Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-08-18
4 LESSON IN FRACTIONS.



BY n. 4. q.
Il - such ! blow Ia me. such 1 bitter.
ovsfwhslmine blow! / had been 90 com.
toetable and happy since the schooln,aster
nd boarded With me. The bio front
chsmber Ia been 90 grim and ehostly. nj.
ways shut mp and empty. II was our spare
room when poor. dear Charley was alive:
but now that was widow and poor, ii
ehanbsr. None Of oui old friends cared cared
noet; whom I Va lonely and sad and mis-
sgnble hey refused 10 como. But when
NJ. 6aa4s took the room didn't Rrievc
about The loss OF friends. II seemed odd
10 have money for the guest chamber but
The way that I was sitnntcd reconciled mo
70 Tie thouQht very spcediiy indeed.
Than when nv bow Charley cot into that
scrspe + school / should have died il it
had been anybody but Mr.. Slade,
Madam, he said, ayour boy is mis-
chi0vOus- VERY mischievous.n
Yes, SIR said, meekly.
Sand q extend rome Il, such 4 manner
.hs1 "a unconscious heeis Of his teacher
should be tripued mn thereby: 10 fill the hat
1t his instructor with stones: TO put wax
upon the bench 20 that the tails of his coat
may adhere to this sticky substance and
thus como to Rrief--nll these things are
very reprehensible, madam. and merit a
condi0n punishment,n
Eyes, iii, I replied. and wiped away INV
{ rsQretful tears. for l knew what was com.
Inc.
Either Charley would be expelled from
The school, or ireadfully beaten by this in
jursd man. II was better to have him
beaten than expelled, but either wns borri-
4Plasse don't expei him. Mr.. Slade. I
said. she must be punished. Of course.
but please don't beat him vera hard"
n shall not beat hin, Al MI. . he said.
Don't expel him. / entrenteti,
Nor sxpel him. he replied. aIf you'll
leave the boy 10 me. there will be no
further trouble. He has GOOD heart and
open, generous. manly nature. I'll appenl
Is these, madam, Il youI allow me. /
think " can get along with Charley IL we
take the right away
70, NJ. Glade!S said, show noble Won
aroi how renerouss how macnanimonsf I
lhink Hssyen was good 10 send mo snch
- boaxSier.s
He areW : little red under nv rraisa.
and. 8 Il wia school time. bowed himself
out; hut really he looked like an archanpel
ID ~ . he walked down the street. OF
couYue ~ smile was absurd. He was tall
md lean and unrainly: the tails 81 hin
lone coat did mt fiop a. erncefullv a. many
an03her coat close by. Charley said he
was knock kneed; perhaps he was; don't
know what that term means. He might
have been knock kneed, but 10 me that day
he was Ill that was desirable Ia man.
The way be managed Charley after that
was miraculous; there In no other word for
Il. The boy was % wild and untamable AZ
! Young colt when Mr.. Slnde took hold 81
him, and shortly aftcrward he was The
Uoat tractabie aud ortlerlv Of mortals, 1
could see, though, the tiIno and frotabie Il
coat 20 work such wonders With him. In
the spring they neut fisrinu together. and
M. 6lade a~urht Charley how % MANAGE
Ill hook aaad line, nnd wheedle The Moor
little AsA 10 his bnit. In mid summer thew
moi M collection Of beetles and bugs and
81 sorts Of things. II was terrible to the
spoor insects. suppose: but. IN, dear
Heaven! what q rest and comfort It was 10
,ne 70 have Charley amused and Kent ont
81 trouble, w
I be9an 10 rest upon Mr.. Slade. to con.
~ II him, to ask his advice, and invafin.
Nv tnke 4 upon MI occasions. Tn prale.
fully TAXA advantage Of his knack IN r..
PAIRING thin0s about the house. putting in
froublesome domestic utcnsils. liz always
put up The shades in the house cleaning
1lme, ana hung the pictures: and what
ahould have done without him that time
ihe machine got ont Of order. Heaven only
knows. / Ind dress 10 finish for Mn.
Chappel. and was working away, when, all
81 oasce. fha n,achinc 5arsn ~ snra.f
dresdfpiIy ali tho morning. / niled And
fused &C Il, hut ali to no burpose. Il
oqusaked more and more. And. to crown
"a. the nice pumpkin pie / had made for
NJ. 6lada'a 1nncheoss wes hnrrod =, :