Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-02-12

g drive with you.
So she put on pretty wide straw hat,
and went away with the old man, and l
felt lonely.
The sunset hao gone, the pink and
blue after glow had also left, and the
gray came in and tinged everything;
until at last the black came anu
swallowed up what was left. must
have gone to sleep then, for when L
awoke a great soft light shone ID the
wiudox. and Sister was standing before !
it, saying, softly:
chow pale my white lilacs are there
in the moonlightn' Then, as sl@nt
noise was heard in the hall, she
whispered, s.Is that you, Jefferson"
Eyes. miss" came from very black
old man. who entered and stood upon
the threshold, as if awaiting orders.
jefferson, have you saved up fifty
dollars2"
Eyes, missile, has dat; an TO de
land 's-sake, missile, Jefferson dun no what
to done wild dat same fifty dollars"
jefferson, will you lend it to me1
There is something I want to get and
don't want uncle to know, and will pay
YOU back ever so soon"
Fps lest too pleased, missile. was
goin' fur to ask you to keep dat money
To- me fo' de present." and the old man
hurried away.
| Sister came and stood in the moon
lirht. and [ saw she was crying, put she
onlv said, "Dear, kind old Jefferson"
Presently he came back, and handed
something to Sister, saying: ~ thank
We. missile, fur keeping of 1t tor me;
and he hurried away again. =,
Sister went to the window. "Jack,
she whispered.
Then | heard loud voices, and she
handed the money out the window to
some one.
"God bless you, Sister," -.
uGood-night; be good boy. Jack. !"
Then Sister came and knelt down by
the desk. and her beautiful hair rested
on my pages; then splash came two tears
and so was baptized.
was not a nice child; but that,
am convinced, was my own fault. BIS
ter however, thought l was delightful
and though she ought to know, hel
onin1on was not corroborated by others
I awoke one morning to ind myseiI
being roughly handled for the tlrst time
A great ugly man was seated by hug'
desk in big office. There were many
/ other men somewhat like him, all sit
a TING at GREAT desks in the same office
but the particular man to whom l rele
r was more disagreeable, am convinced
: than any of the others.
He tore off the paper wrapplngs l
d which | had been swathed, ana nun
q them into a great capacious scrap basket
At that time my knowledge or scra{
y baskets was limited, but subsequent
;; this part of my education was corrected
> I futtered my leaves coquettlshly as Il
y glanced at me, but [ at once pecan
aware that he seemed to see through ID
without looking at me. he tumoleo III
(, over. reading a portion of the last chap
d ter, then said, soto voce: ''More trash /;
II then. aloud, to young man at the me-
IL desk:
uHere, bundle this back. [ thlnE
or however. I tore the address, so look o.
~ for it."
l Then he slipped rubber band ov
Ut me, and tumbled pell-mell into the o
re basket after the shreds Of my enVelop
We At that time I was the only occupant
Ike the basket, but in an hour, one after a
q. other, thirty other manuscripts were WI
er me in the basket.
ty The youth who gathered US up seem
yet in a hurry, and left me, with my to
address. till the following morning; the
ng having more time, presume, he PICK
he me up, not unkindly, though he laugh
in an amused way, glancing down
ter first page.
he Poor girl! evidently a glrD, she W
be be disappointed, doubtless.
ice Do you suppose he meant Sister,
IS At home again! And Sister did SCI
disappointed; but she read the lit
nd printed slip, and then YEARLY looh
'e- over my leaves.
out None were torn or soiled, so she kiss
err me gently, and directly was sent
CT another voyage.
M My experience was much the same
before. The printed slip brought bs
len was different size and shape, and
ry- served with anguish that my dear CT
tor seemed worried, and feared she
sh- disappointed in me, or perhaps grow
ow TO dislike me, as others did.
ing
One afternoon when l returned II
ded a perecrination longer than usual,