The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-13
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Peter Raymond,s SON.
A STORY FOR ALL FATHERS

nine o'clock, he suddenly recollected Thai
he had left his bride hanging on bar-posl
by his sheep barn, when he turned his old
white mare in the pasture that afternoon.
lie sprang over the wall and struck across
lots, hoping to secure it before any greedy
mawed bovine should make it forever use
less for bride purposes. AS be drew near
the barn he thought he heard voices inside.
What any one should be there for he could
not conjecture. He stepped as lightly as
ne could on the unmowed rowen, and Slip.
| ped In behind the big door. which was
standing ajar, and listened.
fhilip, his eldest son, was there, and
Clinton Dexter, son Of the man at whose
house he had been to call The lads were
about OF an age--both nearly fifteen.
fmlip was talking when his father went
up to the barn, but he finished what he
was saying lust as Mr.. Raymond GOT into
position to catch the words. and younc
Dexter commenced to reply. lie said
"Well, Phil, my father is lust as incon.
sderate as your father is. | don't think
lmat ne remembers he ever was a boy.
mere is scarcely day in the year that he
| does not ride out-he rides morn he used
TO before he was first selectman-and Won
may be sure that he always has something
| on hand TO be done, Just as your father
does. Soon as the frost is out of the
ground, In the spring, he tells me before
ne rides OIL that | may pick up stones or
spread manure till 1t is time to milk and
| fodder after that comes blowing and
planting little later in the season he
| tells me to hoe corn or potatoes, or weed
the garden till it is time to get up the cows.
and, IL he is at home when | take the pals
TO go out to milk, he always tells me to be
sure and strip the cows clean, just as though
he thought should be lazy and dshones,
enough to leave half the milk in their bags
II he did not tell me so and he would be
just as likely to tell me that before dozen
visitors as any-makes a fellow feel mighty
comfortable, you know. In the winter |
have to chop wood most of the time that |
am not in school and | don't think my
father ever feels quite satisfied if | don't
chop as much, and hoe as much, and pillow
as much as full grown man could do in
tie same time. | didn't know till the other
DAY how it was with you, Phil don't Won
Ger That your patience is worn out and
assure you that | am quite as tired of liy-
ing in this way as you are"
II hesltated good while, Clint" Phil
replied, 'before decided to speak to YOU
about 1t but made up my mind in hay
ing time that 1t was the last summer that |
should stay at home and help hay it and
fare as did then. Father is always ready
10 ma fault-he generally says when he
gets home, 4 don't think you have hurt
yourself working to-day, Philip And
sometimes he asks me if my back doesn't
ache, I've chopped so much or hoed so
SO much ; and, no matter if work as hard
as can from sunrise till shutdown, never
heard anything more ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
got one word OF praise. | feel sorry to
clear out, on my mothers account. love
her, and believe that she loves me but if
father loves me he never shows it-never
speaks tender, loving word to me. My
mind Is fully made up, Clint. | am going
to run away and | want to get off to.
| night. Never mind about your clothes
| We got shirts and handkerchefs and
stockings enough to put up, and I'll divide
with you until we can earn more Last
week thought it would grieve mother so
l pretty much decided to give it up but
got SO provoked the day that father went
to Hartford | determined / would 90 any
way. You see, here I've lived ever since
was born, within eighteen miles of Hart
ford, but never was there, nor in any other
city. l asked father if | might 90 with
MN, last June, when he was going, and he
said / couldn't go very well then. but |
should go with him the first time he went
after haying. Well, when he spoke of GO
ing, last week, asked him if he was 90
|
pretty crabbedly, No, sir pretty time for
you to think of going, when the hired man
is gone told him that | could get you
to come and do the chores, and that YOU
would be as faithful in doing them as |
would be but he wouldn't hear q word
about it. didn't feel very light hearted
after he was gone, but | tried to brave il
out the best that | could and worked
hard all day. That afternoon was dark
and cloudy, and got up the COWS and
MIXED them little earlier than / supposed
that did but | didn't think the sun was
five minutes high when | got the chores
done. took the newspaper 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
he drove up. Well, as true as l live and
breathe, after promising me that | should
go to Hartford with him the first time that
he went after haying and then breaking his
word, leaving me to feel disappointed and
to work hard all day, the first thing he
said to me when he drove up was What
are you sitting there a-reading for? Why
aren't you doing your chores p 1t CALLED.
tell you, but replied as calmly as Icould
that the chores were all done, and he said.
'Oh, oh, that is it, is it You do the chores
in the middle of the afternoon, when am
gone, and then sit down and read do YOU 2
1t was so COMPOUNDED cutting, If he had
stuck knife into me he wouldn't have
hurt me any worse. | vowed then that |
would see Hartford on my birthday, and |
shall be much mistaken if / am not there
tomorrow morning and if my father sees
me again for one year, he'll see moren !
think he will. | will be here at the barn
at just midnight. My bundle of clothes is
here now in the oat bin. Don't fail to be
| t;,,,n NliNt
by sunrise. | want to get little glimpse
of the city before the steamboat goes out.
| don't know what the fare is to New
York. | doubt if we have money enough
to take us there. If we haven't we can
stop at some of the landing places on the
way"
What variety of feelings Peter Ray
mond had in the fifteen minutes he stood
behind the barn door and listened. At first
he was SO utterly surprised he could hardly
believe his own ears but as he took 1t all
mas ne comprehended what his son con-
templated doing, he was in high dudgeon
he unconsciously closed his teeth very firm
and clinched his right fist tightly. He could
hardly refrain from bouncing upon his son
then and there, and giving him sound
drubbing, but he decided that it would be
wise to hear the boys talk out and learn all
their plans, and then confront them. But
as Philip talked on, Raymond's teeth were
less firmly closed, and then as Philip said
in half sad tone, 81 doubt if my father
loves me at all" half dozen different
feelings strove tor the mastery.
"Don't love him!" he repeated to him
self, 'the ungrateful rascal Haven't been
scrubbng along as savingly MS possible,
and privately putting little sums into the
savings bank, so that could send him away
in year or two, and give him 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 worldS and that l could leave home