The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-23
A o,'s Exp,r,enee In GO,ag to School.

ABoy's ExptTleneeI In G0iIg to School.
A serious phase of disease is that
which attacks boy on o Gay when he
particularly objects to gong 10 school.
lie tells his mother, with the confding
frankness peculiar to youth, that he does
not feel well this morning. lie doesn't
know what il is, but he is lame in the
Joints, his head aches, and he doesn't
feel bit good. He moves about slow
ly; openly refuses food, looks detected,
negligent, unhappy. Qalte frequently
he can'be heard TO sigh. But IN all his
pain he meyer forgeis the clock. AS time
advances to tic hour which marks school
time his systems increase. He doesn't
say a word about school to his mother.
He feels 100 dreadful, perhaps, to talk of
such things. lie is certainly in bad
way. His sighs increase as the dreaded
time approaches, and the physical symp-
toms of decay becomes more and more
manifest. But the greatest suffering he
endurcs mentally. Fifteen minutes of
that time, and nothing has been sald 10
him about getting ready. He wants 10
believe be is all right because that is the
prompting of hope which is strong in the
youthful breast; but yet he refuses TO
believe he is, because he fears tibet reac-
ton OF disappointment. Every time he
hears his mothers voice he is startled,
and every tins he detects her looking
toward HIM he feels his heart sink within
bin. 1t is hard thing, indeed, TO APP
pear outwardly languid, listless ANA
dropping when inwardly one is roaring
furnace of agony. But he does it, and
does it admirably. 1t now lacks five
minutes OF the quarter. Still she says
nothing. His nervousness is almost
maddening. Four minutes, three min
utes, two minutes. One minute. Still
she makes no sign. Will his reason for
sake him?
1t is the quarter. Now he should start,
according 10 custom. One would think
he had every encouragement now, bat he
knows that even at five minutes later he
can make school by hurrying. The
agony of the suspense becomes eXqnis.
tie. lie trembles ali over, and he cannot
help it. His hair is moist with perspira
ton. 1t seems AS ii he woul give up ev-
crything and sink into the grave if be
could bat know the result. How slow "
the clock moves. Ii stares at him with
exasperating sionness. The ten min
uies are reached. he breathcs easier
Not word has been said 10 him about
school. His mother sees that ho is too
i'll to 80, and she sympalhizcS with him.
Heaven bless her! Did ever boy have
sa"h a good, noble mother as this +? Wis.
- II u 4,
and running streams unfold before bin,
stirring the very depths OF his soul,
and filing bis eyes with tears Of glad
ness.
"john i
Like great shock the beautiful pic
lures ieil away and he is shot from the
pinnacle Of hope into the abyss of de-
spair. There Is no installing The voice.
"Mercy sakes! here You are not
ready for school. Come, start your
boots
al do not feel we'll enough to go to
school," ho whines, hardly realizing
the dreadful change that has come upon
him with such blighting force and swift
ness.
81 guess you amt dying quite" is the
hoartloss reply, "and if you amt at
schoo! you viii be galloping over the
neighborhood hurry, | tell you"
"But il is almost nino o'clock, and
I'll be late" he protests in desperation.
"late.' she repeats, looking ct the
clock. "You have plenty of time. The
clock is nearly quarter of an hour
fast"
Merciful heavens! He goes down be-
fore the terrific blow in flash. A quar-
ter of an hour fast Bleeding at every
pore of his heart, stunned by "A shock
which was as terrible as unexpected, he
crawls inside of his jacket and under his
hat, and starts on his ways in dazed
manner that is pititul TO behold.-Dan-
bury News.