Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-04

ssver'l shades Of color chase each othe
on Uncle Ben's face he bent his owl
srsvsly over his books The act appeared
to relieve his companion. who with hl
eyes still turned towards the windo7
went on.
"Es you'd hsd them bookg-1hich yo
nsven't-I hsd 1t in my mind to ask 70,
suthen'. l hsd an idea o.-of-sort @
J reviewing my eddc.tion Kinder goip
over the old books sgin-iis. TO paas tn
t'me. Sorter running in yer srter tchoo
hours ard doin' 8 little prsctisin,' eh
fou LOOKING on me SIS ar ex ~ scholsr-
ano payin. We as sics-but keepin' !
't"!xs ourselves you know-i1st for
psstine, eEYn
Asthe n ssser snilirgly raised his heat
he oecsns suddenly and ossentalious,
attracted to the window.
, "Them isy birds cut there is might
pssrt, coming right up to the school
house! l recken they think il sort o
restful ioo."
"But II yea resl'v mean is,eoc!dn's yo'
usese the books, Ulcle Benz" said II,
! master cheerfullY. "I dare say there
little DIFF rance-.he princiole is the sam
you know"
Uacle's Ben's face which had student,
frightened ns suddenly fell. He took tn
book from thu masters hand vithou
meeting his eyes, held 1t at ann
length, turned 1t over and then lai;
1t softly down upon the desk as
II were some excessively fragile article
"Cersngly," he rnurmured with assumed
reflective esse. "Ce,tlngly. The prsnci.
piss all ihsre N vettaeless heI cav
qqi.e bresth!ess ana few beads Of pres
D1ation stood out upon his smooth
blank forehead.
"And az 20 writing, 10 tsrce," con-
tinued the master WIZ Increasing nesrti-
Mesa as he took Gotice Of these plenom
eDa ;'you know sny copy book viii do.'
He nsCdeo his pen csIeiessiy to Unclt
| Ben, TIE large hgYd that took il tinnidIy
not cul7 tre mb!ed but erssped II wit
s7ch fsisi hopeless unismii.riR thst The
MASTER w.s fsia to walk 10 the window
| and o6geEVe thu birds also.
"TAe're mighty h0ld-r1om j.ys,r
said U0cle Seo, laying down the pen with
| scrupul"us exsctitute beside the book
and gszleg st his fingers as Il he had
! achieved m!rscla CT delicate manipu.s
ton. "Thev drp' seem to be ateIred oil
| nothir e, do they 2"
| There was aGother pause The MISTER
| suddenly turred from the window. al
tell you what, Uacle Ber," be said with
prompt decision ,nd unshaksn gravity,
''she cnlv thing for you to do is to last
throw over D b-ll and Parsons s1d Jones'
and the old quill pen that see you're sc.
customed to, snd start in fresh as IL you'd
| rever known them. Forget ZEN all. you
know II Will be mighty hard, CT course,
TO DO thst," he continued, looking cut OF
the window, SHUT vou must do 1t"
| H. turned hack, the brightness tnst
trars figured Uncle Ban's face at tins.
moment brought q eight moisture tat
his OWE eyes TIE humble seeker OF
knowledge said hurriedIy that he would
| try
"And begin again q. the beginning"
continued the master cheerfoily. "Ex
sctlP Ike De Of tbose--ln fact, as i you
reaiiy W re child ee.'n"
"Thst's &C." aid Uncle Ben, rubbing
his hsnds delight div, chats ne!
WHY, that's Jest what l wss ssyi1' to
I Z oou-"
nTher you've already baen taking
s1out 2" Intercepted the master II some
surprise" 81 thought you wanted i.
kept secre ~
"Weil, VS." responded Urcle Ben du
| bt7us!v. "3n. you ese sorter sEraed
with Ro7D Fl gee this IL yen took
to my i6etsand didn't Cbiact, IL
| give him Two bits every time he'd
KEN here and help me of &c ,r;ernoop
when you Was sway aud kinder stand
sronnd the school house, you know, so
IS 60 keep She fellows of And Reps
mighty sharp for a boy, We know"
| TIE master effected 8 moment sud
concluded that Uncle Ben was probably
right, Rupert Filgee, who was hsud-
| some boy fourteen, was alsos strongly
| original character whose youthful
cynicism and blurt, honest temper hsd
always attracted him He was = fair
| scholsr, with possibility OF being s
better one, and the proposed srrarg anent
with Uucle Ben would not io'erfere With
| the Discipline Of echool hours end might
! help ihem bota. New -theless be aeked
! goodh1K ore5iy. "But couldn't you do
| this m )re srcurely aud essiIy IL Ynur
| own hoas5? l might lend you the
books, you knoT, and come to you twice
week {"
U Gle Ban's radiant face sudGeuly
cloudei. ''Is Wouldt's be exactly tic
same kind a gsTis 20 ne Az Roop,' he
sid hesitatirgly. "Yous see thsr's the
| 'des G. the ehool house, ye know, sJd the
| restfulness and the quiet, and central cir
O. study. And the bays aroUgd town 81
wouldn't think n0thia' o. trspsel' ioto
my cabin If they spotted what l wse no
| to thar, would reyer drssm o hunting
ne here"
'Vcry we'll" said iheSmastar, Oct II
be hire then II Observing thet bis com
pszion eeemad ito be struggling with AZ
inszticulate gratitude and apparently II
exsrscsbie buGkskln purse il his pocket
| he added quietly, "i'll Sc: yen few
Gcpies ts commerce Si,b," and began to
lay GU. few unfinished examples OF
| Mister J3hpry Filgae's echolsst' C
achievements.
"At,er thar king yea, Mr.. Fozd,n ssid
Uncle Ben tsiutly, "ef you'll JEST kirder
eigniiy, Ycu know, what you consider g
fair-n
Mr. Ford turned quickly and dsz:er-
ously offered his hsEd 10 h;a ccMnpsniol
in such manner thst he WAS Obliged f.
withdraw his own from his pocket e
grsspis In return. "Ycu're very vel
come" said the master, "Sra es can
onlg permit this sort OF thing grstuit
oualy, you'd better NOT let me kne= tina;
you propose giving anything. even 20
R6pers." He ssoGk Uucla Ben's per
picked hand sgsip, briefly KIP. siBed whx'
/ he h1d TO DO. and saying thst he wcGId
now leave him alone few minutes, he
took his hst ard walked towStds the
door
"Fhen YOU reckop," said U 1cie Be1
slowly, regarding the work b,foIe him,
",ha. I'd Just better chuck them Dobell
| iellers overheard 2"