The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-04-16
INTERESTING STORY.
CONCERNING CALEB.

Afternoon had come, dinner was eaten,
Mrs. Welch had seated herself on the kitch-
Ell porch, where it was shadiest, under the
honey-suckle vines, to peel peaches. The
farm-hand was at work in the field again,
and Mr.. Welch was loading wagon with
wood, making sort of log-cabin looking
pile of the logs.
His eldest son, Caleb, meanwhile spread
on the grass on his stomach, perused every
item of the circus bin, numbers of which
had been vigorously distributed over the
country that week, in anticipation of the ar-
rival of miscellaneous collection of riders,
vaulters, trapeze performers, clowns, learn.
ed dogs, monkeys and elephants.
His eyes were sticking ont of his head
his mouth was open, his very soul devonred
those descriptions of feats that seemed to
him unutterably glorious. How he enyed
Orlando Formosa, king of the ring s}
The great and only Flip Flap, the onl,
gentleman ever known who could ride three
unbridled horses at time Witty Twitter,
the most brilliant clown alive, and all the
rest of the ladies and gentlemen whose
names were printed in red, blue and yellow
ON the white sheet before him.
u will 60" said Caleb to himself. an.
get money somehow, fair or foul. II cam;
earn it, Fll-I'll take y. There now"
Caleb !" called, his father, with o r,...sh
tone in his voice that lie was not conscious
Of. Z Caleb, come herei i want you.
want you to drive this load of wood &c
Peters place-Si Peters and deliver it and
get the money. Go down the short road aio
ford the creek, and come back by the long
road, and stop at the store and fetch
pound of tea and pound Of raisins foi
your ma"
Thus adjured, Caleb scrambled up from
the grass, drove the straw hat farther down
on the back of his head. crammed the bill
into his pocket, and assembled tho cart. ~
ssYou're TO get two and a half for that
wood !" shouted his father, as he drove ont
of the gate. and Caleb nodded.
He drove slowly down the lane uttered
Gee up!p as he turned into the road ,
and once out of sight, drew out his preciou.
circus bill again.
I'm CO." he repeated. "ril go Of I've
got to take the money"
He thought over several ways of acquir-
ing the necessary admittance fee. 1t occur
red to him that he might catch fish and sell
them. But, again, one fshed all day at
times without getting bite. Would he
dare charge Mr.. Peters two dollars and
ssventy-fve cents for the wood, and pocket
the quarterf That would surely fail. Peters
knew the price too well. At lust when, hav-
ing forded the creek, he drove into Peters
yard, he found that that gentleman had left
the right money wrapped up in bit Of
newspaper with his hired man and it was
as he drove out of the yard that the mean
ana wicked idea of saying he had lost a
quarter occurred to him.
For that he should be reprimanded, OF
course, cross-questioned, worried. Could he
beg his grandmother for money for q new
slate
His grandmother was bright and suspi
cious She would point to the circus bills
and say: III
After that show has gone away, Caleb. y
boiling rage and detestation Of every
body connected with them began to bubble
up in the boys soul Why should these
elders set themselves against all he liked
best? Was that love?
IS" don't think ma would do il il the
others didn't urge her on" he sighed g but
she's most as much narrowed by em as
am" skstss eAfsfsEf4 Af8
And having come to this point Satan laid
temptation in his way. @FsE
An old woman, coming to the gate Of her
house, called after a man going up the
road