The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-02

been paid in notes Of the county bank
DARK and greasy, but valued in this par
ticular district far above Bank OF England
promises-landlorI and tenant settled down
to few minutes conversation on crops and
kindred subjects Then the farmer unbur-
dened his mind.
i've come 10 ask the favor of your advice
sir, about my boy, jerry
| Yes" said Mr.. Herbert, II know him, a
nice, good-looking boy. see him at church
with you AMI about your place when pass.
What of himl'
| well, you see, zur," sail the farmer,
speaking with more Somerset dialect than
usual, "he've been at Bristol grammar
school till just now. Masters all sends good
accounts OF him. don't holi wi too much
learning, so thought 'twer time he come
home and helped me like. But not bit o
good he be on the warm; MOI bit, zurl
| Spends near all his time messing about WI
dirt"
Doing whats asked Mr. Herbert, aston
ishei.
"A-mu1dling and a-massing with bits o.
clay. Making little fggers like, and tries to
Lake 'em in the oven"
"Oh, seo what YOU mean. What sort
of fgures1'
IAN sorts, sir. Little clay figgsrs of
horses dogs, pigs-why, you'd scarce be-
lieve 1t, sir--last weel; found him making
| the figger Of q naSed 'ooman! A nakei
'oomanl Why. the lad could never a. seen
sucda thing"
Abraham Leigh waited with open eyes
to hear Mr.. Hsrbert's opinion of such an
extraordinary, if not positively unjust Il
proceeding.
Mr.. Herbert smiled.
Perhaps your son is a youthful genius"
Genius or not, want to know, sir, what
to do wi him. How's the boy to make
livingl A farmer he'll never be-
You follow me and | will show you
something"
Mr. Herbert led his gue,t to his drawing
| room-a room furnishel with the taste of a
| Travelled man. As thu farmer gap3i at its
| splendor b. directed bis attention to the
four beautiful statue; standing in the cor
ners Of the room.
u gave the man who made those f7O0 for
them, and could sell them tomorrow for
81 900 If l choose. Chats almost as good as
farming, isn't itf'
His tenants eyes were wide with amaze
ment "A thousan pounds, sirr he gaspsd.
Why, you might have bought that four
teen acre field with that
These give me more pleasure than land"
replied Mr.. Herbert But about your
boy-when | am riding by will look in and
see what he can do; Thea give You my ad-
vice.
The farmer thanked him au1 returned
home. As he joggel along the road to
| Watercress Farm he mutter11 at intervals:
| ''Well, well, never didr'
| Mr.. Herbert was a man who kept prom
| Use, whether made 10 high or low. Five
days after his interview with Abraham
| Leigh be rode up to the door of the farm
| He was not alone. By his side rode a CAV,
laughing, light-hairel child OF l3, who
| rulei an lndulgent father with a rod Q,
iron. Mr. Herbert had been wiiower foI
some years; the girl and boy who was just
leaving Harrow for the university being his
only surviving chill Tn, boy was per.
| haps all that Mr.. Herbert might have
wished, but he could sea no fault in the pre-
cocious, imperiou,, spoiled little maid, who
was the sunshine of his life.
She tripped lightly after her father into
the farmhouse, laughing G. the way ill
which he was obliged TO bend lis head to
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and one who gave rara promise of growing
into lovely woman,
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ant .f,',,. disoI,ininc. oil sonsa 90 ,.o,,tI1
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YOUR wau,sl INV man
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Of Mr. L.igh', disc0ntent came mon tbe
Scens in the form of !. ,,arr.avai do.l,
hair, nala.foc.t hor FOIL hnt s,;ahti,,
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snects a strisjn , lodging if nat a bsnIsoIna
lad The dark, eioou.nt ewes an STRONGLY
martaI h .ovy v,onii Arrest .ttantin,. b,;t
tbe fac. WI. too thi1, IN, tn, pghtfnI for ~
aga ami could scarcely be as soc;,tad Win
what commonly co,s i-utes a rcd -l,oLin,
| lad Vet r.putHTi6y n feature yyoS tbora
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wI,,iI M. c,nn " IN manned N'''''
Ha voS NOT SON NJ ,hst mr,no,, ,,ndo.
advaptageou, circnmstanc., Knowing
no,binr ahnns In. distIngui. baI vis;to,., 10
had nba-.oI hi. ta,h.,ss s,,,n,,.,r,s =, ba -
hast Consequently he entsraj the room IN
hi, shirtsleeve,. which were certainly moi
vary cla,u and with bands covaraj with
red CLAW. Mr.. Herbert IookeI amused
while the little princess turnsi up her no,a
in great dis lain.
| Poor Abraham L igh was much mystified
at the unpraseatab., state in which hi, sor.
showed himsef. To make matters worse,
the boy was not soiled by honest, legiti-
mate toll.
tut! tutr he said, Grossly. ''All of a
muck as Usual"
The boy, who felt that his father had a
right to complain, hung his heal and
showed signs OF retreating. Mr.. Herbert
came to the rescue.