The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-01-08


si0nel elevation 90 cb&ehEa 5akl
was subject to state Of chronic out
/ break, RestiEe, foEgetf1l Of rules, ant
dreadful sassy, = the nlaida declared
| But Jake had his ideal, mud tAAt ieaa
| was Miss 11anda Liza, Her pals
| patient face, her soft, quiet voice = eri
potent with hima. the girl ggns really
poorer than lake, lower in the scale
with no prospect of rising from heI
bondage; but she recited with tht
young ladies, and il was Jakesss higk
ambition to help her through with hei
chores and get her into elasss Iake't
guardianship of che girl Wss an &C,
cepted fact In the school and village
round about Hs sssE
+ No boy dared play any tricks on
| Amanda Liza. 81
| :. Jest you wait Till get my luck
/ an III teach your was Jakeas adEao-
milton, accompanied by aclinch ing ol
his sturdy fist that ably seconded the
argument. sslaszaAs
The girl took II all very quietly in
her gentle way, aud seemed 40 hare {
kindly regard for ia ake-nendiRg his
coat occasionally oEdaruing d his stock
| ipgs-a thing Jake gaElapkI 81 Il g
Ssshe shOnldnt newer Do agmfM hs
wonIdnt have no ladies ggaltiA on
him. sss5 ssi s ss.ssss - s.l9Issss.s
LadiesI The girls used To na a
each other and smile bat Tor All Ia
they were very good Go Afaanda E5izs
whoss faded dress and meek NJ ag set
her apart fn0m the neisge gouthfu uHuess
of the rest OF as. We never h
ed the extra pol lista mi iea . alI Il In ilais
capacity Of boot black besdo red upoa
her shoes, and we did not IasiR h d
those sama shoes made their aappeark
ance one day adorned with Is YeaplenL
dent pair of steel buckles, WI1ich we're
afterwards discovered 10 have been
abstracfed from tlae coach han "a ZIG a.
which Jake occasionally did duty and
70 whtchs am a1ry 70 adds he WaR
ignomiMi0usly Obliged TO restore
them. ~ - Ass.. g ls5s -
Occasfonailvs Oh soma rare occasion
we girls had ahe privilege Of d drive
into the country. mllen fhe SqnfEnpaes
snperannuated sofrel, covered Rfghah i
elaborate netting to conceal It's de-
ticiencies, and prie king mp it's tasselsd
ears with quite show nK spirit, w0Hld
set eff on 8 brisk trot. eliminated no
doub5 by the pr0specs Of gtsssy
2A0gkEft &4UA&s A4Asfa A4Ss43As
were those. Jake was as Ills oKiiesE
and we alI--oId dol bbin include ed--f1rs
got our asllore commons and Agisn
lectures, and grew hilarious together.
Even poor Amanda Liza, quietly
slowed away on the back seat, bright
ened up in the sunligh and Wa9
meekiy merry. Once remempeF
old Dobbin cantered along so frfakiIy
A.. II
mosRy Bit of rising ground aud hisks
ing his long tail facetfoasly, qnieEIg
betook himself to pasture, while we
picked ourselves up az best we could,
s We might have had worse luck,
said Jake, ae be pIucked Asnanda Iaiza
out OF the heap, shook her ont, and
wiped the dust from her black apron.
leaving the rest OF the party 70 look
scolding and laughing by turhss and
giving, quite by aeGident, the front
seat beside Jake, TO a malatla Aiza thS
rest of the way. All ! the twilight
that simmer evening was warm and
meadows fragrant. and we heard re-
frain of the grand eternal poem on
the jOlting seat OF the old wagon,
though Jake was silent tbe rest OF &hd
way, looking furtiveiy new and then
at the girl beside him, and. being very
attentive TO old Dobbins Peer Jake
Amanda Liza had shpt up clean out
of his reach since then aud Nv hat. REe
wanted to know was " neither the girl
would remember him now In the day
of her elevation. asa 1s1
A wealthy uncle, splendid home.
and money on her own acc0nnt--ah,
no wonder We had not seen Amanda
since. 20 .s.i.8 s., 81 s. s.ss - 3 -
ssThey touched her off like sky
rocket. and she vanished, ," said Jake,
ruefnlly.Ys haif 9ssas > = sE5a 15lia eaz*s5ss4a
Had she vanished for goud2 Then
poetical Justice was . myth, and
Amanda's patched ahOes and faded
dresses were not more wort Tess than
she. Nv g waited. 10 We Wet6h6d the
windows furtiveiy. We pficked us
our ears ct each ring ct The door baEls
bat weeks passed, aud tiEe golden
coach-ah d-gix III which our efslIa
was toserrive did not rattle mp to the
Academy. Aslss; q g
/ think we had almost giEsaa iG. up.
and Amanda Liza's base forgetfulnesa
and ingratitude were becoming an old
story, when one day akl noon Jake
came rushing in auaong .ns, het and
shining, and holding between his
thumb and forehuger. d daint lEetg
He looked like an embo died 'thpTrah''
at that moment a5zeaI ~ ~ ssSk. aasi5s
But, TO tell the truth Jake eonld not
quite make out the sgrigings for, with
all his AoppOrtuniti6s y as our worthy
principal designated his vicfnaRei ca
wisdom, and learning ia the c6baeg
ity of boot black, the Iad was nnabfe
to decspfer mansiscript hadn't the
PATIENCE, he decIag - s. ss. ssA
Jennie Smith Fead the letter for him
amidst general app lause. Justice aud
righteousness had tFiRnaphed, 1t APT
peared, and Amanda Liza had proved
herself regular hFicls'ss asl jennie,
with be8ming eyes, observed, laant ding
back the precious scrap Of paper, TO
Jake, who carefully wrapped 5E In his
ragged handkerchief. The letter con.
tanned q brief invitation TO the led,
urging him to come aud ssee his old
friend--a day was appOinfed fer the
visit, aud the street and number
where she was to be fOuHd were writ.
ten In & round, scho0f-girf hand. : "A
fashionable and wealthy quarter OF
the city, where Jake wasaot likely TO
be very familiar. M Is 4siia4 GnR
Jake set himself TO work without
loss of time about blacking his boots,
albeit the appointed time was some
what abonf q week ahead. But it
would take deal Of fixiHg, he ex-
planned, confidentialIy, to get ready,
and he hadn't much to fiA with. Jake's
normal condition was not that Of q
dandy, certainly, Hescould only.a IS
a general thing, be lured by the pres
pect of a driYe, to fred himself up,
as Mrs. Squimps said. To be ragged
and let alone was his heaven. Bot
this time he rose 10 the greatness Of
the occasion--he brushed and sconred,
washed out his sole white shirt, dust
ed and straitened his battered old hat,
and mended his trousers.
Deeply interested insJ axes fortunes
we watched the proceedings. 1f4