Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-04-07
ANNAPOLIS MD. FRIDAY EVENING" APRIL 2. 1893
,sAAc's LITERARY OPPORTUNITY.
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May Develop Some Day.

just Vow He IL Printers Devil, but He
May Develop Some Day.
What's your boy Ike doin daown {
Boston, Jerome?" 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 il was
vaguely reported in the villagethat .'he'd
had great doin's daown blow with Ike"
Isaac, replied Mr.. Sargent in tone
Of i'll concealed pride, lis right in tn
midst o things, l ken jest tell ye! NJ
wife, she's allus held to it that Isaac he'd
got L be some kind Of q ht'rary feller
when he'd got his growth. an declare
fort, it does appear s eff he was in
pooty far way Z kerry aout his mas
dsires. He's jest right in amongst
mess o. tn lit'rary folks tn hull 'durin
time; sees 'em 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 countenance.
"Yes, sir" said Mr.. Sargent, seeing
that he had made a decided impression
on his listener. II was raound with
Isaac quite little spell one mornin. but
lawzee, couldn't stand no sech fiuster-
in, hurryin times as he hes right alongl
'Twould kill me right off, or anyways
shouldn't never be fit for anythin agin
after week o sech work. But Isaac
likes it, an seems t feel real easy an on
concerned 'baout gettin raound. There's
one 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 & another an back agin.'
Hes t hurry, docs he?' 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 "Isaac's likely boy at learnin,
an they'd orter give him little more of
a chance, seems s ef."
well, naow, what is Ike doin precise
lyY 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'1atin t. tell We Jest
tn name they give t a boy in Isaac's psi
tion," remarked the father prudently.
ut w'd strike ye kind o. queer, same as
1t did me fust off, till Isaac explained
'baout it? l amt deemed it hardly wise
T. tell his ma even jest yet, for she's kind
o notional, an 'taint pooty name no
two ways 'baout it! But it appears t
it's customary, an don't mean what We
might spose or anythin like it. What
Isaac docs is t kerry what he tells me
they call proof literary folks do
back an forth betwixt them that writes
an them that prints. Jest think O. thatl
Right in with 'em all, Isaac isr'
do tn folks that he works for set
much by himy' inquired the postmaster
in tone of great respect.
9TH printin folks set heap by him, y
replied Mr.. Sargent. "It's 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 ef
he was good boy an did his work well
they'd git so they'd feel real friendly to
him an be glad { see him whenever he
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An said t. him, sort of encouragin, for
i thought he seemed kind o. daoubt-
full, Why, Isaac, what a good thing it
w'd be for ye ef some O. them writin'
folks sh'd take real shine e We an have
a little talk with We naow an agin whilst
they was finishin up their writin for ye
t take off (for Isaac says they never hev
it done when he gifts there hardly.
P'r'aps they might kind o. set forth t. We
haow they write, an so on, says l. Isaac
didn't seem t think twas likely. but /
do, an so docs his maj
when a boy" said Mr.. Sargent,
rising as he heard the sound of the ap-
preaching coach, "hes chance like
Isaac's, theirs no KNOWN what may come
t. himl"-Youths Companion.
Tempting Providence.
Mary Jane" said the Dakota farmer
to his spouse, cit seems like fyin in the
face of Providence to name the boy
Elijah. 1t sounds too much like the old
feller in the Bible that was carried away
by a cyclone. don't think it's proper
name at all fer this country. "-Indianap-
oils Journal