Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-08
WHAT A MARCH WIND DID.


II that fiay vas u snatch up bans biu for
$40 from Lawyer E1ious iesk, ~hers be
nas counting sfule money and carry It cut
u tho al.et. ~insi0ss liz ran down stairs
after Il. h4t Ay u. TINS BE- hai reached the
.trs:t th- hl!l Nls Dut II sigi-t
Mr. Extra .rskrd AZ ths crowded sa>iswalks,
and fox that 1t would - hoIelsss quest 10
foll5w money which BY that time vas either
In tt.s pscx'-t q sYtlo paassroy Or lpdged on
lf, rot - some holss.
Mr. EA4n va. greatly annoyed. The
iaoni-y he va e,uutlng sas not hls own but
u client :. and hs knew be would have 10 re-
place IL He id not ike a. iJ7s money under
any circumstance but to oe.- 1t IN this s.-ii=-
loss nlauH-r aut SLef. bee could bring no ac-
tion ia 4 cagr, Il law against the au'liclous
r0tt4-r. s,a. more than las esiuanilnity could
stand
It's tts hardest thing that ever happeue'i
10 uIe h. cred. throwing himself Ia bis
arm chair aud siar7ng angrAy around MIN
IT,. al TINT cynfosult>l woman simpsons
fault. WHAT DID sine inein h. psavine b-,th
window pm AMI q -trous drausht through
the r,otnf \ nle,. Ao,4.- ,-eE--r aus IS, It's
act the only instance u t..r tupughtlessiless
I'll DISMISS h0r tins very day I've great
tuiud not o. pas her IA cent II her last months
~a.,-s.
But ia" remembered that Dit oiihl7oh
hAsht d'Fi'i' 'lAl d" ,'pl sven u'i st, ~
"f'irFs' "h'" 10" ''''ti'''' us n"'-7' anu ''i@e
On PHEASANT dAy' 7" ielF5 inc "iiDAo"S up ioF
an hour, tAat the f''sh ar might Shtuia"'-
>" as no liam" c'ua De attn i'i ~ ail9 'il4io
but the "lnd, when was not Il f''sis'hsioie
party the a.vyer had 10 content himself
WIKI 5rumbling against his own bad luck
Ia 4 small h'us' on the very outsAIrts Of
The town there WAS no Eruihbhn8 tha1 morn
inS 1t vas tny utt1e phce' Win mower
be'is IA front aiii a fe44H against "h4rh
large Marecnai Mel ross was t"In"L
Ia the 'front.' room, very bare 81 furniture
but shining with neatn'Ss, MIS- Hraiton sat
az her sewing machine Her son John, a lad
81 Is, had Just arisen from his breakfa' I, and
was buttonlns up his jacket before facing
the sharP wind which was ~creer'hnS round
the cottage.
Mrs Frmt"n was bright, active httla
woman, hardly past middle age. She WAS
poorly dressed tut nniniatika"iy u lady' IN
erefy "io OF h'f ''''''''"' ''Ne' III e',i' ''iie
81 N'i '''''''ii VI '''"' %" -'i.N'' 3''0 "a
''''''' FIAT, H'' Ni''' Ni'0H "a" pa "ai''' az
re5le'7' ''' '''' i'l'''-ii-' ~ '''s i'Aa'' an
tAf'," iuIul','''" i''hi anu ''"' INTO ''i'
WORE 81 tHe my
john was not a handsome boy, but his face
repeated some ot the strong res"lute lines
which marked MS mothers, and the same
cheerful lsht Sh'He from hls brown eyes.
HIS ianit WINS ihht when iie wanted anything
ho wanted II s" laNSi3hateiy thar 1t l''saess4i
tbs Whole bong, and he would sacrifice any
thing t" attain IT.
"WheW, How that wind does blow John
cried ,hiverms 1t chl!ls the marrow In
my bones to think Of facing it all the WY 10
the warehpua'} Old HanNell is always cross
in thl~ KIND of weather, and he u make me
fetch and AIRY Hntl hustle me around I'll I'm
tired enough to drop On, you needn't look
at me. motherl' With a laugh "Dd you
ever know mo 10 shrk work. don't expect
to b., errand bow or boy Of all work in a ware
house all tha day. Of my litc
Il hope not, She answered. eravely But
then, don't you know. my son, it depends
very much upon how you do ynur duty AS
rrrand boy whether you vii rise or notl
EIaril work will never keep you down In
fact, IT Is the stepping stone by which all poor
boys riS'"
John paused with his hand on the latch.
Even if DO we'll. mother. he said. and
there was a Disconnected ring in his voice, Il
have no o,lu-ation bnt the little You have
t.,n abl, t. .iyo me on. how | do long 10
20 to school Tint wouldn't cost me any
thine. ylu ,uYsv FIR the public school, here
are splendid, but then we'd starve If stop
work
If leet .hr work Of Steven. clothing
store. which they have partly promised me-"