Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-01-28

alh mon ten, Dat means ] cur 10
hlt i've times mon yo'. But We
musn leabe wuk fo' good times. honey.
! mout fx de truck patch wuk. lax yo'
say. but dnr's odder t'ings. aim 10
hep yo' NANNY bout her chickens
an washln' mn housewuk. She ain
strong lax she m0ul me-"
Wash dug his heels deeper into the
sand and sniffed. As be heard II q
sudden hardness came into the old
mans eyes.
AN dar's anudder ting" he con-
tinued. leaning again upon his hoe
handle aud looking straight at Wash.
u aim TO chop an pile up n heap o.
nice wood To- yo' nanny. She hab
10 20 out un'er dc trees mos ebery
day to pick up bits o. stick an bark
an chips to kin'le her fire. case dey
ain not'in' round de wood pile 'cep'in'
big sticks witch yo' pap brung an
w'ich ain chop up. aim 10 cut hIt
all an pile hit 'ginst de do wbar hit'ii
be handy To- yo' nanny. No. no.
honey. cayn't go tshin' nohow. Y0
mus do de nshin' yo'se'f now"
Wash dropped his gaze 10 the ground.
nm unusual thing for him: but. then.
the woodcutting was one OF the chores
he NO studIously shirked.
rs gwlne wuk hard wen rs big.
GER" be muitered deprecatingly. my
nanny say boys mus make mos O.
dere playtlmc, Wen i's man Is
swlne wuk hard lax my pap. an'--an'
he n soger." for In spite Of their an.
ingonism. Wash regarded bis father as
"mbodying all that was manly and
heroic.
"ioll uebber be lak go pap" Uncle
Nose said. lie study an' wuk hard
wen he's boy Yo' mo- lax ole rag.
gcd Jake" Then his gaze dropped IN
sudden abnshed consciousness OF hav.
Ing upbrnlded his favorite. ana II the
boy had waited a moment longer be
would have heard the most abject apol.
ogy and contrite Don yo' min.
honey: hits jes' dc ole man a talkin'.
Yo's good boy. sho' nough good
boy"
But Wash did not bear. He was
speeding toward the woods with dim
eyes aud heavlng breast. He like dis.
reputable Jake. the scoff Of the entire
community! IL his father or any Of
those who were accustomed to upbraid
him had said the words be would not
have remembered them minute after
they were spoken. but Uncle Nose.
who had never scolded him In all bis
life before and from whom q harsh
word could not be wrung except by
direful provocation!
The words were true. He knew It
even while combating them In impo-
tent anger and wrath. And they stung
and lashed him to the big tree. to bis
traps. 10 spot In a dense thlcket
where he lay for a full hour picking
vindlctlvely at the leaves and 6naily
10 his bed In the loft. He not to be
Ike his father when every body said
he was growing up big and strong and
would some time be hts very image.
And this was his last thought when.
Jar iD the night, he fell asleep with
two big tears still undried on his black
heeks
The next morning Uncie Moses first
hOught was OF reconciliation with
Wash But the boy was not In his bed
lor In the kitchen below. and only
when he went to the door and heard
/ faint click clicking from the truck
putch did he understand that Wash
was digging bali for an unusually
Early start Shuhling In the direction
Il the sound. the old mnn stopped at
The corner of the COW shed In sudden
lncredulous aniazement. for there was
the boy. not digging bait. as he had
supposed. but hoelng potatoes.
Wash looked up with an odd smile
on his good natured face.
"Yo' better 30 hep nanny wild her
chickens, gran'pap," be 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
sound. the boy continued:
II t'ink bout what yo' say, gram
pap. an Is gwine be LAX pap, an !
ain gwine be lax ole Jake. An
reckon yo' right bout nanny. ain
nebber motifs befo', but dis mawnin'
low she do look porely. Wen desc
taters is done Is gwine chop dat wood
an do lots odder things. Now 20 bet.
ter so long, gran'pap, case is in
hurry"
This was the beginning Of big
reformation In Wash-a reformation
brought about by the force Of exam
pie. And this is the origin Of all refor.
nations. Great military leaders have
not said 60" but Follow me-" The
Christian martyrs supported the In.
FAINT religion by an example that was
effective not only 1000 years ago, but
is a shining light to millions OF Chris
tians to the present day.
And so It Is In our everyday life