Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-06-27
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himself, too, by teaching little if necessa-
ry. Mother approves the plan, and faith.
er don't say much against it, since he will
not be called on for money. In fact, he
is beginning to believe little more in us
children than he did"
"And you'd like to put Roland on the
roam colt-and let him take his turn at
ridin' him ?" laughed the uncle. .
"It would be very great help to him ~
exclaimed Hartley. 'If he could haye
the use of the money-or the colt-for a
year or two''-
"Or three or four years!" struck in the
merry old bachelor, rubbing his jaw vi
vaciously. "Boy, never had such colt
He beats all the hosses ever owned, or
expect to own! Now let him gallop with
Roland through college"
Time galloped with the colt, and it SEEM
ed to Uncle Caleb hardly two years, instead
of five, when he received an invitation to
attend the graduating exercisesin Roland's
class. He could not believe at first that
the boy was really through college; and
then he declared that he couldn't think
of such a thing as accepting the invitation.
He had no "clo'es to Wear,n for one thing.
But Annie ironed a shirt for him. a$ad
Hartley persuaded him that he needed a
new plain suit for Sunday, adding, "If you
can't afford it, uncle, why, there's little
nf that colt money in the bank, believe" "
Mr.. CroWfoot concluded he could afford
almost anything for such an occasion; he
accompanied the family, and sat through
the exercises and listened, proud and hap
py, to Roland's Latin grafton, without
understanding word of it, of course, but
applauding it nevertheless with all the
might of his big farmers hands.
When all was over, he averred that "he
hadn't enjoyed circus so, he didn't know
when;" it being performance in which
he saw only one horse, and that certain
roam colt.
But the colt was sedate, middle-aged
horse by this time, and the question soon
came up, who was to ride him next?
Barker, the fourth boy, liked the farm,
and early decided to stay at home and
work with his father. Winchell, the third
son, had already gone into newspaper
and job printing Office in the village, and
was doing we'll, when he had an opportu-
nifty to buy out one of the proprietors.
Hartley was cashier ina large importing
house in the city; Annie was teaching
music, and Roland, Immediately after
graduating, turned to teaching school; !;
they could all help Winchell little IN
the purchase, which, however, would re-
quire all the money they could raise, and
a little more.
"Put in the roam coltu cried Uncle Ca
leb, when he heard how the matter stood.
"He's been through college, and now Well
see how he'll do in printin' Office" 1t
would have done you good to see him
laugh, rub his jaw, and "vow" that ne
had never seen ''such lots of fun got out OF
a hoss in all his born days!"
The colt did very we'll indeed in the
newspaper and job business, and the very
first debt which Winchell paid off was the
one which the whole family felt to be
somehow sacred,-the one owing for Uncle
Caleb's roam.
Since Rolands graduation, the old bach
elor had formed habit of going more in
to society than he had been accustomed to
do before; and on certain Thanksgiving
Day he drove over to dine with his rela-
tives, the Hollsworths.
He was one of the .jolliest of a rather jol-
ly group. Hartley was there, and Annie,
and Roland, the school-teacher, and Win
chell, the printer and editor, and Barker,
the farmer, and Henrietta, the second
daughter and Julia, the youngest; with
the proud and atfectionate mother, and the
father, who had learned by this time that
such active, helpful and self-helping chill
dren could not always be kept, like babes,
under parental control, and that, even if
they could be, it would not be we'll for him
or them to keep them so.
In the glow of friendly feeling which
suffused all hearts during the Thanksgiv-
ing dinner, Hartley made little speech,
in which he told, in his quantity humor-
Gus way, the story of the roam colt, and at
the close informed Uncle Caleb that the
said useful animal was once more in the
stable, and awaited his orders.
"In the stable! What do you mean?"
cried the old bachelor excitedly, staring
over his poised knife and fork. -
sin other Words" said Hartley-a stur-
dy, whiskered Hartley now-"the money
is in the savings bank again, and now you
must either take that or the colt-if, in
deed, DR.. Waring will consent to part with
his favorite."
''Look heren' said Uncle Caleb, drop
ping his knife, in order to lift his hand
and give his jaw raspingD II never had
so much good out of any critter l ever
owned, and II couldn't think of taking
money for him myself. Don't some of
the rest of you want to 60 to college, or to
buy out a business, or something? 20
II believe we are all provided for, at
present." said Hartley. "Baker sticks to
the farm, and Julia will stay at home, for
while, anyway. AS for Henrietta-may
tell? Of course can tell, Uncle Caleb
being one of the familyn' -.
Henrietta said: t'Oh yes; you tell
him." blushing charniingIy.
"Well, said Hartly, "Henrietta is pro-
vided for, too, in way very satisfactory
to us. She is going to marry the young
minister-Roland's friend, you know, Mr..
Galt."
''It was while was riding the roam that
I made his acquaintance, and brought
him here to visit u.s." said Roland.
"Then we owe even Henrietta's husband
ing with sympathetic mirth. 1--WE said
before that he beat all the critters that
ever set foot on my farm; and now this
caps the climax"
Hartley sent the pitcher of new cider
around the table, and proposed the health
of the roam colt. The toast was gleefully
received, and Uncle Caleb responded:
"It wouldn't be right for me to get any
more good out of that roam than I've got
already; and he never Shall be sold.
What'll we do with him /? That's ques-
ton common sense and gratitude can
easily answer. The young parson will
want .hoss in his family, and Henriet-
ty shall have him fora wedding present ~
FIDELITY IN SMALL THINGs.-It is not
likely that we will be strictly true in re-
spect to great interests, if we neglect up
rightness of living in the smaller matters