The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-12-06

by that 7" asked DIR. Green. cit i
said, / replied, that there is a key t
every ones heart, which if found vii
give the finder free access thereto.
was thinking that neither teachers
parents nor friends have ever found
the key to that boys heart" Perhaps
you could find it." suggested DR.. G,
81 could try" 1 responded.
but what if you failed ?"
IL should keep trying till 1 succeed.
ed" "Well gentlemen" said DR. G.
addressing Messrs. Smith and Kent,
what do you sayf" 81, for one" re,
piled Mr.. Kent, sam in favor of Civ.
ing the applicant trial, and 1 believe
he will succeed" Mr.. Smith merely
nodded his assent. III acquiesce," said
DIR. Green, "but l have little faith in
his success"
did not blame DIR. Green for his
want of faith:in me, small, somewhat
defOrmed in feature, and by no means
muscular, was, to say the least, Il
very unpreposses,ing specimen of hu-
manity. If 1 governed at all, it
must be by some other means than
physical force, and none knew this bet.
ter than myself.
And so it was decided that 1 was to
have trial. The school was to COM
mence on the following Monday morn
ming at nine o'clock.
The morning came; full an hour
before time found me on the play
ground. One of my pupils was before
me. / knew him the moment 1 saw
him. He was tall, well built, and,
but for decidedly wicked look in his
eyes, handsome lad of about eight
cen years. approached him, extend
ed my hand and said pleasantly.
Good morning Richard" He gave
me the tip of his fingers, saying:
Morning sir" care you well this
morningf" about as common
Opening the door, requested him to
assist me in opening the windows and
making fire, which he did. These
operations completed, asked him if
he would take a walk with me as it
Was yet early. "Got no objections, as
l knows Of" was his reply. We saun-
tered down to little grove some half
mile from the school house, and for
some time both were silent. sup
pose we were studying each other.
At length he broke the silence by say
ing: "How did you know my name
was Richard?" 81 guessed it" "Blam-
ed good guesser you are. How old do
you think l ann" about eighteen"
"You're some on the guess just eight
cen last Monday"
Richard, how is your father?"
"Pretty we'll, if he amt drunk"
"How many brothers and sisters
have your"
Mary brother and but one little sis
ter"
"Will she come to school 2
No shes too young; only three
years DID,"
"How is your mothers
"Got none, she's dead three years
ago" Here his voice quivered.
"Was she good woman?" He
looked at me a moment; az if he would
read my thoughts, and said, GOOD as
the angels. Better than 1 ever ',pect
to be"
ibid you love herr"
Better than anything else in the
world, though 1 didn't mind her as 1
ought. but Oh! if she could only
come back. for I have nothing to love
and nobody to love me, 'cept little sis.
ter Tiny" Here sobs broke his ut
terance.
Richard, you said you had no
body to love you but Tiny, now listen
to me, l will be you friend and love you
if you will let me. We can do much
for each other. You can by your ex-
ample, help me to govern the school,
and often when 1 am over crowded
with work you can assist me with the
lessons. In turn I will help you to
learn, help you to break off any bad
habits you may have formed, and al
ways be your friend. What do you
sayr
"Tll do it, be blamed if / don't"
Il will trust you" l replied, giving
him my hand.
"Mr.-,you're a trump, blamed
if you amt. When l heard YOU were