The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-01

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hit five times mon yo'. But we
mus'n Icabe wuk 70 good times. honey.
| mout fix de truck patch wuk. lax 70
say, but dars odder t'ings. | aim tc
hep 20 nanny bout her chickens
an washiu' an housewuk. She ain
strong lax she mout me-"
Wash dug his heels deeper into the
sand and smiled AS he heard it
sudden hardness came into the old
mans eyes.
An dar's anudder ting" he con.
tlnued, leaning again upon his hoe
handle and looking straight at Wash
i aim TO chop an pile up a heap o
nice wood le' yo' nanny. She hal
10 20 out unser de trees mos ebery
day TO pick up bits o stick an bark
an chips To kin'le her fire. case dey
ain notin' round lie wood pile 'eep'in
biz sticks wieh yo' pap brung an
W'ich ain chop up aim to cut hi,
all an pile hit 'ginst de do whar hit'l.
he handy TO yo' nanny. No. no
honey, | cayn.t 20 lishin' nohow. 70
mus de de hshn' yo'sef now"
" a''N bll'tp iAio SdNt ~ titt
IN unusual thing for him: but, then
the woodcutting was one of the chore.
he 50 studiously shirked
Us gwinc wuk hard wen Is big.
ger he muttered depreeatingly. "My
nanny say boys mus make mos o.
derc pluytimc Wen Is man Is
sninc wuk hard LAX my pap, an'-an'
be Il Soger.i for In spite of their an.
iaconisn, Wash regarded his father AS
cmbodyiug all that was manly aud
heroic.
"Yo'li ncbbcr be lax yo' pap" Uncle
Nose said. lie study an wuk hard
Wen he's Il boy. Yo' mo- lax ole rag
sed Jake" Then his gaze dropped in
sudden abashed consciousness of hav
ing upbraided his favorite ani If the
boy had waited a moment longer lt
would have heard the most abject apol
ogy aud II contrite Don yo' min,
honey. hits jes' de ole man a talkin'
Io's n good boy. n sho' nough good
boy"
But Wash Gid not hear. He was
speeding toward the woods with din
eyes and heaving breast. He like dis
reputable Jake. the scoff of the entire
community. II his father or any OF
those who were accustomed to upbrald
him had said the words he would moi
have remembered them a minute after
they were spoken. but Uncle Nose.
who had never scolded him In all his
life before and FROM whom harsh
word could not be wrung except by
direfnl proyoeatlon.
The words were true. He knew II
even while combating them In impo-
tent anger and wrath. And they stung
and hshed aim TO the big tree. TO his
traps, TO 4 spot in dense thicket
where he lay for full hour picking
yindictively nj the leaves and finally
To his bed in the loft He not to be
like his father when everybody said
he was growing up big aud strong and
would some time be his very image.
And this WIS his last thought when.
far In the night. he fell asleep with
two big tears still undried on his black
cheeks
The next morning Uncle Moses first
! thought was of reconciliation with
Wash. But the boy was not In his bed
nor in the Kitchen below. and only
+ when he went TO the door and heard
a faint click clicking from the truck
patch did he understand that Wash
was digging bait for an unusually
early start. Shutting In the direction
of the sound. the old man stopped NJ
the corner of the COW shed In sudden
incrcduous amazement. for there was
the boy. not digging bait. rs lie had
supposed, but hoelng potatoes.
Wash looked up with an odd smile
on his good natured face.
"Yo' better 20 hep nanny wild her
chickens. gran'pnp," he commented,
not even pausing TO rest on his hoe
handle as he spoke, but working Wig
orously on. Il finish desc taters."
Then. as the old man opened his
mouth without seeming able TO make
"A sound. the boy continues:
Il think bout what yo' say. gran
pap. an rs gwine be lax pap. an
ain gwinc he lax ole Jake. An
reckon yo' right bout nanny. | ain
nebbcr motifs befo. but dis mawnin'
low she do look porely. Wen desc
tntcrs is done Is gwine chop dat wood
an do lots edder t'ings. Now yo' bet.
ter go long. eran'pap. case Is in
hurry
This was the beginning of big
reformation in Wash-a reformation
brought about by the force of exam.
pie Aud this is he origin of all refor
nations. Great military leaders have
not said GO" but Follow me-" The
Christian martyrs supported the In.
faut religion by an example that was
effective not only 1000 years ago. but
Is shining light to millions of Chris
tians 10 the present day.
.nd so II Is In our everyday life.
Uncle Nose, 1t is true. spoke to the
boy about what he was doing. but only
10 explain why he did 1t. that he might
make the lesson of his own industry
the more effective.
\ week inter there was not weed
left Ia the truck patch. not stick OF
wood thai WIS uncut and not q chore
about he plaoc that was In urgent
need 81 heing done.
ltcic Nose WAS acquiring chronic
habn 81 rubbing his hands. NANNY
was smiling TO herself almost contin-
uall> and Wash grinned even while
his hands were being blistered by the
uuacruslomed tools.
And then one day, at mammy's In.
stisaliou, tHele Nose and Wash made
a compact II was TO spend every Sat
urday afternoon under the big tree
al the SnWanee.
aud what Saturdays they were!
Wash has learned that pleasure Is
mainly Il contrast with work. One
cannot enjoy rest without being tired
One cannot enjoy idleness without
having been busy So Wash. after
hard weeks work. knew the pleasure
OF iadOieuce.