do you know %
'''Fhe governorw Harry repeated
!, slowly, Il have heard that young
{ horse-jockey, jack Jones, call his faith
l. er that. Is it him you mean ?''
= lou are just right-it is," Tim re
!, sponded, slapping his knee, as he had
d seen older boys do. 81 mean my re
= spected daddy, and nobody else''
- The look of wonder on Harrvs fac,
/ changed to one of unmistakable dis
n gust.
Il wo';ld be ashamed to call my
'e father any of those names,'' he said.
u Timothy laughed again, boisterous
0 ly. 81 suppose you would always say
le 'my honored parent he sneered.-
q You would; oh, yes, 1 know how
/ girl boys talk"
'e NO" said Harry, calmly. 81
I shouldn't say that. l should say my
Is father, or just father, but 1 would
/ sooner always call him an honored pa
rent than to use such words as sold
man, or governor"
lie "Oh, to be sure you would % Tin
m responded, little scornfully. 'Bu
ee you see as boys that are boys grow
le older, they get over such notions, and
ct follow the fashion The fashion is
J. now. to say the old man, or the ol(
le gent, or the governor. You can talk
ID your choice"
T. "Well, it's a low, mean fashion,
tx Harry cried spiritedly, ''and just fit 70
a Jockeys and loafers to follow; but
d. boy who has any selfrespect, or an,
ne respect for his father, will never speal
of him in that way, 1 know. l neve
would dare look anybody in the face
after had spoken SO of my father
e. "Oh, well, you're green an,
IT, speony," Tim ssid disdainfully-
" You'll get over such girl-notions
es maybe, unless you're regular muff.-
ed For my part, think it sounds q grea
re deal more manly to hear fellow sa,
G the governor, or the old gent, thar
d father or papa. That's for girls t,
ia say
OF ''And I'm very glad I'm girlisl
enough to keep from being n rowdy
them" Harry said proudly. Il would
an sooner be called a muf, any time, thai
il a rowdy. and that is what any boy is
nd who calls his father the old man"
lis Tim laughed, with an air of affecte
e. age, as he sprang up from the grass.
o, ''Oh, well, old fellow, we won't figl
ne over that" he said. ''You can sa
no father all you please, and FL say til
a old man. Now. for another race"
They were off like the wind, forge
ting in a moment their little misuI
~ derstanding, and perhaps neither eve
-. thinking of it again. But l determiI
mo- ed to keep track of these boys, and
"a did. / left the city soon after, and di
as not return for 10 years. One of the. fir
~ questions l asked on returning wa
od ''What has become of Harry Water
on and Timothy Graves p
its "Oh, they are large boys, now,
i'S laughed my friend. Harry was twel
ty-one few days ago, and was admi
70 led to the bar. He is an uncommon
oe ly fine young man, and his father
Of very properly proud of him. There
wv no young man, in the city with fin,
- prospects"
ON "And Tim ?''
M My friend shook his head. ''I can
say as much for him." he said.
wish l could but he's a spendthrif
on and ne'er- to do well. 1t is strang
Ter, too. He and Harry were brought |
in together, almost. Both had goo
mt steady parents; they attended t
-ou same school and had the same adva
tages. Yet Harry went up, and Ii