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

"6et OutI' exclaimed MA Hayn, with q
threatening gesture The old man kissed her,
laughed and began TO obey her command;
hut as, like countrymen In general, he made
his exit by the longest possible route. wan
dering through the sitting room. the hall, the
dining room and the kitchen, his wife had
time to waylay him at the door step and ~
mark.
II was only goin to say that II Phil does
make that trip to York don't see that he'll
need TO buy new clothes He's never wore
that Sunday coat on other days, except to
two or three funerals an parties was goin
it over this very mornin'. an It's about as
good as new"
~ wonder how this family would ever
have got along II hadn't got such care
takin' wifer said the old man. "It's the best
coat in tho United States IL you've been goin'
Il over"
Phil was already In the corn--he had left
the table some minutes before his father
and as the old man approached Phil said.
Father, don't you think that wind break
for the sheep needs patching this fallr
ut generally does, my son, before cold
weather sets in.
~ guess IN get at II, then. as soon as We
get the corn stacked"
whats the hurry. The middle Of No
veinber Is early enough for that"
"Oh. when It's done it'll bc of our minds"
"Sce here, old boy" said the father, drop
ping the old ships cutlass with which he had
begun TO cut the corn stalks, "you're doin' all
your work month ahead this fall What
are you goin' to do with all your time when
there's no moro work to be doner
~ can't say, I'm sure" said Phil, piling an
armful Of stalks against stack with more
than ordinary care
"Can't ehi Then I'll have 10, I s'pose,
sccin' I'm your father. Iguess I'll have to send
you down to New York for month. to look
aroun' an see somethin' Of the world"
Phil turned SO quickly that he ruined all
his elaborate work Of the moment before, al
most burying his father under tho toppling
stack.
"That went to the spot, didn't iti" said tho
old man. ~ mean the proposition-not the
fodder" he continued, ms ho extricated him.
self from the mass Of cornstalks.
'Its exactly what I've been wanting to
do" said Phil, "but"---
"But you didn't like to say so, chi Well,
twasnt necessary to mention IL; as told
you t'other day, can sec through the back
Of your head any time, old boy"
'Twouldn't cost much money said Phil
II could go down on Sol Mantrings sloop for
nothing, some time when he's short handed"
| "Guess can afford to pay my oldest sons
travelin' expenses when ! send him out TO SEQ
| the world. You'll 20 down TO York by rail.
road, an In tho best car. too, IL there's any
difference
~ won't have to buy clothes. anyhow"
said the younger man.
"Yes, you wiil-lots Of EN-. York amt
Haynton, old boy; an as tho Workers don't
know enough to take their style from you,
! you'll have TO take yours from them ! was
,h., I hon
/ didn't have to buy no more meetn' clothes
| after that until got married-nigh on to ten
4 years"
"lf it's as expensive as that. I'm not going"
said Phil, looking very solemn and beginning
! to reconstruct the demolished stack.
"Yes, you are, sir. III have you under
| stand you're not much over ago yet, an have
! got TO mind your old father. Now. let that
| corn alone. IL ID won't stay down, sit on it
this way-see" And, suiting tho action to
tho word, tho old man sprawled at ease on
the fallen fodder. draggec his son down after
him and said:
"You shall have hundred dollars TO start
with, and moro nfterward, IL you need it, as
know you will. The first thing to do when
! you get TO the city is to 90 to the best looking
| clothing store you can find, and buy suit
such as you SEQ well dressed men wearing to
business. Keep your eyes open on men as
sharply as il they were hosses and clothes
were their only points. and then SEQ that you
! get us good clothes as any OF them. IL don't
matter so much about the stuff, but have
your clothes tit you. an cut like other peo
plo's."
81 don't want to put on city airs, !" said Phil.
That's rght-tbats right but city clothes
and city airs aren't any moro alike than
country airs an good manners. You may
tI,G h,.t., f,ll. tbnf
ever went TO York-as of course you are,
bein' my son--but folks at York'll never find
II out If you don't dress properly that means
dress as they do. III trade watches with
you, TO trade back after the trip, mine Is
gold, you know You'll havo TO buy decent
! chain, though"
81 won't take your watch, father. can't,
that's all about It,"
"Nonsensel Of course you can II you try.
II isn't good manners 10 wear silver watches
in the city"
"But your watch Phil could get no
further; for his fathers gold watch was ven.
Grated by tho family as II 1t were "A May
flower chair or the mtisket OF n soldier of tho
| Revolution. Once while old farmer Ilayn
was young Capt Hayn, Of tho whaling ship
Lou Ann, he saved the crew of a sinking
British bark Unlike modern ship captains
(who do not own their vessels he We went In
the boat with the rescuing party instead Of
merely sending 1t out, and no suffered SO
| much through exposure, strain and the fear
of the death which seemed impending that ha
abandoned the sea as soon thereafter pos.
sibe. Nevertheless he thought only of the
work before him until he had rescued the
imperiled crew and slowed them safely In his
own ship
The circumstances Of the rescue were so un.
usual that they formed tho subject Of long
columns In foreign newspapers; and in a few
months Capt Hayn received through tho
state department at Washington gold
watch, with sundry complimentary papers
from the British admiralty. The young sea
man never talked Of either; his neighbors
first learned Of tho presentation by coming
their fayorito weekly newspapers; neverthe-
less the papers were framed and hung In the
young captains bedchamber, and, however
carelessly he dressed afterward, nobody ever
saw him when he had not tho watch in his
pocket.
'Father," said Phil, after some moments
spent in silence and facial contortion, 81
can't take your watch, even for a little while.
You've always worn it; it's your-the fami'
ly's-patent OF nobility"
"Well," said the old farmer, after contem.
plating the toes Of his boots n few seconds,
Il don't mind ownin' up TO my oldest son
that | look at tho old watch in about tho same
light; but patent Of nobility Is adisgrace to
family if the owners heir isn't fit TO inheri,
it, Sect Guess you'd better make up your
mind TO break yourself into your comm re-
sponsibilities by carryin' that watch in New
York. Wonder what time 'tisf"
The question was good pretext on which
to take the patent Of nobility" from his fot
pocket and look at II. He did II in way
which caused Phil quickly to avert his fac,
and devote himself with groat industry tC
stacking corn Half a minute later the old
man, cutlass in hand, was cutting corn us II
his life depended upon 1t.