The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13

of tape have you sold today?'
"There is news, Bob; here is letter from your
unce.''
els thereq What does he say, mother7''
~ have not opened it yet Bob thought you
would like to hear the as any of u.s. Now
you have come home will open it.
The letter read as follows:
''Dear Sister Harriet good deal vexed at
what considered your boys foolish decision to work
with Farmer Hawkins instead of coming out to Still,
understand boy at his not liking to leave his
mother However, it is two since then, and he is
now &c. SO make the offer again. He is quite old
enough to be really here and the he
begins learn the business the bette perhaps it is just
as we'll after ALL that he has had two years breaking
in. Now don you be standing in his way. I to
do well by him. and tell you fairly that if he does not
come now he may stay away altogether Remember, II
he here he have you all out few years.
and the girls will get good chances of being settled IN
comfortable homes and of being farmers wives instead
be if they stopped home again inclose the twenty
pound note It is the you returned before; it
When gets to Dunedin, Bob will find difficulty in
making his way up-country here Let him go to ).
smithers George streets he will tell him all about it, and
furnish him with any money he wants. -
s'Well, Bob there is no doubt what is your right
now,' Mrs Hilton said as she laid the letter
down; you must accept uncle invitation shall
be very sorry lose you and will the girls but can
that your uncle says, better for us all that
YOU should co. If you stop village all your life
there are whatever for you. If get IS
shings week. it is much can ever look Tor,
sisters Besides it is not it was two years ago.
see that can lust manage to make ends meet the
shop, and should get little short draw pound
from the bank, there is nothing to feel IN
comfortable about that way. I have got Jenny with
now two years Polly will have left school, and
take Jenny's place. and Mrs. Hawkins said the other
day that she would take Jenny, as she was big
enough, as help in the dairy and house When Polly
is old enough Bessy be my right hand, and she
must go into right for them to learn TO pc
ssDo you think MOTHER Bob said, 'tthat it is my
duty goe mean, that is really better for you and
that should do so?''
II think so certainly Bob,'' said his mother stead
lily; ~ sure it is. You would like to co. would you
sCertainly, mother should go. I think it is
grand chance me- but if it ten times good
should say if you did not really think that
it was best, not only for me, but for you all :"
ttI am sure that it is best, Bob: Five six years
I have blamed myself very often during the last two
years letting you refuse Johns offer; but felt
knew that it was selfish, but could not help it,
stNot selfish at all, mother Why should you have
he1p YOU, not much, but Just little, to bear itg''
your help has been everything, my boy; DO not
been the of home Bob, and Gods blessing
will surely alght upon who has been good son
and SO good a brother as you have BEEN
So the matter settled. When we first made the
boys acquaintance he to start the next morning for
Plymouth and had up to take last look at his
father grave day following the terrible parting
was over Bob journeyed to Plymouth by train the
next morning embarked board the barque Dorchester
800 tons Bound for Dunedin The first two or three
days Frustrated by seacknes but after that he
was able to deck and enjoy the It was,
indeed novel to him. for altho before his father 8
death he had often been down the fishing port and
since then generally walked there with his mother
and sisters Sunday afternoon he had never been
the sea in a boat before. His father had taught
him to swim before he ten years old, and he had
lost opportunity Of enjoying battle since then
But the great ship with its lofty spars and spread of
canvas the nnumerabe ropes whose at present
mysterious to him, the passengers walking about the
deck and the sailors going about their work al
novel and delightful.
It was specially strange to him to have nothing to
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