Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-03

he realized that his poverty and Ignorance
were to be serious drawbacks.
lie applied to the Rev. MIR. Grey for adj
vice. Happily advice was not all no re-
ceived; for tho minister, seeing his earnest
ness, and being one of those who delight to
impart knowledge, Mt once promised to MS
sist him with the loan of books and to hear
his recitations. james Henry, in return,
agreed to keep the minister's wood-pie
nourshing.
The lessons went on in tho low chamber
under tho caves, aud he labored over his
books harder than he ever worked before
But nftcr time, rs his mind became dsci-
plined to study, he found II more agreeable,
and astonishod Mr.. Grey by his improve
mcnt which was really extraordinary.
No ono was made acquainted with this
change except Mrs. Arnold. whose eyes
glistcnod with pleasure when the minister,
rs hc occasionally did, spoke of her sons
success. In justice to James we must say
that MIR. Grcy's wood-pic presented fine
appearance. The ncighbors wondered and
specialized, rs to this one-sided friendship,
us they called it, and still more who he
could be going to marry, for he had newly
shingled the house, painted It n neat White
and discarded from the windows tho old
rags with which Mrs. Arnold had hitherto
cheated stern winter, and substituted an I'M
broken array of glass. The fence was
mondod and The cato left of its tipsy man
euvors to swing sobcrly on its hinges. A
neat row of vegetables behind the house
evinced moro cultivation than Mrs. Arnold
could have bestowed. Certainly radical
change had taken place in James Henry.
No wonder the people spcculated MS to the
cause.
Kate noticed all these signs and that
James Henry had ceased quarrcling with
the moods and lenses and ovinced acquaint-
ance with Webster; strangest of all, he be-
gan respecting himself. She was sorry
more than she liked to admit when he called
TO bid her goodbye. lie was going away,
but where or for what purpose he did not
say and Kate would not inquire. There was
new manliness in his appearance that pre-
cudod u pntronizing manner, and that was
the form in which she had hitherto thought
it proper to manifest her interest. She
shook hands with him ut parting and said,
kindly, II hope you will be prospcred,
james," without in tho least knowing where
her wish was to be conferred.
THANK you, Kate" he replied. "For-
tune helps those who help themselves, and
mean TO aid the old fellow all l can"
lie went away and Kate moro than onco
caught herself thinking he was very much
improved and rather good-looking.
James Arnold was going to college, but no
one knew of it save his mother and Mr..
Grey, who had used his interest to get him
the place of janitor where ne could earn
his tuition. James energy, aided by what
little money Mrs. Arnold could spare, was
some way to get beard and books. With
such prospects he LEFT home. From the
smallest beginning he had in three years
boon fitted for college, and Mr.. Grey felt
proud of his pupil, and not without reason.
Time went on. Mrs. Arnold remained ut
the little cottage, the neighbors plodded
on in the same old way, to mill, to meadow,
to meals and meeting, while Kate grew
handsome and stately in her fathers house.
Lovers she had ard plenty, but all Jared the
same, even George Clifford, who was
Worthy, handsome and talented. Her tenn
per had become less sharp and her words
less thoughtlcss, but otherwise sho was tho
same bright, sparkling Kate of old.
One day rnmor started up somewhere
that james Henry Arnold had gone to Eu-
rope with great invention of his, worth
thousands of dollars. Next the particulars
were circulated. Kate heard them from
old Martin Foss, the gossip par excellence.
he was working for her father and came in-
10 the kitchen ostensbly TO warm, but in re-
nlity to tell Kate tho news, which he had
worked over to his own satisfaction.
"Tho do say" he began, rubbing his
hands over the warm stove, james Henry
ArnC!d is asg!n' to be u powerful rich man,
and he deserves to be 'cordin' to all counts.
He's Just lived in II garnet on bread and wa
ter, not much of that they say, workin' on
that ere machine of hisn. Wall he got 1t
done and fetched TO some men to look Mt it,
but what does they do but jest won't look ut
it ut all. Must have been dreadful dlsap-
pointmont to James IIonryl But no wasn't
discouraged, bless you, no, he'd got too much
grit. lilo took it to some more parties
some more parties, he did. 'rwant no use.
'"Twont take you moron minute to look
at it, says James.
"'Tant nothin',' says they, and VIC haint
no time to bother"
"Why did he not send it directly to the
patent oiice?" inquired Kate, who was
much amused with his story.
"Why didn't he? lilo knew what he was
about, James Henry did. But where was
/? o, | rocollect. "Iaint nothin',' SCI
they, we haint got no time to bother with it. >
james Henry was mad, but ho didn't say
nothin' only turns round rs perlito rs you
please, and seq:
"Good day, gentlemen sirs, and walks
of.
ale made up his mind to go to England
and sec Victory You see he'd heard what
n nice woman she was, so he jest packed up
and took the train for England. When he
got there as it happened, Victory WAS walk
in in the garden. Now you know women
is dreadful curis. So she sees his machine
under his arm and asked him what 1t was.
"lIo explained it all out, and shO was so
took with it that she paid him fifty thousand
dollars for it, and now she wants him TO
live in England, but 1 don't know" said
Martin, with laudablo candor, whether he
will or not"
Kate smiled at tho conclusion, but was
"curis" enough to ask Mr., Grey tho next
time she saw him:
"What is this hear about James Ar
nold's going to Europo?"
Mr.. Grey laughed heartily.
$50 you have heard that little romance.
lie has not gone to Europe"
"Thcn 1t is all untrue" said Kate.
mot ALL" he replied. "lIe has invented
n machine-just what cannot say, know
so little about such things but it is patented
and highly spoken of, In fact, suspect our