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

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the afternoon, and you wouldn't be
late At home. 1t viii be light to.
morrow evening-there 10 . good
moon, now. Well, you may as vel
60 to bed and get al the sleep you
can. shall call YOU ., four o'clock.
Philip started the second time te
90, bu, just - he got his hand OF
the latch his father said:
Wait . minute, Philip. II you
had some one to keep you company
from Skidmore's and help you drive
the heller. | wouldn't MUD s,aying
till nearly night before we left the
city. Perhaps Clinton Dexter would
be willing to walk up from there wi b
you aud help you drive her, if he
cou d 60 with US to Hartford. and
spend the dav. Ii YOU thiak that he
would, and you would like to have
him 20, you May run over to Mr.
Dexter's and tell him that if it il
convenient for him to spare Clinton
| would like TO have him go 70 Hart.
fori With ~, Tomorrow, aud walk
h me from Skidmore's with you il
the evening. And be sure aud tell
Clinton, il his fa' her consents to his
going, that we will call for him NJ
early Is six o'clock
Philip said: Yes, mir, aud took
up his hat and went into the hall, hu,
before he got to the outside door, his
father called out:
'One thing more, Philip. l left
my bride hanging on bar post down
by the sheep barn, this afternoon
II you'll come back across the lots
and bring it up, it'll save going for il
in the morning. in ended to get i,
myself when l came home from Mr.
Dexters, hut /, slipped my mind.'
On his way over to Mr.. Dexter's
Philip had rs great a variety Of feel.
ings and rs great = conflict wi h
them as his father had while stand
ing behind the barn door; but before
he got there the summing up was
that he was an ungrateful scamp, and
that his father was all right, only he
had SO many cares and anxieties that
it sometimes made him little stern
and Grabbed.
Mr.. Dexter was always ready to
oblige his neighbor Raymond, and he
cheerfully gave his consent to Gin
toms going. Clinton didn't know
what to make of this sudden turn ol
affairs. As he went with Philip to
he door, he whispered:
whats up, Phil? What has hap.
pened? Has your father found ou,
anvthing!'
Not a thing-not thing Philip
hurriedlv whispered back. you
don't suppose, Clint, he'd be taking
US to Hartford, Tomorrow, il he had
Its sll right, but its the stran2es,
thing that ever happened-llI tel
you all about il, o-morrow-can'
stay long enough now
Mr. Raymond took up newspaper
and lowered his head over it as soon
as his son started for Mr.. Dexter's;
but If his wife had observed him
closslv she would have seen tha, he
did very little reading, and that there
was troubled expression on his
countenance. He did not raise hi,
ewes from the paper when he heard
returning footsteps, bu, he listened
very intently, and he knew thai
Philip stole huriedly to the back END
Of the hall and opened the chamber
door before he came over to the sit.
ting room. A look Of relief came in.
to his face, and he Strengthened up
as if great burden had been lifted
from him. He had no doubt bu,
that bundle Of clothing had been
brought up from the Ca, bin aud lef,
on the chamber airs till Philip
should 60 to bed. That is what he
hoped his boy would do when he
asked him to come around by the
barn and get the halter. He had nc
further fear that he would attempt to
give him the slip that ni.h,.
Mr.. Raymond and Philip role up
10 Mr.. Dexter's door for Clinton, the
next morning, just as the sun was
peeping over tho hills. |, was as
delightful September morning as
they could desire. As soon as they
we're on the road Mr. Raymond said
Now, boys, you must keep your
eyes open-sss all there is 10 be
seer, and get all the enjoyment out
Of going that you can. We don't
have holidays very often, and We
must make the most Of them when
we do have them. Philip and have
worked pretty hard lately, AID
guess, Clinton, that you have. be-
lieve play will do Us all good. ]
made up my mind this morning te
try. and leave all nv cares and busi.
ness behind me for once; so you need
have no fears. if you talk to each
other all you please, and ask me as
many questions as you wish, that il
will disturb me At ALL 1t did no,
escape Mr.. Raymond's observation
that his remarks caused the lads to
glance At each other in blank aston.
ishment, and it cut him to the quick
'What kind of father have been,
he asked himself, mot to be able tc
speak few civil and kind words te
my son without having it received
with such surprise. Poor boy
Wonder, pleasure, guilt aud grief arr
all depicted in his coun,enance, to
day. After this, with Gods help
I'll 30 manage that he'll never doub
my lovisg him-never plan to rur
away from bis fathers house again
Mr.. Raymond spared no pains t.
have the boys enjoy their FIRST trip I.
Hartford. He called their attention
to everything that he thought woult
interest them on the way. He tole
them who owned such and such
farm when he was = boy; what tn,
land was worth IN acre then, ane
what was its market value now; VIII,
built this house and that; and h,
pointed out where General - wa
born, and whore Hon. - lived til
he went to college. He WAS no les
painstaking when they got to th'
city. He took them past Trinity col
lege, the State house, the high school
he pointed out the different churche