The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-26
"Two are Better than One" =

Dwight was very anxious to start for
school. II wish l could go now" he
said. Stanford has just gone BY"
20, we'll !" said his mother, "you
know the way as well as Sanford
does"
"Yes, mother |; but two are better
than ONE you know. What if San
ford should fall down, and have no
fellow to lift him upW
Mrs. Crawford laughed. She under
stood this somewhat bewildering
sentence. Dwight had been learning
his Junior" verse for the day, and
had repeated it to her in wonderment !;
he had not known there was such a
verse in the Bible: 1.-TWO are better
than one because they have good
reward for their labor. For If they
fall, the one will lift up his fellow !:
but woe to him that is alone when he
falleth: for he hath not another to
help him up"
"Very WELL" said Mrs. Crawford,
after moment, "if the case is urgent.
20 ahead you can do the errands at
noon. Only see to it that it is not you
who fall, Instead of Sanford"
Then Dwight kissed his mother and
made a rush for the door. 1t was easy
to overtake Sanford. They logged on
together after that at an easy pace.
They were just entering the school
grounds when Sanford nudged his
friends elbow.
"Look there" he said, "up in that
tree. Ill bet you cookie that that is
Joe Burke's paper with his corrected
sentences on that he made such q fuss
about. They blew out of the window
when he opened it yesterday, and have
lodged in that hollow. Let's get
look at them" =.
The boys made dash for the tree.
Sanford went up its bare branches like
"Yes, sir ~ he called out; "these are
the very papers. Good for him-mean
.camp! He is always cheating or
doing An i'll turn of some sort to a fel-
low. I wouldn't steal his papers,
though he glared at me as if he
thought I did but Pm awful glad be
hasn't got 'em It's the only lesson
he Is sharp in; he won't beat me
now"
"Im glad, too" began Dwight.
"Isn't it a lucky thing he had the WIN
dow open when he ought not to have
had? Well come off with flying
colors this morning If he hasn't written
them out again, and don't believe he
could get any ody to dictate for him
to copy. Well keep dark until after"-
and here Dwight came to q sudden
pause. "For if they fall, the one will
lift up his fellow" Were they two on
the very edge of q tumble? It looked
like it. And what was that his moth
er said?
"Look here, Sanford" he said
"don't let's do it. That would be put
ting ourselves on level with Joe for
meanness. Let's take them in and
tell him where we found them they
are all wet and muddy, but he can
copy them before class.n
There was q short argument, but
Dwight prevailed and the two marched
into school, rescued papers in hand.
II wouldn't be bit surprised If you
T ut them there yourselves" was Joe's
ungracious reply to this kindness.
'"There's gratitude for youw ~ said
Sanford, as he moved away
"Never mind" said Dwight, 1--WE
know we didn't but, do you know,
old fellow, you came pretty near
tumble this morningW
"What, from that tree? Nonsense
I never thought of such thing as
tumbling."
Dwight laughed; he knew what he
meant, and he said to himself that
mother would understand, but boys
weren't so quick as mothers.-From
"The Pansy."