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Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-10

composedly. ''
from that time forth, he drove Mr. Ches-
aer cows TO pasture regularly every morning,
he helped the farmer to milk them. or to feed
turkeys ~ ~ '""e
Mrs Chester said he was handy boy for
to take hold If she wanted to send for any
tmng to the village store, or to neighbor's
mouse, she found that Frank could be relied
upon 10 40 the ,errand promptly, and make
no mistakes, and she declared that this was
more than she could say for Mr.. Chester, for
ne was always sure to forget something.
30, besides the daily quart of milk which
nag been promised him, to which the farmers
WI wiis very Often added pail of skimmed milk
or OF buttermilk, that came very handy at home.
Frank earned many nickel and many all,
yer olme 6y doing chores and going errands,
ana, even II 1t was only a penny or two-cent
plece, ne felt himself one cent or two cents
n1arer i,'hi 10 the object that he had in view,
wnIcn was 10 save money enough to buy some
smngies and pay carpenter for Matching nm
the roof of the house ~
Mr; Chester had told about his calling him
S ser ,a t4e nead of the family" and saying that
story had been repeated around tbe neigh.
oorhood, and everyone who heard it felt like
giving such boy all the chance he wanted
Old Mrs Bliss, whose well was too far from
neI mouse use made bargain with him to draw
water Tor her at one cent pail in addition
to which she gave him a pat Of nice. fresh
butter every week; and another old lady paid
him twenty-five cents for wedding her onion
peas One farmer hired him for whole day
In planting time and. later in the season X
was found that he could help GOOD deal in
the hay field s'oN oe"i III
Altogether he found so much to do that his
tune was iao,,I almost wholly occupied. He had not
for miseS;ef ,e ieRt i9r sport and none at all
others, ne had his own garden to plant and
cultivate; his hens and chickens to look ont for
me had raised two broods intending to sell
mem mem IN m fne iali-and the chores to do at
generally had to fetch the work to her. and
carry 1t home when done; and, with ali. he lost
no chance to increase the store of hav frat
ne was pllng up to keep that heifer through
The farmers gave him all the grass that was
left along the stone walls and fences. when
they moved. He cleaned good deal in This
way besides what he cut along the roadways
ana IN neglected corners. Before the cold
weather came, he had hay enough Mr. C,has.
ter told him, to keep a cow till Il was t;ma
to turn her out again. ''
1t was proud day for Frank when he led
%SSb ms Rs Sed SHee SsG and installed her in the she'd
as he could find, covering the cracks with old
carpeting, to keep out the cold, o'N
1T don't look very stylish; but never mind
sad Frank, III have nice barn built one Of
Frank had taken good care of his cb;c.en.
and, being in. fine condition, thew sold AZ
thanksgiving for the highest market nriee
and, with the proceeds, he bought shoes and
STOCKINGS Tor the three. younger cildren, a
proceeding which gave him great satiafaction.
as being entirely appropriate for the head oi
the family ~ WIG Nea' VI
Continued ON Following Page
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thinking now, with strong feeling of re
spons;ibility and pride, that his fathers work
mad been left for him to finish.
lie was very young to find himself obliged
even to get his own living; but he did not
think think So, He, felt like a man-"the head of
the family" he repeated to himself, as he
walked around the house and took look at
the garden. 1t was late in March, and time
the ground was plowed for early planting.
must get this done the first thing" he
reflected. ''The garden stuff will be a great
help to us all summer. ! don't suppose | can
haye nay as good garden as father used to, but
III do the best l can. How can l get the
to pay for it, and | won't ask anybody to do
it for nothing Father never asked for favor
that he couldn't repay
Almost any farmer in the neigbborhood,
probably, would have plowed for the widow g
son and charged him nothing, but he was de-
termined to keep to his fathers rule Of paying
for all that he received
'''Tll go down to Mr.. Chester's place and see
what | can do he decided, finally.
And little later he was talking to Farmer
Chester over the fence of the orchard, where
the farmer was at work.
Mr.. Chester, said he, "have you got any
my garden?"
'1 haven't .plowed your garden" said the
"Well, would like to have you,o said
Frank, laughing, but adding, instantly: chat
is if l car. pay you in work, for / haven t
any money"
who's going to do your planting?" inquired
the farmer
Frank answered:
81 am, of course!"
Can you?" said the farmer. doubtfullv.
Its considerable of job to plant garden
and q take i n care n Of it as it ought to be-"
il" said, Frank: ''Mother says she must have
her garden stuff i she has to dig the ground
up herself, and / am not going to let her
do it, you can depend on that, Mr. Chester. %
That's right my boy. Make it as easy as
you can for your mother,'' Mr. Chester re-
~ mean to, sir"
"Tll plow your garden in day or two !;
soon, as | can get to it," said the farmer.
kindly. But you needn't do anything to paw
for for it; ! taDa guess your mether can find some
But Frank shook his head.
I'D rather do something to pay Won. sir
that was my fathers way," he said
That is true, Frank, !" said the farmer with
hearty ga1 tone tS,t Of ,nnP sympathy Your father
Frank answered, seriously:
"And mean to act just as he did, Mr.
Chester ;, I'm going to be the head of the fam
lily now"
"Eh? ,GE. s You are going to be yhatw
in his matter-of-fact way. at is my place Ia
keep up the house. of course, and look ont fo,
mother and the children. l may as well be
gin right off,
"Well, swami" said the farmer, regarding
Frank with quizzical expression, half admir-
ing and hall. perplexed, as if he did not know
what kind of boy to make of him.
"Falked about the children, and said he'd
got to support the family; you'd have Thought
he was forty years old, !" said he, when he told
his wife about it, afterward.
And his wife replied:
"I guess Mrs. Dutton won't have such a
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-10

