Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-16
Waitin. Tor Bead Mems Shoes.
| burned TO learn trade.

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Katie Hall-dear little Katie, my schoolmate,
with the cherry lirs and sweet. modest eyes
had father who owned boi'er shop and q
large fourdry, which latter daily seemed to
send forth roar tf contempt against every
young man who did not learn a trade. The
foundry. in all probability, accomplished other
work. bat to my fcvered Imagination this was
lis chief occupation.
| My parents we're Eoelish. who had emigra at
I'd ITO tho land of the free al d The home OF the
brave when was but three years old; conse-
qlcntly uy educ,tion had been thoroughly
Aue:ic,n, aod although my rich uncle had
promised to make me his heir, did not cre
to waste my youth 10 "wailing for dead men s
shoes, which In rioe c,sce out f teo are never
worth the wearing.
'Oa, 80 to The foundty. if you must ~ cried
mY father 10 rage, "snd may you get your
! hil CT 1t before threo months are over. III put
| sou under hat Tartar, old Hall, and il You
| doa't come wninperiug back to ua in week,
| my name isn't Joe Bartlett"
could hardly c1ntsin my Joy.
| To be put uoder her Ia.her without an fort |
| Why it was the very thing bad been ruuuiog
| my head against for the last year.
| Fearful of delay, c,axed my father to wait
upon MIR. Hall at once. The prelimiuars were
arranged without trouble, and | entered that
gcu leman 4 shop % an apprentice to boiler
maslog before The week was out.
MY iather Was only cablnet maker, yet nv
mothers pride WAS SO deeply hurt at he bare
| thuueht OF ber SIN coming home with black
tsoa aad solled c;otbes that she wept bitterly.
| La spite OF oil di; c ouragemont. | did not 90
| Whlmperng back o them 10 year, much less
aWetk, 20 Suspicion rose 10 my mind that M
father s Dsu,e Guild not possible be Joe Bsrt.
! lett, slthoush every one called him 90. All was
not suoshloe with Mo. although had stuck to
my trade az | had never done to by books, but
the trials then met and overcame served to
make OF me that which it was the height of nv
ambition to be-a true man.
A peep into the foundry was still fairyand to
| me, but the machine shop was little noisy at
times. snd the talk Of few rough fellows rather
grating; but tried hard to keep my Integrity
free from the gIine about me, which is harder
thlcg 10 do. c!vered with dirt from morning
tll night. than your nice, c'eaD, gentle folks
may lhirk.
Mr.. Hall began 10 notice met i. useless to
say cid not Sse it. for did-and one day he
proposed that should take tff my dirty clothes
aud 20 lnto the of6cs as permsnency.
Now this was great temptation, for when
Katie came to the works, she, of course, came
only to her fathers ofhce, and if | was there,
sne might SEQ that her old school mate was a
10 sho:t very smisbe young man.
| l hesitated, aud Mr.. Hall said:
| 1T will be little more seemy occupation
for you. as | understand that you will one day
fall heir to large Euglish property"
VI came here 10 learn a trade, SIR" I sid
respectfully, "sud not to be clerk. As re.
CARDS my fortune, this is all look to-" holding
out my gr,m7 hands.
To my sstonishmeot, Mr. Hall slspped me
on the back so heartily that h nearly kaocked
the breath out OF me as he replied
That's the to k. youuR ferosl started 10
lic with the same resolution myself, aod I'll
not forget you"
! knew he would keep his word, fer master +
cannot forget bis best mao, and this | stroye
ID be-.
was tarely ouf Of my time when was mac
fireman over the whole works, and had occa.
sion to be frequently at MIR. Halls house. 1t
was then that began to experience the reward
OF my l1defatlgable labor, for there ooustantig
met my little Kite with the sweet and M d ,st
eyes. We understood one another before lous.
though am sure | don't koow bow; va seldom
spoke moro than the most c,mmoul go words;
but then Katie had wonderful eyes!
1t wss Jlst 10 the midst Of this pleasant tins
that my f.tber received letter from Eoplsud
announcing the sudden death Of my uoole, and
stating that he had Left me- twenty pounde; the
remainder of his property falling to bis widow
and iofant heir, he having secretly married bis
housekeeper some eighteen mouths previously.
My ta'her sgorei my mother wept. aud [, try.
leg 10 look deeply co5oerced, goried 10 my
trsdr.
My i.ttoe spent tho twenty pounds ou law
ycls. Wheu my darkened prospects became
kocwu to MIR. Hall, be suddenly GU; OF my op-
Ior'uui.ies for goiug 10 his house. All. tho
boilsr shop was very, very noisy Just then
But coo'Ii7ed meeting with Ka,i, one
diy when old Mr.. an Mrs. Hall bad gone 10
the couo!ry, when / told her my love, aud
vowed 10 ccomp!ish uohesrd of fea.s iu the
way OF obtaiuiny riches. that might gsia her
from leI hard father, while The dear child
promised to wait fer me for ever.
Her pareo:s, last ike contrary people, came
no1e long before they were wanled, aud touud
Us taking togelhct.
Mrs H.ll took awag her dsushtsr, aud Nj.
iia'l totk ue 10 tack, accusing me Of loving
l'ue A,!e, lost IS though ary young man 10
ti, seps=s c,Uld help dplox that.
UEiike 70 S. ORIGINALS when charged, Ip,ead
ed suty, nrd gsotly reminded Lin that ne had
sta ted in iif1 ss pcJr as l Hss
The result of this interview was tha: Katie
and we're torb dd-n under dire threats to kold
coumunicot on with each ether
Went to nv work, and what between nv
eff rts t. do my whole duty sereuely and nv
r. heart. the days drssg ged heavily enough
ilhIugd L did not know it then, nor till long
s't"r"ero- my lit'.e kat,e dro ped like meek
noW-e &C Was At last laid on II bed Of sick uess
Dot n.r pafe4ts Ell ! hello out and only cent ior
-Ln ~h7u tney though. be dying.
hanE 11o VS. enao.d 20 Carry some of the
s7ue energy that caused me to exec. in my
.rade TO that sick bad