The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-23

within himself that they were In some
wav different from himself; they were
interested IN and talked about things of
which ne knew nothing. There might be
some good in this reading and studying
and knowing books, after all. Now about
the locket: OF course he would wear IL.
Ii that blue eyed Laura Warren had asked
him to wear milestone he would have
tried to accommodate her; but what IL
meant-that was what he couldn't under
stand. "She said was her Sir Iaunce-
lot : now / wonder who that Teller Is y
said the puzzled bow to himself SO he
surprised his grandmother and Nancy by
bringing home his books to study, and 1t
was noticed at school how attentive and
studious he had become.
81 do believe, Arthur" said Laura one
day, "that Ira can't spell, because his pro-
uunciation is so dreadful. Say" said the
girl confdentially, "lets try and break
him of that awful country habit he's got
into"
"You mean gotten into?"
81 don't like that word gotten" she
said, pouting little.
"Don't use il, them"
"What should l say?'
swell, say the bad habit ho's-he's
formed but I'll get a club and lay for
him"
"What do you mean?"
"Why, knock him down-'break' him
when he runs his words together, and
skips syllables and gs."
"What a liar you are, Arthur you know
you wouldn't do that"
81 wouldn't have 10 often-he don't
talk much"
"Wen, know some one that does"
Thanks"
sgN,,Bro
Then stubby came along and Arthur
looked perhaps trife obviously AT the
square, stout boy with the round, honest
face, and said: "Stubby, / wish l had
been in your place when you had the bull
scrape."
"Whv?"
ooh. well, because the squire would
have given me that gun, you know, and
it's we'll enough TO be on the good side of
the squire, too"
you've got gun"
Eyes, but l think yours is little better
Just a little. What are you going to do
tonightT
LES 90 slidin' down hill"
"They used TO call that coasting whore
went to school it's shorter and means the
same thing. Say, old boy, I've just
thought oil something"
"Go ahead"
There's a book over to tho house called
Rules and Exercises on Pronunciation
aud it's corker. Surprising we read aloud
TO each other out OF it every night, and
when either of US makes q mistake the
other will trip him up"
"All right" said Stubby, lies begin to-
night"
His parents and teachers would have
been astonished at the plumbers Arthur
made when he read, for even Stubby often
caught him, and became greatly interested
in this study. This was the club Arthur
used, and it was 80 eftectual that before
long Nancy said that "Stubby was a put
tin on heap o style tryin' TO talk like
big bugs but Aunty only smiled, and be-
came very much more careful with her
| own pronunciation, for she had received a
good common district school education.
At Arihur's suggestion, Stubby, during
the winter learned the Cataract OF
Lodore"-that nursery rhyme by Southey
and it was valuable practice for him,
and to be recommended TO any one who
| had contracted his habit. lie had re-
peated it so much that Nancy caught on
to several lines and supposed that she was
benetiting her own education by going
about the house repeating:
An happiu ar ra'pin an clappin' and sappin'
An curtin an whirlin' an purlin' an twirlin'
An thumpin' an plumpin' an bumpin' an
iumpin'
An dashin' an asshin' an sp'ashin' an clashin'
An 20 never endin' but allus deeendin'
Soun's an motions forever an ever air blondin'."
At Mr.. Haskins donation, along after
| New Years, Laura whispered TO Stubby,
whom she had just chosen in the game
which the young folks were playing:
"Sir Lancelot, will you 90 home with
| Aunt Martha and me tonight? Papa isn't
well and has gone"
Ira had never before felt quite the pc
| culiar sensation he did when he heard this.
Laura Warren, the PROTEST, incest and
wealthiest young lady-for there was the
vast difference OF year in their ages. and
q boy OF thirteen looks up to the young
| lady of fourteen always-in the country
round had actually asked him to
| protect her from the dangers that
| might arise between the parsonage and
her home, distance of nearly a hundred
| feet Why didn't she ask Arthur? He
was her age ard moro like her-different,
somehow. from himself, but then-no, he
knew that she would never have asked
| Arthur; but then. he was sure that be
| would have volunteered as soon as he dis
covered her fathers absence.
Ira had never enjoyed himself better
than he did this evening. These girl
plays and games had always been stupid
affairs to the boy before, but tonight he
went into everything and ANYTHING with
! almost as much spirit as Arthur. By and
by little Haskins ran mp to him:
say, somethin's got into my box-trap
| in the barn. Come an ses what it is.
A few minutes later the young Haskins
| came in snickering and told Arthur that
Stubbv was out in the yard and wanted TO
see him.
"Whew, Stub!' said Arthur as he came
near him. "W-h-e-wl just let me keep a
little off and to the windward."
| us il bad rs thatY asked Stubbv in q
most mournful voice.
''You 60 right home and change your
clothes in the barn, and bury them tomor-
row. Your grandmother will quarantine
you"
"But 1 promised to go home with
Laura" said the boy in despair.
"Oh, you did? We'll, it's cafe to say
that sno'll excuse you"
"Tell her | had an accident-an' viii
you see her home?"
Laura was looking for Ira when Arthur
went in.
IL was sent by that young man." said
Arthur smiling, ''to tell you that he had
had an accident, and was Obliged to &c
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