Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-08-19

leaf out Of the book Of my life, and
turn TO other scenes.
''Weu--are you dumb2 What do you
say for yourself2"
"Alr. BostOck. am Dorr Jewett Do
you not know me?"
A very faint appearance of interest
came to his face.
"Jewett?" he repeated 81 believe I
used TO hear that name Why, yes;
Amos Jewett was my schoolfeilov
when | was n boy Dorr-Dorr2 That
was my fathers name"
saw that his mind was cropping for
memory, and waited.
He motioned me to sit down with
him de looked at me, but was silent.
Amos Jewett was my father" I
ventured- Don't you remember COM
ing TO our poor New Hampshire home
ten years ago. sir? Don't you remem-
Der how kind you were To us? I was
the boy you took so much notice Of"
he heard me. and e>e mists seemed
dispelled from his BRAN as by magic.
A look of surprised Intelligence came
70 his face.
you Dorr Jewett9 - little DorrP
Bless me, how you have grownl I'm
not often glad TO SEQ anyone but my.
child, in these days; but am glad to
see you. Is your fether wellP"
why, he died, sir, more than a year
ngo- / wrote to you about it."
II never read letters now-nor pa
pers-nor books. Not now. Yet do
remember nice letter you wrote me
once, years ago. before"
The change that came over that woe
| full face terrified me. 1t was literally
black with rage, with fury. called up
by his own speech.
"Yes. sir" I FASTENED to say, 'and
you answered it so kindly"
Ibid 1? That is well; | am glad to
hear it. So you've come to look up n
| wretched and lonely old man like me,
have you, because l was kind to you?
1 Do you know, my boy, / don't think
/ there's another man in Louisiana, or
| out of it. could soften me the way you
have. I'm going to have you stay here,
4 now you've come. Oh, yes, / do re-
member now NIL about the time went
to Boston, and back among the hills
| where ! was born. and how / found
| you and poor Amos out in the fields.
and ate your good mothers mush and
l milk"
His face seemed recreated. It &C
tually wore a gentle smile.
but It was long ago, and life has
been hard and cruel with me since, and
/ had forgotten all these pleasant
things Why, boy, it seems to me rs II
you'd come TO me from another world.
He took my hand in his own thin
hand
You'll stay with me, Dorr Jewett
won't you?"
believe the tears came TO my eyes
at the question It was asked in 9
voice which was the ghost of that
sounded In my dreams. told him
that would stay awhile.
Always, Dorr; want you with mo
remember, now. asked you long
ago 60 come. am rich. my boy; rvs
got money, and plantations, and slaves
but haven't any friends. Well, who
would ] be kind to. II It wasn't u
Amos Jewett and his boy? OF Amo'
; was my churn; he'd wrcstle with ma
l and throw me; but he'd fght any DO.
that tried to put upon me. ] wan
somebody to talk TO; my girl can't al
4 ways DC Win me- lie eyre IL u goo,
fellow, but he's never happy. unles
he's driving the niggers round. Ii
shall show you the plantation whei
you've rested - to-morrow-yes, tina
| will be time enough. When you wan
to go TO New Orleans he shall go wit
you; ! never stir of the place. You'll
see how the cane grows-the old can
and the new cane lie Fevre says he
got more than hundred acres nov
/ planted. He'll show you the suga
mill. and maybe he can figure up wha
the crop will be this year. Good blac
soil this, Dorr. This is better tina
planting corn in the cracks of tn
rocks up north, Ell? No, you won
talk about going away, Dorr Jewett.
So ne rambled on, q wreck Of min
as well as body, continually strivin
< to struggle out of the gloom in whic
he was involved, and to reach bacl
a ward TO familiar faces and scenes
- A burst Of melody shook the air;
t clear. pure voice, singing a merr
/ French song. Mr.. Bostock raised h
X head, and new intelligence gave mt
= mentary luster to his eyes.
"Ah. that's Coralie;" he said. "Yo
IS shall see (ioralie. Here she comes"
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