Evening journal., 1893-04-08
lsAAc,s LITERARY OPPORTUNITY
just Now TO Is a Printers Devil. but lie
Nav Develop some Day.

May Develop Some Day.
"Whars your boy Ike doin daown c
Boston, JeromeY' asked the Hilldale post
master one stormy night, while he and
Jerome Sargent waited for the coach 20
arrive. Mr.. Sargent had returned from
visit to Boston the day before. and it was
vaguely reported in the village that "hed
had great doin's daown blow with Ike
Isaac, replied Mr. Sargent in a tone
Of i'll concealed pride. "is right in tn
midst o. things, / ken Jest tell yel NJ
wife, she's allus held to it that Isaac he'd
got & be some kind of a lit'rary feller
when he'd got his growth. an declare
fort, it does appear s ef he was in a
pooty far way { kerry aout his mas
d'sires. He's jest right in amongst
mess o. tn ht'rary folks tn hull 'durin
time; sees 'em real informal day in an
aout"
"Do tellw gasped the postmaster, with
an expression Of the greatest and most
fattering amazement on his sharp fea-
tured countenance.
Eyes, sir" said Mr.. Sargent, seeing
that he had made a decided impression
on his listener. 81 was raound with
Isaac quite a little spell one mornin. but
lawzee, couldn't stand no sech fluster-
in, hurryin times as he hes right alongl
'Twould kill me right of, or anyways |
shouldn't never be fit for anythin agin
after week o. sech work. But Isaac
likes it, an seems & feel real easy an on
concerned 'baout gettin raound There's
one thing his ma an l would like t hev
changed though, that's tn short rations
o. time they give him & git from one
place t another an back agin."
"Hes T. hurry docs hep inquired the
postmaster.
"He cert'nly doos," replied Mr.. Sar-
gent, crossing his hands on his knees and
surveying the effect meditatively as he
talked "lsaac's likely boy at learnin,
an they'd oFter give him a little more Of
a chance, seems s ef."
"Wen, naow. what is Ike doin precise.
lyyn inquired the postmaster after a
pause. during which he had waited pa
tiently for Mr. Sargent to give some
more definite information as to his sons
pursuit, which had always been shroud-
ed in mystery.
'tWhy, amt cal'latin G tell ye jest
tn name they give E a boy in lsaac's psi
tion," remarked the father prudently.
ut w'd strike We kind o. queer, same as
it did me fust off, till Isaac explained
'baout it? / amt deemed it hardly wise
& tell his ma even jest yet, for she's kind
o. notional, an faint q pooty name no
two ways 'baout it, But it appears t
it's customary, an don't mean what ye
might s'pose or anythin like it. What
Isaac docs is t kerry what he tells me
they call 'proof-the literary folks do
back an forth betwixt them that writes
an them that prints. Jest think o. thatl
Right in with 'em all, Isaac is!'
"Do tn folks that he works for set
much by himf' inquired the postmaster
in a tone of great respect.
9TH printin folks set a heap by him, -
replied Mr.. Sargent. ITS Isaac here
an Isaac there all tn time with them
Isaac says tn writin men don't seem t
take much 70 him, but told him that ei
he was a good boy an did his work wei
they'd git so they'd feel real friendly e
him an be glad Z see him whenever h,
come in, same as tn printin folks are
An / said { him, sort Of cncouragin, foi
! thought ho seemed kind O. daouht
ful, why, Isaac, what a good thing il
w'd be for ye eff some O. them writin
folks sh'd take n real shine ye an have
a little talk with ye naow an agin whilst
they was fnishin up their writin for yC
{ take off (for Isaac says they never hex
it done when he gifts there hardly
P'r'aps they might kind o set forth t. y'
haow they write, an SO ON, says /. Isaac
didn't seem C. think twas likely. but
do, an 80 docs his maj
when a boy" said Mr. Sargent
rising as he heard tho sound of the ap
proaching coach, "hes q chance lik'
lsaac's, theirs no KNOWN what may conn
c himr-Youth's Companion