Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-12

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Wasn't you already a, the door
Wary gU-ri-J.
''Ht-cs. blI II / HASN'T hem
-'isul zuF sass. EwG str. An far'S D.
fsy.s Nwul,.u I-g,r thinks % that." -ziiu
Mary. g. Hn Mas forward
Eli,u l,-sh'i into Ih- shTewd, misei.l'--
Nv.s f.ic..- W.Lh IT'S unfaiteTlng eyes 20 oE
understand what / tut.sa she s.i-l grsssr
d. "AuI' Wary na1 this effect uI''i
t.f-''yo.ueU think ol more than Nou ana
3, us.'' Win this nyiuarz this WY. teTA
youuE seJtl,mcut Worher swept down tn
sIyps and wsut TO make h-T calls. War.
.fI-rd after her.
well. IN be jlsgcred.'' he calculated.
''Shc amt jes' like the rest. Sh. talked
lIke-i was a man
~ she termed into the street on which
the settlement was situated. after the last
cali h. WAS forcihly brought again TO i'eI
mind and before her Mortified eyes, IEy
portion II tie STREET IN the vicinity OF a"
scttl ment was IA a state cf Wild excite
rlcut. The settlement stems Were crowd
ed with little children. chiefly girls. and
the curlstonps were lined with oder chill
dren. chiefly boys. Ia the middle OF iI'
street stood. or. more accurately. danced
and cavortvi. Wary Lefor, two h'dss,.s-
gs,d ,als. whose tails were tied t"-:' th,r
MANA an o4t "a AAt.AshAFr A-'.A.F
outraged moment. stood rooted 1" W.
spot. Then. with her lips in "a line that
would have done credit to ~" Douglas 10
whose race ara clan sh- loved to 'H0E
she. Ellen Douglas belonged, Sic APP
prr3rhed Wary With on" hand she SELF
cd him Unite that string" she said.
faint no string"
Unite that-strug," said Ellen Doug
las And Wary united tie red nechu".
"a .. leon Ia g.
ono OF the cats rushed f'riouslv away.
bur the other. "A yellow kitten with groom
ewes. covered up to Ellon. s." took IL IN
ore arm. with the other hand sne hr't
Wary Come with me" Size said. 81"
expected Wary to resist, but be did rot
He even opened cheerful conversation,
"You'n git yourself all smutched up
with that cat" he said sweety, as they
entered the hall of the settlement.
Ellen deiFucd no reply She led the
way IN To her room. Ellen had but one
chair. She did not offer her couch. She
sent Wary down to the kinderCarten room
for a l.inderrarten chair. Wary seated
himself in the Kindergarten chair. and
Ellen sat opposite with the kitten.
WARY" Ellen began. at surely cannot
be necessary to tell you that IT IS posi-
lively wicked to be cruel 10 animals. She
stroked the yellow kitten, and SIN" met
wary = eyes SluditlN' Ii"N ''"'N -"
do It. Wary?"
1T was fun" Wary said. my. how
thcy yowled!'
put. Wary it was cruel 1t couldn't
he fun"
you ever tied two cats tails together
Wary inquired,
TIlen's voice was infiexlbly stern. NO.
I never did" she said.
"Then how do you know II amt fun
At a similar point the family usually
dismissed Wary, but Ellen did not
WARY she said reproaChfully
Wary was unprepared by experience for
this. He wriggled. but he replied, "Wo-
mems got such upside down ways o ar
gum"
IL am not intending to argue with YOU,
Wary" Ellen said II only ask how You
could be so cruel to those cats. and 50
thoughtless to people too | hear that
YOU are Why are you. Wary?' She lii;-
ed her eyes and looked gently and stead
fly at the boy WHY are you?"
Wary was hut twelve, In spite Of the
fact that he was forward lie was having
n new experience and he found himself
unurepared for its handling He hai f-e-
Quontlv been rebuked he had frequently
been asked, Wary, how could you?' but
this puestioner was the first to ask and
I then to expect and to desire reply. The
vulnerable spot OF the child OF the streets
IL acutoly responsive If one can but touch
It, This girl was unConsciOusly irving &c
understand Wary. and Wary happened Il
need to be understood more than he need
"a to be made different. lie had had sc
many monitors-and so fow friends,
! "Why do YOU Wary" Ellen persisted.
Wary regarded her frankly. well, no
body cares wot l do-'less 1t bothers en-
so ] tes' do wot | thinks on an have
fun"
/ "But. Wary. that doesn't excuse YOU
You ought TO DO right because it Il
right" said Ellen, a tribe uncertainty.
Don't people care wot you do
yes" said Ellen. 'Oh, yes. There ar
people who do so much-people who arr
fond of me"
Don't you care whether they cares
How d you feel If nobody cared. less
bothered EN-"
II care. Wary" Ellen said earnestly
II haven't known you long, but | do care
Do you think knowing 1t will make an,
difference to You?'
Il dunno" Wary said, staring at her
"l'n kinder have to git used to thnkin
It."
Ellen looked at him In silence. The
she smiled She suddenly rcColiected he
announced resolution to try Chivalry wit
Wary She impulsively unfastened tn
blue scarf that she wore and held IT on
to The boy. In old, Old days" she said
"when men fought they were Gale
knights. and they didn't tease animal
and little girls, and they didn't fight 70
fun"
"Wot did they fight for?"
Ellen smiled dreamily. They tough
for lady's smiles.
"Kinder silly OF EN-" said Wary scorn
fully.
ooh" Ellen fastened to explain. 1.-THE
didn't fight just for that, They fought 70
good causes--to protect weak people an
save poor people, and 1t pleased the gent
ladies, and they smiled"
Ibid the knights git In much f1ghtin'?"
Ellen was moved TO faint smile by tn
knights question. Not any more tina
was needed" she said. "And each knigt
wore-somethlngs belonging to the lad
who was his-hs best friend, to rerin
him to do things that would be good an
kind Now, Wary, I'll be your best FRIEND
and you be my knight. and here's m
scarf. You can wear 1t for necktie, an
it will remind you. Now, won't YOU? /
lend you some stories about the othc
knights, so you can see how they die
Won't you?' Just think how | shall EMO
having a knight"
Wary stared at her with wide eyes. Sll
was at least different from the other pee
pie of his experience. He took the prett
blue silk scarf in his dirty fingers. The
he smiled, with the mschevousness sti
in his eyes. "Ill think bout It," he sal
fuardedly, but he allowed Ellen to tie III
scarf around under his torn collar.
women is queer" he meditated as h
bounded down the stairs but | wish L
been along O. them knights with plume
an swords an fightin' sich as poop
liked an didn't git scandalized over"
During the fortnight that Immediate
followed Wary reflected upon more tina
he initiated these knights. He wore f
lens blue scarf he read Ellen's book {
knlgntly tales, and both scarf and boo
became rumpled and soiled, and still d
people get scandalized over Wary. The