The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-07-02

helps,' and the others scattered to
several employments; save Emil
followed the bob-tail brood from n
place, and saw the old ones feed u
day long.
Fred, in the course Of the NJ
made his way to the kitchen
handsome pair of boots he was IL
to anoint with some waterproof
ton for an excursion to = hero
swamp some three miles away. |.S
sat by the fire, rubbing the stuff
the leather, he dwelt pleasantly
excellence of the boots. Such q! "a.
fit, such royal good leather; We Il!
last three pairs Of common one III.
economy to buy the best, mothes In e
up TO certain limit, my som
AWell, now, see, mother, throgc
pSirs would have lasted as long
this kind, and ! have the plc4
wearing handsome boots all the ti
more Cora" And he laid the ~
If6od 1DoGss ansAe stovc 10 ihy 49,
artly his mSsher came ncar. ~ H.
rule" said she, :. MOTTO put lestha
you cannotla yoaslesa" rffd s1ate >.
up the boot, ~ zoo Me. SAY y ex!k
and warp eefSre his eyes. On1 t0e
weeks since he bought them, "a p
they were useless. This was calQl1tY
To visit the heronry without bceta M
out of the question. He must
another pair. He decided to speak - -
to his father at the breakfast tah1o, 80
there would be time sufficient for purs
chasing them before the excursions Nhich
started at nine. Accordingly he ~ ~
When the meal had well prog
Father" said he, I had . mislog1nns
yesterday"
.Nothing, hope, that will take nensy
to repair. l am rather short to-day
"Why, no-not exactly" said Ffe4
hesitatingly; that is, l can have q
charged at Kendall's; it's pair Of boot
need" xsss,t NJ
1T seems only yesterday that yqa ~
that expensive pair that was to laae I
months; and really, now, I think shoes
will have to be the order of the day tor
WHILE" and he smiled pleasantly On
him.
Fred, quite disconnected ut his fxyI6Ss
unwonted tone, withdrew hastily 70 his
room to cogitate upon the matter. What
does father mean? Can he not see that
must dress like other young gentlemen!
His meditations, though unusually deep,
threw no light upon the subject. The
excursion went without him, and he spent
the forenoon pacing up and down the
street, and he came in at noon 70 his
lunch frowning.
When he had borne 1t as long - he
could he said confidentially to his moth
er that he didn't see what allied his
father" b
why, my son, because he has refused
you once, are you surpriseds Think back
ON all these eighteen years; why should
you not be more surprised at the many,
many times he has gratified your" This
was new and somewhat soothing view
of the case nevertheless he felt as IL he
had been pushed bit out of the nest OF
ease and plenty where he had grown fat
and saucy.
well" said he to himself after unfE.
going the depression of seeingthe heron
party return gay and tired We'll, Twill
have some boots if earn them myse1fr'
As he turned, there were workmen pass
ing, jingling their weeks wages in their
pockets. The sound struck him pleas
antly. Il cannot earn in their way, but
there are other ways in which l might"
and Immediately Morris discarded offer
flashed into his mind an do it," said
he. With Fred to think was to act. He
fastened down the street, found the place
was still open to him, accepted it, and was
in time to tell his mother before tea.
That's right, my boy" and the loving
look that accompanied the word was
precious to him.
Father smiled when told of Fred's
prompt action, and smiled again when he
thought of the lesson of the wrens.-
Christian Union.