The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-12-03

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The boy promptly emptied tine peas
iutO the wagon again. They arc
,or,h double. l shall not sell them
Tor less. he said.
Rollins glanced ut his mistress. -
They are worth il. madam. He selh
hem 20 Judge Skaters people at that
price. He's sort of 'prougy' of Mrs.
Shufier.
Now the Skaters reigned absolutely
n th0t world Of fashion in which the
Hutters were admitted on sufferance.
"a protege Of Mrs. Shafier's2 Ali
Come here, boy" said Mrs. Hutter. -
"Yuu can take his vegetables, Rollins.
How did you find the means to go into
this business?'
q had no means, nam. / was a
newsboy. Mother took in sewing -
One day / found we could reu: hunse
1eyoud Camden with an acre Of land
FOR what our room cost us. We raised
vegetables and herbs. | always bring
them with the dew on them. ! charge
Tue highest price aud only take them
to people who have money to pay the
highest price.
"Whst do you do when the vegeta-
ble season Is oyer?'
Il bring in nuts, and pressed leaves,
aud ferns TO the same laoies sell
to them cheaper than they could buy
them in the stores, and they give me
more than the stores would pay me.
"rhe boy has the reul business fac
ultv. said Mrs. Hutter.
Her son Carroll. who was year old
n than the pea merchant, caressed his
upper LIP, where the moustache would
ne sometime, and stared at him iuso-
leutlv.
"What a ridiculous turnout! DID
Won buy that cart and iackass With the
proceeds Of the patch, eh?'
Yes. Did you ever buy anything
Eith money you had earned, looking
at him steadily.
"I2 What do you take me frr. you
mp.gtiuont puppy? Don't you know
q gentleman when you STE him, you
be carly huckstcI?'
The other boy stopped. surveyed
lim co'lly from head - fo5t. aud then
said quietly: "Yes, think l 30. /
don't see him here.
ClrrIll grew white with rage, the
notc as he fancicd he saw c5yeu
laugh on Rollins face.
Take that, you dog ho said, deal
ug the cripple blow across .Le face
FIth a cane he carried.
The boy staggered back. recovered
himself, and spraug 90 him furIously.
Mrs. Huttcr screamed. Rollins caught
lin and hold him helpless.
Go for q policeman. Carroll" cried
ais mother Il saw him attack you.-
de meant murder.
Rollins loosened his hold. "Yor d
better cut and run, jim" he whisper
cd. Then he said alond, "He got clear
If me-. Perhaps il is as we'll ina m
Master Carroll struck the first blow
The Law might have taken that into ac-
count"
The law dis'riminatcs between gen.
tlemen aud ruftians," said Carroll loi-
tily.
Carroll was an insufTerably conceited
ooy, aud went to school that day with
n burning sense Of his own importance
lie talked more loudly than usual of
gentlemen" and "rowdies." by whom
tc simply meant boys who bad muuey
ud boys Who had not.
Poor Jim Ludlow went home on fire
with rage IN every part of bis attenua-
ed little body. He told bis mother
he whole story of his encounter.
"Oh, Jimmy, when will yon learn 20
control your tongue? How do you ex.
pect TO make others respect You when
you do not respect yourselfy'
Nobody respects me. never can
be gentleman. sobbed the little
cripple.
His mother was too wise 30 reason
with him She drew his head to her
breast and petted him awhile.
Now come TO supper, Jimmy"
The supper was good, aud neatly
served. When il was over Mrs. Lud.
low lighted the lamp and placed some
books on the table. Jim, with bright
face. sat down to his lessons. Mrs.
Ludlow was an educated woman, aud
was teaching the boy as thoroughly as
be could have been taught in the gram.
mar schools.
IL was late before they put their
books away. Jim drew a handful OF
silver out Of his pocket.
Something 90 go into the bank,
mother" he said, laughing. "Our
capital grows.
"Yes; but here is the capital, touch.
ing the books. (Which will make you
the equal 81 any gentleman in the
land, with Gods help. Well ask for
that, Jimmy" And they knelt togeth.
er IN prayer.
The very next afternoon, Carol Hut
ter, driving out 10 the park, saw the
/ forloTn little cart and donkey in front
Of him. He was pecu iarly elated
7 with n sense Of his own consequence
Y Just now, "a he was seated IN a neN
I doc-cart. driving a pair Of blooded
| ponies which his mother had present
I ed 20 him about mouth ago. Yet th,
boy with his dashing equipage and
I diamond shirt buttons, was literally
poorer as 30 money than Jimmy Lud
7 low. While bis mother thought n,
vas AZ .he University, Carroll spen
I his davs in billiard rooms. He hac
7 played away his last dollar that morn
! ing. lie was afraid 20 ask for more
ard vas consequently m savage stat'
OF ill-humor.
"Get ont Of my wayf" he shoutel
with an oath.
Jim bad drawn mp his cart 20 tht
sidewalk. sod was giving n handful 0
berries O. "a haIf-starved child will
+ baby in her arms.
THAT fflov." said Carroll % hi
clmranior, "cheats ny mother b.,
charging dpnhl, price for bis stuH, au,
then gives II 10 bcgpars."
Jim's face grew rel but he did uo
tu n lis head