Year: 1870




Dick felt exceedingly comfortable when
he went to bed that night, and slept more
sweetly than in months before. He was
in the guest-chamber Of his uncle, and it
looked so much like home that he left the
gas burning to enjoy it. He walked be-
fore daylight, and finding some pens and
paper on the table, jumped up and wrote
the following letter: ~ r r


my Dear Father - shall never be able to tell
you how ashamed am Of myself, or how much
thank you for your unmistakable token OF con-
adence ;. would rather come home sna go to
situstionss Uncle Dick thinks i had better wait
until Wednesday, and then take the train West
My best lovsto mother and Mary and the boys.


Your adectionate son, a. DICE
AWhen he called to bid Mr.. Boniface
goodbye he learned that one Of the gen.
tleman to whom he had applied few
days before, had left word that he had a
place for him now, and would give him
ten dollars q week for his services. a
,q 1T I were a little Older and my educa-
ing replied Dick, with very manly air /;
t" !" but shall do nothing without the ad-
vice Of my father hereafter, he is so much
better able to judge for me than ] an, for
myself" NAaI0N III n


"Oh" said his little cousin Dick Gtwas
a family name) as nice lunch was being
put up for bis journey, won't you catch
it when you get home! Your father will
look daggers at you and say, My dear sir
are you going to run away any more :?
and then he will take you upstairs and
pad d. -sotack your


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that he expected all the boys would be af-
ter him, and he probably should never
hear the last of his trip to New York.
1t YVES near midday when he arrived in
Tontogany. His father met him at the
depot and greeted him warmly.


Hadn't we better take carriage up!"
whispered Dick.


"No, think we had better walk"


They passed along through the crowd
out into the street, when Dicks courage
again faltered.


80 Hadn't we better go up to- the house
the back way?"


"No, my, son, it is just as well to face
the music. The boys will have their fun
anyway, and if you are in the right it


"Halloa, Baking-Fowder!' "There's
Dick, sneaking homer "Didn't make
much trying to get ahead of the old
man p and similar expressions greeted.
him at every step, but he walked with a.
firm step and only bowed to such Of his
friends as chose to accost him In respect
able manner. rfaH rlEFTA Ek}UN
He wondered how it was that everyone
in the home household was SO glad to see
him. His pretty mother looked as if she
Il ov,apf wh n /; fo II, 'xuoo,>;vr opI
when she strained him to her heart and
had been restored to her once more, her
tears ran down his neck and nearly dis
solved his new paper collar. Mary clung
to him whenever she could get a good
hold, and pulled him from one place to
another in the widest confusion. Philo
rolled up the eieasy chair for him to sit in
and carried his hat into the hall and hung
it on the rack. Alfred seized him by the
coat collar with his two hands and shook
him I'LL he was half blind. 1't9SANN1A


allow well you are looking, Major I
guess I'll 90 to New York if it brightens
one up so." "a
. Dick was in q whirl Of happiness Had
everybody changed; or, was it the
film that had fallen from his own eyes
He did not make up his mind just then,
but assweeksa rolled on he, came to- the
conclusion that he was woefully mistaken
at that period in his history when he be-
lieved himself counted out of the hearts
of all those he best loved, and parted with
the green-eyed monster, who had nearly
drifted him into ruin, with great sense
ofrelief.


His parents also indulged in reminis
cences regarding themselves and their
daily walklprevious to this little episode,
which were not altogether fattering It
is but few days since heard Mrs. Huy-
land say


"We are constantly reminded Of our
great lack of perception in never having
had correct insight into the heart of our
second son until the screw was applied by
Heaven ITSELF 20 Christian Union.