Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-01-21


"Go for policeman, Carroll saw him
attack you. lie meant murderw cried the
mother.
Rollins loosed his hold. "You'd better
cut and rum" he whispered. Then he said
aloud, Hes got clear of me! Perhaps it's
just as well, ma'am. Master Carroll struck
the first blow. The law might have taken
that into account"
"The law discriminates between gentle
men and ruffians, | hope" said Carroll,
loltily.
Carroll was an nsufferably conceited boy,
and he went to school that day with a burn
ing sense of his own importance-talked
more loudly than usual of gentleman and
ro'cdies, by whom he simply meant boys who
had money and those who had not.
Poor Jim Ludlow went home, on fire with
rage in every part of his attenuated little
body. He told his mother the whole story
of his encounter.
"Oh, Jimmy when will you learn to con-
troll your tongue? Why should you have
provoked the boyY How do you expect
Others to respect you, when you do not re-
spect yourself?"
Nobody respects me. / never can be n
gentleman" sobbed the poor little cripple
| His mother was too wise to reason with
him. She drew his head to her breast, and
petted him awhile.
"Now come to supper, Jimmy"
The supper was good, and neatly served.
When it was over, Mrs. Ludlow lighted the
lamp and placed some books on the table
Jim with bright face sat down to his les
son. Mrs. Ludlow was an educated woman,
and she was teaching the boy as thoroughly
as he could have been taught in the gram
mar schools
1t was late before they put the books
away. jim drew a handful of silver ont of
pocket.
Something to go into bank, mother Our
capital grows" he said, laughing.
"Yes but here is the capital" touching
the books, (which will make you the equal
Of any gentleman in the land, with Gods
help. Wen ask for that, Jimmy" and they
knelt together in prayer
The very next afternoon, Carroll Hutter,
driving out in the park, saw the forlorn lit
tie donkey and cart before him. lie was pc
~ 'qrly elated with sense of his own con
sequence just now, as he was seated in q
new dog-cart driving pair of blooded
ponies which his mother had presented TO
him u month ago. Yet the boy with his
dashng equipage and diamond shirt buttons,
was literally poorer, as to money, than
Jimmy Ludlow. While bis mother thought
he was at the university, Carroll spent his
days in billiard rooms. lie had played away
his last dollar that morning lie was afraid
/ to ask for any more, and was consequently
in savage state Of i'll humor
get out of the way ~ he shouted with an
/ oath
/ Jim had drawn up his cart 10 the side
walk, and was giving handful of berries
to halt-starved child with baby in her
arms
/ "'That fellow cheats my mother, by charg-
/ ing double price for his stuff, and then
gives it to beggars," said Carroll TO his com
panion.
Jims face grew red, but he did not turn
his head.
Al that moment an open carriage, drawn
by a powerful black horse, came dashing
down the street. A gray-haired old man
and young girl were inside The children
shreked, some laborers sprang after the
house with a wild yell, terrifying him the
more.
Carroll, in abject fear, though he was not
near the horse, sprang from his dog-cart and
to the pavement,
The carriage rocked from side 10 side
threatening TO throw the girl out. At one
end Of the square the street crossed Fair
mount avenue, along which train of steam
cars was rapidly approaching. Men and
women on the street stood paralyzed with
horror.
The horse SHE'D when il passed the car
ragc, and slackened his pace little just
then. jim, the huxter, who had climbed
from his cart as the horse sackened his
pace, sprang directly in front Of him, and
clapped an empty potato basket over his
head. The animal reared, and then stopped
a second, trembling and wet with perspira-
ton. The horse was seized at once by a
policeman who was standing near, and the
old gentleman alighted, and managed 10 fall
as he did 80, but scrambled up and helped
his daughter out Of the oarFiage,
A gittering stone dropped from his breast
as he stumbled. II rolled into the gutter.
"Well, here, boy You stopped that brute
just in time" he said 10 jim, who was pack
ing the basket in with others. "iere, you
deserve a gold medal, but perhaps this will
serve your turn as we'll" holding out bank
note,
Il dana Jake wages for that sort Of work.
said Jim dryly, climbing into his cart
"Oh, papa" cried the young lady, "your
aiamond Is gomez
what what Il must have dropped
when ! got out Of the carriage. Tut, tut.
Que calamity brings on another Look
about, men; I'll pay big reward for IT,"
Two or thfeo men ana boys went 10
cropping aud STOPPING over the pavement.
Jim alone sat calmly watching them, a keen
and anxious look on his face. At last Car
roll Hutier, rapplng bis boot with his cane,
sauntercd To his dog cart and prepared ~
mount Jim stopped from bis cart and ran
TO his side, aud said, in shrill whisper, ~
saw you pick up that diamond. Give Il
back Instantly, or shall tell that policeman,
and yoil shall DO arrested"
The boy's face took on CHASTITY pallor.
lie stopped, pretended TO pick up the stone
and thon stepped soroas the sidewalk, aud
prosecuted i 70 The old gentleman
"Aha a thousand thanks What reward
can give y0uY
"Oh, be- don't work for wages, either"