The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-22

while | hunt up that tiresome brother
again.
By this time we were half across the
river. There he was, cracking the whip
ond "gee-ing at the horses. 1 had
stout battle to get him off, and if it had
not been for fear ef losing the bundle
of mixed candy we were carrying home,
he would have remained in spite of me.
Master Charley becomes sort of
tyrant under such circumstances, par
ticularly when O horse is concerned.
However, we got back to our seats.
"Now, Charley" said I, eff you
leave me again shall not bring you to
the city for many months. Keep still,
that's dear child. Suppose should
have to hunt you up when we get
ashore, we shall lose the cars, and how
frightened they will be about us at
home"
"Oh, do let me go back and see the
horses again I'll wait for you there"
he pleaded.
"You could not wait for me; the
crowd would probably push you over
board, my child. Now be a good
boy !"
The fne-looking gentleman was fold
ing up his newspaper.
Madam" he said, eff you will al
low me, Ell take charge of our little
friend to see the horses, and will meet
you as you leave the boat. I'll take
care of him."
Before L could answer, Charley had
him by the hand, and I saw them push
ing through the crowd, as if they had
known each other all their lives. On
stepping ashore they were waiting for
us.
"Thank you, SIR" said I, "for your
great kindness. Now, Charley, take
your parcels, and let us get into the
cars"
"Permit me-" he said can relieve
you of few of them.'
And he calmly took two of the larg-
est, and walked on before us. We fol-
lowed. "Well," thought 1, "if you are
so polite, it will, indeed, assist me y so
we got into the cars.
"Madam, >" he said, "have you bought
your tickets ?"
81 always buy the tickets p answered
Charley. "Come, mamma, come!"
Ono, no." he replied; 'you and I
will go, then, and get the tickets"
watched them to the ticket-office.
How many bows he received-many
gentlemen shaking him by the hand so
respectfully-Who could he be? They
returned slowly. Two boys were finish
ing a game of marbles. Charley could
not pass them without trying one of his
bright "alleys." So there he stood,
looking down upon the three boys, as
deeply concerned in the game as they
were, his thumbs in his armholes. What
very noble looking man he is
"All aboard p and they entered the
cars.
"Who beat ?" asked Fred.
81 did" said Charley "but I gave
the boy a green alley; he asked me for
it,"
| had kept two seats, for we were
not very crowded. He gave me the
tickets.
Thank you, sir % exclaimed. "I
scarcely know how to express to you
my gratitude for your kind assistance.
None is necessary" he answered.
1t is quite refreshing to have such a
bright, manly little companion as this.
How old is he ?"
He will soon be seven," replied.
"He is a noble little fellow p he
said. 1T is long while since 1 have
watched game of marbles with so
much interest. We do, indeed, put
away childish things as we grow old"
"Just So" said +. "What blessing
it wuold be to us if, when we reached
our second childhood, we could carry
the zest for its pleasure along with its
helplessness.
lcould not avoid looking at very
old man whom a grandchild, apparent
ly, was trying to amuse just in front of
us.
Chow hard the lesson is to learn to
know how to grow old wisely and grace
fully" he said, and seemed to muse
for few moments. You have your
boys at school somewhere out here,
have you not? Charley tells me he got
his trip to the city to-day because he
had learned his speech so well.'
eyes, sir" 1 replied they are at
Grammar school. 1t is an excellent
one, being kept by a well-educated and
able man from Edinburgh. Happy
for me he is a Scotchman, or I fear 1
should be separated from my boys, my
husband seems so desirous of sending
them abroad"
"Why should you object to that ?" he
asked.
81 have my own ideas about educa-
tion," said [ 81 think it is as much
obtained at the domestic freside as in
the school-room there is nothing like
the memory of home influences for a
man."
We continued the topic for a short
Immediately, in the meanwhile, was
emptying his pocket into my lap.
Mamma" he said, "do you believe
I have only one penny left p
GLOW many had you, Charley ?"
asked the gentleman.
81 had fifty nine, SIR"
"How did you get them?" he asked.
81 worked for them," answered
Charley, "hoeing potatoes and pulling
up weeds. Mamma pays us six cents
an hour but L never could work very
long and then, you know, We must
have luncheon, and I spend most of my
pennies for cake p
"Stop, Charley said Fred, "you
cake always from home"
"That's right, my son." said the
stranger, "be ever exact and particular
in all your statements. Love truth
next to your mother"
"Mamma says" answered Charley,
"we must love it before father and
mother and ALL"
"She is right" he said, "You should
love her the more for her teaching you
such an excellent lesson. Now, what
are you going to do with that one penny,
Charley ?"