Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-06-08


he blew louder blast than usual on his
horn, nobody but himself knew that il
was to give vent, II possible, to emotions
that were getting too strong for him 10
manage.
Ion was very quiet nil the way home
lie seemed 10 be thinking very deeply
about something, but when, occasionally,
ne did speak, il was sure to be some
innocent remark about Bessie OF her
father, which only gave his fathers con.
science fresh prick and served toiTitate
him still more. So by the lime they
got home he was, az his wife said.
" dreadful gouty"
As they were sitting at supper that
evening, Tom burst out suddenly.
+ Father would you sell that cslf?"
Ies, and be glad to get rid Of her, If
can Get my price
" Well, I'd ike 10 buy her II I've 60.
money enough in my bank"
! " You what do YOU want Of her 2"
Oh, something Will you -slI her
TO mel"
" Yes, ] suppose 50, Yes, you may
nave her for ten dollars, just what /
paid.
And do exsetly az | pisa~e with her,
iatherw
His father hesitsttd, He suspecyed
what Tom wss going TO do, aud be .sw a
difficulty in il for him, However he
replied at last
" Yes, Tom, you may buy ber and do
exactly as you please with her upon one
condition; aud that is If By buying her
. you get yourself Into 4 hard pcrape you
wiz work yourself out Of It without my
help
Mr.. Thysou thought by binding Tom
10 that promise that he should have q
/ good chance to teach him valuable leg
son in shrewdness and fortsigbtin mssing
( a bargain,
/ Tom readily promised, for be couldn't
imagine what s9rape he could possibly
I get into by buying Clover. So the bargain
was soon concluded and the mouey paid.
Meantime Bessie hsd dried her tear.
and gone home, trying very hard TO be
/ cheerful but o. coon az she had eaten
/ her supper sbo Crept up to her little bed
/ snd sobbed herself to deep. The next
morning she felt btSver, and thought she
would try very hard to forget Glover.
Her father usually lay on lounge by the
sitting room window through the day.
and tor several morning. Clover had been
in the habit OF coming there and putting
her head In TO be caressed. So Bessie
made point of getting basket of fresh
clover blossoms, with which her father
would ieed the calf while Bessie and her
mother were at breakfast. But the
morning after Clover left, Bessie sst
down to the table with g heavy heart, 10!
she missed Clover then more than ever.
She had hardly taken 3 mouthiul,
though, before her father called
Bessie, Just bring me basket OF
clovers, wont you ? Clover wants her
breakfast"
Bessie sprang from her chair with
bound, eXclaiming
Why, papa, you have forgotten
Cloyer's gone
But no! there was her sweet, white
face peering in at the window. and there
holding her by cord stood Tom Thyson
his fsce covered with smiles.
Why, Tom,' screamed Bessie, did
she run away"
No, ] bought her ol father. and now
am going 10 give her back 70 you. She
is yours sgain, now. Good by and be-
fore Bessie could express her thanks Tom
Was gone,
Now, although the return Of the calf
brough. great Joy to Bessie, It brought |
equal concern to her parents, for the
question arOse how Glover could he fed.
Mr.. ThysOn had foreseen the difficulty
from the first, but Tom, in his eaCorness
70 get the calf back to Bessie. had uat
thought Of It, Mr.. ThysCn said nothing,
though He Thought be would zee how
Tom would manage.
Toward sight Bes'ie- father call her
70 him and told her that although Tom
was very kind and thoughtful to bring !
Clover back, she couldn't stay, for he had !
not feed enough to keep her through the !
winter, and no money to buy any, 80 /.
the next morning Bessie started to carry
her back to Tom. 1t was two miles away,
but it was lovely morning, and Bessie !
enjoyed the walk very much. Tom saw
her before she reached the houe snd ran
to meet her,
~ know you've brought her back > |
said he, laughing heartily, because you |
haven't any feed for her. I forgot she
would have to eat, but don't you worry,
Bess. You shall have this calf for |
yours, il you have to wait till she Is !
cow" and then they bDth laughed to
think she wouldn't be much OF calf BY
that time. But you see." he added, !
I'm in a scrape, whether ] give her 10
YOU or keep her myself for ! haven't any
teod for her either, and it never will de
TO ask father Tor any. But I'll manage
it somehow beiore tomorrow III 40 10
he'd soon after supper and think il out
So Bessie left the calf, and Tom took
part of what money he had and went TO
his father to buy some feed fer her. He
WAS determined not 10 ask him to give
him any, and his father was pleased to
see that Tom was sticking to his promise
not to ask his help.
The next morning he said to his
father:
Father, have you anything you
could hire Inc to do this winterG ! am
going to carry the calf back again thia
morning. lam not going TO give this
job up, now that l've started. 80 am
going to earn money enough TO feed her
tins winter myself"
"Ah! SO you are going to work the
calf's board, are you? Well, II you
want to take Jim's place here you can
earn her board and something beside.
You could do MS work before and after
school if you were smart and got up
early"
"Well, I'll try it. Id like to buy
feed enough now to last her this week,
and after this | can earn it and carry II
over"
His father smiled at Toms business.
like way, and thought to himself, "Well, |
am tesching Tom good lesson, that's
a fact. He'll get tired enough Of his
bargain before spring, but it viii DO him |
good"
Tom filled his hand.cart with the feed,
and tying the rope around Clover's neck, |
started again to carry her home. | don't |
know what the people along the road |
thought to see the calf going back and |
forth so often. But Tom didn't care.