The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-04

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He was glad when he found himself APP
preaching another farmhouse, and II he
blew louder blast than usual on his
horn, nobody but himself knew that it
was to give vent, if possible, to emotions
that were getting too strong for him to
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 some inno-
cent remark about Bessie or her father,
which only gave his fathers conscience a
fresh prick and served to irritate him
still more. So by the time they got
home he was, as his wife said, dreadful
grouty."
As they were sitting at supper that
evening, Tom burst out suddenly.
Father would you sell that calf?'
eyes, and be GLAD to get rid OF her, If
I can get my price"
DWELL, I'd like to buy her if I've got
money enough in my bank"
You! what do you want of her"'
"Oh! something. Will you sell her
to me?"
eyes, 7 suppose 50. Yes, you may
have her for ten dollars, just what |
paid"
"And do exactly as | please with her,
father7'
His father hesitated. He suspected
what Tom was going to do, and he saw a
difficulty in it for him. However, he
replied, at last.
Eyes, Tom, you may buy her and do
as exactly as you please with her, upon
one condition. and that is il by buying
her you get yourself into a hard scrape
you will work yourself out Of it without
help"
Mr.. Thyson thought, by binding Tom
to that promise that he should have a
good chance to teach him valuable les
son in shrewdness and foresight in max
ing bargain.
Tom readily promised, for he couldn't
imagine what scrape he could possibly
get into by buying Clover. So the bar
gain was soon concluded and the money
paid.
Meantime, Bessie had dried her tears
and gone home, trying very hard to be
cheerful; but as 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 Glover.
Her father usually lay on lounge by
the sitting room window through the
day, and for several mornings Cloverhad
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 feed the calf while Bessie
and her mother were at breakfast. But
the morning after Clover left, Bessie sat
down to the table with heavy heart,
for she missed Clover then more than
ever. She had hardly taken a mouth
full, though, before her father called:
"Bessie, just bring me basket of
clovers, won't you? Clover wants her
breakfast. i"
Bessie sprang'from her chair with a
bound, exclaiming:
g Why, papa, you have forgotten!
3Clovers gonem
But no! there was her sweet, white
face peering in at the window, and there
holding her bya cord stood Tom Thyson,
his face covered with smiles.
"Why, Ton,," screamed Bessie, did
she run awayY'
mo, I bought her of father, and now
/ am going to give her back to you.
She is yours again, now. Good by;"'
and before Bessie could express her
thanks Tom 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 how Glover could be fed.
Mr.. Thyson had foreseen the difficulty
from the first, but Tom, in his eagerness
to get the calf back to Bessie, had not
thought of it. Mr.. Thyson said nothing,
though. He thought he would see how
Tom would manage.
Toward night Bessie's father called
her to him and told her that although
Tom was very kind and thoughtful to
bring Clever back, she couldn't stay, for
he had not feed enough to keep her
through the winter, and no money to buy
any. So the next morning Bessie started
to carry her back to Tom. It was two
miles away, but it was a lovely morning,
and Bessie enjoyed the walk very much.
Tom saw her before she reached the
house and ran to meet her.
| know you've brought her back"
said he, laughing heartily, f" 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, if you have to wait till she is a
COW, aud then they both laughed to
think she would't be much of calf by
that time. But, you see" he added,
" I'm in a scrape, whether I give her to
you or keep her myself, for haven't any
feed for her either, and it never will do
to ask father for any. But III manage
it somehow before tomorrow. I'll 20 to
bed soon after supper and think it out. !"
So Bessie left the calf, and Tom took
part OF what money he had and went to
his father to buy some feed for her. He
was determined not to 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 me to do this winter: l am
going to carry the cali back again this
morning. am not going to give this
job up, now that I've started. So l am
going to earn money enough to feed her
this winter myself. y
4 "Ahl So you are going to work the
calf's beard, are you? Well, if you
want 20 take Jim's place here you can
eafn her board and something beside.
lou could dc his his work before and after
school if you were smart and got up
early"
!" Well, I'll try it. I'd like to buy