Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-16

''Poor Everett" he thought, ''sHh
and cooped up in the city, while an
going of for a month in the mountains,,
.nnd here forgot oil about him. How
selfish people are, anyway
BY and by, he clim bed three Aightss,f
stairs to a close little fat where Nus
Harris and her son lived. Yes. It eu
bad there. for a sick man. Shirk.y
thought--bad enough for a well ol.c
this hot weather, there was no doubt.o OF
it-and once more he thought of tie
cool mountains and of the dashing river
whore he was going. =.
Everett was cvcr3oycd TO see hira,
and the tender~heartetl fel3o~-e1sosss<a-A
little ns he thanked him for the fruit.
ekirfcy sat down by Him xnd felt re-
/ n70rveful.s Tlsay~tslkede OF matters ut
the store. and tlis spirits of both rose
rs Shirley tofst londe amusing things
that had Happened lately.
You know yosnR< Bridges Is doing
your work. hA said, laughing.
"Yc,, /. on.told me- replied Everett
witha little sigh. - -
well, he doe.n't ike IL very Veil,
but his father wouldn't get anybody in
your place. He said Charlie could Gust
as well do Nssill you came back. He
had lots of trouble at hrst, but gets
along pretty well now. He's not n hsd
fellow, either, but an awful dandy.
wears ssils hat and patent leathers--"
Yes, I know: and. recollect once he
fell down In thcsmud and came into the
Office nearly crying"
....Ycs-well-and' you; know big
Roger. the drayDan7'' $*
ooh, yes; Roger has been to sec me
twice. The last time he brought me a
sausage over foot long. His wife
made it, and thought it would do me
Shirley laughed at the idea of sau,-
ages: for SICK dict ikthe teaA came.
Il suppose you ate the sausage" he
said, at last.
mo, I'm keeping it for next winter"
but WAS going to, Aell you a bout
Charlie Bridges said Shirley.s 'Thc
other evening Roger waswaitingf for him
to make out some shipping receipts,
and went oycr in the corner. where
it's rather dark. you know, to sit down
on the stool sthcre. Well, just as he
pumped himself down, he felt some
thing pop and squash under him, and
jumped up like he was shot. 1t was
except Roger and Charlie. Roger was
awful sorry, and offered to pay for it,
while Charlie shed tears but refused
the money. The boys liked him tho
better for that, and he and Roger arc
as good friends as ever"
Everett laughed so heartily that he
began coughing in a way that cut Shir.
ley to the heart. His mother brought
him some water, and, when his cough
was quietcd, Shirley had grown grave
and silent.
"What is the doctor doing :or your"
ne asked, after long pause.
Not much. now," said Everett, ,
little sadly. "IIc says need fresh ai.
most. and that, if could get strength
my cough would stop
Shirley continued to look grave and
offered no reply.
Il must try and get back to work by
September" continued Everett. Just
.hink-I have lost eight whole months.
1t is terriblc!" And tears stood in the
poor fellows eyes.
"Whcre would you go for an outing.
old maa?' asked Shirley, after pause
''Oh, ! don't know! I haven't con-
sidcrod it. Almost any place in tho
country where Fl could. get away FROM
this smoke and have fresh air. Yes,
there is q place" he added. "It'a
"NeFc we uSco 10 i've DclOTe we CanC
to the city," and he glanced quickly a.
his mother. who bent low over her
sowing and did not seem to be ksten-
ing. Il should like to go there" he
continued. 1T is about fifty miles
north of here, and there are nice woods
and little stream where ! used to
catch perch and chub. l should like to
go there again and fish. know people
there, too and don't believe it would
cost more than fifteen dollars n monti,
for board" And the sick mans eyes
shone at the thought of his old village
and the stream with its perch and club.
An hour before. Shirley would have
laughed scornfufiy at such sport, hut
he did not laugh now. Pretty soon h.
said goodnight to Everett and his
mother. and walked home under tn.
street lamps. thinking.
That night, when he got to his room.
he made a new calculation. 1t ran as
follows:
Three round trip tickets TO Fokcville. ....s 90
Fish.lincs and hooks for perch and chub. / 90
Total -. !a2 90
Then he wrote a little note which he
sealed stamped and dropped into the
mail box on the corner 1t said
DEAR EVERETT:
II am going to take n vacation in August,
and, as will want company, invite You to &c
with mc--also your mother to take care of us.
l have been saving the money for year, and
have enough for months trip for US all. Yov
can prepare TO start next week will come UP
tomorrow night and We can talk it over.
Hastily SHlRLEY.'
Shirley Holmes never spent a happier
month in his life than. that which he
spent with Everett and his mother at
Pokcvilie. Everett seemed to get bet
ter from the first day, and before tho
month was over was thoroughly him
self again. .-.s.-,.-+....--,.
Mrs. Harris visited with her. old
friends, while the young men spent
whole days in the woods, sometimes