The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-05-30
IMPRACTICAL NATHAN

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ifous oa Ls rugged face. IL ss
sssrsipgs fisvsacs beirssn iaiher 90
,os. tsrnsssiog The horse on sasds
mornings 10 The osrysli snd ihi
morniss ihe dssson vas late drss
inF, sri S4ihap. beias ready. ~
e,ugbt ia the tolls Of the uowsleom
task.
Isssr ns Euch slszT : bn' KITTY ss
waitins With Der fathers peckiis snd
smile. Come. father. We shall have 4
ssit Tor you II yen waste time scoldios
sbe said brightly, s che slipped the ~
snder his collar snd deity TIED four Il
hsnd.
Kitty vas l6 aud her fathers idol
Sbe vas fond OF outdoor work, aud oitsr
lent . wiling hand With the planter enc
reaper. while Nathso much preferred Ia
door tasks.
| Ycu are some comfort 10 me. Sssiy,
.sid the deacon, embracing her trim waist
si,h his big hands, bu, N,lhsn--
IL going to b. a credit to us after be has
been to college, interrupted KITTY briskly,
Here he comes vi b the carri,ge
A tall youth. slender aud eflsminate,
came 10 at ths door. aud vent to the snk
With sn sserisved look ts be rubbed soap
on his hsnds, washed aud rubbed With
such pertiuscity that bis father exclaimed
i'm patiently: Come now. don't stand there
sni wash oil dsy. we'ii be late at church
sgsin.
I'm hot going, answered Nathan, short
ly
Here. father, your hat is brushed. and
We are oil ready, said Mrs. Grimshsw,
bnstline 10. her bonnet on and ready for
the drive. Sac bad planned to be there
wben Nathan cams 10, for the lad WAS OBJ
8 ins,e and The descon's tongue and tenn
per sharp std quick.
They we're hall way up to the church
before Mrs. Gumshsw vsntuted to remark
softly; He will never make farmer.
School is the only suitable place for him.
The deacon exploded Farmet l
should say noI Look at that boss; I'm
ashamed to drive into town With him.
You send Nate to college, father, snd
III be obore boz for you, Kitty proposed
eagerly,
I'd rnther have one willin girl than half
cozsn 6nicky. unwilln boys. replied
the deacon. looking back into Kitty's
smilIn face. | siu't saying. though, that
you and your ms are going TO poster me
into spending good money on him. lie
don't deserve it,
The neighborhood was in sympathy
sith the deacon II was an unaoubted
sfil icton to have q visionary, unprsoiiosl
SOD. who touched each unpleasant task
to the farm life delicately, and
with aversion; stiii he knew every bug
and beetle which fsw or ctaRled 10 the
fields, snd was better sca usinted with the
insect life than with the work on the
isrm. There was jeering snd laughter
when be came in contact with rural wita.
II had such a Ounce 10 my family I'd
dress him up 10 peitcuts fer . scsrecrow.
Farmer Gray WAS fond Of saying. 1 seen
him milk . COW oncs. and, / swan, 1 wss
sorry for the COW.
He knowss heap sbout buga, though,
another. Likes bug buntin bet
ter than be does bis dinner. Hear about
pertster bugsi He gathered pan full Of
the critters one day when his ps and ma
was gone to neig boris visitn, and when
they got back the hi chen wss sight to be
b IA. Nate hs1 pu. EN- in the stove with
Jest enough hrs to warm EN- up lively, and
gone tff 10 6I bntserHy net. OF course,
they crswled out OF the stove and over
Ihe walls and csilin- --you couldn't pint
your fnger where there wasn't . pertater
bug crawlin, 1t took Mis- 0rimsbsw con
,ipersbIe OF spell to get EN- swept down
INTO pail hot water, aud she imagined
,he saw pertatsr bugs crswlin for some
lime siterss,ds.
Jast like him Set him sboveling sun
biue aud he's perfectly happy. Notbin
practical about him. and I'd give q dozen
ike him for one vide awake. sensible
,irl like bis sist Kitty.
SO lar ss his neishbors we're concerned.
Nathan was irredeemsbly sent to Coventry,
,ut bis mother and KITTY had faith in
lin. and lost no opportunity Of urging
lpou Mr. GfimshaR's attention the idea
4 college education fer him.
There certsitly is something in him.
a,her, though we're not bright enough
10 zee jnst whsl 1t 10, said the
mother soXionsiy, 90 the time approached
or the operins oi soboo! 10 the i,li. Ma
han is lots wiser than most boys 10 some |
rays He cane 10 yestsrjsy With e great
reen nj 9th With the loveliost orescenss on
sch wiss. . moon moth, be called II, 4,
nd you should have he,rd him go on I
nd eXplsin sll sbout it. snd the kind Of
rub II cams from. /. was real interestiu. 1
tried to have bin shos |, to you. but be
aid you wouldnt care.
Thought bis old dad did6't know I
noush to csfs. s'poss. Mr.. Grimsbsw
srlisd. perversely ignoring the fac, that
Q never bad interested himself 10 bic
on's researches, except 90 one occsion 9
'hsu . Gne crop Of choice peas I'D BEEN '
wed BY N,thsns s,uiy Of the insect pest =
fhieh iniestsd IT, He bad pstiently pick
every intc'sd lesf, dss.royipg them I
Ii,h better resulls thsn ., the time Of the q
bus "a dr. aud bis istber hsd fesl I
; gwen tim credit for sebse snd peise .
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