Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-11

Looking back, they saw that he was
standing watching them. \ few minutes
later. they came down from the hotel to
20 on board the little steamer which lay
putting and snorting at the landing, and
DAILY caught sight of the boy, again
standing apart from the crowd, looking
at him.
He was Zack Nealy, "bound boy,
who drove a dray for Petit and Clay, a
forwarding house upon the wharf lie
wanted to see this gentleman again who
had said he had the stuff in him of which
gentlemen are made. Zack probably had
never thought of himself before as any
thing but the driver of dray He was
keen, eager. and. like DAILY himself, he
had q drop of Irish blood in him. There
was not a point in this good prophets
face, figure, or bearing which he did not
note-thc gallant carriage, the steady
eve. controlled voice, even the set Of the
long. rich, fur-trimmed SUtout.
The boys heart was beating like a
drum. hard against his chest As good
/ stuff in me- b. a man like that-like
that lie did no, open his lips, but 1t
seemed 20 him that ne was shouting aloud
with excitement
I Daily stepped over the sdngw5y, and
| then "a, the boat showed from shore looked
again in the crowd for the boy. He had
said what he did from mere Compunctioa
and the good-naturcd wish to atone for
/ Van Horn hcciics>ncS>; tho same kindly
pity filled his mind now, and made him.
when he caught the lad, eye, smile and
raise his hat. as he would do TO an equal.
Zack stood stunned for an instant, then
he took Oft his hat
He shall never be ashamed Of having
done that to me he muitercd, walking
down the wharf to keep the boat and the
| fur-coated figure ON deck in sight He
followed it for a mile or two, until it
swept around the bend and Was lost.
/ Then he sat down among the pawpaw
bushc, on the Shorc, his hands cla>pod
about his ragged knees, his face red, his
half shut ewes speaking new thoughts.
An American wharf rat would have
been immensely hattcrcd by thi, thing,
and forgotten it IN day. But there Is a
good deal of terminating power in hot
IRISH nature. Put a live idea into it with
kindly touch. and you will be sure to
hear of 1t years attcrward.
The hive idea mad come TO Zack.
The sun went down behind the Ohio
/ hill, on the other side of the river; now
and then there was pla~h in tine shallow,
dun-culorcd water as a greedy pike chased
the minnows up 20 the bank; a black
beetle ,oilcd painfully over the rcd and
yellow bed of pcbblc- a; hi, feet, brown
squirrel pecped out OF the purple IRON
weed, behind him. lack wiukcd back TO
the tiny shining eyes Even that damcd
little rat wishes NE luck. he thought
He sat thoughtfuly shyin, pebble, into
the water, and chucklmE aloud now and
then. \ few rods further down the river
were the sheds under which the PomcroyS
were irving 10 make mdow- glass. some
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