Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-12

so different and so sweet to remem
Der in the lonely days that followed
Fast flows the river to the sea wher
youth is sailing on 1t. They had
showed me out of the quiet cove into
the swift current-those dear, kindly
thoughtless people. Sally ran away
into the house as their laughter con-
tinued and my uncle and l walked
down the street. How happy l was
observed with satisfaction that
the village boys did not make fun
OF me when / passed them as they did
when 1 woie the petticoat trousers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright came along with
the crowd by and by, and Colonel
Medad Moody. We had supper with
the Senator on the seat with us. He
and my uncle began to talk about the
tightness of money and the banking
laws and | remember remark of
my uncle, for there was that in his
tone which could never forget:
eve poor people are trusting you
to look out for us--we poor people
are trusting you to see that we yet
treated fair. We're havln' a hard
time."
My uncle told him about the note
and the visit Of Mr.. Grlmshnw and Of
his threats and upbraidings.
did he say that in Bart's hearing?"
asked the Senator.
"Ayes right out plain"
"Too bad! I'm going to tell you
frankly, Baynes, that the best thing
know about you is your conduct to-
ward this boy. | like it. The next
best thing Is the fact that you signed
the note. II was bad business but
1t was good Christian conduct to help
your friend. Don't regret It. You
were poor and Of an age when the
boys pranks were troublesome to both
OF you, but you took him in. I'll
lend You the interest and try to get
another holder for the mortgage on
one condition. You must let me at
tend to Bart's schooling. | want to
be boss about that. We have a great
sch0olmaster In Canton and when Bart
Is little older | want him to 20
there to school, III try to find him
n place where he can work for his
b0ard.n
"We'll miss Bart but wen be tickled
to death--there's no two ways about
that" said Oncle Peabody.
The Senator tested my arithmetic
and grammar and geography as we
rode along In the darkness and said
By and by:
you'll have to work hard, Bart
You'll have to take your book into
the field as | did. After every row
of corn learned rule Of syntax or
arithmetic Or fact In geography while
| rested, and my thought and memory
took hold of 1t as piled the hoe. | |
don't want you to stop the reading,
but from now on you must spend half |
OF every evening on your lessons"
AS was going to bed the Senator
called me to him and said:
Il shall be gone when you are up
In the morning. 1t may be long
time before see you; 1 shall leave
something for you In sealed envel-
ope with your name on it. You are
not to open the envelope until you
90 away to school. | know how you
will feel that first day. When night
falls yen viii think of your aunt and
uncle and be very lonely When you
90 to your room for the night want
you to sit down all by yourself and
open the envelope and read what /
shall write. They will be- think, the
most impressive words you ever read.
You will think them over but you
will not understand them for long
ime. Ask every wise man you meet
q explain them to you. for all your'
happiness win depend upon your un-
Of those few words in the
Il
In the morning Aunt Deel put it
a my hands.
u wonder what In the world he
wrote there-ayes !" said she. "We
must keep It careful-ayes I'm put
in my trunk an give 1t to ye when
e go to Canton to SCHOOL,
elias Mr. Wright goneg asked
ather sadly.
"Ayes Land o. mercyl He went
way long before daylight with a lot
1erked meat In a pack basket
yesl Yer uncle Is goin' down to the
illage TO see bout the mortgage this
ftefnoon, ayes"
II was Saturday and / spent It's
ours cording wood in the shed, naus.
ng now and then tor look into !,
~ grammar.
What day It was 1.-THE first OF !
lany like 1t. never think of those |,
avs without saying TO myself: "What
Gods blessing a man like Sllas j,
Wright can be in the community In
hitch his heart and soul are as an ),
pen book |"
AS the evening came on | took a
ing look at my cords. The shed was !.
early half full of them. Four rules ]
syntax, also, had been carefully !,
Iored away In my brain. ] said !,
lem over rs hurried down Into the :
asture with old shep and brought in :
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