The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-04-29
lsAAc's LITERARY OPPORTUNITY.
Just Nov He II . Printers Devil. but He
May Develop Some Day.

hay Develop Some Day.
What's your boy Ike dom daown t
Boston, JeromeT' asked the Hilldale post
master one stormy night, while he and
Jerome Sargent waited for the coach to
arrive. Mr.. Sargent had returned from Q
visit to Boston the day before. and 1t WA
vaguely reported In the village that ''hs'd
had great aoin's daown blow with Ike
Isaac" replied Mr., Sargent In Q tone
Of i'll concealed pride. lis right In til
midst o things, I ken jest tell yel NJ
wife, she's allus held to it,that Isaac he'd
got & be some kind Of q library Teller
when he'd got his growth. an | declare
fort, 1t does appear 8 Of he was in a
pooty far way Z kerry aout his mas
d'sires. Hes jest right in amongst q
mess O tn library folks tn hull 'durin
time; sees EN- real informal day in an
aoutl"
do tellf' gasped the postmaster, with
an expression Of the greatest and most
hattering amaEement ON his sharp fear
tured countenance. 4 ;
"Yes. SIR" said Mr.. Sargent, seeing
that he had made . decided impression
on his listener. II was rsound with
Isaac quite . little spell one mornin. but
lawzee, / couldn't stand no sech fluster-
In, hurryin times as he hes right along!
"Twould kill me right of. OF anyways ]
shouldn't never bs ft for anythin agin
after a week O. sech work! But Isaac
likes II. an seems T. feel real easy IN N
concerned 'baout gettin raound. There's
one thing his ma an | would lie q hev
changed though. that's tn short ratione
o. time they give him Z git from one
place e another an back agin."
Hes Z hurry. docs her inquired tbs
postmaster.
He cert'nly doos," replied MIR. Sar-
gent. crossing his hands on his knees and
surveying the effect meditatively y he
talked ''Isaac's . likely boy at learnin,
an they'd oyter give him . little more Of
. chance, seems 3 e."
"Well. naow. what IL IKE dom precise.
Tyr inquired tho postmaster after .
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 shreud-
cd In mystery. ~
why, l amt callstin r tell 70 Jest
tn name they give t a boy In Isaac's psi
ton" remarked the father prudently.
sit w'd strike ye kind o. queer. same as
II did ms fust Of, till Isaac explsined
bsout ia | ain't deemed 1t hardly wise
9 tell his ma eyen jest yet. for she's kind
o. n~otional. an faint 9 pooty name no
two ways 'baout III But it appears 7
it's customary, an don't mean what ye
might s'pose or Anythin Ike IL. What
Issac docs 10 Z kerry what he tslls ma
they call ~'proof-the literary folks do
back an forth betwixt them that writes
an thsm that prints. Jest think o thati
Right In with SIN all, Isaac Isl"
"Do tn folks that he works for set
much by himY' inquired the postmaster
In = tone of great respect.
"Th' printin folks set q heap by him."
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 Of
he was y good boy an did his work we'll
they'd git 10 they'd feel real friendly to
him an be glad t see him whenever he
come in. same a. tn printin folks are.
An | said & him, sort of encouragin. for
| thought he seemed kind O daoubt-
ful, Why. Isaac, what q good thing 1t
wsd be for ye Of some O them writin'
folks sh'd take areal shine q ye an have
. little talk with ye naow an agin whilst
they was inishin up their writin for ye
T. take oil (for Isaac says they never hev
It done when he gifts there hardly.
P'r'aps they might hind o. set forth T. ye
haow they write. an 30 on says L Isaac
didn't seem t think twas likely. but l
do, an 10 docs his NAL
When a boy" said Mr.. Sargent.
rising as he heard the sound Of the ap-
preaching coach. hes a chance like
I~saac's, theirs no KNOWN what may come
+ himr'-Youth's Companion.