The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-25

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was to give vent, If possible, to emotions
that were getting too strong for him u
manage.
Tom was very quiet all the way home
He seemed to be thinking very deeply
about something, but when, occasionally
he did speak, it was sure to be SONS
innocent remark about Bessie or he
father, which emily gave his father g con
science @ fresh prick and served to1rritats
him still more. SO by the Time they
got home he was, as his wife said
\" dreadful equity"
As they were sitting at supper thai
evening, Tom burst out suddenly.
'eFather would you sell that icaifY''
"Yes, and be glad TO get rid OF her, i
I can get my price.
s"WeI, I'D like to buy her If I've got
money enough in my bank.
t"Ynu! what Go you want OF herr
ooh! something. Will you sell her
to mel"
""Yes, i suppose so, Yes, You may
have her for ten dollars, just what i
paid"
"And do exactly as i please with her,
father%
His father hesitated. He suspected
what Tom was going to do, and ne saw q
difficulty in it for him. However, he
replied, at last.
eyes, Tom, you may buy her and do
exactly as you please with her upon one
condition; and that is if by buying her
you get yourself into hard scrape you
will work yourself out of 1t without my
help"
MIR. Thyson thought by binding Tom
to that promise that he should have q
good chance to teach him valuable les
son in shrewtinessand foresightin making
a bargain,
Tom readily promised, for ne Couldn't
imagine what scrape he could possibly
get into by buying Clover. So the bargain
was soon concluded and the money paid.
Meantime, Bessie had dried her tears
and gone home, trying very hard to be
cheerful; but ss soon as she had eaten
her supper she crept up to her little bed
and sobbed herself to sleep. The next
morning she felt Drawer, and Thought she
would try very hard to forget Clover.
Her father usually lay on lounge by the
sitting room window through the day,
and tor several mornings Clover had been
in tine habit of coming there and putting
her head in to be ,caressed. DO Bessie
made pointof getting basket OF fresh
clover blossoms, with which her father
would feed the calf while Bessie and her
mother were at breakfast. But the
morning after Glover left, Bessie sat
down to the table with heavy heart, for
she missed Clover then more than ever.
She had hardly taken q mouthful,
though, before her father called:
Bessie, inst bring me basket of
ciovers, won't you? Glover wants her
breakfast"
Bessie sprang from her chair with a
bound, ezciaiming:
Why, papa, you have forgotten!
Clover's gone"
But mo- there was her sweet, white
face peering in at the window, and there
holding her by cord stood Tom Thyson,
his face covered with smiles.
"Why, Tom screamed Bessie, ."did
she run away"
"Eo, j bought her of father, and now
i am going to give her back to you. She
is yours again, now. Good by" and be-
fore Bessie could express her thanks LON
was gone.
Now, although the return Of the calf
brought great Joy TO Bessie, it brought
equal concern to her parents, for the
question arose now Glover could he led.
Mr.. Thyson had foreseen the difficulty
from the frat, but Tom, in his eagerness
to get the calf back to Bessie, had not
thought Of it. Mr.. ,ghyson said nothing,
though. He Thought he would see how
Tom would manage.
Toward hight Bessie's father call her
to him and told her that although Tom
was very kind and thoughtful TO bring
Clever back, che couldn't stay, for he had
not iced enough 10 keep her through the
winter, and no money to buy any. &c
the next morning Bessie started to carry
her back to Tom. Ut was twomiies away
but it wasa lovely morning, and Bessie
enjoyed the walk very much. Tom saw
her before she reached the house andrar
to meet her.
81 knew you've brought her back
said he, Laughing heartily, ftbecause you
haven't any feed for her. 4 forgot ahe
would have to eat, tdonit you worry
lBess. You shall have tthie calf ioi
yours, if you have to wait till she is &
cow" and then they both laughed IT.
think she wouldn't be much of accaifby
that time. "iBut you see" he added
"dim in a scrape, whether give her tt
you or keep her myself, TOR lhaven'tany
feed for her either, and it never will ID
TO ask father ior any. But iii managt
it somehow before to-morrow. lllgo *
bed soon after supper and think iitfout'
80 Bessie left the calf, and Tom tool