Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-04-14
A LESSON IN FRACTIONS.


comfortable and hnppv since the scb,,,
/, master had bomdrd with me. The bio
front chamber had been $, grim md
gho>tlA, always shut up aud empty. 1t
was our spare room when poor dear Char.
ley was alive; but now that was wiJ
ow and poor, it was needless luxury 10
keep guest chpmhrr. None Of nur old
friends cared to visit me now lust when
| needed them most, when was lonely
aud >ad and miserable. they refused to
come. But when Mr.. Sude tool; the
room, aidn upg ieye about the los of
friends. 1t seemed odd To have money
for the guest chamber, but the way was
situated rcconciled me to the thought
very speedily.
Then when my boy Charley got into
that Scrnpp in school, should have died
if it hid heen anybody but Mr.. Slude.
Madam" said he "your boy is mis-
chirvouS-verv mi>chevous."
Yes, sir" <nid, mrelllv.
And to extend n rope in such man
ner that the unconscious heels of his
teacher shall be tripped up thereby: TO
/ fill the hat of his instructor with stones :;
to pat wax upon the bench, so that the
tails OF his cont may adhere to this sticky
/ substance, and thus come TO grinf-all of
| those things are very rpprohensihle, ma.
dam, and merit condicn punishment" 4"
"Nes, SIR I replied. and wircd away
my rogretrul tears I knew what was
coming. Either Charley would be ex-
pnlle1 from school or dron lulv beaten
Ivy this injured man. Il was better to
have him b"nton than expelled, but eth.
er wns HORRIBLE
Please DON'T oxpol him. NJ. S'od", :"
I said. " He must b" punished, of course:
but pleas" don't hpnI him vc,y hqrd."
/ shall not boat him Mt a', j." he sand
Don't eXpcl him" entreatcd.
Nor eXp"l him." he replied. "Tf
you'll leave the boy TO me, there will be
oo further trouble. He has good hoart,
Had an open, generous, manly mature.
TT appeal to Thee, madam, il you'l al
low me. | think we can get along with
Charley if we take the right wav."
"Oh, Mr S'ade," said. "how noble
YOU are! How generous How mag
nanimnu~ | think Heaven wns good to
send me -uch a-honrder."
He grew little red under nv praise,
pud rs il was school time, bowed him olf
out hut really he looked like an arch
,necl 10 M as he walked down the street.
Or course the ,imilA was absurd. He was
tlll mud lean and uugpinlv the tails on
his long coat did not flap ~ grace ullv MS
mnry another coat close hv. Charley
-aid he wns knock knprd perhaps he
was I don't know what the term means.
He might have been knocL-kneed, but
able in man.
The way he managed Charley aHer
that was Miraculous there is no other
word for it. The boy was rs wild and
MS untamnble rs Young colt when Mr..
s ndr took hold of him. and shortly after.
ward he was the most tractable and or
derby Of mor.aIs. l could see, though,
the time and trouble it cost 10 work such
wonders with him. Ia the Spring they
went fishing together, and Mr.. Slnde
taught Charley how to manage his hook
and line and whecdlc the poor little fish
to his hait. In midsummer they got up
a collection of beetles and bugs and but
ipi ilir- and all sorts of Things. II was
terrible to the poor insects, | suppose
hu., oh, dear Heaven what rest aud
comfort it was 50 me to have Charley
amused and kept out Of trouble
began to rest upon Mr. Shde, to con
fde in him. to ask his advice, and inva-
rahly take it upon nl occasions, to CRATE
fully take advantage of his knack in re-
pairing things about the house, mud put
ting in order troublesome domestic uten
sls. He always put up the shakes in
house cleaning time, and hung the pic
turee and what | should have done
without him that time the mnchine got
out of order, Heaven only knows. | had
dress to finish for Mrs. Chapel, and
was working away, when all Mt once the
machine began to squeak drpadlully. 1t
was a :a,ping noise, tit to raise the hair
ON ones head, and mine had ached dread
tally nl the morning. | oiled and fuss
ed at 1t, but all to no purpose !; it squeak
ed more and more And, to crown all
the nice pumpkin pie | had made for Mr..
Slade's luncheon was burned to crisp.
,melIed it. and rushed to the stove, but
to- late. II was Il nasty black luin, and
just sat down and cried over it. III
seemed to me 80 sad and terrible ! want
ed to lie down and die, when in walked
Mr. 5 ade to his luncheon.
ITS no use coming in," said l. A."
don't know how you can stand bonding
here, anyway; I'm such miserable
househeeper 1t would be SO much bet
ter il Charley and | were dead -
What has happened ?" said Mr.. |
Slade and | was ashamed when l saw II
look ot ann il his lace.
1t is very sad, | said, " to burn the
crust of nice pie all to crisp"
Do you think SO ?" said Mr.. Slade. |
- Now Tor me it is most excellent mi,-
chance. Ofall things in the world, | re-
vele the burned crust ofa pie. | have /.
hestatcd to declare this prediction, be- /
cause | know il is IA remarkable one, and I
not at all likely TO be shared by the ma
jority OF people: but fortune has favored
me to day. Mrs. Sweet, let us have the
Mn - NIL Innans y