Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-20

/ Halls foot struck around stone, turning
/ his ankle, and causing him no little
1 pam. He bore it tor quite n distance
as bravely as he could, but as they
came into the town Dan saw he looked
( pale. and limped a good deal, and so
( persuaded him TO let him help him
awhile. After several OF the boys had
scattered in various directions for their
! homes, they reached one of the main
streets, where all were to go IN one di-
rection except Hal
Goodnight boys. We've had n
jolly day of it, all but this provoking
/ foot Of mine. Thank you Dan. That'n
do. l shall get along the rest of the
way.
Il can just as well go round with
you,' said Dan.
mo | won't let you, It's late and
you're hungry, besides your folks II
wonder what's keeping you, answered
/ Hal, not having liked very well to re-
ceive Dams help.
Il haven't am folks to worry about
me-I'm going any way" Dan added,
as Hal tried to step of strongly alone,
and cried out with pain.
"There now don't say word about
/ it, " and Dams strong arm half carried
/ to his door, Hal, who was so faint and
weary he was glad to submit When
they reached home, Hal was equally
/ determined that Dan should stay to
supper and rest himself.
/ After he had eaten his own supper
and they were talking together, Hal
asked, what made you say you had
no folks 10 worry about youl"
Because twas true. IT'S generally
mothers or sisters that do the worrying
/ If you're out late you know"
/ " You have some one to take care of
/ the house, for I've seen her"
"Oh yes, Father hires a girl to cook,
mop floors, etc, and | hardly know
which she does the most of-the
floor is always wet when | 60 home. and
! she's afraid I'll step on it with muddy
boots. O, Hal, I'd give all | had in the
world for mother and sister like
yours"
1t must be very hard for you since
your mother died. Didn't you ever
have a sister,
ono. But twas so different once,
mother always had the parlor bright
and warm like thus, but now it's all dust
and lonesome and | never can find any
/ thing | want | got up early thus morn,
/ ing Dan continued warming up in
/ the recital of his griets, and quite I'M
suspicious fthe fact that Hal had been
the chief worker in his forenoon's dis
appointment, land made the fire and
did all / could to hurry breakfast along
/ but it seemed as ii Sally never was so
late in getting things cooked. Even
father got impatient Then when |
had hunted up my things and thought
| was ready for start, she SAID / must
not so until | had brought in wood
enough to last all day, if ] wasn't com
ing till night, for it was baking day. /
brought in all that was cut, and then
( had to stop and split some to mai e
enough, and that of course made me
I late
Hal had been listening quietly, and
his own morning preparations began TO
/ loom up before his memory with alarm
ing distinctness. He had but little to
do in promoting the household COM
fort, and when he was asked to do any
thing lie took care to make as much
fuss as the case would allow. Hadn't
he set not only both his sisters, but
even his mother to waiting on him this
morning, so that he might start in sea-
son, and then blamed Dan for being
"always behind 2"
:" say Dan, that is too much for a
fellow" he burst out at last. "You
make me feel as mean as a cotton
5doughnut. I was the very who
1 voted not to wait for you this morning,
and started them off on time, half pur.
posely because | was provoked at you
for being late 50 often. | thought it
would be a good lesson to you and
craudly proclaimed that | never was
late. And the reason I'm not is nc
credit to me, for | set every member OF
the family running to wait on me
Pshaw! | wish you'd pound me.
should feel great deal more respect
ablen
The boys had a hearty laugh, as vel
as a sober talk, aud the day proved 9
good one for botn Of them, for HAS
attack of contrition became permanent
and Dan found such a happy, homelikC
feeling among his new friends, that he
often spent his evenings with them in.
stead Of in the street as he VS. getting
in the habit of doing, and some years
later, if / remember right, Allie, was
the very girl who promised to help Dan
make another home as bright and love
ly as her own had been.
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New Christian sect.