Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-09


20 relieys his companion, who with bis
eyes zt'l! turned towards The wintoS
went on.
"Et YouId hed .hem books-ghich YOU
haven't--I had /, n nv mind 10 sek var
sushen'. 1 had so lie. of-o!-sort ot
reviewing my dedication. Kinder soipe
oves me cla oooks se!r-jisG 70 pass tht
time So!tar running in yer s,ter ecdoo
nouns tpd co!1' little pzsciisin,' chi
You !ocsirC or me ss Sd exYy scholsr-
sho paTl1r re as eicE-bGt keepin' i
t"ixs ourselves ycu kDow-isai for :
pastime, eh?'n
Astha mister smiiiDg!y raised his head
ne oecsne sud1e2ly sn3 ostents;iously
sttsscted 10 the window.
"IRtm Jiy biIts Gus there IS m!gntI
pe5rS, couiDg tish! Up 10 the school
aopse. L recEen they tniLk i. sort q
Ees;fuJ TOO"
"Ba; ii you res!'= DeE0 t',nou!dn's yer
usene the hooks, U1cie 3ar?" sid Tia
nssFe: chee!tu!lV. ~ csre gay thurs';
little d5f rs2cs-.lo priocipls is the s:ms
| yen know"
Uocle's Ben's face which rad suddenly
Frightened es suddenly fell. He toes tn
COCK tEom Tire masters hsLd without
meeting his eyee, aeld II AZ arms
lelS%h, tucned II ever and then lzid
ii Soi,!y down upcG The dask Sc Il
II Taie gone excessively t.seile article
''CsT-'c2ly," h IDUrnEret WITT assUmad
reflective ease. "Ce-t!gelv, TIE yriccr-
p!e'd al ihsre Nevertheless he, ssW
Qci!c bTeSthiess ana 6 Esng 2esde CT r.es,
n:sht!nE stood cut upon bis gmoe.o,
.lank forehead,
"Aad IS to writing, fo7 instsuce," cen
itEGed me master wiz increasing hesrti-
II IS as he sook notice * !hsEe pheroGi
s2s ''Foo know hay copy book Will 10 81
he iisncec MS pen ceCelessly 10 U0Cle
Ben. The large hand thst :ook Il tim.dlJ
not 0EiY tremnled hut erSsped it with
soch fstsl hopeless uuismlli9ri'y ths5 me
master Was isin to walk 70 TIE Window
AID observe the birds also
"fhe're mighty hol1-5hem isys,"
aid Urcle BeD. lsyins down the ron with
scfdpul" us e2sclitute benido Gha book
NaG gazing at his frgeEs as If ne had
rch!eved q miracle CT delicate m.ripu!a-
'l2a. "They don'a eeem to ba ateEred Of
:. oshirg, do they"
There was smother psuse TIE master
suddenly turned from tha window. ~
tell you what, Uncle Ben,"b be ssid wIsh
prompt decision sad uushsksr gravity,
"fee only thing fer you to do is 80 inst
tnroW ever DCbeli sad Parsons and Jones
and the old quill pen Ibst see you're &C.
castomed tc, snd start IN fresh IS il you'd
never known them. Forget 'em ell. you
know. It will be mighty hard, Ct course,
to do tbat," he continued, locking out OF
the window, shut YOU must DO it"
H turned back, the Brightness tnat
tTsns6sured Uncle Ben's face st that
moment brought : 5light moisture into
bis own eyes. The humble seeker OF
kDoWleGge said hurIiedly that he would
try.
"And begin sgGiu at the beginning"
continued the master cheerfullY. "Ex.
scilY ike enc c: thOse-in fact, as il you
Te&iiY were child egaiu."
"Thnt's &C." said Uncle Ben, rubbing
his hands delighledlv. "ths.'5 me!
Wny, that's jss: Whist l was ssyi1' to
RNOg--'
"Then you've slreadY oeeu talking
aboQ! 2" lnteIceptedthe MASTER in some
surprise" ~ thought you wanted II
Kept secret"
swell, yes" responded Uncle Ben du-
biouglV. "But you see gcrter sgreec
with Roop Fi!gee tta. if you took
TO my itexsGnd didn't direct, 10
give him TWO bite~ ever time he'd
KEN here slt help TIE OF IN NrsernoGu
1hen you wss away an3 ktsder stand
5rugEd me schOol-house, you EDnw, so
as to keep the fellows 81 AUD Rooms
mighty shhrp for boy, Je kRcw."
Tire MASTER reflected momers sn3
concluded that Uncle Bon was probably
nit Ellnon -rE
rome boy f fCEr.eea, wss also : strongly
clisinal character whose ycu.h;Ei
cyDicfsm snd blunt, ho2est temper had
slwsys attracted hin he WAS fair
scholar, With . possibility o! bei5g q
better one. and fAe proposed arrangement.
with Uacle Ben would not interfere with
the discipline ct school horrs End mizht
help hem both. Nevertheless re asked
goodhumoEedig. "Bnt couldn't you 90
this m9re securely and essiiy il ynuT
own house? I might Lend goa the
hooks, you k1oT, and come &c ycu twice
= week"
Urcle Ben's rsdisnt snce suddenly
clouded. "it wouldn't De exactly ;he
sGme kird o. gs:ne 10 ne ar Roup,' he
said hesitsGiggly. "You-sea th61'5 the
lGss O. tie shCol house, We kHor, ana the
resttEiress snd the quiet, sDd rea'ral cir
c's'udy. Ard the boys around town ez
wouldn't think nothin' O. t!spyen' iaso
NY csb;u Il they spotted what 1 wss ND
to theT, would never dream o. hunting
me here."
Very wall" said the master, Diet IL
be here then" Observing Tia lis CON
Dscion seemed TO DE struggling with 81
SnartiGulatc srstitude sud apparently in
exiricab!s ouckskIc purse IN his pocket
ne ADDED quietly, "pn set ron few
copies 10 commence WITH" and negsn to
lay oUt few unfinished examples OF
Master JGhIpy Filgee's scholastic
achievements.
"Attsr tbhakirg you, Mr.. Ford" ssid
Uacie Ben tsin2ly, 'et you'll jest kinder
signify, yoo knew, what you consider
fsir-"
Mr., Ford '1raed quickly and dexter
ously offered his land 10 his companion
in such a manner thst be WAS obliged to
withdraw his own from bis pocket to
grssp |. il return. "You're very vel
come" said the MASTER, ''snd ss can
only per nit this sort of thing grstui.-
oualy, you'd better not let me know that
you propose giving anything even to
Rupers" He shook Uncle Ben's per
picked hand again, briefly explained what
ne had to do. and ssying that be would
now leave him slone few minutes, he
took his hat snd walked towards the
door.
"Thel you reckon," said Uncie Ben
slowly, regarding the work before him,
Chat I'D Just better chuck them DobeN
feiiars overheard ?"
~ certainly should" responded the
master with inholte gravity.
"Aad sorter waI'z in fresh Ike one @