St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-15

Il was just thinking, Kent" sal
John, "of the contrast between to-da
and yesterday. To-day we are col
pie of idle vagabonds, apparently at
sorbed in thoughts of angle worm
and roach, with a possible trout late
on as lure; yesterday" and h
threw out his chest and spoke in q
deep a bass as he could compass, "yes
terday, we stood in the classic hall
of Senoia high school and GRATED "a
least you did) and received the plaud
its of the admiring multitude, and in
cidentally our diplomas and the con
gratulations Of our friends on being
first and second honor men. Was yes
terday a reality and to-day dream
Or vice versa?" Kent laughed, albeit
little soberly.
ITO me they are both realities ant
both little saddening. It is no ligh
matter to leave your childish days be
hind you and find yourself confronted
with the great problem, What is my
life to be? or rather, What am I tt
make of my life? for after all. We
choose what it is to be. Have Vol
thought that to-day is probably the
last we will spend together in the ole
careless fashion? What are you goine
to do now that you have graduated
from the high school?"
Father says I am to help him In
the store for few years, with final
view to partnership I suppose, as
am the only boy in the family. What
are your plans?"
Il am going to college,"
"P-h-e- W! I thought it was just
all your mother could do to keep you
in the high school until you grad.
uated, and now you announce in the
coolest manner and as q matter of
course that you are going to college" :"
my plans are not perfected yet, but
II you will not mention it I will tell
you what am thinking of. You know
the people of Chetney have to come
to Senoia, Is miles, for their mail, and
It is great Inconvenience to them.
Judge Dent has been trying for year
to make arrangements to have the
mail delivered there three times q
week. He is about to succeed in this
and intend to apply for the position
Of mail carrier. It will only pay $3.50
. year, but that will take me to COL
lege for one year. I can go and come
the same day, and that will take but
three days out Of the week, and the
rest of the time / can help with the
farm work and relieve mother of q
good deal of care. All my spare time
I shall put in preparing to enter the
junior class, and when I get through
that l am going to make the money
to take the senior year."
Il must say you are gritty. But
even II you get the place you surely
cannot take the horse from the crops
three days in week or there will be
no crops. It would take lot of your
wages to buy horse: you haven't
even q bicycle and you cannot walk
30 miles day."
Buying a horse is not to be thought
Of. / have a plan. but propose to
keep that to myself yet awhile, at
least until I can talk 1t over with
Judge Dent. I am to see him about
1t tomorrow. Now let's get to fish
ing. promised mother five pound
trout for supper"
The next morning Kent had an In
terview with Judge Kent and when
they parted the judge looked very
much amused, while Kent's jaw
looked square and determined; but
there seemed to be an excellent under
standing between them, for the Judge
clapped Kent on the shoulder and
said: You'll do, Kent. l hope your
plan will succeed. It certainly de-
serves success"
THANK you!" Kent quietly re-
sponded. Il am sure it will succeed
II am allowed to put it to the test"
When Kent returned to his home he
was observed by his mother to be
very busy with his tools under tho
and afterwards spend sew
eral hours each day in small but
secluded piece of woods back of the
house.
In short time, through Judge
Dents influence, the position of mail
carrier was secured to Kent Trevor.
Not only had John Fenton been ex-
ercised in mind as to the manner in
which the mail would go to and from
Chetney. but the entire village specu.
lated upon the probability OF Kent's
loing this or that; but all agreed on
one thing, that II Kent Trevor said he
would take the mail back and forth
,e would do SO, even II he had to
:rawl.
At length the day CAME when he
vas to make his first trip. His ap-
oearance in the village as he called at |
he pest Office for his mail bag was
he signal for such shout as had not |
,een heard in the rather sedate vii
age OF Senoia for many day.
Where did you get you- seyen
eague boots :"
"Whea Gid your legs grow no
onI?" /