The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-31
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May Develop Some Day.
What's your boy Ike doin daown q
Boston, Jeromes" asked the Hilldale post
master one stormy night. while he and
jerome Sargent waited for the coach to
arrive. Mr.. Sargent had returned from a
visit to Boston the day before. and 1t was
vaguely reported in the village that he'd
had great doin's daown blow with Ike"
Isaac" replied MIR. Sargent in a tone
of i'll concealed pride, lis right in tn
midst o things, I ken jest tell We! M
wife, she's allus held to it that Isaac he'd
got t be some kind of a library teller
when he'd got his growth, an | declare
fort. it does appear S eff he was in a
pooty far way t kerry aout his mas
d'sires. He's jest right in amongst a
mess o. tn ht'rary folks tn hull 'durin
time; sees EN- real informal day in an
aout!"
do tell!' gasped the postmaster, with
an expression of the greatest and most
fattering amazement on his sharp fea-
tured c~ountenance.
Yes, sir" said Mr.. Sargent, seeing
that he had made a decided impression
ON his listener. II was raound with
Isaac quite a little spell one mornin, but
lawzee, | couldn't stand no sech 1uster-
in, hurryin times as he hes right along!
Twould kill me right off, or anyways
shouldn't nevcr be fit for anythin agin
after a week o sech work! But Isaac
likes it, an seems T. feel real easy an on
~ rar.nI fInn,,% n~nA4.,a ~ory,rI ThnratC
n thing his ma an | would like t hev
changed though, that's tn short rations
o. time they give him t git from one
place t another an back agin."
Hes t hurry, docs her inquired the
postmaster.
He cert'nly docs replied Mr.. Sar-
gent, crossing his hands IN his knees and
surveying the effect meditatively as he
talked. .~'Isaac's a likely boy at learnin,
an they'd orter give him a little more of
a chance, seems S eff"
well. naow, what is Ike dom precise
Typ 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.
why, | amt ~cal'latin G tell We Jest
tn name they give t a boy in Isaac's psi
ton" remarked the father prudently.
1T wsd strike we kind O. queer, same as
it did me fust of. till Isaac explained
'baout it? amt deemed it hardly wise
e tell his ma I'VE jest yet, for she's kind
o. notional, an faint a poorly name no
two ways "baout it! But it appears t
it's customary, an don't 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
ar them that prints. Jest think O. that!
Right in with 'em all, Isaac isr'
do tn folks that he works for set
much by him?' inquired the postmaster
in q tone of great respect.
''Th' 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 to him. but / told him that eft
he was a good boy an did his work well
they'd git so they'd feel real friendly to
him an be glad t see him whenever he
come in, same as tn printin folks are.
An / said t him. sort of e~ncouragin, for
| thought he seemed kind o daoubt-
full, Why, Isaac, what a good thing it
w,'d be for we Ct some o. them writin'
folks sh'd take a real shine t ye an have
a little talk with ye naqw an agin whilst
they. was fnishin UP their writin for ye
t take OF for Isaac says they never hev
it done when he gifts there hardly.
P'r'aps they might kind o set forth t ye
haow they write, an S o on, says |. Isaac
didn't seem t think twas likely. but
do, an so docs his ma.
When a boy said Fir. Sargent,
rising as he heard the sound of the ap.
preaching coach, hes a chance like
L~saac's, Tiers no KNOWN what may come
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