South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-04-17
rDo you mean old Peter p

'Do you mean old Peter p
sNo; that young fellow
THAT is Alonzo wightmsn, the son
of paps's old bookkeepsr, who died ak
years ago
We'll. he is decidedly impertiuen,.
Do you ever speak witl.him p
oh, yee, oftcn.'
Then wish you would tell him not
TO lie quite 90 free and familiar when
he meets me in the garden. Con-
found the puppy lie holds TO me
ss though l was on his level
'Why don't you speak to him Your
self, Mr.. Brett?'
because / don't want TO have any
words WIKI him. The ending might
not he pleasant. Will you speak
with him on the subsctf'
Il do not think I will
Then | shall appeal 10 yonr mother
And during the day Christopher
Bret, engaged Mrs Glover to al,
inoaish the gardner's boz, which ellie
did on the tirs, opportunity.
You know she said TO Alonzo
after she had kindly ad vieed him, cha,
Christopher is proud aud sensitive.
80 am ! proud ard sensitive re-
turned our hero. lie spoke modest
ly, but With manly frankness. Blu,
there are two kinds OF pride. true,
mine will work 10 good end.
thank you for your hint, dear lady,
and will be very circum.pect in the
future
H. wanted but few davs Of the six
tesn'h anniver AIRY Of Alonzo's birth.
when Mr.. Glover called him into his
study and bade him he seated.
'Alnuzo, he said, Il need not remind
you of tho promise ! made to your dy
ing father. If | have helped you. you
have more than repaid the. II / had a
son OF my own could not ask that l..
should b. better than you have been.
have triah titus far TO be jus; and kind,
and the time has now come when l can
put you on the road 10 the business OF
your manhood. Ia q lev weeks mu.t
go 10 Washington. but before ] 90 will
install you into a good pos;tion in my
store, aud the way shall be open to your
advancement
The youth Was greatly moved and
was certainly grateful, but he mani
fes.ad pain rather than pleasure.
'Dear, good SIR he exclaimed, Il
know not Aow 10 thank you for this re.
newed token OF kindness. will do
whatever you think beat. Ir YOU vish
me TO enter your store ! wi 30 40
If ] wish IL? ilavo you any other
plans, AIonZa7'
brig 49, bitioD. will not plan with
out yOnr consen'. The Faculty of the
college have offered t. ad,sit me AS n
student, aud give me all the privileges
OF study and regular collegiate pro-
gres', IN return for which | am TO TAX q
charge of the department of Natural
History, ard keep the Astronomical in :
ST. umen's In order and sss.s' H. record.
ing the minutes OF observations. II
offers me an opportu nifty, sir. OF thor.
ongh collegiate educatien, for which
can pay BY mg own lsbnr.
Aud you .ish TO accept the offer 10
so TO col!ege?'
Oh, yes. cir
ny Hfa' DD', 10 sbsil 20 30 ana
when you shall have gra tuated. the
pisce in my cou9ting.room shall be
open to you. il YOU want IL. Blu,
could wish that you would keep your
hone with Peter. and continue to make
my library your free resort
If did not think it trsspsseing up.
on your generosity end
Tut! tint! hoy; am pleasing nv.
self in THE. Tho faculty will allow you
to live outsider
Certainly
Then let US consider it settled. will
see be president, and Il any further ar
engagements are necessary, will IN Ike
them
Christopher Brett vas indignant when
lie learned that the gardeners boy vas
going TO enter college ~ tho same time
vita himself; but when lie farther
learned that the fellow vas only to be
a charity studeDt--that he wa, TO Ae n
servant to the professors in payment
for HE tuition-hs felt better
O1e of the irst things that Brett did
after the opening or the term was 10
snub AIonzJ Wightmas, and bill his
NV bt1AANCS SUI hP $3.50 fGlue
encrd others q! 'he clsss 20 give the
poor hoy tie cod shoulrer.
But li;tle did IL matter 10 our hero.
At the end Of month he left his at.
tendance upon the class and recitei To
the professors privately. lie bungered
snd tbTsted for knowledge. and his
tutors took pcasar, in tesehing him.
A. ve have already said. one Of his
services y the care Of the instruments
10 the astronomical department. BE.
fore 10 BAD been IN collsgs . yesr lie
had made observations Of the great
nebuls OF Orion, Of Which be bad drawn
an accurate GIurC and written thereon
a vsluSbie paper. VIXEN ts had been
70 ears In cilegS he sad a.trono.
micai observations. and wrote opiniuns
thereon which we're deemsd vslusble
by tho scieoliGc professor,. and those
pspers, u the request az the president
lac wrote ont IN French and German.
Meantime Christopher Brett was en-.
loving himself. he took bis college life
easy, spent bis money Il eeiy and sub.
mtted with as good grace az possible
TO She gOryoctisps NJ hfs fufors lie