New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-10-07

we hads been lying on the grass Just
across the road, for time, Joking
and telling stories when | noticed
that Jack was looking at the school
house in a wistful way, and was not
listening to the talk.
"'Sorry you struck, Jack?' asked
in fun.
:" Yes he said, springing to his feet
4 am! I know it seems mean for me to
60 against you boys, especially when
| wrote the petition, but I believe
we'd better give it up and go back to
school. I'm sorry, boys, but, I'm GO
ing back, anyhow
'sHe picked up his hat ard dinner
pail.
"Jack and I were the same age and
had always been good friends. His
streachery' made me angry. / am
afraid [ spoke pretty harshly to him,
and so did the other boys; but he
kept on. 3D.. ..-.. .->>" "
There were only four of us now,
but we agreed to stick it OUT
''The next morning Bob and made
no movement toward getting ready
to 60 to school after breakfast.
''Aren't you going to school, boys?'
father asked. A
Ono, SIR said. I'VE are out on
strike
"Oho!' said he. Then the strike
came off, did it? How many Of you
are out?'
"'Four,' said Rob. "Jack Burns
didn't have spunk enough to stay in
it,
"'Well,' said father, Il am inclined
to think Jack has as much spunk as
any of you. He certainly has more
sense With that, he turned and
walked away.
'Later in the day Rob and I met
Fred and Harry, and we all decided
not to speak to Jack. Poor Jack!
He felt pretty sore when we passed
him that day without paying any
attention to him, though he tried
hard not to show 1T. It was O. little
hard, too, to crush him in that way,
but we felt that it had to be done,
|Well, Monday morning came, and
that's where Joe Jamieson's part e.. OF
the story begins. Joe's. parents had
been very poor and had never got
ahead in the world. They died when
Joe was very young and left him to
take care of himself.
"He wasn't very strong, but he had
grit, and that helped him. He worked
around for different farmers, and
though there was some talk at first Of
sending him to the poorhouse, when
he showed that he could take care Of
himself they let him do so.
HE had been working two years fol-
father, and was a. great overgrown
awkward fellow, but steady work
man and always so good natured that
we all liked him.
"That morning, at the breakfast
table, father asked:
is the strike still "on," boys?'
eyes, SIR we both answered very
promptly
"'You don't intend to go back tc
school, then?'
awe said that we proposed to stay
out till our petition was granted.
FEATHER didn't speak for a few min
utes; then he turned to Joe.
Joe he said, how would you like
to go to SCHOOL,"
"Joe started, grinned and looked
greener than ever, but said nothing
He thought father was making a joke
at his expense; and Rob and thought
so, too, and were considerably anus
ed until he went on.
WE'LL" father continued, when
you finish your breakfast, Joe, you
can change your clothes and get ready
for school,
"You ought to have seen Joe then
If he wasn't surprised I never saw
anyone who was.
"But what about the work, Mr.
| Howard?' he stammered.
THE boys will do that father
said.
why, father!' said Bob, 'yor
don't expect Ned and me to do farm
| work."
"'Why not?' father asked" I've
fed and clothed you, and hired Joe to
do the work that you might have
time for something else. In return
have asked that you attend schoo
and do the best you can in YOU
studies. Now you refuse to do that
any longer. If Joe, here, is willing tC
go to school and do what I expected
you to do, why, I'm willing to give
him the chance. Turn about is fail
play, and I shall expect you and Ned
between you, to do the work.
Remember he continued, 4 have
let you make your own choice in this
matter of the strike, and haven't tried
to coerce you. Miss Ward reasoned
with you, and did her best to max,
you see how foolish your act was, but
you refused to listen.
"Now there is no more to be sale
about it, one way or the other. Th,
matter is settled.
81 think you are both old enough
to use your own Judgment, 50 | hav'
let you follow your own course. Blu
now, if am to support you longer
and you refuse to repay me in the way