Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-06

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way to spell my name ?"
"Oh, is that all ?" he exclaimed, 81
was afraid you didn't like the way |
had made 'em."
He could not have said with Shaks-
peare, What's in a name ~ for to him
moro Of sweetness and beauty fingered
round the name of Kate than any other
but letter Kate was Kate, however
spelled. In fact he did not know yet
wherein he had failed and he asked:
(Which letter is wrong ~
She looked at him doubtingly.
Is it possible you do not know ? 1t
is spelled with X instead of G. Oh,
James" she cried, and her lip trombled,
to think that you didn't know any bet
ter /! Almost twenty-ono and not know
how to spell. l should be ashamed to
do as you do. How can you be contented
to stay at home for your poor mother to
support while you are pounding and ham
mering away the Gvelong day on what
will never do you any good ? II you
must pound and hammer there is plenty
to do on this fence and window and shin
giles. Be man, James, and help your
mother. Look at her now, digging po-
tatOes tor your dinner"
James Henry had listened to this TRADE
with shame and sorrow. His face at first
SO flushed was now deathly pale. He
was not angry, though had he been less
humble he would have resented such in
reference. He answered the scornul
beauty humbly:
" | mean to do right, Kate. Sometime
mother shall be rich and never have to
do anything. What had | better do, go
through college ?"
Kate laughed Mt tho tone.
Going through college isn't so easy,
James but you can help your mother
and fix up the house and fences, and
James, will you promise me one thing ?"
Anything Kate" Unanswered eagerly,
"Pshaw |" she exclaimed 81 have
always noticed THAT people so ready to
promise seldom perform"
TRY me Kate, what is il ?"
alt is this. Leave off inventing VERY
scornfully) until"
"What ?" he broke in eagerly.
His ready compliance irritated her.
"Until you learn TO spoil Kate Isup-
pose that is enough to expect of you.
But | must go. Mother will wonder at
my ABSENCE" and still wearing the scorn-
full look she turned and was walking
away.
"Ploase Kate, take tho box, do," he
said 50 earnestly and gently that Kate
look it and said impulsively:
You have the best disposition | ever
knew Of, James. But them" she said,
sneeringly, :" | suppose you haven't any
pride"
No." he said, II suppose not"
Then with rare witchery Of manner, for
she was changeable as n Summer day:
Please forgive mo If | have hurt your
feelings. But you will not forget ?"
"That you are angel No, Kate"
"Pshaw, how tiresomo We'll good
by" and she went away leaving james
Henry unhappy and anxious. He had
not much pride, it is true, nor ambition,
but what little he had was fully reused
and not again to be caught mapping. For
the first time he realized that his life thus
far had not been manly nor masterful,
but he would change it. Kate should
be proud of him yet. He would win
fame and honor and weath-yes, and
scholarship for her sake.
1t was no light task he had set himself
about to work out, but he had persever-
ance il he lacked pride and ambition.
Love for Kate supplied the latter qualities.
Hitherto he had never applied his mind
to study because, like so many Of his class
he under rated its value. Now all was
changed. An education he must and
would have though he realized that his
poverty and ignorance were to be serious
drawbacks.
lie applied to the Rev Mr.. Grey for
advice. Happily advice was not all he
received for the minister seeing his ear
nestness, and being one OF those who de-
light TO impart knowledge, at once prom
ised to assist him with the loan off books
and to hear his recitations. james Henry
ia return agreed to keep the minister's
wood pile hourishing,
The lessons went on in the low chamber
under the caves, and he labored over his
books harder than he ever worked before.
But after time as his mind became dis
ciplined to study he found it more agree
able and astonished Mr.. Grey by his i'm
provement, which was really extraordi-
nary.
No one was made acquainted with the
change except Mrs. Arnold, whose eyes
glistened with pleasure when the minister
as he occasionally did, spoke Of her sons
success. In justice to james we must
say that Mr.. Grey's wood-pile presented
a fine appearance. The neighbors won
dered and specuated as to ais one-sided
friendship, as they called it, and still
more who he could be going to marry,
for he had newly shingled the house,
painted it neat white and discarded
from the windows the old rags with which
Mrs. Arnold had hitherto cheated stern
Winter, and substituted an unbroken ar
ray of glass. The fence was merded and
the gate left off its tipsy maneuvers to
swing soberIy on its hinges. A neat row
of vegetables behind the house evinced
more cultivation than Mrs. Arnold could
have bestowed. Certainly a radical change
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