The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-04-15

oioNN ~ Out tuc U0bt 4 oV0tu ouu Z
worked hard oil day. That Afternoon
was dark cloudy afternoon; and
got up the COWS and milked them =
little earlier than ! supposed that |
did; but | don't think the sun ~as
eve minutes high when l got the
chores done. | took the newspap.r
and sat down in the door, 30 as TO br
on hand to take care Of the horse
when father came: and l hadn't read
= quarter of column when he drove
up. Well, - true - | live and
breathe, after his 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 tn work
hard all day, the 6rst thing he said
to me when he drove up was: sWha,
are you sitting there for? Why aren't
you doing your choress It CALLED.
tell you, but | replied ~. calmly rs
| could that the chores were all done
and he said, Oh, oh. that 10 it? You
do your chores the middle OF the af-
ternoon, when | I'm gone, and then
sit down and read, do your 1t was
90 confounded cutting, If he had
stuck . knife into me he would'n'
have hurt me sny worse. / vowed
then that l would see Hartford on
my birthday, and I am much mis,a-
ken If / am not there morrow
morning; aud if nv father sees me-
again for one year, he'll SEQ more'n
think he will. / will be here at the
barn at jus, midnight. My bund'e
of clio hes is here now in the oat hin.
Don't fail t. BIZ on time, Clint. We
must get TO Hartford bv sunrise. |
want to ge, = little glimpse Of the
city before the steamboat goes out.
dom: 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
RAYMOND had in the fifteen minutes
he stood behind that barn door and
listened! At FIRST he was SO surpr,s-
ed he could hardly believe his own
ears; but AS he took it all in-as he
comprehcnded what his boy contem-
plated doing, he was in high dudg.
con; he unconsciously closed his
teeth very firmly and clinched his
right fists tightly. He could hardly
refrain from nouncing on his son then
and there and giving him sound
druhbino; bu, he decided that it
would be wise to hear the boys tax
ou, and learn all their plans, and then
confront them. But as Philip t,lked
on, Raymond's teeth were less firmly
closed. and when Philip said in . half
sad tom. IL doubt il ms father love.
me at all" d zen different feelings
s,rove for the mastery.
.sDon'r love him?" he repeated to
himself, ssthe ungrateful rascal. !.
Haven't | been scrubbing along saw
ingly a. possible, and privately put
ting little sums into the savings bank,
30 that can send him away in q
year or two, and give him . hotter
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 any time,
day or night, and never worry about
things as long as he was there 10
take care Of them: If he does doubt
nv love, up to this time have loved
him and have been proud of him. |
haven't been very demonstrative
abou, it, to be sure. never thought
it was wise to pet and praise chill
dren. Perhaps have been little
too unsocial and straight laced with
him. May be 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 go up I, the house and
think over wha, course to take
And Peter Raymond crept down
from the barn as though he we're a
sneak thief, and then hurried home
Is fasr rs he cnn'd not once thinking
Of his bride. He had hardly got
seated in his usual place in the big
arm chair before Philip came in.
Philip expected his father would say
gruffly: ut is high time you were
in be1.' Aud 50 he was taken by
surprise when his father said gently ]:
Wont you hand me the almanac
before you Sit down, Philips"
Philips mother raised her eyes
from her sewing and glanced at her
husband as though she wondered
what had called forth such gentle
ness. Raymond opened the almanac
at September, and after glanc'ng
down the page, he turned t. his wife
and asked, s'Is to day the third or
fourth Tuesday of the month";"
"Are you quite sure about it?" he
queried ''if you are correct, ! am !
week behind in my reckoning. I've
got SO many things crowding upon
me lately, I've hardly known which
way TO turn first. | promised Mr..
Skidmore that would take that tw1
year-old heifer away that | bought OF
him before the first Of October. She
must be got home tomorrow"
Philip got up to 60 to bed. Ray
mond said:
"Dou't hurry, Philip; Pm thinking
how to get that heifer home. l be-
lieye that l will take you down there
early in the morning, and leave you
| TO drive her up. It is nine mile.
there, but you can come back leisure
ly, and feed along side the road
You'd like it - well IS to stay .,
homo and work, wouldn't you
Philip"
"Yes, sir"
Philip replied in an absent minded
way. He was in a quandary. Per
haps he had better say at home I
little longer and see if things didn''
seem more agreeable to him. Mayb.
he had judged his father = little tot
harshly. Clinton Dexter could com,
to the barn ., midnight to meet him
and
Philip was arrested in his cogitS
tions BY bis father saying:
| 4 have SO many cares, 50 man,
thinrs ia th;,.k of that can h.rdl,