The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11


H.; earn m some money. [ suppose [ answered
lWH&' MT, ezac'y, sab But | aim need n,
l, Iof housekeepm'. | raises gyarden truck
-, r1NehS AN slch. and | goes fishin and hunt
- 40 san! Use gettin' money fRr dat liP bow
- bdoI Hes plumb stracted bout an o'gin
90 - L lothl nm up ter Mis- Hunerfords lately
al ne i Lnout llsn ter playin' An fer fac
sJni aat mr. boyd jes' cock his head n one sdc
49, Is cue played chune, den he'd clomb up Oh
1V oVool an play the same chune right smack frou
S,F uoI an skiver ezac Mis- Hun'erford low 7
hoL suly stomshin' Yes, sahl dat boy gwint
;ns' l al gln' an Use gwine hab him learn play
JeS lax white folks, off'n paper"
AT THIS moment the rear man came up and stood
waiting Tor orders. Jock ducked his head and wa,
turning away when | called him back. Unclaspinp
t Tue suffering chain from my watch handed II
! Glge it to the little boy I said. "and tell him
II Is from one of his daddy's friends.
Jocks face grew radiant present for himself
"G TI not have given him half the pleasure
me next week my chief sent instructions for me
~ repair TO Ierrebone and survey some swamp
IailuS' had been there before and knew the
pace well In the winter it would not have been
80 pdu' out now! | crushed the brief not impa-
vlenCS III my hand But there was no help for it.
80 we set about breaking camp. The next day we
were ready for departure
as we s!ood on the platform of the little way
station WAITING for the train. | saw the big we'll
known figure of Jock hurryng up the track. In
few moments he stood beside me.
Iiaf 10, Tor hit, boss; feared ! wouldn't
me-" i0il '1 'i'i o''en
welcomed him heartily His broad shoulders
and knowledge of woodcraft would be Invaluable
III lhat out-ot-the-way place. The terms of his
service were quickly arranged and then | asked
MN about the little boy
an dunno for shore yet, sah,7 he said gravely.
low n. h,
sent up MORT to a gran hospital He low de boy
Gaynt nebber be raised lab he is but dat maybe
ue Dig doctors mout unwin' de twstes and fix him
lax udder boys. Eff dey do dat" with rare smile.
life" 10 ~ NY
1t Will be very expensive" | ventured
Yes, sab; SO de doctor tole me. He lowed
ned ak ledge Hun'erford ter help some but done
stop dat throwing his head back proudly II
don't ak no hep longs l kin hep myself. Dat III
boys mine, an Ise de one to take car oh him y
Then, with slight quaver in his voice. he added
abruptly Il done soF de house an pigs an ALL"
Why. that's too bad !" I exclaimed involuntsr-
lily Wasn't there any other way?"
No, sah an de house an all didn't fotcb unite
enuft DE llf boy halter be thar mos a wear. an,
doctors stuff an nussin' cos's heap | done hire
room for my ole nanny. an Ise gwne send
her sompln cherry mont. All de res mus 90 fer
de hospital. | 'splained hit ter de doctor, an he
SO you have already sent the boy!"
1es sab. De doctor done sent nuss wild him
yes'day." iii-
faint whistle in the distance announced the
approaching train. l hastily gathered up nv kit
and stood waiting
1t was night when reached Thibodeaux. The
next day we purchased provisions and set out for
the scene of our labors Three months later 7
received instructions to over into Texas It
was spring before returned to Florida
One day Jock burst into my tent with an omen
letter in his hand
Hes done curedP he cried radiantly. "All de
twistes an disj'ints tux outen him. He's comm
home now, walkin' from de kyars lax udder bows.
Glory ter de Lam! But. scuse me, boss" lower
ing his voice Suddenly. Use ticbled clean frou |
reckon yo'll halter let me off few days. 1 mus
see dat lip boy"
"Of course. But will you come back? You know
need you here
"Suttin'ly, sah l mus wuk right peart now, an
mex heaps O money. Oars dat BOYS o'gin. an
dar's dat home Use gwine ter buy back Yes. sab.
I'll mos shorey come back."-Franl H. Sweet. in
the Sunday School Times
Il Must Keep Sweet"