Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-01-08
"l'm Not Afraid Of Him."

her warm lips upon my own-that was
so different and so sweet to remem-
Der in the lonely days that followed
Fast flows the river to the sea when
youth Is sailing on it. 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 I walked
down the street. How happy I was |!
observed with satisfaction that
the village boys did not make fun
of me when passed them as they did
when I wore 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
tigbtness Of money and the banking
laws and I remember a remark Of
my uncle, for there was that In his
tone which I, could never forget:
I'VE poor people are trusting you
to look out for us-we poor people
are trusting you to see that We get
treated fair. We're havin' a hard
time"
My uncle told him about the note
and the visit Of Mr.. Grimshaw and Of
his threats and upbraidings.
Did he say that in Bart's hearingT
asked the Senator.
ayes fright out plain" ,
"Too bad! I'm going to tell you
frankly. Baynes, that the best thing
I know about you is your conduct to-
ward this boy. I like it. The next
best thing Is the fact that you signed
the note. 1t 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 We're 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 great
schoolmaster in Canton and when Bart
is a little older want him to go
there to school. I'll try to find him
q place where he can work for his
board"
"Well miss Bart but We'll be tickled
to death-there's no two ways about
that" said Cncle 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 I did. After every row
of corn I learned rule of syntax or
arithmetic or fact in geography while
I rested, and my thought and memory
took hold Of it as I piled the hoe.
don't want you to stop the reading,
but from now on you must spend hair
Of every evening on your lessons"
AS I was going to bed the Senator
called me to him and said:
II shall be gone when you are up
in the morning. 1t may be long
time before I see you; I shall leave
something for you in a sealed envel-
ope with your name on it. You are
not to open the envelope until you
go away to school. I know how you
will feel that first day. When night
falls you will think Of your aunt and
uncle and be very lonely. When you
20 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 a long
time. Ask every wise man you meet
to explain them to you, for all your