The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-04-13
IsAAc,s LITERARY OPPORTUNITY.
Just Now He Is q Printers Devil, but HI
May Develop Some Day.


May Develop Some Day.
Whats your boy Ike dom daown t
Boston, Jeromea" asked the Hilldale post.
master one stormy night, while he and
Jerome Sargent waited for the coach tc
arrive. Mr.. Sargent had returned from a
visit to Boston. the day before, and it was
vaguely reported in the village that she'd
had great doin's daown blow with Ike.
Isaac, replied Mr. Sargent in a tone
of i'll concealed pride, sis right in tn
midst O things, ken jest tell We! nj
wife, she's allus held to it that Isaac he'd
got t. be some kind of library fellel
when he'd got his growth, an / declare
fort, it does appear s eff he was in a
poorly far way t. kerry aout his mas
dsires. He's jest right in amongst d
mess O. tn library folks tn hull 'durin
time; sees 'em real informal day in an
aoutr
''Do tellr' gasped the postmaster, with
an expression of the greatest and most
hattering amazement on his sharp fea-
tured countenance.
eyes, 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 huster.
in, hurryin times as he hes right along
'Twould kill me right off, or anyways
shouldn't nev>r 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 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 heT' 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 a little more Of
a chance, seems s ef"
"Well, naow, what is Ike doin precise
ly?" 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. s
"Why, amt cal'latin t tell We jest
tn name they give t. a boy in Isaac's psi
tion," remarked the father prudently.
at 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 pooty name no
two ways 'baout it! But it appears t
it's customary, an don't mean what We
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. that!
Right in with 'em all, Isaac isr'
"Do tn folks that he works for set
much by hin?" inquired the postmaster
in tone of great respect.
eth printin folks set heap by him, y
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 et
he was 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 l said t. him, sort of encouragin, fol-
I thought he seemed kind O. daoubt-
full, why, Isaac, what good thing il
w'd be for We eff some O. them writin'
folks sh'd take real shine t. ye an have
little talk with ye naow an agin whilst
they was fnishin up their writin for ye
t take off for Isaac says they never hey
1t done when he gifts there hardly,
P'r'aps they might kind O. set forth t. ye
haow they write, an SO on, says L Isaac
didn't seem t. think twas likely, but
do, an so docs his ma!
"When a boy" said Mr.. Sargent,
rising as he heard the sound of the ap,
preaching coach, shes a chance like
Isaac's, theirs no KNOWN what may come
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