New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-12

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| didn't feel very light hearted after be was
| gone. but tried to brave it out the best tina,
| could; and | worked hard all dav. That
AFTERNOON was dark and cloudy, and | gut
| up the cows aud MIXED them a little ear
| lier than supposed that did; but didn' I
THINK the sun was five minutes high wher
l got the chores done. took the news
paper and sat down in the door, SO as to be
on hand to take care of the horse when
father came; and hadn't read quarter Of
column when lie drove up Well. as true
AS live and breathe, after promising me
should go to Hartford with him the first
time that he went after hsying and then
breaking his word, leaving me to feel disap.
pointed and to work hard all day, the first
he said to me was: What are you sitting
here a-readlDg tor Why aren't you doing
| your chores 1t CALLED, tell you, but re,
piled as calmly as | could that the chorses
were all done, and he said; Oh, oh. tina,
| is it, is it, You do the chores in9she middle
| OF the afternoon when l am gone, anu then
| sit down and read, do your 1t was so con
founded cutting. If he had stuck knife
| into me be wouldn't have hurt ne any
worse. | vowed then that | would see
Hartford on my birthday. and l shall be
| much mistaken if am not there to MORO "
morning; and il my father sees NE again
tor one year, he ii see ME more'n think he
will. l will be here in the barn at lust mid
! night. My bundle OF clothes is here now
in the oat.bin Don't fail to be there en-
time, Clint. We must get to Hartford by
sunrise. | want to get a glimpse of the
city before the steamboat goes OUT.
don't know what the fare is To New York.
L doubt il We have money enough to take
US there. II we haven't, we can stop Of!
some OF the landing places on the way"
What variety OF feelings Peter Raj
mond had il the fifteen minutes be stood
behind the barn door and listened. 4. tirst
he was SO utterly surprised he could hard V
believe his Own ears. but he took it all I'M
as he realized what his son contemplated
doing, he was i'll high dudgeon; he rncou.
sciously closed his teeth very firm and
cienched his right fist tightly. He could
hardly refrain upon bouncing upon his son
then and there, and giving him a sound
drubbing, but he decided that it would be
wise to hear the boys talk and learn all
their plans and then confront them. But
as Philip talked on Raymond's teeth uers
less firmly closed, and then as Philip said,
in a half sad roae, Il doubt If my father
loves me at all, half dozen different feel.
iDgs strove fer the mastery.
Don't love him o. be repeated to him
self, 1.-THE IN grateful rascal Haven't been
scrubblng along as saving as pOss ole, and
privately putting little sums into the saw
ings bank, SO that could send him away
III car VI tNu, anu giving MIN a better
chance for an education than | ever had,
Haven't often SAID to my friends that he
was one OF the most faithful, trusty boys in
the world. and that could leave home auy
time, night or day, and never worry about
things 30 long as he was there to take care!
II he doubts my love, up to this time Ihaye
loved him and been very proud of hin. |
have not been very demonstrative about it,
to be sure. never thought it was wise TO
no o. yNro oh / H.,
been little too unsocial and straight-aced
with him. Maybe I'd better not let them
know that I've heard this talk about their
running away; but | shall, of course, DO
something to prevent their going. I'll 90
to the house and think over what course to
take"
And Peter Raymond crept away from the
barn as though he were sneak-thief and
then hurried home as fast as he could. not
once thinking of his bride. He had hardly
got seated in his usual place in the big arm
chair before Philip comes in. Philip ex-
pected his father would say gruffiy: 1t is
high time you were in bed And so he was
taken by surprise when his father said, gen.
tly:
won't you hand me the almanac before
you sit down, Phillip
PhiAs's mother raised her ewes from her
sewing and glanced at her husband as
though she wondered what had called forth
such unusual gentleness. Raymond opened
the almanac at September, and after
glancing down the page, he turned to his
wife and asked: ''Is to-day the third or
fourth Tuesday of the month"
The fourth she replied. Tomorrow is
the last day of the MONTH"
"Are you quite sure about it9' he queried.
"lf you are correct, | am a week behind in
my reckoning. I've had many things crowd
ing upon me lately. I've hardly known
which way to turn first. | promised Mr..
Skidmore that would take that two-year-
old heifer away that bought of him the
first of October. She must be got home to
morrow"
Philip got up to go to bed. Raymond
said:
Don't hurry, Philip; I'm thinking how
to get that heller home. l believe 1 will
take you down there early in the morning,
and leave you to drive her up. 1t is nine
miles there, but you can come back leisurely,
and feed alongside the road. You'd like it
as well as to stay at home and work, wouldn't
you. Philip"
Eyes, sir, Philip replied in an absent
minded way. He was in a quandary Per
haps he had better stay at home a little
longer and see if things didn't seem more
agreeable TO him. Maybe he had Judged
his father little to harshly. Clinton Dex-
ter would come to the barn at midnight to
meet him. and
Philip was arrested in his cogitations by
his father saying:
81 have 80 many cares, so many things to
think of, that can hardly keep track of my
children's ages, l believe, Philip, your
birthday comes the thirtleth of September,
doesn't it!'
Eyes, SIR
"And you will be fifteen years old to.mor-
row. well, well, it does beat all how
time flies Fifteen years! 1t doesn't seem
more than half that time since you were a
baby. Let me see. l believe l promised to
let You go to Hartford this fall, didn't i!
We shall be half way there when we get to
Skidmore's, and seeing to morrow is your
birthday, perhaps we had better keep on.
don't know as we have any better time to
leave. We can take an early start-haye
breakfast at half-past five, and get off by
xix, and by nine, if we have good luck, we
shall be there. We can stay there till three
o'clock in the afternoon, and you wouldn't
be late home. 1t will be light tomorrow
evening-there is good moon now. Well,
you may as well go to bed and get ali the
sleep you can. l shall call you at four
O'Clock"
Philip started the second time to 90, but
Just as he got his hand ON the latch his
father said:
"Wait minute, Philip. If you had some
one to keep you company from Skidmores
and help you to drive the heifer, l wouldn't
mind staying till nearly night before we
would be willing to walk up from there
with you and help drive her, If he could 20
with US to Hartford, and spend the day. If
you think that he would, and you would
like to have him go, you may run over to
Mr.. Dexter's and tell him that if it is con-
venient for him to spare Clinton, would