Connecticut western news., 1884-10-15

Frank was determined to know the req. son why she was so altered, and one morning he rose very early, got through all the work he had to do in the garden and set of on his way to school. He gathered some pretty wild flowers as he went along, and when he came to the turning of the road where he used to wait for her, he sat down on the grass to watch till she came.
 Soon he saw her at distance, but he hid himself until she had got close by, and then coming up to her with smile, he offered her the bunch of flowers.
 Emily was a little startled at seeing him so suddenly, but instead of taking his flowers, she turned her face away, and walked by; but Frank followed her, saying:
 "Emily, dear Emily what have I done that you will not play with me as you used: do tell me-please do !" And Frank laid tight hold of Emily's frock, and would not let her go. She tried to pull her frock out of his hand, but he said he would not leave go till she had told him. Then Emily got cross and said:
 ''Go away, Frank; I don't want to play with you, and cousin Edmund says you ought not to play with me-"
 "Why not ?" asked Frank.
 "Because," said the little girl, "be. cause you are such homely boy, and you wear such an ugly old jacket" and snatching her frock suddenly out of his hand, she ran off
 Frank stood alone in the road, and for the first time in his life began to think about his looks. He cast his eyes over his clothes; they were worn and shabby, and they seemed more so when he thought of Edmund's fine velvet jacket and white trousers. Then he ran to the pond beside the road, and looked at the reflection of his face in the water. He saw his sunburnt face, with those large eyes, and that rough, uncut hair, and he remembered Edmund's rosy cheeks and shining-curls. He felt quite sure he was, as Emily had said, 'a very homely boy" and he sat down on the bank, sad and mortified. Two big tears came to his eyes and rolled down his brown cheeks, for he felt it was very unkind of Edmund to set Emily against him. He sat there for a quarter of an hour, when the bell rang for school.
 Frank jumped up suddenly, his eyes frightened and he said: ''Never mind, if I am homely boy, I'm not dunce Edmund has fine jacket, but he cannot write as we'll as I can; am always at the head of the class, and mean to stay there-and if Emily does not want to be my playmate she may let it alones.s
 From that day nobody ever saw Frank Leigh playing with the other children, he never idled away his time, but was always learning or working. At school he was so attentive that his master took great pains with him, and he was soon a good scholar, and when he had time he helped the carpenter in his shop, and he cultivated his fathers garden so well that the vegetables he raised sold for money, and bought him and his little brothers each good suit of clothes, while Ed mund Price was idle and selfish, and thought only of amusing himself.
 Now it happened one day, as the children were coming out of school, that droyer passed by with his dog; it was a savage dog, and when it saw the girls and boys run shouting along it flew at them, and seized Emily by the clothes. Edmund, who had hold of her hand, let go and in a moment jumped over the gate into a garden; the other children ran screaming away, all except Frank, who, seeing nothing else near, seized a great stone and running up to the dog, gave him such blow on the back with the stone that the animal let go of Emily and, flying at the brave boy, seized him by the arm and threw him on the ground. It would, no doubt, have killed him, but the drover came to his rescue, and got the dog off. Emily, who had ran into cottage terribly frightened, now came out to see if Frank was hurt, and found him in a sad state, for the teeth of the dog had torn his arm open, and the blood was pour ing from the wound.
 "Oh, Frank Dear Frank P ex- claimed she, crying bitterly; 'you are dreadfully hurt, and all for my sake, too p
 Poor Frank was in great pain, and SC faint that he could hardly stand; but Emily helped him back to the school house, and the master tied up his arm and took him home in cart. The doc tor was sent for, and Frank was sick fol two weeks and not able to go to school Emilv went to see him every day, and took aim fruit and jellies which hel mamma made for him. She would sit and read to him and watch by his side and one evening when he was in great pein she cried sadly, and coming close to his pillow she whispered
 Frank, was very unkind to you and feel very sorry; can you forgive me?"
 "I never blamed you, Emily" saiC Frank, turning his face round and kiss ing her.
 
 Emily is now grown a lady; she if fourteen years old. I weRt to pay { visit to her mamma last summer, anG one day looked out of the parlor win dow and saw group of young people il the garden. One I recognized as Ed mund Price; he was lying on the gras, smoking cigar. The other was a fine manly, intelligent-looking youth, and ht was showing Emily something througl 1 n telescope. that was Frank T,eioh