The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-13
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felt better and better acquainted with
him every minute; so we walked along to-
together--him carrying the two tin pals
and the umbrella, and me with his bundle
of books, and my paste-board box. l
just walked alongside, at first, when pref
ty soon he says:
"Why don't you take my arm, and come
closer under the umbrelaf"
"What, mew says l "take your srm2"
"To be sure" he answered, "wbat else
did sayP'
He didn't seem one bit ashamed, nor
afraid of meeting any other of the high
school boys.
"Its good thing the other one ain't out
such day, isn't itf" says he.
"Whof" Jenny do you means' / said.
$50 her names Jenny, is it? Delicate
isn't .hef::
eyes," says l, che has hip disease"
"Whe-e.ew!" said be, and never spoke
another word till we got to Delevsn court.
Delevan court was where we lived. 1t
wasn't as fine place as you might think
FROM the sound of the name.
When we came TO the door he put down
the umbrella, and shook the water off his
cape.
care you sure yeur folks won't mind?"
saws L, for ! felt u little anxious.
"Not bit of it," he said, and laughed as
jolly as could be. ~ always tell my folks
everything whenever 80 homo from any
place
"Then it's all right, said l. "Wont you
come in and stay to supper?"
"Thank you, will, he said We open
cd the door--and Jenny sat in her little
rocking chair by the fire. She hooked
so pretty slways-and when she saw the
high school boy, she looked prettier than
| ever.
| Her face was round, and pink, and sweet
like babys and she had great, innocent
| blue eyes, and lots of fine, crimpy hair, just
the color of corn silk. 1t hung below her
waist. and she never had 20 do it, only
just brush and comb it, and tie little mar
row ribbon around it, and there it was.
The high school boy took off his cap, and
made bow.
"Good evening, Miss Jenny your friend
has invited me to supper, in consideration
of my bringing her home under my UNI
brells. An accident happened to her
own"
ooh, 'Ria," cried Jenny, sis the umbrella
gomez"
eyes" says /, "but never mind, don't
care"
was 50 cheerful that evening, everything
made me happy-and it did me good to see
| how pretty Jenny looked, and what little
lady-like ways she had, when she talked to
| the high school boy.
lie laid his books on the window-sill, And
while was setting the table for supper,
saw Jenny looking towards them, with
very wishful face.
"If you please" said l, "would YOU mind
letting Jenny see your book! She's so fond
of learning"
"Certainly she shall" said he, and jump
ed up and unstrapped the books in twink
ling.
How Jenns's eyes sparkled, as she open
ed Them ard almost seemed to love the
leaves with her little white fingers.
While l was busy getting the supper,
came and looked over her shoulder every
few minutes, for whatever pleased Jenny
pleased me. She was all had you know.
The high school boys name was written
in his books, in big, round, fourishing
way-"Harry Grscom."
So his name was Harry He just looked
like Harry, so fresh and cheerful in ev-
erything he did. One Of the books was
Latin Reader.
sob" said Jenny, ''do you know Latin
How do wish / knew il !"
''Je-ru-sa-lem y said The high school boy
staring at her. Il beg your pardon, but
Latin?"
suppose he truly meant, "Whoever
heard of q shoe-strlDg seller wanting to
study Latin ?" but of course WAS too polite
to say it, go he turned 1t into something
else Jenny bushed good deal, but she
said, with little thin places in her voice
here aud there
1.-THE reason want to study II is because
want to be doctor sometime. and cure
poor people that have hip disease, and 9TH
err lame PAGES, and | know doctors have
to understand Latin. so they can call the
bones by their right nam S.
The high school by didn't say another
word then. but looked al her for some time,
as if he wasn't sure he could believe his
own ears.
"Didnt anybody ever try to cure you ?"
he asked softly.
mo" said Jenny, "it costs too much
money"
"a ha !" said the high school boy. as II
he thought of something Ill of sudden.
A few minutes afterwards he said. I'll teach
you Latin. every day after school, an hour. v
"Oh," said Jenny, and just shut her eyes
and lips hard, ard folded her hands, she
was SO glad
''Are you sure your'fOlks won't mind ,"
said again.
"Not a bit of it They always like to
have mel help lift loads said he, and laugh
ed and showed his teeth.
"What nice folks he must have"
, thought to myself.
Supper was ready and we all sat down to
it. The cloth had three patches, that
Jenny had sewed on II, but 1t was clean
and the dishes were very common-but OF
,, course he couldn't expect they would be
anything else, and us in the shoe-strings
and corset laces on the curb-stone.
at amt much like what your folks
, have, Mr.. Harry, guess" said |.
swell, suppose 1t amt" said he, 1--WE
don't want to have just what we get at
home when we 90 out TO supper, you know.
) A little more sugar in my coffee. Miss
, Ria, please ; do like lots of sweetening.
J My mother says III ruin her some day, our
sugar bills are SO large
. He laughed, and so did we. How well
acquainted we did get, to be sure, at that
supper The coffee was so nice and hot,
4 and the mullins so light and sweet, and
then, it isn't every high school boy that's
! fond Of helping to ''lift loads" you know.
I did feel so glad for Jenny, TO think that
/ she WAS gong TO have her hearts wish and
{ learn Latin.
"Well, Mr.. Harry used to give beg a les
y son every day, TIL he said she would be
getting ahead of him before long but ]
= mustn't get ahead of my story.
One Sunday morning Jenny and were
7 sitting reading. she with her Latin book "a
present from Mr.. Harry and l with q
newspaper-I wasn't 80 fond of learning ai
Jenny.
i 1t was in May, aud the window was open
Q We could hear Mrs. Browns canary sing
ing, for she had hung the cage on mai
outside her window, so yos see it was just
as good as if we had bird ourselves, anc
q everything seemed so peaceful and pleas
/, ant.
t Pretty soon we heard some rather heavy
t footsteps coming up the stairs. They
weren't Harry's we knew, but they stopped