The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-09
An Obstinate Boy.
BY Luc1Us BURTON.

Copyright, 1902. by Daily Story Pub Col
 Of course Donald was most foolish and Obstinate boy There could be no sition in the house of a very rich and . very liberal patron. His duties were not onerouss but such as they were he ful- nlied them in a most conscientious man. ner. The position might have been 6 snap. but Donald did not look at it that way and all, his waking hours were giv- en to the doing of things, required or not, which should make for the better ment of the stables of his employer and
 Donald had not had any education to speak of-that is, any education lying within the realm of books. and what train ing he had came from the sterling dis- cipline of his good Scotch mother
 of his mother and father had not proved most fortunate, and the rugged qualities of the maternal Scotch had been neutral. ized by the indecisive character of the father with his mixture of French and American blood. At any rate. when the boy was a mere child, both parents died. and Donald was placed in servitude with the family of the wealthy Hobart Way right iiai faitsfai ie work S did he he do with the horses and vehicles. For besides tho Scotch blood in his veins, which made him faithful and persistent in his duty, Inere was the leSS0NS ne nau Detil taught at his mothers knee, which had instruct
 ed him when a mere baby to be thorough and careful in all the efforts of life. He could not help it-no more than could she:. it was the heritage of ages.
 So he piodded along, putting up with sneers of the lackeys and other employees.
 who laughed at his conscientious work, as best he could. It was no small comfort to this homeless and lonesome boy to come in contact with Ethel, the golden haired little daughter of the house, whose i3 years seemed to give his 14 something of a right to protect and guard over her. Being bonnie lad and handy with the horses. he found himself almost always noon rides, and there were rare afternoon racings over the fine country roads and through the groves. And through it all Donald was exceeding careful and releas- his own superior strength and skill with the horses, he often taxed his ingenuity to permit her to win, albeit 1t required the utmost strength and tact with his own horse, crazed with the excitement of the course-and his own youthful head not So cool as it might have been. For rac- ing for a goal with a fine steed under you is not so cold blooded proposition as would naturally permit the average boy to regard 1t as 6 mere incident.
 The days and weeks and months merged anto years, and all the time Donald be- came more and more satisfied with life especlaHY as ne roue with MISS Etnel py day and dreamed of her by night. For she was in truth a bonnie lass to look upon. with her bright blue laughing eyes, and her sunny yellow hair. and her red lips and her 1.-the and gracefuLphy ysique. She inspired Donald to great thoughts end filled his sturdy young mind with lofty worked hard O nights in' his little loft in the barn. trying. poor boy. to keep pace with the Golden-haired inspiration as she fraypIad along thA fSQfh nf toornfncr ..yft h her professors and masters, d great pur- pose and a great inspiration came into his mind and heart. While 1t was hard and sometimes discouraging :o him .he came was able to solve the problems presented hy the books, and the high spirit of in- dependence, which ever character zsa HoSnr hs heart race; until grfs s h,.noras s his softly to himself: Why not? Why. am not as good as she? Without mas ters or teachers I am able to teach her day by day how to, do her tasks. Why and come back. and and then his dream went ofs into that rosy realm wfere 1t really Is not safe to y0uch for their. accuracy or their sanity/s
 arrived at the age of 16. and was about to launch forth as a young lady in the devious and alluring paths of society. un- der the skillful tutorshtp of her mother. And EtHef was wlIilng Student-and an apt and the horseback rides and the romps became fewer and fewer and Don ald .fretted his young spirit sore. But he was patient and faithful and many a time when, ssorely disappointed did he catch the gleam of kindly sympathy from the eyes of Jennie Gray, the young maid who served Ethel.
 "A fine lass" he said to himself. An I pity her for having to spend her time in the great house with its sordid atmos- phere. But still 1t is worth ali the trou-
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