The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
Her David.


CHAPTER H.
Therefore i va. that this last scheme
a.tao-t toJk away her breath, 80 great
"a her relief and satisfaction. David
asd wanted a. different stages Of his
career ~ % - A9r-e-race. u q travel
!ng play, " tght-rope performance, -
dozens II circuses. but This latest vas en-
..r@.y out Of a. former lines.
'Toa Sunday--ch5ol Assembly SIZE
repeated tue words 10 kind u laze her
'pice fairy trembling with surprise and
Pleasure
Ye-m -Aii the BOY. brl-kly. It i.
cspita place where there j. boating.
AMI r-hing, suf sataIng and nice WOODS
- roam around . and ~ end Of fun
-Oa, boating l. i AXE"
Part II the Joy had already gone cut II
the mothers voice
Yes IN. -plend1 AXE, and there's
steamboat On il an1 there are meetings
all the tine-oegin al eight O'Clock. and
Keep going all day .ong 50 Dick Marston
says but CUES. he must have stretched
that part little; stu now think Of It,
1e showed me program. and there was
Assuming lot u meetings. beg your
pardon, mother. though don't see WY
you should object 10 stunning; It :
Tery expressive word, but didn't mean
~ Use 1t. Haioo what made that pitcher
upset. Is it possible | hit it: Elbows
are curious things-s.way- around ID a
ie"1w- way never mind, mother, III
mop 1t up al right.
his wa- the beginning II the plan:
the entire matter Of Sundav-school
assembly, With g.. its accessories. va.
now looked into oy That mother with ex-
ceed!ng care Heretofore she had known
81 them, without knowing in the least
ABOUT them; but they had suddenly be-
come important. The more NJ studied
and Inquired, the more surprised and
pleased was she that her Dsyid'- mind
was set IN that direction. He was the
sort Of boy, or Z put ! with exceeding
trutafulness. | shall have ~ saw he went
70 The sort Of Suudsy-school which was
wei. calculated 70 give him distaste for
the very name. That he attended VIII
medium regularity was surprise to many
OF as boy friends, but his good-nstured
explanation was
"pa. is -rst-cla.s bore: but mother
.lkes 70 have he go-thsts the way she
was brought up. you see, and the tone
was always epologetic-"snd don't
mind going 70 please her"
let II was David who pushed the new
scheme with such yigor, that certain
.s-t summers assembly Lad barely he'd
IL hrst meeting when lie and his mother
appeared on the scene.
Three days afterwsrd, If you could
have had speech with the mother, you
would have found her 10 almost a tsernhi.
If delight Nothing 20 wonderful a. th.-
had ever come into her life before l.
was not ,hst the grounds were charmiu.
- degree that exceeded even David
expectations; it was not that the gather
!ngs In the great tabernacle met her IL
t-.!ectlal cravings in marked DEGREE
she was glad for these and many othrr
lhirg-, but they were secondary L.
great point was that David was satisfied
ne sunday school Assembly had thas
far met his requirements; met them il
legitimate, and, 70 his mother, highly ss.-
!sfactory way. He had been but thrr=
trips thus far OF the steamboat. had BEN
ont rowing only Eve times, had climbed
no trees as yet. and had been in swim
ming but twice on the other hand. IL
asd attended three lectures. and pro-
nouuced them .tip-top," and had even
limited that he might join class. when
he found out which teacher he liked tie
best. Bat the GROWING delight Of the
mothers heart was the thought of tie
company into which her David had been
Z,
identiaily, thrown. II had cost her timii
neart some severe psngs to discover Oh
her arrival that there were not only D.
communicating rooms in the boarding
ISL. lux that the same tpor. even, could
not accommodate her son and herself
Nhe must be coutent TO occupy the third
story while David secured as a favor q
any unoccupied room on the first door.
But when she heard his account, her dis.
tnay lost itself in gratitude
VI other. the other rooms are al occu-
Piled By gentlemen who belong 10 tn
Assembly in some way; the speakers, yoa
know, and the Normal teacher. and all
those and they are Just a. jolly as thew
can be. You have no idea what fun 1t IS
- hear them talk. You've noticed that
long piazza on the west slider Nobody
uses It out these folks. This mornin.
they sat out there, and talked and laughed
And had good times together unit, the bell
rang for ten. Aud when came to tie
door. Que Of them cslled out Come OIL.
my boy, here's vacant chair, and they
moved slong and made room for me as
though they liked to have NE there.
They aren't the sort of men who set Is
though s fellow. because he is young.
Isu : worth noticing AMI they are better
company iAan auy young fellows | ever
met"
Imagine the swelling of that grateful
mothers heart VIA. an opportunity fer
Der David Those splendid men. SON.
Of them ministers of the gospel al Il
them people of power in the world lesd-
ers in some line Of Christian work How
grand in them 10 be cordial and CHEEKY
with Just boy In how many ways theg
might influence his future, She wished
they Knew Just how grsteful one mother
was
Thoughts Ike these were in her mind
on the summer morning OF which write.
It was glorious IN )ruiug, early: the
grass still gii>tened with drops of dew,
and the morning concert in brdlsnd was
hardly yet over. But the Assembly bel
had rung, and the mother had thought of
calling David and asking him to walk
down the avenue with her TO the teut
where the prayer meeting was held
Once there, who knew but he might be Ia
the right mood TO slip in for few mir.
utes; She had looked from her upper
window with this purpose in view, bur
mad seen 50 fair sight tina; il made her
change her mind Five gentlemen gath.
cred st the southern end Of that piazza
winch faced the west enjoying glimmers
of the morning sunshine as it Uttered
down on them through the trees Seated
IN vsrtous attitudes suggestive of free
1 dom from restraint, some of them with
+ open books in hand. which were receiv.
I lug very Sigh. attention, one with the
morning paper. from which he apparent
| ly read bits occasionally when would
follow eager talk mingled with laughter
Continued mex, week.