a boy like that"
The farmer said to Frank:
Il can give You something to do, ] think
Have you asked your mothers leave"
why, no, SIT; she understands all about IT.
said Frank, with confidence. but I'll ask
her. If you want me to-"
Il should rather you would said Mr., Chess-
ter. And he continued: "If your mother is
willing, do you think you can clear the stones
of my corner lot over there? | want to plant
it with potatoes, but I don't see how can
get time to clear it myself"
"Oh, yes, sir, 1 can do that said Frank,
promptly. Il can pick up the stones and drag
and get to work right of"
"Take your time" said the farmer, smiling;
."you needn't kill yourself. You'll get through
by the time I'm ready to plow."
Frank started off with much enthusiasm to
begin his career as the head of the family He
er called considerable of job for the cor
ner lot was so thickly strewn with stones
that it looked like the identical spot-we
have all heard of it-where the stones were
dumped which were left over" when the
world was made; but the stout little boy, with
his stout little cart, was equal to his task.
1T took him all that day and all the next,
and good part of another but when he got
through the lot was so completely cleared of
stones that Mr.. Chester declared he couldn't
ma one 10 Hre at crow
By that time the farmer had the garden
plowed, and Frank found that he had also
narrowed it and hauled on two loads OF ma
nure. When he suggested that this was more
than he had bargained for, Mr.. Chester re-
piled that it was fair enough, as Frank had
worked the best part Of three days for
him.
"And if you always do your work as thor,
oughly as you have in this case, Frank, you'll
never want for a job, he said, approvngly.
To which Frank returned, with an eye to
business:
"All right, Mr.. Chester, if you have any
more jobs that l can do, III try to auit you
as well every time"
Mr.. Chester observed re1ectively:
"Wel | don't keep any boy, and / sup
pose you might do good many little chores
for me. l like to see a boy trying to help
you can do If you'll drive my cows to pasture
every morning and bring them home
at night, I'll give you yearling heifer in the
fall; and besides, you can have quart Of milk
every day"
Franks eyes sparkled. Here was chance
| to obtain the COW, which filed an important
place in his program. 1t is needless to say
that he accepted the offer with alacrity
"But how are you going to keep her? 1t
will be more than year before she will give
milk, and you will have to feed her in the
meantime" said the farmer
"Oh, III manage to get feed for her." was
| Franks undoubting answer "I'll cut grass
| along the roadside and make it into hay.
can get a good deal that way in the course
Of the summer III plant a good lot Of
turnips and carrots in the garden; Cows like
out through the winter, perhaps 1 can ret
something to do for somebody, and take my
pay in hay"
The farmer nodded, and said, with good.
humored laugh:
if you owned farm yet, Frank"
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1t was an odd speech to be made by boy
only ten years old, and poor Mrs. Dutton, who
had just buried her good husband, and felt,
as was natural, that she had no one IN the
world to lean upon, looked sadly at her son
the oldest of four children smiling family,
as she answered.
81 know you will help me all you can,
Frank. You are good boy, and hope you
will be able to get place in the neighborhood,
where you can do chores for your board. They
say Mr.. Slade wants boy"
'Oh, I'm going to do a good deal more
than earn my board" said Frank, decidedly.
He was a short, thick-set little fellow, not
at all handsome, except in his loving moth
eris eyes; but his boyish face wore look
of indomitable resolution and courage he
spoke.
Just like his father for all the world said
the widow TO herself
And the thought made her feel, for the mo-
ment, less lonely and desolate.
Frank went on:
"Mr. slade has got boy; l heard him say
30 yesterday. L guess could get place with
some other farmer; but I'd rather not. I'll
tell you what mean to do, mother. ] mean
to take fathers place and carry out his plans.
mean to stay at home and take care of
you and the children, and fix up the house
just as he was going to, and get COW, and
build a barn, and buy another piece of
land"
His mothers blank look of astonishment
stopped him for moment; but he laughed a
little, and added, cheerfully:
mot all at once, of course. Father wouldn't
have done it all at once; but III manage all
that in the course of time, you know"
"My poor boy" said the widow, gently,
"all that would have been a good deal for
your father to accomplish, and he could do
as good days work as any man in these
parts"
"Well, can do as good days work as
any boy in these parts and I'm growing all
the time" was Franks determined answer.
"You just rely on me, mother, and see if /
don't take care of you"
He took his hat and went out, kissing his
mother first in a manly and protecting way,
which cheered her up wonderfully, in spite OF
her sad rejonder that he needed some one to
take care of him.
He went out and leaned against the fence
and looked at the shabby little house, with
its bit of garden plot, and the tumble-down
shed at the back, which was all they owned
'But we do own it, and that is something. ("
said Frank to himself, with satisfaction. 1--WE
don't owe anybody anything either, and
don't intend we shall; and that is something
more"
The buttons, indeed, were very poor; but
they were not in debt.
Franks father, Woodworking, honest man
as ever lived, had just paid for the place when
he died, leaving his wife and children at least
a roof to shelter them.
He had planned to repair the house and
add more ground to his garden plot, and all
the rest. as Frank had said; and the bov was
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Copyright ty James ElversOn.

