The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-06
mi, ssNT'S GREAT DOWLDER.

! ,,thes delicate, yet with q certain
.;,iop sul strength in his plain, hon
I 10 saw y the slightly derisive smile,
j M conscious Of looking very puny
Heed in the eyes Of his stern relative.
.hu,bed. and, aware that such evil
,se Of weakness would not tend at
b raise him in the old mans estima-
A. blushed redder still.
want Job, do you? l declare!'
N Uncle Bent. "What do you think
d can dO?"
.EShould think there might be a
\ many things about your place, Or
vlnHl, yOr your store, that | might
Wallace replied, with awkward
itncs, "Any way, mother said |
g(Aip apply to you before going to
IeGesIe. I've got to do something
III TAnow; I'm not going to let
ipsss me, now l can support my
YES, Thought both of you ought to
tap that conclusion long ago." said
SnGnan. "a poor boy like you
st1thvs been put to earning his
! iii per"
poss co." Wallace assented.
d mother wanted to keep me in
sb9 as long AS possible"
Atou're a pretty good scholar, l
m3r hid Uncle Bent; "but what
m( VII that ever do ye? You haven't
he bans togo through college and take
.r1ksdon."
"lh1s true; but ! believe a little ed.
la,tn viii BE- good for me, whatever !
10 y 1 living" said Wallace, with a
irnlsud intelligent look, quite forget
ngtishIushes. "That may be q mis-.
akd But ] am ready to 60 to work
Nvl And ] thought l would please
mott by calling on YOU"
UfN Bent was greatly annoyed, fOr
be u 10 himself, eff hire nephew,
and Qor Widows son, l shall have to
Nu snd paw him wages, or folks
VII Boys That work for me must
kM don't want anything to do
7Asa. ! said aloud, "But you are
Ind o1 HsaklJ! You amt stubbid
aagh V take hold and do real work !!
@ennhnssbsm puny!"
Twas WaIlsce's turn to smile. f." You
ans ~. fox not having gone to work
siore; and now you soy I am not able
b work"
Uncle Beat wasn't pleased to be con-
tctee 4iYbadsbncy in this easy, off,
Aad way By . school-boy nephew.
"Thsrs may be some things you can
y" b said; "but my work is man 8
ssk ] have mans work enough, il
IN soald Do that"
slaa mre can do some thing ct it,
1851 expect moro pay than I can
MdsDmt was afraid he had already
49, nach. al shall have the fam.
q ~ hands il l give him the least
eMl!l cement; that's what the widow
VA" thought be. So he fastened to
htAe boys last remark.
.hHss : mans job, right here.
q beld . barn; and I've beer
me- bow ] should got rid Of thil
s: Il yoa want 10 tackle that
!. = - rock was large, and Wallac,
~ qulcs small beside It, the old maj
.seSaiA y the gzotssqusness Of tn
- ven" Wallace replied, "I1
80 youll pay me BY the week.
@se!" cried Uncle Bent, grow
elatursd over what he consid
N seeptfal joke. "Take It by tn
thee you can be a. long as yo
eeousk. Lift q little in the fore
m aoWn In the shadow of it an
sse aner, then lift q little more i
s0sloou."
wa sAall l do with II when I tax
|" Wallace asked.
tcare; only get 1t of fro'
|. 81 What do you propose to give Il
eollars," said the old maj
:. 1M he had already calculate
so1Id cost much more than tn,
Nt ro'k and break it up wit
- Vdsr.
Mvsa!nA about it," said Wallace
~. us hs,ltation.
beae laughed. But there v.
u the boys face he didn
snt b in earnest" he said
M ~ b thought il wise to adj
NJ yoe six weeks to do it in; 50!
r. q june"
ssid the boy. "Meal
HS!Ae'e some other little u
q have mo t1y my hand q
Ut brush back there whic
Al..appsrs have left; wouldn
Asve NJ take that away?"
sm IN givsi''
"sad the Old man, shortl
- ysry large pay" the bt
!" said his uncle. 1T
= seu1t right where Il 4, a
swoesA sometine on 4
I 70 soms Of Tie large liml
- sood wood"
~ replied, allsr . Ii
- nm take the bowlde
~ burn ~ brush.heaps (
- lsavs yoa the ashe
N ~ ton dollars for q
= WOOD I choose 70 Q
- u that fair?
Y eaoagA," the old m,
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