The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-07

and he improved fast. All this time he
helped us with the farm work at night
and in the morning. -
"Those were very long days that
We spent at the farm work. Our
hands were made sore with pitchforks,
and our legs ached pitifully every
night. We began to talk in furtive,
half-ashamed way at first, and then
openly OF surrendering.
1--WE had been working about two
weeks when we went to father one
evening and told him that we should
like to 60 back to school.
"'But how about Joe? he asked ab.
ruptly and in surprise.
owe had not thought about the in
justice Of taking Joe out OF school
now. We said no more.
1--WE did good deal of thinking in
those days, however. We wondered
at first why Harry Rogers didn't come
to see us; but one day we heard that
Harry's father had set him at work
on the farm too.
Jack kept right on at school, but
now he avoided us SO as not to give
us another chance to snub him. ]
wished a good many times that l had
stood by him, as had always done
before. When thought of all the
cruel things / said the afternoon he
went back to school, / thoroughly
despised myself.
Zone afternoon when / was driving
in the wagon, whom should / see
ahead of me but Jack, walking slowly
along with his head down, and looking
forlorn enough. ! made up my mind
to speak to him and see If he was will
ing to forgive and forget, though 1
would not have blamed him il he were
not. He was going the same way |
was, and didn't see me till drove
along beside him. Then he looked up.
Ellis face flushed and he turned his
head quickly away, pretending not to
see me. Something stuck in my throat
but ! managed to say, Hello, Jack
at was pretty feeble, but he heard
it and looked up with a quick, Hello,
Ned!"
~ stopped the horse and asked him
il he didn't want to ride. He looked
at me steadily for minute, and l
stammered out:
cts pretty warm to walk, Jack
and it's very lonesome riding alone
"'All right. said he, and climbed in.
ut didn't take us very long to make
up, you may believe. After that he
used to come often and see us and
would help us with our books, for we
were trying to study when We had
time.
"When the school term ended Joe
worked on the farm again. Miss Ward
was to be married in the autumn, and
although the trustees urged her to
remain, she was obliged to give up
her position. So our parents decided
that we had better 60 to the academy
at Kingsport.
"When we came to take our
entrance examination we found out
how much we had lost by our strike.
While the rest OF US had to Join the
class in elementary Latin, Jack went
into an advanced class; and that's
the reason he's year ahead of Rob,
Harry and me in college.
"After the fall work was done Joe
went back to school, and continued
there; working at home nights and
mornings until the spring work began
on the farm. Father encouraged him
to 60 ahead. and the next fall offered
to send him to the Kingsport academy
for two years. Joe accepted the offer,
and did some very good work at the
academy. He isn't exactly brilliant,
and would never be likely to carry off
many honors for scholarship, but
what he does, lie does we'll.
"When the two years were over he
decided to become a mechanic, and
got place in the factory at Kings
port. He has been promoted once or
twice already, apd SHORT tipe ago y
member OF the firm told father that
he was one Of the best men they had.
He did not give up trying to learn
when lie left school; he studies the
structure and uses OF materials and
machinery as closely and patiently as
he did his books. The firm means to
promote him as fast as he shows him
self capable.
"Joe insisted on repaying to father
the amount of all his expenses while
he was in school. He is devoted to
all OF us, and always declares that ii
Rob and had not gone on a strike
that summer he would never have
been where he is"
$50 your strike" said /, "did some
good after ALP"
"Yes-to joe" said Ned. "But it
left us one class behind in college. 1t
gave us a very good lesson, to besure,
and hardened our muscles; but that
was because father was wise enough
to turn our folly to our own advan-
tage. Glenn Holley, in Youths Com
panion.