The Delaware ledger., 1883-08-04
Our Young Folks.
:, katIe's Work IS


The door flew open with a bang as
Phil Payson burst into the little room 7
where his mother and his sister Katie |
vat sewing, his face flushed, his eyes
shining, and his cap swinging high over
MS head.
"Why, Phil %
"Give three cheers, mother Dance
like a dervish, Kate Pm going to be
night watchman in Mr.. Medway's mill,
at fifteen dollars month. Oh, mother,
amt you glad ?"
Every glad, indeed" answered Mrs.
Payson, and for moment she looked
pleased enough to satisfy Pills high
est expectations. Then her face cloud
ed.
"But your school, Phil, dear; l can't |
have you leave that"
"I don't mean to, mother" said
Phil, earnestly. Its all fixed just
right. III study nights--it will help
keep me awake, you know-and Miss
Cary is going to hear me recite every
afternoon at five O'Clock. She offered
to, mother. Oh, mother, do say you're
glad, really J"
Mrs. Payson pulled her tall boy down
and kissed him tenderly on both glow.
ing cheeks. AS for Katie, she was lit
orally on tiptoe with delight. She was
little brown gypsy, with dark eyes full
of FIRE and fun.
"Good for Miss Cary" she cried,
twirling around on her toes. "Isn't
she just splendid ?"
"She is very kind" said Mrs. Pay
son, smiling; "and l am glad, Phil,
more glad than l can tell you. How
came Mr.. Midway to give you the
place 1t is very responsible posi-
tion, you know"
Yes," said Phil, and he blushed
and hung his head. esquire Dreems
recommended me, mother. Mr.. Med
way said he told him was very trust
worthy boy. I'm sorry said such hare
, things about him."
"I'm sure he deserved it," Kati,
flashed forth, "for advertising mammi
y to put us out = that is just what h
:, said--when--papa--went away, and Of
" fering to find good homes for us. TIL
, - idea ! What would home be withor
~ mamma 2 And what would she d
~ without us, I'd like to know"
II "What, indeed ?" echoed the mothe
w. 81 can't tell, Katie. But 'Squi
" Dreems thought he was acting for i
Vi best. He has been very kind I
u through our trouble, and am su
that it was his influence that procuT
Phil this situation.
Z" But it's mean for Phil to do it all
argued Katie. ''I wish l could
Iy. something"
Phil wrinkled his nose at his sis
N and laughed. .-
"I'm the head o. this house." s
he. You ard mother are ladies, Ka
did. l don't mean you shall do hi
ted more sewing for people" "
ul- "My fifteen year.Old man." said
ber mother, laughing too; but there "
ten tears gathering in her eyes.
ent And Katie dimpled, and then
0 at lapsed in swift gravity.
mes {" 1 know what l eau do, Phil,
AL said, going close to her brother.
VIZ can hold up your hands the way
oy somebody in the Bible did. can
oy the mill from my window, and eN
'Dly night-every night, Phil, before g
au- sleep, 1 shall ask God to take car
'tle my brother; and every time IN aN
lor shall look down at you, so you nee
feel lonesome.
'"' Something of the guardian Il
style ?" laughed Phil, trying to
i away the moisture he felt creeping
I' his eyes. "You're trump, Ks
,naH ' but, of course, tldat'sau nonsense
= -. !N5odk1ng dut, you know"
M IN Katie wasn't sure of that, how
,rtant and she meant to do just as she 81
IL re- it were. She would feel as if she
,com- somehow helping Phil, and that
g "a be a comfort. Their little DIVE
and tnousn ol Inc same 'iue vi Vl'e ri'
nevts the mill, was above it, and are
The wide bend and so the long low
onlata ture under the river-bank was in
| g nInJ
pro- we" iloin Ine "inuo" Vi haVe es
most chamber. She kept her word
aver fully and once or twice every
l,,n,;o she would creep out of her warm /
the window, and look down acroi
bend to the mill. Often, not alwal
could see Phil's light shining out
engine-room, and sometimes she
watch it go from window to wind
from Phil went his hourly rounds ov
At. and mill. AS for Phil, am sure
nse for though he would have hard
turned knowledged it, the lonely place
three his nights were passed seemed fs
length lonely to him when he remembers
heavier Katie might, at any minute, be Il
n, is OF lroh ner "lhuo" anu IninAlnB Vi
h con- So a month passed by, and PHI
Lropger formed his duties to Mr.. Medway
timber. tire satisfaction. There were
antilles indeed, who considered him too
seems for his p ost, and did not hesitate
There so. But Mr.. Midway always an
1 in the with a smile:
e it of 'Well, Squire Dreems recomn
carpen' him, and guaranteed l would
the car sorry hired him. I've tested /
chanics times o'night he's always widef
irmne S and about his business. He dc
screws, work of man, and get him te
cut by lars on months hire less"
and is Which was very true, and Mr.