The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-29
a FAITHFUL FRIEND.

a tall, elderly mulattress. with mark
ed features, and 10 the poise Of her
head, the firm line of her lips and the
expression Of her deep set eyes. you
could read a strength OF character
which is rarely found in her ductile
race. Louis was d bright. handsome
boy, about thirteen; bat, old as be
was, he was not ashamed to shed
tears at parting with the woman who
had taken him from his dead mothers
breast, and had loved and cared for
him as only mother cOuld do.
20 nanny" the boy cried, you're
the only one in the world vino cares
for me. Father thinks ten times more
of his books than he does OF me, and
it worries him just 10 have me go in
the room when he's reading or writ
ing. I'll be so lonely in this great, big,
empty bouse when you are gone"
I'm bound to go, honey" Norah
said, choking down her sobs. I've
got one lone chile, an She's too sick
to go to Kansas widout me. She's
got a husband, but den ne'5 sicn a
pore, worthless critter, he don't count
nohow. It's me she'll hab to pend
upon fur her bread"
But | can't let yon 60" he cried,
| with his arms around her neck Til
| be all alone"
mo, honey, you won't. You're to
go to great big school way off from
here fur | aXed your pa to send you.
an be said yes Den you'll! hab oder
boys to 'sociate wild, an you won
feel lonely. Yon'r pa don't mean to
be hard, but he forgjts you amt Old
aud settled like him. When your ma
died, he jest went iuter his room an
latched de dore, so nobody couldn't
come anigh him. Pears like he latch
ed de dOre Oh his heart too at de same
time, for he amt neber took no inter
est in nobody sence dat day"
No, and he never will" Louis said.
bitterly II live or die, he doesn't
care" f."
Hush hush" Norah said He's
your own pa; an when you gifts to be
a man, and company fur him, he'll
change Be a good boy, my precious.
Don't fall inter bad company and 90
wrong. 0 my chile. my boy it breaks
my pore heart to lebe you to Yourself
AZ wavr, Sho n,essa1 him cInsalv
in her arms and they MINGLED their
! tears,
EFF you're eber in trouble. an
your ole nanny Is hbin', honey" she
sobhed. send fur me. an Eli come"
Then [ wish trouble would Gomez
he cried. passionately.
Hush, honey. don't talk so, You'll
for git dem words. but de ebil one
won't. He'll member 'em agin YOU
some day"
Tho nnrse and her cbarua narted
the next dav. Years rolled on The
BRIGHT bny became a youth of marked
ability and promise. hut with no re-
straint of principle. From his father
he had never had word of advice
ii be wanted money, it was given
to him without a question When
there was no money. his father in
formed him Of the fact with his usual
cold indifference.
This plantation is mortgaged be
yond its value, and next week the
mortgage will be closed and the own
er take possession. You have an
education, and your teachers say ahil-
ity: SO YOU will be able to shift for
y0nrself"
Louis was stunned. He had taken
for granted that his father was a
wealthy man. for the plantation seem
ed we'll managed, and everything
abont the establishment betokeued
affiuence. Thew were in the library
and he looked round at the walls Gov
cred with books. those silent compan-
ions Of his fathers lonely life. How
could he ever live ont of that room?
A feeling of pity stole INTO his heart.
And YOU. father" he asked, what
will Won dO7"
ooh os for mo y with b;s cold sp,iI,
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unfortunate circumstances Louis was
seized with a kind of impotent rage
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friend 70 counsel patience and cour-
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