Copyright ty James EIVersUH'
ONT be discouraged, mother. l am
sure there will be some way for us
to get along. 1t isn't as If there
was nobody to help you. I'm the
head of the family now, you
KNOW
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-08-11

Boys, the farm offers every OPP
portunity one could desise. The
soil lies laden with riches awaiting
only our efforts to extract them.
Every field or farm will respond
willingly to our labors if we only
study that farm or field, adapt our
selves to it and care for it. Let
us rally around the standard of
youth, remember that the future
of our country shall be what her
young people make it. Let us
show our fathers and mothers that
the boys and girls of to-day shall
be ready to stand forth fully
equipped men and women of to-
morrow. Let US show them that
the rising generation which is fol-
lowing in their footsteps is fully
competent to succeed them and
shoulder the responsibility at the
farm, the home and nation.
MIDLAND ENTERPRISE.
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Mr.. Paul Guerin who is now
located at Meridian, Miss, and
Mrs. Gabriel Fuselier OF New Or
leans. arrived here Sunday, on &C
count of the serious illness of Mrs.
Emile Landry.
Just received | car Alfalfa Hay,
/ car Oats, l car Corn, l car Vic
tor Feed, -Duchamp Feed Store.
Mr.. o. j. Durand sent us a stalk
of cane grown on the st. James
plantation which is admired by
our planters on account of its size.
This is surely a fine sample. and
this cane will yield large ton
mage to the acre.
Mr.. K. Schwartz accompanied
Mrs. Schwartz and Miss Gertrude
Picard to Biloxi last Sunday; he
spent a week with his people; will
come to New Orleans to buy a
stock of goods and will return
home next week.
Souvenir Postal Cards of home
views for sale by l.. Bienvenu al
5 for 5 cents.
If Bob Broussard is a candidate
for Governor, backed by Blan'
chard and the administration, how
will the local Observation-Disclosures
go? Will they follow Blanchard
and swollow Bob Broussard, Of
will they balk? Interesting de
velopments are expected.
For ice promptly served phone
to Burdin Bros, No 1O3. Civ
them call and you will be prompt
ly and satisfactorily served.
-Messrs. Reginald and Loui
VOORHEES, left Sunday, Reynald i
bookkeeper for the Gulf Bag Co.
tof New Orleans and Louis is EN-
ployed by the Southern Pacifi
Railroad Co., as a civil engineer
He WAS assigned to duty on tn
Baton Rouge-Lafayette road no,
building.
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Stomach Troubles and Constipation.
No one can reasonably hope for good
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LOCAL NEWS. !
! - 6&J

