Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-31


thoss whom their ncighbors did not hope TO
sce again; Phil, ON the contrary, was q gen
eral favorite His family intended that no
one should know Of the journey until Phil
was fairly on, for they knew by experience,
In which sometimes they had been the offend.
ers, how Unsuitable Is ruDl curiousity about
any doings cut Of The ordinary. But when Sol
Mantring told his wife that Phil was TO go
down with him as 'hand," Mrx Mantring
straightway put on her best things and went
out TO tell all her neighbors that Phil Hayn
was going down TO York, and, being woman
Who never did anything by halves, she after.
ward plodded the dusty road that led 10 tho
little village at the railway station, where
shc consumed several hours In doing petty
shopping at the several stores, varying this
recreation by industrious gossip with every
acquaintance who dropped In A each per-
son who heard tho news wondered what Phil
was going for, and as Mira Mantring was
sure she didn't know any better than dead
and gone Adam, there was developed wealth
Of surmiss and theory that should have for.
ever dispclled tho general impression that
Americans are not imaginative people
For tho remainder OF Pills time at home
the family and Its eldest scn had scarcely
enough time To themselves to attend to their
daily devotions People came TO borrow
something, to bring news, 10 ask advice
anything that would he an excuse to sce what
might be going on. and TO learn why Phil was
going TO the city. Phils parents had pre-
pared what they supposed would be sufficient
explanation, tho farm and tho house needed
some things that could better be selected from
large stocks and variety than bought nearer
homo But they had underrated tho persist
ency OF local curiosity; numberless pointed
questions were asked, and II in tho course Of
a week there had been any visitor who did
not ask, in one way or other, whether fhil
would 60 to SEQ tho Tramlays, the family did
not know who IL had been; they were sure
they would have gratefully noted such a con-
siderato person at the time, and remembered
him--or her--forevcr after.
There were scores, too, who wanted Phil to
do them small services In the city. Farmer
Blewitt had heard that the car companies
often sold for almost nothing the horses that
broke down at their hard work and needed
only plenty of rest and pasturage to mako
them as good as new; wouldn't Phil look
about and see II he couldn't got him bar
gaini--and bring II back on the sloop, II he
wouldn't mind feeding and watering II on the
homo tripi Old Mrs wholley had been find
Ing her spectacles so young that she didn't
know but she needed stronger glasses, or
may be Bible with larger print, II Phh
unn,d prico both and writo her. she vould
try 10 make mn her mind what she ought TO
Az Somantha RoobIcs had been falling bcr
husband .Jomcs for the Inst flvo wears that
their hest ,,,o,n car,xt was too sbnhhv for
,,eon,a Who m;,ht baya n fu,er,, In tho fam
ilv NJ anv time Jamcs, stonp,other bc,nr very
ola mud s;cllv INIT Jom,s yonian,t do nnv.
thing but put or, and rs for her, she wasn't
going to I've cheated out of her eve teeth nt
Tho stores M the deno, wh., voar befor. Inst
.ho ..w 4, . york na,,s,.ner that tho wind
hlew ont az the hand Of somebodv LEANING ont
~ n train window that good incrnins were
selling In Nav yort at thirty. Ave ccnts N
yor,,. sbo wish,d Phi, yvould n;cl her ont oue
Resides many reouests Iile tbeso. pbll lad
On n,aLo nron,;sos 20 doz.ns ~ yo,,g mon
snb women ,yhosa vants yyero smaller Inn
non. ,h, aasiar 10 o,tend ,o. 90 the nrosnec'
tive ,rayo,er and HE parcnts had IN, Mains of
nortinr oilsviatod nv tho ,hought TINT not
until PHI deportoa would any of them have
rocco The day ~ sailinc Srouob, n cr,at
tbro,, of yisi,ors 90 many that tho minister
,,b, vo. ~ Tho npn,l,.r e,temnori,e., a
"neicbborbood prayer meeting - at which
Providence ,oa imn,,rod m "sav. our lear
younr h,o,bor From, tho ,.,,i,s ~ the ,,een -
and informe, os 60 MANY of pbil,s yond anal.
itics that only nm inborn rcsnect FOR relipious
forms restrained IN, modest youth from
sn..lip, ont M the back door IA hiding Il,
the bulI az the sloop until there was N broad
exnon,e OF water between him and the shore,
Then tho entire tbronp exceptIno two or
three old ladies' who remained with Mrs
Havn "to belp her bear IN. moor soul. y
escorted Phil 10 the sloop Among them wa,
a predominance of Young men who looked as
n IN ems, phil sbonld wapt "A substitute thew
we're ready. and of Young women who's, face,
indicated that II Phil sbould caro- 10 say any
thing tender 10 anyboJy. inst 10 have some.
thing 10 think about while AWAY. be should
have no excuse to leave IL unsoid
Sol Mnntriny cut the partinp short nv re.
marking that prayer was all very well In It's
place. but no didn't believe In II keeping a
sloop In n shallow river while the tido was
falling and no wind 10 help her out. So Phil
hurried aboard, though not before his father
had almost crushed his hand with a grasp
that had been Jey.loped by many wears OF
training with bride reins, ak helyes and pa.
ternal affection.
Some one cnst of tho sloop's hawscr; the
mainsail was already up, and the craft began
TO drift out with tho tide. This was tho Sig
nal for n futter OF bandkercbiefs and a
chorus OF cheers, during which Farmer Hayn
nodded along the river bank beside the sloop,
regardless of mud, stones marsh grass and
cattails. He seemed TO have no last injuno-
tions for his boy indeed, his occasional shouts
were bestowed principally upon Sol Mant.
ring, who stood at the wheel. and they had
no more relation to Phil than 10 tho khan OF
Khiva In like manner Phil seemed less In
terested In his father than In the maze OF
cordape at the foot of the mast. Neyerthe
less, when the river bank ended at tho shore
of the bay and could be followed no longer,
tho old man stood there, as Sol Mantrins
said afterward, "lookin' as II he'd lost his last
friend, never expected TO git another, an
he'd got ten year older all of sudden and
Phil, when he saw this, Strengthened In front
of tho friendly mast which hid him from the
remainder OF tho crew, and threw kisses tc