St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-03-19

anceStors OF ours, who came over with
old kill'" sstf
Endicott Howard looked 1t me IS
kancA and with proper disgust But
after, . little he frightened up and
leaniag very close to me uttered in .
loving voice: II don't care! You are
. regular brick, anyhow, and I'm glad
I've met you"
1t i needless TO say that after this
we became great friendA I invited
him 70 join me on my tramp. but soon
seeing the little fellow was very tired
hired farmer to take - ON TO the
Profile house. and from there. after
due persuasion, dispatched IN explana-
tory letter to his parents which en-
lightened them - to our Relationship.
and the fact that with their permis.
sion would take charge Of their son
for the term of his school vacation and
then return him safely 70 their abode.
Having given them the address Of my
banker. and being myself somewhat
well known in their city. was happy
to receive two fearful and character
istic letters. giving me full powers to
take Endicott around the mountains.
and around the mountains We went.
seeing everything that WAS 70 be seen
and enjoying each Others companion.
ship until may safely say we loved
each other very dearly.
Dur arrival at my cousins was ceg.
tainIy full Of interest had tried BY
frequent ietters to hint and suggest
that the boy was very manly in his
idess, IL he was small in person. and
that the patriotic loyalty and indspend-
enes manifested 1t every turn should
b fostered instead of tepressed- In
fact before the end Of our journey I
had determined to make him my heir,
or 1t least concluded that - the last
of our family he was most entitled to
its grandeur and riches" but heart
lily approved Of allowing him to be-
come - self-made man"-''an Ameri-
can: gentleman"-in his own stout.
brave way. The public school was
good enough for him and association
with other boys Of good record seemed
70 me to BE- the proper thing.
Slowly and one BY one I had deli
cately put these ideas into two rather
heada III I may be permitted
to .all them so). and I was not quite
for the kind Of reception We
received
Reing ~ l was the head Of the
Devereaux family, and having come
into possession of the family fortune, i
am sorry 70 say I was counted BY Endi.
colts mother and father - almost TOO
great and good for human natures
daily food. The dinner was . ban
quiet, served on china with the family
In gilt and color2 The room
was decorated with six large family
the chair I sat In had IN
s.sl's ooronet embroidersd on the tidy;
and-alas for such extravagence!-a
foCtman in livery and . butler in even
ing suit had been hired for the occasion.
The Conversation was constantly led to
the historic gloFies Of our ancestoFs.
and both my cousin and her husband
seemed to have reached the apex OF
earthly pride when I formally IN.
my desire 70 educate their con
with . view to his future prospects,.
Great was the abashusat. however.
when I declared that his fortunes
would depend upon their common sense;
md his exclamation. - he stood wav-
ing his hand shout the room: ''Youwill
have to cut al thisv' nearly reduced
his mother IN kAaRa tMl
But in time better counsels prevailed,
and to-day have just made up party
10 do the mountains once moro. This
Tine my cousin and her husband, with
their son, will b my guestA Endicott
Is now going on" seventeen. He -
Iaal, 1.-the, athletic and manly. He caD
play. baseball. swim. row. MAY tennis.
ride . 'rafety" and ''study like house
sfire." He takes ten-mile walks with
NE and tallks Of hard work 1t some
yood trade. which he declares Il the
best standby . boy can have In life.
He has won the regard and admirstion
II the boys in this town. and the girls
no longer pity him, while my
bAeAelor heart with its feeling Of
lonliness, seems full Of . new cheerful
aesA. ton which always seems to come
aooding in when hear the boys mer-
y laugh.
I keep the curlA They are treasured
By me in . small carved ivory box.
Why? Well. Endicott's Aunt Edith,
ais fathers sister. was that root Of
owe which has grown with my growth
md branched into every nber Of my
being. She went away in her beauty
when Only eighteen-and her curls-her
:urls were exactly like his I know.
lor have worn ono next my heart for
Ill these yearx-Cora L. DanielA In
Springfield, MAS } Republican.