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muf of Miss Wlggins has trumped up
don't believe there's any smallpox a
Woodside."
Frank Porter flung out of the room In
rage, while his step-mother looked af
ter him with tears in her eyes. She loved
him, and tried to be a true mother tc
him; but the boys w1llful spirit and i'm
patient temper made her task hard one
very often.
"Just wait tll I'm year olderp he
/ was saying to himself. "Just wait till
| I'm little bigger and stronger. I'm
not going to stand it much longer-no,
1 won't. I'll have my own way, and dc
what I please, and I don't care what you
say
in such hurry9" And Mr.. Carey put
his hand on his shoulder. aIf you
haven't anything better to do, I'm going
to pull down the river mile or two, and
I'd like a companion"
Franks face frightened. A row with
Mr.. Carey was not to be refused.
"Thank you, sir; I'd like to go very
much.'
"Your mother will not be anxiouss"
asked Mr.. Carey as he took his seat in
the pretty little boat, and "backed" out.
~ don't care whether she Is or not"
said Frank, recollecting his grievance.
''She's always objecting to things want
to do, and am glad she hadn chance
to say mo- to this. She spoiled one thing
for me this afternoon"
"Ahp' said Mr.. Carey. st thonght
something was amiss when I met ysu.
Suppose you tell me what it was all
about
"Well, wanted to go to Woodside' for
nuts Frank began. 81, and lot of fel-
lows from our school, were going this af-
ternoon; and she wouldn't let me-"
"Why not2' asked Mr.. Carey.
"Oh, because that trumpy OLD Miss
Virgins had been telling her that some
body out at Woodside had the smallpox
Just as if I was obliged to catch it, even
if they had. I'm tired of being ordered
about by woman. Ishould like to oe
free to go where I please"
care you sure you would always please
to do the right thing, and only 60 to the
right placesG"
"Why not? I am not like someIfellows,
Mr.. Carey, that are never happy unless
they are up to something bad. I don't
smoke, or drink lager, or stay out even
ings, or anything of that sort. Have you
heard of my being in misch1ef9"
"No. I have every reason to think you
a good boy, Frank, as boys go. There is
not one in my Bible class whose conduct
IS more generally satisfactory than yours.
You have in you the material for man
to be respected"
"Thank you Mr.. Careyr' Franks face
flushed with pleasure. "Then I should
think you'd agree with me, that I don't
need leading strings any longer.''
"If you mean by leading strings your
mothers government, I think you would
not amount to much without it." said
Mr.. Carey, coolly. "It's just because she
has controlled you wisely, that you have
grown up with fairly good habits"
Frank raised his eyebrows.
Nobody is wise enough to have his
own way altogether" Mr.. Carey contin-
ucd. The best of men. not to speak of
boys, need control. I should be sorry,
for my part, if were left without it,
"Who controls youG"
Mr.. Carey smiled.
81 have STEP mother like yourself"
he said, "and she governed me so well
that I keep up the practice of asking her
advice still"
"That's different thing" said Frank.
''Only different In degree" returned
his teacher. "But never mind about
that. I was reading this morning about
the journey into Egypt, when Joseph was
warned of the danger to the young child
And as read, wondered at his faith
and obedience. The command was given
to him. Flee into Egypt, and lie thou
there, until I bring thee word 1t was
command that must have involved q
great deal of hardship tor him. He had
to give up his home, his regular occupa-
ton, his own way, in short, about every
thing, and take his family by night on
difficult and dangerous Journey to a
strange place, there to take his chances
of comfort for an indefinite period do
you suppose he enjoyed the prospect2
Wouldn't it have been easier for him to
say, sOh, pooh there's no more danger
here than there. won't obey such an
unreasonable commando"
Frank colored up as Mr.. Carey looked
at him keenly.
81 suppose it would, ,"he answered in
low tone.
"Well, there's one example for you.
And now Til give you another. Do you
remember" Mr.. Carey's voice
changed from its light tone to a solemn
and reverent oHe-"do you remember
the Garden of Olives, where our Savior
prayed in his anguish-'Let this cup pass
from me'-and-'Not my soiH bat thine be
done
Frank hung his head. Mr.. Carey's
way of putting it made him see himself
in new light.
"As for the case in point" his teacher
went on, 81 happen to know that Miss
Virgins told nothing more than was true.
A man died of small-po last night in a
little house near the Woodside station.
There are two more in the family down
with the disease in its worst shape; and
the walnuts you wanted to gather grow
in ahollow just below that infected house
Any wind that blows might bring you
the poison, and the whole air of the
place is heavy with malaria. Your moth.
er would have done you great wrong
if she had allowed you to take such ]
risk; and the fact that you rebelled
against her sensible objections shows how
unfit you are to have your own way, or as
you pat it, to be out cf leading strings
That's plain speaking Frank; you don't
like it; bnt I think you'll be man enough
to tell me presently that you deserve it,
It was several minutes before Frank
could bring himself to do it. He had to
struggle with pride and vanity, but he
justified Mr.. Carey's faith in him at last
"You are tight" he said, ssand I'm
wrong. I'll tell my mother when I &C
home that I'm sorry"
"And that you'll try to obey cheer
fully In future, added Mr.. Carey, with
AN approving look. "You will be wis.
er, and better, and happier now, and
when the time comes to have your own
way, you viii know what to do with il. ,
/ -Er.
AN East Bridgewater (Mass. young