South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-02-05

uss dfasee. - 10 cails Il, and told
oe shs hi.tory Of asarly eli shs as l.
clss thee. Wbsssvsr be cones o
that. sesugh, hs ssys: This tu,es
VIII b yeors soos dav, ~ 900, but
sewer touch l. without ny peeaissluu.
Nov, thaes unssasonabiss e belones
~ ne.
Unreasonable shlsi TIE cruel 70
Try . good boy 90 Boe.ow u foe .
couple Il hours, 80 Que viii discover
It and you ssoa't ..sans 10 sx siaio ho '
yuu lost youss.
Sarsiylis coaidn's bs sroug 20 take
u fos one ate noon; seill would not
60 near Il u paps hsd given me .
reas. a,
Do reaching home aud fladiu7 that
bic mo- her hal been called ous Cart
crepe stsalthily up the br. al staIresse
sud into bic fathers . uly. Alter
glsnciux ell around to maso suvvyas
wAs quite alone. he stepped on tip. 70
TO qusiutiy carved chess Of drawers.
and noiseiessiy drew cut tse upper
one. Tho familiar objects With q
aeemsd to stare him IN the lao .. and
60 rseAil she 4 iigh:fai stories b.,
"a hsr had told him about HE grand
ma. 70 whom they hal all belonged.
He hesitased. Was erau~ms I'M.
reasonable, iiks nv fathsrf be pou.
dered. The little fox vac gaining
Vround Slowly he stretched on, his
diDpied hand, aud drew the b,x In
wbici the knife laid from It, quie.
res,iug place.
Ytdd NOS TO temptation. for yield
ing is sin. whistled Q pas.sr-by.
Carl sta'ted and replaced the eox.
Nonsense. that's cowardiy I chidsd
the voice. Again he took IL up, and
this time uncovered Il. All, hnv the
steel glistensd and the polished han
die skonel
Tie ex.c.ly what you need sus-
geste the temptsr. but che mex mo.
ment his fathers words which he had
overheard yesterd ", souuied 10 his
ears: | can trust my SON under any
circuu HE fingers burned
and his head felt as II Il VAS afire.
Only this once. he reasoned. I'll
never do II again.
Ask the Saviour to help you the
whistle had broken iuto . song.
You can't look yoar father In the
face il you do 1t, conscience warned,
and the very thought filled his eyes
With tears. Brushing them away with
. sigh, he exclaimed What Q COW.
ard AMI MI go Tomorrow without
. knife and tell ths fellows, too, Why
| have none. Ben Jones may tWit
me, bu, most OF them will und. rstand,
and even fthey don'.. Can look into
fathers face anil feel ths, he an still
trust me. He closed the drawer, With
. light heart, tripped down The stars,
aui at six o'clock. With . face "a.
dian, With jy. bou Ade TO meet bis
father.
The following afternoon q happy
group OF workers vera giving the
final touches to dozens OF tiny crafts.
when Carl Wentworth entered Farmer
Oico.ts barn and joined ,heir circle.
INSTANTLY merry vices gree'ed him :
Hello, old fellow, come along AID get
70 vork Start In, Carl, los to do
yeti Shave this of for me, please,
your knife's JUS the thing; che re-
gslt.'s IN your honor, old boy. aud
you've got to work
I'm afraid I cant be OF mach use,
| have no knife, he rejoined pleas.
antly.
Have monet Where are yours 2
You own the best Two In town.
With slighs culver 10 his voice,
Carl explained: I had two beauties
oacs. but shey're 10th gone.
Gonei You hAven't lost them ?
But suppose you did. you ough, TO
have managed 70 get another Or 40
occasion like this, sailed Ben Jones
reproachfully.
Whv didn't you borrow ous2 que
ried Sam Custer. The frolic's for
you; NO thought yon would like 70
help.
might ss well make Cream breast
OF the Whole matter, wss the good
nAtured response. Then 10 his usual
straightforward way Carl told his
story. adding: Boys. the only reason
mother will not buy me one before
Christmas IL, she wants me 20 learn
to obey without questioning.
After . momentsry silence Bet
Jones shoutsds
Three cheers for Old Honesty I
let . 81! learn the same lesson. uur.
rah, hurrAhl schoed Ihrouzh the
barn, we hope tomorrow Will be the
Jlliest birthday auy one ever hsd
Although Carl bad no ku'fe, bis
def fingers were kept busy. all the
dainlisst touches being committed TO
bis care.
After supper that evening De.
Wentworth said: Carl. come to my
study moment. have something 70
shoW y'Iu. A sbud Ter passed. thi ough
Car's frsms, bus quickly bic face
frightened aud be followed his father
upstairs. The dostor proceeded di-
rscliy TO the drawer, opened Il aud
took out the box containing the katie.
How sIra0gs
Carl. be commenced, when you
we're = very small child your grand
mother gave me tbis 10 hand 10 You
on your tenth birthdsy, and With Il a
sealed envelope which I Nassn0t "a
opsn till 70 day. Ny mother vas the
very soul OF honor and inte0gitv