DR.. A. G. Durio of Arnaudville
was attending to business here
Monday.
AT Duchamp Feed Store you
will find gasoline wholesale and
retail.
The town authorizes are working
some of our streets with the road
machine.
"A large number of onr people
went to Lafayette last Sunday to
attend the races.
Crown Soda Pop in Bottle made
from distilled water, Grown Bot
thing Works.
Mrs. Eugene Baylis left Thurs
day for Lake Charles where she
will spend few days.
Gov. Blanchard has reappointed
Mr.. Taylor Daspit clerk of regis
tration for st. Martin parish.
Mr.. E. A. Maraist spent several
DAVIS in ArnaudviIle this week, Wis.,
ting his sister, Mrs. A. Quebe-
deaux.
Coca Nola Soda in Bottle made
from distilled water, Grown Bot
thing Works.
Miss Anna Ferran entertained
her many friends at Euchre par
ty Tuesday night that was much
enjoyed.
Miss Nita Bienvenu left last
Friday for Lafayette, where she is
spending few days with relatives
and friends.
Mr.. CASTOR Bienvenu OF New
Orleans came here Monday to at
tend the funeral of his sister, Mrs.
Nj. M. VOORHEES,.
The concert by the St. Martini
vile Brass Band will take place
tomorrow evening from the gallery
of Duchamp's hall.
Miss Blanche Gueriniere re-
turned from Lafayette this week
She spent several days there visit
ing her sister, Mrs. F. 0. Conway
There was quite large number
of people from the upper part OF
the parish here Monnsy to attent
the monthly meeting of the PoIlc'
Jury.
Have your old Bicycle made
new at L. Bienvenu's repair shop
Materials of ell kinds always oil
hand. Everything in the bicycle
line.
Miss Carmen Fleming rendered
reception to here friends Wed
nesday night. A euchre gam
was played. 1t was greatly en-
joyed reception.
Mr.. Amour Penne met with
strange accident this week in III
cooper shop. having one OF hl
thumbs entirely cut off while wor
ing with keen tools.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Martin
and daughters, Marie Louise and
Ruth left last Sunday for an ex-
tended trip north, they will also
visit Canada.
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FEED
Duchamp's Feed Store.

Mr.. Edmond C. VOORHEES, now
located at Belleview plantation,
st. Mary parish came here Tues
day to attend the funeral of his
sisterin-law, Mrs. M. M. VOORHEES,
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"A DEMOCRATIC DUTY.

Every effort is being made to delude the Democrats
into tie belief that they should vote for the city ticket
from top bottom because to do 50 will be strength
the party. Never doctrine false To elect
the Democratic city ticket this year win weaken the
party.
Davis Hill, Lucen Burlington and certain others as
sociated with them have assumed to dictate who are
Democrats and who not There but l46 Demo
Gratis Vinta according to them for only Democrats
who will to support all the nominees Of the party
matter what their past records by them permit
ted to have anything do with the guidance Of the
party.
No Democrat who has the least self respect will SUBJ
nit tamely to such arrogant dictaton If the Demo
cratic party vinta is to live it must be the party Of
the people, Of the BOSSES 1t the party of
the peoples party Of the men who are will
ing away their rights free American citizens
at the behest Of Hill and his friends.
The success Of the Democratic ticket this year will
perpetuate these power the defeat Of the tick
ct will weaken them They had a hard jolt last year;
another one on pr srd viii open their eyes to the fact
that there ale some Democrats who think and act as
their conscences dictate not as their bosses order and
that without the assistance Of the Democrats success is
impossible.
Ayictory for Democratic bosssm win weaken the
party Tor the BATTLES statehood defeat viii strength
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KICKED OUT, THEN INVITED BACK.

KICKED OUT, THEN INVITED BACK.
Having kicked the Independent Democrats out Of the
be nominated the local bosses engaged trJng
TO wheede those independents into voting for the
ticket which they forbidden to help nominate And
Of the independents will do it, There's nothing
they like better than to be kicked from pillar to post if
finally they be permitted to cast ballot prepared
for them by the gracious will Of their BOSSES
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KEEP UP THE FIGHT.

There must be no let up In the fight for statehood
The bill is farther advanced than it has been before
The outlook not altogether the most cheerful imagn
able but that the very reason why we should put
forth the more ennrt to secure its enactment, The
eide the final fate Of the bill showing the effect Of
the pounding they are receiving.
- Keep it up We must have statehood, and there is
butone way to get it. and that by everastngly fight
ing for it.
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en- IT. Am good citizens IN duty bound To vote for the
best candidates. Irrespective Of party all the Democrats
have the added duty, If they wish to their party
prosper, and 1t freed from the magn influence that
would deny membership to all except the chosen few who
bend the knee when the whip cracks to vote against
every candidate whose election will conduce to the pre-
petuaton Of the boss rule Of Hill Burlington, ct al