The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-10-13

was speaking i'll of him 1t were certain
ly better that he should hear it, for .he
is forearmed who is forewarned,
thought Franz; but to his surprise and
great joy the conversation to which he
listened when he got within hearing
distance was very different from what
his fears had prepared him for.
The schoolmaster-couid he believe
his ears-was actually urging the father
to send Franz back to school, for che
/ is a bright lad. said he. But the
father sadly replied that it was impos-
sible-that they were very poor now,
and the lad must henceforth help to
earn his bread
Then the sehoolmaster sighed and
said:
sit is a pity, there iscertainly some
thing in the lad-he would surely make
his mark in the world if he but had an
| education"
/ The father only shook his head. and
declared 1t was not to be thought of.
Franz crawled back to the trenches
| and mechanically went to work. How
the seed got into the ground that dav
he never knew. for wild JOY thrilled
| his being and bright fancies filed his
brain, and ever before his eyes CLEANED
the words, ..he would surely make his
mark in the world if he but had an ed
ucation.
An education then and there he de-
termined to have. So while the hands
went on working, working, working,
the head went on thinking, thinking,
thinking-and by the time the tasks
of the day were finished Franz had re-
| solved to go to the great city. .sThere
can certainly earn money, and when /
have money the rest will be easy" he
reasoned.
At first his parents tried to dissuade
him when informed of his ambitious
| plans; he was SO young and inexperi-
| enced, they argued, he would scarcely
be able to earn his bread, to say moth
ing of so expensive thing as an edu-
cation. "Why, You will certainly
starve, or worse still, go to the poor
house, exclaimed the good mother.
Nothing daunted, however, Franz per-
sistently begged, ''let me go and try. y
SO at last the father and mother con-
sented, and bade him "God-speed.
With one dollar in his pocket, earned
by hours of toll, two clean shirts
washed, ironed and carefully mended
by the thrifty mother, tied up in his
| pocket-handkerchief, his best suit of
| clothes upon his back, his hob-nailed
shoes in his hand-for leather wears
out. You know, though stone-cut flesh
will mend-he babe farewell to home
and set out upon his journey. Out of
the cottage doorway framing the loved
ones that waved him last farewell
down the lane. out into the country
road trudged the lad, with the rich
brains and the poor purse, but not
alone, for though invisible to mortal
ken. on each side Of him walked
Shining Presence.
When hungry, Franz invariably
stopped at some cottage by the wayside
and politely asked for broken victuals;
in return for these he performed some
service for the housewife. When the
nights were fine he slept beneath the
stars; when stormy, he crept into some
friendly barn, and upon the hay therein
slept as sweetly as upon eider-down.
Thus in due time he reached rankfort,
which city was his destination. As it
was late in the evening when he en-
tered the city. it was necessary to inn
mediately seek nights lodging.
Country boy that he was, he knew
enough of the world to understand that
his chances for obtaining honest en-
ployment tomorrow would be- far
greater if he were respectfully housed
over night. But how. was this to be
managed with his slender pursep How,
indeed!
II shan't sleep outdoors till I've
tried to sleep in, - thought Franz, as he
stepped briskly forward, nearing one
OF the inns which proclaimed in flaming
colors for man and beast.
The drivers of the various stages that
in those days ran in and out of Frank
fort stopped at these cheaper boarding
houses, and Franz, hopefully on the
alert, soon found an opportunity to
lend helping hand to one of these
men, for which kindly turn the man
allowed him to share his nights lodg-
ing. A few pennies procured his sim
pie breakfast the next morning, after
eating which he set out in quest of
something to do whereby to earn
money-that silver wand that was to
open for him the doors of knowledge
Up and down the streets of Frank
fort he trudged, offering his services to
'.butcher and baker and candlestick-
maker" but nobody in all the town
seemed to need his assistance, and the
poor lad would have yielded to despair
had it not been for the two Shining
Presences that never deserted him, but
walked one on each side, filing his
heart with the light of hope.
Towards noon he passed comfort
able dwelling house, in the doorway of
which stood a white-haired gentleman.
Something in the kindly face encour-
aged the lad to turn and speak to the
gentleman and ask for work
''What can you do-can you shave?"
for the CHEEKY faced man was doctor,
and in Germany the doctors are also
leechers, chemists, BARRIERS and sur
geons.
81 can learn promptly answered
Franz.
Him! Come this afternoon; perhaps
may find something for you to do. Z
Full of hope, Franz walked away. but
only little distance from the house,
which he furtively eyed until he saw the
doctor go inside and shut the door.
Then he instantly retraced his steps,
and seating himself upon the curbstone,
watched the windows, through which
he could see into the rooms, and thus
observe when the doctor had finished
his dinner, for latter dinner he will
rest and smoke awhile, y thought Tranz.
But he did not, and accordingly the i'm