South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-03-16
Tho Deacon

L am gong away, ..s;s,.,i.. s. q
RAYMOND said. looking lafs1Sely mo ,
his mothers face.
turned toward him. fer al gsssailt, but
she saId nothing.
She stood at the taoio''llg2l1ale= s. l= broad,
low 1Do old d' fashioned kitchosishuay with
some so"' household. task, "nI Frank, a
how Of sixteen, was sitS:ag On the
Iognoe r. il the corner ot tie room, with
b;s con slouched,over eyes and a
halE-defant look upon his lace as he
watched his mother.
Its no use,' he said luther won't
,riive me a chance 10 knoT anything.
I iSnnst wort, from morniost till niggi4t.
lIesaya { don need 4 ] Ei4 aay to .bs3a.
farmer. Iaad .s !. !. J q, as lfe barn .El
thaf + haye Wilen | hal
boyed nv ears with T.: y tore il up
aud threw ii away. HsSaid he guess.
cd he'd stop thai noassnse Father
il a rich man and l am the only boy,
Why can't he give ne q chance to
know something, mothera
NV boy Mrs. Raymond said, in a
gentle tone, your father had only a
Common education, and be has beea
successful in business. lie thinks o
theirs oan do as heahas one Per-
llaps you had better WIFI little ioh-
GER Try to be patiel,:
Mrs. Raymond somo.'mesia7tal more
than she could do to smooth the ruf-
fled temper Of her irnP2!:lge boy
Her husband, Deacon 2g"moad, be-
l;eyed in Walking in tie oaateh track
Of his fathers, and an .aaoNytatioa that
cause! the slightest deY.a:!oaftom the
old way WAS looked u..r -8sta Pioas
i!0gr0r. .
lie was enc Of the Cons OF an
orthodox church, strjv; .@iqprlght in
lis dealing with other #Fas but he
WIS pnrit4nieHI in lis VI sand rigid
in his family relations. s.
3 There we're 30 fond words or ca:
resses III his fImiIy circle; k2nle was
simply the place where ho took his
meals.
His broad acres yioIdai ine crops.
Every year he acpo5iteds2 barge sum
in the bank. lie paid Ills Proportion
OF church expenses; he g&N liberaIly
to charitable enterprises GsA to for
eign missions, while in his 1sn house
1 hos. hissson was grow. upSal-
most i heatAea i poqt St knqWt.
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was it stsasige Y 9as
keen 3 coption, y W.
Mrs Raymond did al sls!tlay in her
power to make the rough places
smooth for her son. but it WAS com
paratiyeiy little that she,eonid do.
The deacon did not beljeve tha
women were good iinarciess; SO be
held the strings, hand ed out tc
his wife in homeopathic measnro al
allowance that lie seemed sufficient
I0G woman's need s ..
Mrs. Raymond was oae Of those
women who said little, but resolved
If any more trouble occurred between
Frank and his father NO. tooppose hiF
leaving home.
Matters reached a,cri5js q few days
later when Deacon R&rniond sold 4
beautiful colt tilat F.aaK had been
permitted 10 call bis own.
Frank had petted the beautiful
creature, and hatf laTj5led upon 1t q
wealth Of aftectionthnc the colt seem.
ed 10 understand.
It would dash aero the pasture tc
meet him, and lay iis5fineIy y-arched
neck oyer the boys shoulder in per.
Meet coptentnlent.
When Frank knew that his pet wa;
sold lie went to the house, and laying
lis head down III hissnfother's lap be
wept rs if be had lost 4 friend.
Don't try TO keep me any longer,
mother Frank said, when lis ggiet
had exhausted itselfF Father H9ggeG
ma Just n, " because Lttlid him that
the colt was mi;se. !! il said he w6ata
teach me mol. TO - srs<;yElls-!l his af
fairs. I shall como home some time
raotlier, to sec yoa. be- said, Jumping
10 aud throwing bis arms about hei
neck, in d fearful embrace; 'but ia
ther does nor love me. I heard hin
tell the man that boeglt Kitty tha
boys were more plague than profit
Tomorrow father will be away al
dar. shall do the work he leave;
FOR me, and then { sbIl go. To-nigh
-I will pack my valise: it will hold al
I shall need,' and Frank Raymond
busted himself, while Deacon Ray
nlond was sleeping The sleep of tht
Just that night, ii packing up the few
articles that belonged to him.
Few they were, too, for Deacon
Raymond did not think a boys room
needed anything ornamental or at
tractive. No pictures adorned th,
wallis of Frahk Ragmond's room
rIsi So; !. s..ssii .EiIa.I