Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-04-26

Il Whitfield out your name on the side,
there. You haven't noticed it. guess.
He could not account for the change
in her expression. The mouth drew
down into scOrnful curve, the forehead
took on wrinkle and her eyes were
ready to overflow with vexatiOn. There
was scOrn. anger and sorrow. What
could 1t mean?
s.Ain't the letters pretty? | liked
them best of all. That c."
..That C p she repeated scornfully.
'.C-a-t e! Did you think that was the
way to spell my name?"
aOh. is that alp" he exclaimed, l
was afraid you didn't ike the way l
made EN-"
He could not have said with Shake
speare, "What's in name r. for to him
more of sweetness and beauty fingered
around the name of Kate than any 9TH
er-but letter! Kate was Kate, how
ever spelled. In fact he did not know
yet wherein he had failed, and he asked :
(which letter is wrong p
She looked at him, doubtingly.
''Is it possible you do not know? It
is spelled with K instead of G. Oh,
James," she cried. and her lip trembled,
''tO think that you didn't know any bet
ter Almost twenty-one and not know
how to spell. | should be ashamed to
do as you do. How can you be con-
tented to stay at home for your poor
mother to support while you are pound
ing and hammering the livelong day on
what will never do you any good I? If
you must pound and hammer there is
plenty to do on this fence, and window
and shingles. Be man, James, and
help your mother. Look at her now,
digging potatoes for your dinner"
James Henry had listened to this IT,
rade with shame and sorrow. His face
at first so flushed was now deathly pale.
He was not angry. though had he been
less humble ne would have resented such
interference. He answered the scorn-
full beauty humbly.
Il mean to do right, Kate Some
time mother shall be rich and never
have to do anything. What had l bet
ter do go through college?"
Kate laughed at the tone.
"Going through college isn't so easy,
James, but you can help your mother
and fix up the fences and, James. will
you promise me one thing?"
Anything, Kate" he answered ca
! gerly.
.'Pshaw !' she exclaimed. Il have
always noticed that people SO ready to
promise seldom perform"
TRY me. Kate what is it ?''
at is this. Leave off inventing very
scOrnfully) until"
what? ?" he broke in eagerly.
His ready compliance irritated her.
"Until you learn to spell Kate ]
suppose that is enough to expect of you.
But must 60. Mother will wonder at
my absence, and still wearing the scorn-
full look. she turned and was walking
away.
''Please, Kate. take the box, do !" he
said so earnestly and gently, that Kate
took it and said impulsively:
''You have the best disposition ever
knew of, James. But then," she added
sneeringly, "yOu haven't any pride. "
NO." he said, Il suppose not. .
Then. with rare witchery Of manner,
for she was changeable as summer day
'sPlease forgive me if | have hurt your
feelings. But you will not forget 90
That you are an angel No, Kate q
s.Pshaw. how tiresomel Well, good
bye" 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 aroused
and hot again to be caught mapping
For the first time he realized that his
life thus far had not been manly mol
masterful, but he would change it. Kate
should be proud of him yet. He would
win fame and honor and wealth-yes
and scholarship for her sake.
1t was no light task be had set him
self about to work out, but he had per
severance if he lacked pride and ambi
ton. Love for Kate supplied the latter
qualities. Hitherto he had never ap
piled his mind to study, because, like Sc
many of his class. he underrated its val
ue. Now all was changed. An educa
ton he must and would have, though b.
realized that his poverty and ignorance
we're to be serious drawbacks.
He applied to the Rev. Mr.. Grey fol
advice. Happily, advice was not all b
received for the minister. seeing hi
earnestness. and being one Of those VIII
deligh. to impart knowledge. at one
promised to assist him with the loan o.
books and TO hear his recitations. jane
Henry, in return. agreed to keep tn
minister's wood pile fourishing.
The lesson went on in the low cham
Der under the caves, and be labored owe
: his books harder than be ever works
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