Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-02
Mr.. Peaslee On Bearing Suffering
GLADLY.

Mr.. PeasIee On Bearing Suffering
Gladly.
THAT youngster out 10 one side, COM
mented Mr.. Hyne judicially, as he watch
ed group OF children playing. seems
TO be kind OF one too many, S you might
say. He just gets showed TO one side
and left out, seems it."
Mr.. Peaslee nodded. Lots OF times
ithappens like that, he agreed ; "there'll
be one young one that the rest don't pay
no 'tention TO, and all he can do is TO
stan round and wish for a chance 10 git
in and have good time with the rest OF
'em. Kind OF hard on little tike, seems
TO me-"
As he finished speaking one OF the
minor accidents OF childhood happened
swiftly. A rope carried by two of the
larger boys caught the lonely little fellow
across the feet there was a twinkle OF
stubby little legs in the air and the sound
OF soft little face striking the gravel.
His screech OF pain and anger brought
the two old men TO their feet, while the
group OF playing children converged un-
erringly on the sufferer.
zone sure thing-he amt killed, TO 90
by the uproar he's maxim" observed
MIR. Hyne.
t.,,o., Lago.a ,La,, raachad the crane nj
the mishap the noise had partly lulled,
and some OF the larger boys had raised
the little boy TO his feet and were assid-
uouSly brushing him off, while others
hung about him with sympathetic chatter
The unwonted attention had its effect up
on the victim, and a certain perkiness
became visible in his demeanor. For
once he was the centre OF intereSt-and
he was making the most ot.it.
Nights well 90 back and set down, "
said Mr. Peaslee, and as they settled once
more into their chairs he was moved TO
further speech.
beats ALL" he commented slowly,
chow much alike children and grown-up
folks are. They've both got bout the
same hankerin's and feelin'S after all.
For instance-all that touse out there jest
now put me in mind OF Solon Padden."
Mr.. Hyne debated deeply. 81 guess |
remember him, now you speak OF him, "
he said, "but | d'know when ever
thought OF him before"
THAT was jest it," said Mr.. PeaSee
sedately. THAT was what wore on
Scion all his life; there want anything
special about him for folks 10 notice or
remember.
"Mebbe he might have lived and died
and never'd have known how ne felt, "
Mr.. Peaslee went on deliberately, "if
Iohn Barton's hosses hadn'ttook notion
to run away one day when he lett EN-
down to the gristmll, with his little grand
son settin' on the seat holdin' the reins.
d'know what started 'em. The fust
any of us knew about it, they come down
the road, with the tip cart swayin' and
bouncin' and the child hangn' TO the
feins and stickin' onto the seat by a
miracle !
"Four-five OF us jumped for 'em, "
Caleb said soberly, "but the best we
could do was to swerve 'em a little and
mebbe slow EN- mite. They got by
and started down the hill lords the brook
and right then Solon come into it
"He was right at the top OF the hill
road, but nobody give any heed 10 him,
not thinkin' he amounted TO anything,
anyway. We all looked for him TO dodge
and let EN- get by him, but stead of thai
he jumped square at theirheads and made
out TO grab both brides. although how in
the world he done il never could make
up my mind. And OF course, no hosses
are goin' 10 lug man on their brides
gre't ways. Solon KEEP saggin' on EN-,
and pretty soon they stopped.
"Well, SoIon was consid'able bunged
up. One leg was busted, and he was
hurt some other ways. We got him laid
out side of the road, and then we all
stood round tryin' TO make ourselves see
Jest what a courageous man we had
amongst us, and John Barton was tryin'
10 tell him and not maxim very good
lob OF il. Fin'ly the doctor come to take
him home, and went along, too. Alter
the doctor d fixed him up, undertook 10
tell him how sorry was, but he stopped
me.
"'You needn't be sorry mite, says
he, with his face shining perfectly con-
tented. 4 amt sony-l'm glad. This
is the fust time in all my life, he says,
earnest-like, that the men in this town
have ever gin me any notice or reckoned
was man, same's they be. don't
begretch breakin' leg 10 show 'em-or
Two legs, if twas neediul II was wuth
it, he says, contented as If the bosses
had done him a iavor-which mebbe they
had, the way he looked at it, d'know."
"Jest about the same's that Youngster
felt; give in 4 you're right" agreed
Mr.. Hyne soberlY.
Who Delayed The Food Billr
When The President OF the United