Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

to saw it, so he turned it into something
else. Jenny blushed a good deal. but she
said. with little thin places IN her voice
here and there:
:. The reason want to study it is be-
cause want to be IL doctor sometime, and
cure Door people that have hip disease,
and other lame places, and | know doc
tors have to understand Latin. so they can
call the bones by their right names
The High school boy didn't say another
word then. but looked at her for some
time, as if he wasn't sure he could believe
his own ears
.Ddn't anybody ever try TO cure you p
he asked softly
NO." said Jenny, g" it costs too much
money.
" Aha" said the High school boy. as
if he thought of something all of Il sudden
4 few minutes afterwards he said, I'll
teach YOU Latin, every day after school. an
hour.
.Oh." said Jenny. and just shut her
ewes and lips hard, and folded her hands,
She was SO glad,
Are you sire your folks wont mind"
said again.
Not a bit of it. They always like to
have me help lift loads sad he, and
laughed and showed his teeth.
. What nice folks he must have |
thought to myself.
Supper was ready and we all sat down
to it. he cloth had three patches. that
Jenny had scwed on it, but it was clean
and the dishes We're very common-but Of
course he couldn' expect they would he
ANYTHING else, and us in the shoe strings
and corsct-aces on the curb-stonc.
1t amt much like what your folks
have. Mr.. Harry, guess, said |.
"Wcl, suppose it amt" said he, : we
don't want to lave inst what we get at
home when we 20 out to supper, YOU
know. \ little more sugar in my coffee,
Miss Ria please; do like lots of sweet
eniny. My mother says I'll ruin her
some dtv, our sugar bills are 81 large.
lie laughcd and 50 did we. How well
acquainted we did get, to be sure, At that
supper The coffee was 50 nice and hot,
and the mullins so light and sweet, and
then. it isn't every High school boy that's
ton of helping to - lift load~,'' YOU know.
did feel 50 glad for Jenny, TO think
that she was going to have her heart :
wish and learn Latin.
"WII, Mr. Harry used to give her I
lesson every day, till he sid She would be
9''''ii- 'ii'U' u M" "'i''e ''''- '"'
lli''o'' 9'' ''l'''d "l my >'"lN
one sunday morning Jenny ana were
sitting reading, she Win hcf l-1tin booh
G. present from Mr. Harry and | with 4
ncW>paprr--l WASH so tomb Of learning
4 Jenny
1t was IN May. and the window Na~
open. We coulE hear Mr. brown :
canary Singing Tor she had hun@ the ca-e
on Il mall outside her window. 80 YOU see II
was Just a. 20" Is II we had 4 bard oar
selves. and everything seemed 20 peaceful
and pleasant
Pretty soon We heard some rather heavy
footsteps coming up the stairs. they
weren't Harrv'> We knew, bat thrv stop
ped at our door, an we heard some one
clearing his throat. and then he raUpcd
opened the door and >tv 4 stout, lndJle-
a-rd gtntlemtn. wiki goll-rimmed eye
@ln~~c>, 4 splendid suit OF clothes. and Il
gold hcaIrd cane. IL looked = if ho
was very rich Ills eyes were gray ana
4o'i nu1rrl. Al n hal a dput.-
chm, aiil dlmpIr> III hI~ checks.
Think Of !, stout. mi,iIr-agc gentleman
hrNiMg dlup't>t but it i u Fact
- -. -. sad the gentleman. III i kind,
II" Ifieh"~? "A ""n know me, but "
heard AK Ont Aoa.
II" walked IN amt IAIi ms ~ IN came
ON the table. went straight up 70 Jenny,
1Ad san:
:" &c. ttfl~ i ~" iIitIr maud WIN
Ilihr >h'r' l. II >4pp">r You >t'hl up
my oar ana I't u Sc "itt we can "'
about i
Jenny turned ptit, hu' she was / trust
ln@ IitiI" soul. and trltl To do a. The Gen
t'nin t"lt her. II" mrdr her turn lT>'
one way ana 'h'h all"'h"r- al IN a hlhi
encouraging WY. 81 course, then gave
iIrr on" 'l'd OF hi- cant "hll" he held tho
other, I" see now many steps she r"Nlo
i'Nr' 3hd now ft~t- tie pressed gently OF
the lone anu a>h'd her II she ft!t any
pam tttIc II >hr >;'i1 N" >'r, ne to"cil
rd another place. ana 80 on. TIL all at once
Jenny cried ont sharply. and then looh"'
: Whit and ashamed