Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-12-26

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 rewith pitchiorks,
and our legs aehed 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 90 back to school.
"'But how about Joe? he asked all
ruptly and in surprise.
1--WE had not thought about the in.
justice OF taking Joe out OF school
now We sand no more.
1--WE did good deal OF thinking IN
those DAYS, however. We wondered
at first why Harry Rogers didn' I 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 had
stood by him. as had always done
before When thought OF all the
cruel things | said the afternoon ne
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 lmade up my mind
to speak TO him and see II he was will.
ing to forgive and forget, though |
would not have blamed him ii he were
not. He was going the same way ]
was, and diuut see me till | drove
along beside him Then he looked up.
His 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
ut was pretty feeble, but he heard
it and looked up with quick, Hello,
Ned"
81 stopped the horse and asked him
| II lie didn't want to ride He looked
at me steadily Tor n minute, and
stammered out:
cts pretty warm to walk, Jack r
| and it's very lonesome riding alone.
"'All right, said he, and climbed in
Ii didn't take us very longto make
up, you may believe. After that hs
used to come often ana see us and
would help rs with our books, for ",
We're trying to study when we had
| time
when the school term ended 10,
worked on thetarm again. Miss Ware
was to be married in theauJumn, ant
| although the trustees urged her tC
remain, she was Obliged 10 give ~
her position. SO our parents decided
that we had better 60 to the academy
at Kingsport
when we came 20 take on
entrance examination we found on
how much we had lost by our strike
While the rest OF us had to Join TIL
class in elementary Latin, Jack Wen
into an advanced class; and that
the reason he's year ahead OF Rob
Harry and me IN college.
after the fall work was done 10
went back 20 school, and continue,
there, working at home nights ant
mornings until the spring work began
on the farm. Father encouraged hin
to 90 ahead, and the next iall otfere,
to send him TO the kingsport aeadem,
for two years Joe rcepted the offer
and did some very good work ut tn
academy. He isn't exactly brilliant
and would never be likely to carry 81
many honors for scholarship, bu
what he does, lie does well.
when the two years were over h
decided to become a mechanic. an
got u place in the factory ut King,
port. He has been promoted once o
twice already, and short time ago
member OF the firm told father tha
he was one Of the best men they hat
He did not give up trying to lear
when he left school; he studies I'll
structure and uses OF materials nh
machinery as closely aud patiently q
ne did his books. The firm means t
promote him as fast as he shows hin
self capable.
''Joe insisted on repaying to fath'
the amount Of all hts expenses viii
: he was in school He is devoted I
all OF us, and always declares that
Rob and had not gone on strii
that summer he would never hay
, been where he is. -
80 your strike said /, did son
good after all?"
"Yes4-to Joe" said Ned "But
, left us one class behind IN college.
, gave us a very good lesson, TO be sur
j and hardened our muscles; but thu
was because father was wise enoul
! to turn our folly to our own adva
tage. Glenn Holley, in Youths Cor
panion.
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