The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-23

Joe went on shouting: I'm ke.,
you posted in the lessons, Tom. 80 ve
won't fall behind. I'll stick ,,c'ssou
like bees-wax. En-, Tom, is that ~. ~
rghtr'
IAN right" called Tom.
The quarter bell rang. Joe and tn.
parted tor many day. Tom went w.
to his grandta,her's farm with G W.
mother, and joe went to school. "
10 an indifferent observer It wo,u
seem that there was no con1psrison NV
tween Tom luck and does. To b,r.
a grandfather. was a good deal, n fhs
first place; Jo< hadn't any. 'Hsshadn't
even ia her. But to have a rrand.
father that owrsed farm! Here, va.
what you might call downright 1ood
fortune. Tom diN ENJOY it. HIS wlson.
ing. cough was Of a light VARIETY and
didn't disturb him ysnch- But he Mar
all the while thinking Of the boz.
fighting away az those exam.
pies, and how m,,ch easier =
.As to- puzzle them nnt in the c'ass-
room than out there ii, the haymow
Ihare is ~ much to dEtrlcs fellow
If yhc boye at school madras ,auch fus,
ovtr doing q sun as the fshs Gid sbout
layfsEan emg the drivs'the teacher
mad The1, sfe swallows vent circiinv
arous' the 7o1s OF the barn until 4
made: a bo,lyTs head swim. anil that
Young rascal OF colt gsNwed tina
mange." and kic4Sed and co,ksd 10 o.
afielI with. Tom. and ii ever here dil
happen N'be Esal in the racket! some.
thing ils that buy made a fsAbw %
sleepy 1s,,st have been some wppe,
Med in that grass And. WORSE 81 all.
Zoe Brown ha'l turned traitor. Nehsd
iasen as geod:as his word at first and
hid kept Tom. posted right along: bus
fcstin6re thay, a, mC',tar he hadn't ssnt
hilt a line. H. was So hard to ptoS
ale ~: almost in the dark. His
fatksr helped him wtlem he came ut
on EAurciays, and T,m'dan't give up.
He s-atied on outiof spite; but it Wis
harder work fora boy with a heart Ike
Tom g. to strive for spite than lovs.
Tom tot that Ire: migil' perhaps pass
with thc' rest OF the boss, and keep
abreast with Joe Brown u ter all, butt
there w9sh't muclScUmtNr1in it,
His father took hln bns6 70 the city
the last week in!|une; and 90 the night
Of his arrival Toms went oss to the
wood-shetft0 have ito ut with Joe. He
made up his nd ~ tell lam wat hs
thought of lin. and newer scsaS ohm
again; but he felt very miserable over
it, very miserable intEel.:: 1'i".1
Bridget wig ont thse splitting wo'd,
and called t. Tom as etbegas'Ho climb.
/ "You needn't ir &c her upt' see the
Soy bevant. : He'll climb au' more.
He's lynn in Ted these thke ewseks, and
yhey say he v,tst3n' away. That nasty
Thoopin' -cougA''wins t.ra"wld he poor
little craythur.'', III. D.. s.al.
"Whoopin.-ccngh!''' .orisa Tom.
Ibid Joe ge5it"
SAY coorse he did, WIS. Allt1lc' Hst Of
tie sossoons; but it witt wreug wild
poor Joe's wi1dDipe,'. bri i LUCK 70 it,
and ruined him jntirely." "a si,af
Tom ran o,rts ;athc rssFet 1t. Ne felt
SO sorry, and So gtad-so' sorry JOE
wac sick, and 70 glad he Ess true. His
heart leaped 10 10th n Y herha.t round
his friend araia, and the sss nk bsvause
what Bird yet' said had gi'Nel him .
nameless fear The very tn t bcF loin
met told him she doctor ~ dihe didn't
think Joe BEawwwautd ,iAe'tr 20 to
school again. II. sis Io ,.!e.4.t
Tom ran in so'hIs fatb Rwiith sppa'e
a face that it fri thtened MEr jonas: but
he was TOMS eontidant Is well ~ his
father, and sosthed and en4Ri ortes h'm'
Come" he said. takiH : lom by
the hantl.' ''kts go ar'aantl, and see
joe" ...t,4.uu "a. Is. ~ mos, .
Thew foun u himin beE 4 n white
as the W all 10, was prappad agsnst
He held out his wasted hand To- lom
You ", cone back in time tor ahess'
animation, ~ he,said, with Is! litss o'' II
tcrress in lilo smile. "louvei eoe u
the odd nov. Tom; 60 in. AND .n. !
told 70 tkas thing wos|d. cnp!'s me-
I'll me- yer sckle an example agea' -,
Toni grew almost as pale a. ~ g. H..
locke. | i'm alorinsly at. his father. oX
tears rolled out Of Mrs Browa'ss'es.
"IIe's al j have in, the - w9 orc.
wills neredthe poor widow,to Mr. Ssos =
.'Well, please Cod msdsae @ IAN
Mr.. Jones, :. Joe will be all rigghs ye.
Wit h yourpermission'' we II get ~ mn ss on:
in t he coun ~ on Tom $, granMs'ne IT, =
far, n. What he wants IS oouhry sI
ant rest, and to give up this wle sss
str noc'e for supremacy. There's seet'
te, yi,torv. NV DO s. than that with !
al mathematical problem tod0the oos s
"a u cap. and bid godspeed TO- tho one
4 III at eau honestly de better; There sso
Sc me things far better than ac's's pro-
n lotion. and you Il find them ous 'n y
Q tho farm; health, contentmeo'- ..u
"And the olliest colt vow ever ss. y,
.Joe,' broke in Tom.. "anti no Gnu "
dogs and pigeons.' '7aa =, ..,
ice began to look 50, much Ds'f 9.ct
} and better. ~ ait till you. 90 :, e' "a
,, and pass the examination. Tom Ton. ,n NJ
s,idsf 1--WE been ,awsully mean '",.
< envsous Of you; but I'd take :, A. n's'
:, pride in it noyz,as you Wound nth
! '-..Wait till you're abe. to &C.! e. vi, anu
G MAJ sa Ten, I've been mean y, s an,
:. e.x;ous. too; but. ven begin aaf owl
y zYa n, Joe, insrand ~ s.oa M. es,,p.r,
u : SO The DO $ went back to ahe cou ~.
;, tegether, aud Tom lost his ptS' M. II
Il but when } oe was able to Fey 80 a.,
n foot in Io'a's gran! athers !. en ,hs a .u
IS see that cIt, Tom xas ono on '0s r' 'up
III lest fellc VS. in the world STE .a rI
is McCartty. IN ,4arzsr's Young h'''S'
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