The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25

Somehow l couldn't see from whs. she
eaid that Andy was very self-sacrifcing, an d
i was inclined to say he should do fsvors
without waiting to be asked, but what was
the use Of hurting her feelings? SO did not
reply. She was SO gentle one couldn't bear
to hurt her.
"By.snd-by as abe was bssting away on her
work, she said, 'salins Plumley has a new
blue silk; it's real handsome
Yes said !, I've seen il. And isn't il
about time you treated yourself TO new
dress, Gerty?
"Ehe oolored mp. Fathers had poor crops
this year on account OF the dry spell; and
Apdy's going 10 Brooklyn III take tie extra
pennies. / can turn my old one
Il was sure now when i heard her say this
that her own earnings went to help Andy.
Loving, unselfsh childr 1 thought L hope
for her sake he'll make noble man.
Now dear, IL you'll credit il, il wasn't more
than six months afterwards that heard tia.
Andy had changed his mind aud had given
up the study Of medicine for that of the
law.
The moment heard IL my thought went
back to his boyhood, and | saw again that
plot OF land south OF the curraut-bushes
with the old hen scratching away in the
wilderness OF weeds. All, yes, thought, the
boy is the father of the man. Little Andy
didn't like the work, the hoeing and weed
ing, and was drawn from it to something
that was new and therefore more attractive.
Big Andy was showing the same tickleness.
well, when we got the news a year after
wards that Andy had given up the law and
was editor OF newspaper, we were sstounded
and couldn't help expressing quite decided
opinions among ourselves. Rolling stones
gather no moss said Simon. i declare I'm
disappointed in the boy. | wonder what
Enos thinks about it?'
Gertrude brought us over a paper with an
NJ Ia In hat I'D ho1 Ia
sat down and read it.
Fair to middle said he after he fin.
ished; but IFS more sound than argument
according to my thinking Looking at Ger
ty saw her eyes fash and felt uncomfort
able for her.
How could you say that before herp
said after she'd gone.
Fact is, mother, he replied, 4 forgot she
was 81 tting there; but. dear me, it don't
seem an unklndness to open her eyes. Her g
they've looked forward and have hoped and
believed that Andy would be a great man,
and have stinted themselves to educate him.
What good have they done him? tell you
frankly he has no back bone, and in his
conceit he thinks the earth was just created
for Andy Paxton. He's selfish through ana
through
Time passed on, and whatever became of
Andy's paper don't know, but the next
thing heard was that he'd gone into a
q
some new kind of metal. | can't remember
the name of the metal, but perhaps you've
heard about it. 1t was said 20 look like
gold, but was not so heavy, and didn't rust
or tarnish. They declared it could be put to
all sor's of uses, from making carriage bodies
10 water pals. 1t was the invention of the
age; They declared there were millions of
dollars in il
Andy and his partner had come from
New York TO see Enos. and they did some
loud talking. The partner was little slim
man, with brown whiskers. He mad an eve
like fox, and his tongue ran like q mill
wheel. He told wonderful stories; said he
was an inventor, and had patented a large
number of successful inventions. he had
about con cluded, he said. to build a manu-
| factory over at the Corners fer making q
| FAM parasol and cane, all in one. 1t would
| take hundred hands, he ssid, and would
double the population of the town in year
and some Of the young folks began to talk
| about working in it.
But still this was as nothing compared
with the metal business. To hear Andy
talk about that was ike standing Cd the
| edge of q mine and seeing untold treasures
| 1t almost made your head reel.
Our hired man, George Bruges, was sulky
the whole day after he heard it talked over
the night before. 1t was dogs work,
he said, TO plough and sweat, and
| grub along for farm wages, when
| you saw men contriving a wav to haul in
money like that, and no hard work with it
| eitherl'
"Andy's folks were greatly pleased. Our
| boy has used hie brains to some purpose,
said Lyddy Ann, who went from house to
house, talking like q child He says we
| sha'n't stay much longer IN this Rip Van
| Wrinkle place. That's what ne said, though I
hardly knew what he meant. Dear, dear il
| confuses me to think what he's going to do
| for usp
Somehow every body's faith in Andy
| seemed to have come back brighter than
ever. The Eagle, the weekly paper, spoke of
him as our enterprising young townsmsn,
| and Sundays at Church it seemed as if folks
| cared more to see him than the minister.
| And he was free and affable to everybody
and didn't seem set up by his prospects.
| You see, child, no one in our place had ever
made q wonderful fortune, and those who
| had laid by for a rainy day had done it
through faithful work and Judicious saving.
But it seemed since Andy had come back,
we're feeling dissatisfied with their lives on
account Of Andy's projects.
Simon said little about Andy. But one
day be came In greatly disturbed. It's q
miserable shame he exclaimed. 'Andy's
persuading Enos to mortgage his farm for
three thousand dollars 90 as to give him
capital To help that rogue carry on that fool 8
business I'm afraid Enos'll be persuaded to
do it. It's wicked shame. Enos has been
q good citizen and q Woodworking, say
Ing man. l don't say but what he is most
too close in some ways, hut then, he is m
eet, and now to see him at his age, with
those girls who need a home. putting him-
self on the road for Andy 1t worries me 80
can't sleep. He's clean daft. I'm going
to see and have talk with MIN. Perhaps
he'll think 1t isn't my business, Dot it is, if
Pm going to care for my neighbor as my
self
But Enos took affront at Simon's counsel.
Odd Jonas Christie took a mortgage on
Enos' farm, and Andy and his partner took
the money, and every body waited to see how
the matter turned out.
How did 1t turn out?"
well, dear, as some OF rs expected. Ii
went to nothing like q soap bubble, and ev-
erythibg Was gone. The three thousa I'D doll
ars vanished into air. We never saw the
partner again, but Andy came home, aud
the Lord only knows what the family suf-
fered, for he and his father had hard words,
and Andy left home and went West.
Gertrude sobbed as il her heart would
break when she told me. lbs SO hard on
Andy said she, He wasn't to blame that
that wicked Mr.. Denison deceived him-out
father blamed Andy. Andy said he couldn't
bear TO stay home and see us in trouble. 1t
broke his heart. He said he'd had more dis
couragement than anybody living, but be
was bound to make his way yet. Father was
unjust to him, but he'd forgive him. He
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