The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-04-02
Ant COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 1890

al school ana The work I'd nave 20 do
To catch up, for of course I'd got To
take hold and work now like other
boys, No Sinking now No more
fun, but Just good. solid work for n
boy who by and bye had got 90 earn
ms living and make up 10 folk for
what they'd lost on him. ThcA L
thought again of dear Aunt Josephine
and all the jolly days I'd had with her.
now gone forever. snd | suireled 80
Peter wlsined until had 10 sio,,.
When came back 20 the house the
folks were getting res,s.y Ia 90 home.
Father spoke steruly To me. but mother
! put her hand softis on nv head, say
ing. Poor boy - flessl serneuibered.
lwalked up 10 father
Father. said - want you 10
have the soc Aunt Joze ;,l,ii,s iefs nae
as part payment for what You We spent
on me. flispay ..p ti.e rrs. ,yi,eas fiss
q man.
lFather ana nlcthes looi-es =; ese4.
other with looks thai iikhtet.ed me tip
considerably. though c.sildnf or
actiy itsrye told .wisst GAS N ttf.ir
I faces
After That | Just worked iiarxt =;
whatever had Z, do. Ia, sesleol and
out kept nj Il. .cr never fe-gos that
l had nos 10 make my o~u way In
I the world ans; tina, fact ;.,ca,ss for 4
boy that he has M, time .c waste II,
fooling. Ny schoo; reports .-rcx bet,
ter and better. Sometinscs she nsasfer
sent home n letter telling ni,iher how
fanlously WIS gsti;ng' .sa.
This was rather cosnfoss..g 10 ma.
for the boys had go. hold OF Tie story
OF the Will. aud was now called by
them -Disinlcrited Jcs. Not Ane
H f..lI
under the circumstances. But there
was no use fighting against it. When
a set of boys ARE sent oa making
something go there's no stopping it.
And had held my head pretty high;
and they had rathcr pat up with il be
cause was known to oe a koy with
| prospects. ] hnd To come down now /:
and did Try hard to do the squ,,rc
thing. but l couldn't cheek off that
name, though.
At home | never lei father speaL
twice when he wanted thing dosie:
and tlint stern word tue day Of the
funeral is the only one ever remeni.
Der OF his using To ME. Bus, then. ht
was the kindest father IN the world.
When vacation came asked Law
yer Green toilet me work on the farm
be said i might il wouli work well.
q
and did MY best To follow them. You
may be sure there were plenty oi
things to set to rights. The clumsy
men were very different from my
clever aunt l saved the cherries, fo,
II hndn't been there they would ali
have gone 10 the bugs Sometimes il
was awful hard ON my feelings to I,c
there, for missed Aunt Josephine 81: !:
yet there Was a kind of satisfaction
through il all, for l used TO fancy
could hear her say:
That's right, sir, since .%cu've L..
make your own way in the world"
We'll, the three years passed. got
through the grammar school sooner
thairany one expected, aud :iad been
year Ia the high. Iha,l decided Il.
go through the four years' courss
there. and then go into e-.y :ather's
business and save up enough 10 star;
toward owning a fancyfa.pI like Auii
Josephine's. | knew csaitl run on.
II once got started. is:nlenlbcrcd
all her ways as II l lis6 sasn her ~
work yesterday, and the summer va
cations there were "a great i:elp.
The third anniversary Of aunt,
death came round, and we ali went III
to the farm 10 bear the letter of iIl
structions read.
''Sonie more advice in i. for Ele,- ]
thought. hut il Aunt Josephine we,1
alive shed Zee didn't need q"
tell you it was something of trial
to go there again. Mother aud fathes
were fearfully nervous, sud mother.
she couldn't keep her eyes Off OF ms
all the way there, and kept saying.
Poor boyI" just as she did the day ot
the disappointment. ! teicd 10 cheer
her ail l could, telling kcr TO never
mind what was coming; I'd made mp
my mind to own as good farni as
Aunt Josephine's when grew up. and
that should stick TO tlig:. Tier, she
would say: Bless you. nay 10y - la
way To make fellow FEEL all hs.,-
loY,
Lawyer Green shook haa,,s with us
all most warmly, especially me.
I've heard good words of you" he
said, both from your home and your
school But ! scarcely neef. them, see-
ing you work so like a man in vnca-
ton. II would do your aunt's heart
good TO know her little sarcasm in the
will was really not deserved. But
come IN. Ihave u surprise for you"
We hasteped in, wondering what is
gould be. The letter WAS very brief.
It was. new will after all. Ii was
simply this:
III, at the end of thrse years. my
nephew, Joseph Hedden Mringate, has
developed into'an industrious. mani e
lad-as, from my study Of him, am
Of the opinion that he will belueath
10 him my entire remaining property,
MF, Green to hold it in trust antil my
nephew is of age. Otherwise IL goea
-tnaming the charitable institi
tion).
tell you that went over me ike 4
shot There was such . noise OF con-
gratulations all around me Thought
l was going TO drop. heard moth~s
calling again for camphor.
lpulled myself up.
.Peterl' l called.
The old dog sprang to me.
Come ON. Petel We shall have -
getout OF this. Let's go and find tan
cat 10 pepper. ."-Abbie AcGannett IN
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