Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-20


dener's, that worthy informed him
that he must "hunt some employ
ment."
Whittier was he to go? His weak
looks and attenuated form were bar
rier to his being employed.
You can't stand it to work." they
said.
So it was, day after day, the poor
boy had trudged along, travelling miles
and miles, kicked and cuffed, receiv-
ing harsh words and scornful looks
everywhere.
He stepped out from the haystack,
looked toward the town in an unde-
cided way, for he had begged at every
house on tho previous evening, re.
ceiving only few cold buckwheat
cakes, from an old colored woman.
AS if involuntarirly, he started toward
the house of the farmer, by whose
stack he had passed the night.
81 can chop wood, or husk enough
corn," he thought, "to pay for break
fast. :"
"What is it?" said Farmer Mild
man. 'Want to chop wood, eh?
Well, yes, some Of your stripe asked
to do that same thing, one morning
last week, and when L went into my
breakfast, he ran off with my axe."
"Ol, let starving man do some
thing for his food!" said Henry.
Farmer Mildman was moved by the
sad, pathetic pleading, and icing thus
moved, turned the stream of Henry's
life into smoother channels forever.
''John, bring this man basin of
water, soap and towel. Come into
the porch, 1 will try you. l will give
You something to eat, and plenty to
do"
There was vein of kindness in
the farmers tone, which almost made
Henry think he was dreaming one of
those haunting dreams which only
those subjected to great hunger
dream.
"When did you have as much rs
you could cat, young man? You must
be careful for few days"
Tho smoking "fatty pcnes" and
seething saUges, with other substan-
tials, 60 bountiful on tie farmers
board, did seem, indeed, to Justify
his caution to the half famished
wretch.
Henry soon increased in health and
spirits, as much from the farmers
kindness as from being bountifully
fed.
His father hud successfully i'm.
planted in his youthful mind the prin-
ciplo of doing thoroughly whatsoever
he undertook. So Henry pleased the
farmer by his willingness and thor.
ough1ess in his work.
Ii is needless to trace his progress
in the farmers favor; suffice it to say
that he was soon the trusted foreman
on the large stock and grain farm of
Jacob Mildmen.
"She is very seriously burt, sir
indeed you may prepare for the
worst"
These were the words of tho doctor,
pronounced over the still, deathlike
body of Belle Mildman, who had been
galloping over the fields, when her
red nubin, Hopping in the breeze, had
Attracted the attention of ono of her
fathers Gno Durhams, which pitched
suddenly at her horse from out dense
thicket.
The Eorse, coming to such n sudden
kalt, Threw Miss Belle over his head
into the very horns of tho enraged
bull.
This served as taunt to the enraged
beast, which now rushed madly upon
her, paving and stamping her 1.-the
form into the yielding soil.
1ourg Charlton, who was passing
near Iy, flew to Bellies rescue, when
tho animal pitched at him SO unex.
pecte6ly that he was terribly gored
before his trusty revolver had done
it's work.
roor Charlton was now unable to
walk, much less lake care of uncon-
scious Belle; but the field hands in an
adjoining inclosure, being attracted
by tho firing, came and boro the in
jurel persons to the house.
Miss Dollo was 30 horribly tramped
thai she died, and Henry came near
following her; but nature, aided by
the best nursing, combined with the
best medical skill in the State flor Mr..
Mlldnan spared no expense for him
who had risked his life for that of
Belle, triumphed, and after six weary
weeks they announced that he would
live.
But JACOB Mildmnn did not long
survive his daughter tho shock was
too much for his naturally weak con-
stitltion- and he, the last of the name,
soon went to meet his daughter and
her angel mother.
But before he died he did not forget
Ferry. In his will, after few minor
bequests to servants, Henry was made
the principal heir.
When fully convalescent, after
spending few years in Europe, Henry
came back to Mildman homestead /;
and thinking how best to invest his
accumulative surplus, he resolved to
found an asylum for those who were
truly "hunting work"
This he did, and ono day, while rid
ing in his carriage, just approaching