Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-10
DAILY GAZETTE.
The 20 ~ 0e Hay.


and glistOaOd on tAetssesl RrOnss,Ofthe piaCh-
forks.
The wagon was quickly aIIiuR: They worked
as u for their lvea Oas bog, who asemea weak
er than the Otheg, almost exhRuststl Leased for
moment on bis fcFk, and wiped the precipitation
from his forehead. i+ go. II
'I'm 50 tired. Harry" hs said, as his brother
.Nsvpt nlad, fsaaE. zen sSbn 1ShSA h." re-
piled tbs other, A'+tA" 7
Ysths paused for a vAile,; tO0 and the man
oSa SSsaS IS ~ e SsS say i % s9S' G0nIS Se
there lsnta bog IN ths 4illage bat b lhASiRg his
fan. Its shame, indeed foe the old man t. be %
nasan. hoPe Ye'n get ~ the rest Of thP aiieF-
Ioos' kh rppkg q Sspod wdrd tcF veto FSFlu4-
Tho bOys smiled, but thsrs Vas very little hopc
IN their smile. They mad worked hard to get Q |
few hours holiday, yet even dspaired in that: =
All the morning. while hard at work in the held \
which lay near the ROAD, merry children had pass
ed on foot ana wagons, going to great country
froc. Every now aud then sounds of fireworks /
aud mimic artillery came up to them across the
meadows. Yet they had never left their work un- /
til noon, and had returned 10 il as their /
hastily despatched meal was over |
There goes the last load" said Harry, as he 1
leaned on his pitchfOrk and watched the hsaIiIy |
laden hay wagon roll slowly ftom the meadow i
There goes the last load; and, y, but I'm so gad |
Aren't you. Frank n |
AS lie spoke he threw himself upon the ground. !
Lying there with his upturned face shaded by his |
hat, he continued, "And think it will be the last
day I'll ever help Ioad--theR, at all events. 90
why, what's up, IIal2 What do you mean I"
inquired Frank. ...
"Just what say. l am tired Of this work.
Work, from morning till night from one years
cad 10 the otheF and all for nothing, too. don't
mean TO stand it much longer. Pm old enough to
do better fOr myself, and guess will, tOo'
Frank smiled. de was becoming accustomed
to this sort Of talk Of late. He merely replied,
WELL don't think 1t will b. all work to-day. The
hay Is in. I've been trying to think what uncle
could find for US to do this SftsrnOon."
LET him alone for that }" gFuOlbled Harry.
Hell lind plenty for us to do. No danger Of
a holiday, l warn yOu.'
" Lat usbeg one theR," said Il rank "Im
as tired OF work as you are and as Ear rs lean
see, there's nothing to be done this afternoon.
Get up old fellow, and come along. He'll e0
Pect us sOOn." u
With many yawn,. Harry arose frOm tile
ground, andlshOulderin9 their rakes and forks
the two boys followed on, In the wake Of the
wagon. ...,.-,
Frank and Harry Jones We're twlnbrothersi
who had been left orphans when they Wers
about SIX years old. Since that time they had
lived with their fathers btOtheT who owned
a large farm in Connections. He had trieliitO
bring up his nepheWs to become like him.
Against this the boys and especially Harry,
frequently grnmbled TheTe was no play ,ex-
cept in stolen hOurs; no teaching, except the
little he received from him in the long winter
evenings. Ever since' their coming to tlIo farnle
from the time when they were too littteto do
anything else than feed the pigs and chickens
and drive home the cows each OF the. eight
long years had successfully increased the
amount of their labor e.
AIR. Jones had no children Of his own, and
though very well to do in tlle world hired lIt-
tie help. IIisneigh6OIs gave him the IN .Aa Of
being miseTly and said thathe wanted lQlnake
as much out of the bnySaS he could. lie never
was kind in his manner ~ his nephews, and
seldom granted their requests. Harry was
stronger and poldeT thaA Erapk and some
neighbOr's boys in frOlic. Frank never ven
tured so far. Tire hard work did not make
him thrive. He was weaker IN body than his
brother, and feared TO incur the terri0le wrath
of his uncle.
"Well Uncle, the hays all in" said EraDk,
Rs he met Mr.. Jones Rt the barn door. ~
"Yes and net any TOO sO0Hs A@eE5 Wen
have Q storm tonight The day has been too
hot to pass without one. Bennett'l get his
all wet. He ought to get his boys to work te
get it in; answered the OLD man, glancinG at
"May we take the rest Of the afternoon.
sir timidly asked Franz There's sInoa nothing
"What / holiday IN hay time +. exclaimed
the uncle. "Wh0 ever heard Of such thing?'
"Bus the hay is all In quickly 1rESed Ilar'
"That need make, ne difference. There is
plenty for you to do. There's plenty for you
there idle? Take hoes and noe tliat young
corn Dy the nOnsds A4OllNa4Ss uOiIuhyS, BtWAn
bed he, going away. 81 don't believe In D0y'
having any time to themselves. 4 have work
ed hard every day of my life, and am better
Frank Wearily took up his hoo and pro
cseded slowly to the, corn. Harry soon Joined
:sThe Old Wretchip mutteusd Harry, %Tho
corn don't need hOeing. He wanted TO qlV'
us something to do, and couldn't think OF any
thing else. lam tired out aren't yOg
Frank7" a. 81 r.. .g- 8
eyes. The last load has about used M
up" ,. y, ..,....s -
] shAn't be here another summer, see u 1 shall
The old hypOcrlte"
40. don't speak Of him so, Harry"
How else can I speak Of him Every
body knows Whata mlserly, sting yold Wretcl
Don't, don't" ssid Franl, aaksCAsy
"Well, Isn't he? lam not afraid to say he u
You Wouldn't defend him, would yOu?''
''NOt exactly. He has given us our home
Harry ana he is our unclo-Ou1 father
brOther-and Wa ought 70 respect hln
know that he is cross. and don't eyer give
pleasure, and that he Is unklnd IN hlS- way
but -.
Alqulck, heavy step behind. aud thO uncle
who had heard the last few words Qnly, grAsI
ed the delicate boy and dealt him sever
am l? You ungrAteful little rascal YOn youn
VipeFl This Is your reward for me, Is i
Well, I'll keep up my reputation u and h
huge hands fell heavily on the boys nc.
Frank staggered under the blows, and sank
the ground. y Al & kisl
"IE was ell my fault uncle,' quickly oxclAiI
Al HarrV. etI rallied Won namea. H0 Waa d