The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-07
"A GOOD fELLowi"

"Ihat desire TO please every one Will
get you into constant trouble, I" said Mr..
Wilmont TO his son Lesley. .Bo rs
obliging and unselfsh as you choose.
but do not yield to every request. You
are quite as ready to aid q friend in do
ing wrong Is to help him to do right.
His inclinations govern you"
II don't like TO disoblige my friends"
said Lesley coloring. We've got
some Of those disobfiging fellows at
school, sir. The other boys Just hate
them, and give them all kinds of nick
m / would give up my OWE wish
es any day for . friend"
''Wishes,-ycs! But what do you
say about principlep Is that to be Civ
en- upr Rather than say mo- Lesley, I
fear you would almost consent to aid in
burglary or In counterfeiting to please
o comrade."
"Oh, / hope not. sirr' said Lesley.
laughing uneasily.
but ] fear 1t; I fear II. II / could
only make you understand that q firm
no. in the right place, would not only
insure you respect, but give you real
friends Of . better order than your
present associates, ! should have soma
hopes Of you. You remind me Of The
fable Of the hare and many frienda'
Take care, Lesley, that when you need
help, they do not II and all desers.
you" -
Lesley went out Of tho room thinking
that his fathers judgment vas harsh.
There's not q moro popular fellow
At school than i am" he thought Is he
walked to school. Tho boys come to
me whenever they want help, and they
say they'd do anything in the world for
me, Fathers angry because 1 went
with Charles Warner fishing yesterday.
and didn't know my algebra lesson
None of the other boys would go. and
he's such a good fellow / couldn't dis.
appoint him. Where's Fred Moore go
ing. i wonderP"
"Halloo, Lesleyl What are you
marching along there as grave as a
judge forp You are lot bound for
school now? Why it's an hour too
soon. Come go with me to Ed. Hamp-
tons and see the new pony he bought
yesterday. He brags about the AMI
NAL, and I'll bet it's some spawned old
beast the horse-trader has palmed off
OF him. Ed. doesn't know any more
1eoha 81 thhn tndLo ld WV. .
I'D like to GO, but fathers been
finding fault with me this morning
about my lessons. Mr.. Turner has been
complaining. and il won't do for me to
miss my lessons to-day"
''Nonsensel We've an hour, and
perhaps more, before school opens. 1t
isn't n quarter Of q mile across lots to
Eds. We can run there, take a look at
the pony. and be back before old Turn
er has eaten his breakfast, Any Of the
fellows would have gone with me, but
I'd rather have you. You're the best
fellow in school, and know rs much
about horses us l do"
Fred. Moore looked very much like a
jockey "a character he much affected)
as he stood there, his short legs far
apart, his cap on one side of his head,
and his hands In his pockets.
Now Lesley knew that Fred. Moore
was as idle n boy rs there was In school.
and far beneath him in scholarship, but
oven from his lips it was agreeable to
know that he was considered q pleas
n companiod. with a good deal Of
horse knowledge. So, after a little
hesitation, be set off with Moore to look
at Ed Hampton's newly+bought pony.
Z Ed WIS delighted to show his pur-
chase. Moore. with head twisted on one
side. walked around the horse whistling.
he did not say . word during his ex-
examination Of the animals different
points. This was what his favorite
h~orss-tockey always did Then he light