Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-07-10

suits and So ON. All for nothing. Then
| thought OF the lessons behind hand
at school and the work Id have to do
TO catch up. for of course I'd got to
take hold and work now like other
boys. No shirking now. No more
fun, but just good, solid work for
boy who by and bye had got 10 earn
his living and make up to folk for
what they'd lost on him. Then | /
thought again of dear Aunt Josephine
and all the jolly days Id had with her,
now gone forever, and | snivcled SO |
Peter whined until had to stop.
When | came back to the house the
folks were getting ready 20 go home
Father spoke sternly To me, but mother
put her hand softly ON my head, say.
ing, Poor boy" Then remembered.
| walked up TO father.
Father" said Il want you 10
have the $500 Aunt Josephine left me
as part payment for what YOU We spent
on me, I'll pay up the rest when Tn
q man.
Father and mother looked at each
other with looks that lightened me up
considerably, though | couldn't ex.
actly have told what was in their
faces.
After that | Just worked hard at
whatever had TO do. In school and
out kept at it, for never forgot that
| had now to make my own way in
the world; and that fact means for
boy that he has no time to waste in
fooling. My school reports grew bet
ter and better. Sometimes the master
sent home letter telling mother how
famously l was getting ON.
This was rather comforting to me,
for the boys had got hold of the story
of the will, and | was now called by
them ''Disinherited Joe" Not a fine
name for fellow to go by, especially
under the circumstances But there
was no use fighting against il. When
set Of boys are bent on making
something go there's no stopping it.
And had held my head pretty high,
and they had rather put up with it be
cause | was known 10 be a boy with
prospects. had TO come down now
and did try hard To do the square
thing, but couldn't cheek off that
name, though.
AT home | never let father speak
twice when he wanted thing done i;
and that stern word the day OF the
funeral is the only one | ever remem-
ber of his using tai me. But, then, he
was the kindest father in the world.
| When vacation came asked Law
yer Green 10 let me work on the farm
He said l might If | would work we'll
| remembered Aunt Josephine's ways,
| and did my best to follow them. You
/ H.. II. ..f
things 10 set To rights The clumsy
men were very different from my
clever aunt saved the cherries, for
il | hadn't been there they would all
have gone TO the bugs. Sometimes il
was awful hard on my feelings to be
there, for missed Aunt Josephine SO;
yet there was a kind of satisfaction
through il all, for used 10 fancy
could hear her say;
That's right, sir, since you've tc
make your own way in the world"
Well, the three years passed. got
through the grammar school sooner
than any one expected, and had beer
a year in the high. had decided tt
60 through the four years course
there, and then go into my fathers
business and save up enough To start
toward owning "A fancy farm like Aunt
Josephine's | knew could run ont
if | once got started remembered
all her ways as if | had seen her a
work yesterday, and the summer va
cations there were great help.
The third anniversary Of aunt,
death came round, and we all went VI
TO the farm to heer the letter of in
structions read.
Some more advice in il for me-
thought, but If Aunt Josephine wer'
alive shed see didn't need il.
tell you it was something OF tria
to 90 there again. Mother and fathe
were fearfully nervous, and mother
she couldn't keep her eyes off of M
all the way there, and kept saying
Poor boyl' just as she did the day o
the disappointment tried TO cheel
her all ] could, telling her to never
mind what was coming; Id made vi
my mind TO own as good farm a!
Aunt Josephine's when grew up, ant
that should stick To that Then sh,
would say: BLESS you, my boy Y il
way TO make n fellow feel all hol
low.
all most warmly, especially me.
I've heard good words Of you, h,
said, both from your home and you
school. But scarcely need them, see
ing you work SO like man in vaca
ton. 1t would do your aunt's hear
good To know her little sarcasm in tn,
will was really not deserved Blu
come in. have surprise for you.
We FASTENED in, wondering what j
could be. The letter was very brief
IL was a new will after all Ii wa
simply this:
II, at the end Of three years, m,
nephew, Joseph Hedden Wingate, ha
developed into an industrious, mani,
lad-as, from my study of him, | an
of the opinion that he will bequeatl
to him my entire remaining property
Dir. Green to hold ii in trust until m,
nephew is of age. Otherwise il goe
manning the charitable institu
tom.
tell you that went over me like
shot. There was such noise of con
gratulatlons all around me though
| was going to drop heard mothe
calling again for camphor.
pulled myself up
Peter" | called.
The old dog sprang 10 me-
Come on, Pete! We shall have Z
get out Of this. Lets 90 and find tom
cat To pepper. "-AbDie McGannett il
Courier Journal.
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