s, was Jack's removal from the street to the school. While his father was out of
ed to study, and Jack was not one of these few. The freedom which he had enjoyed suited him, and h
ow up a dunce, Jac
d write alread
r upon life with that sc
n get along as we
to do better than the average. I am ambitious
t does a feller to study
said Aunt Rachel, who might be excused for a littl
ead ache to st
weak, Jack," suggest
ly," said Rache
d that Jack shou
ght he. "She's always talking against
an suggested itself to our hero. He shrewdly suspected that his aunt's single blessedne
she had a chance," he thought
hool-fellow, he concocted the following letter, whic
he liberty I have ta
ften, though you don'
o marry. I am not youn
e a good trade. I hav
he only one I know of
you meet me in Washing
a blue ribbon round yo
ll have a red rose
your brother's family a
try to keep us apart
NI
nt to school one morning. She read it through, firs
rom, Aunt Rachel?" a
estions about what don't c
it was a love l
our aunt," said his
to her brother's unbounded astonishment. "I suppose
l such thoughts out of yo
f men are so shiftless," said his s
me?" asked the coop
e," said Rachel,
ly into her pocket, withou
ld acquaintances," thought her bro
uge in her room. She carefully locked
anybody of the name of Daniel? It must be some stranger t
or a short time. Then s
It's a great responsibility to make a fellow being unhappy. It's a sacrifice, I kno
Rachel's
nd. The appointment was
self, "nor that troublesome Jack. Martha's got some blue ribbon, but I don't dare to
Martha," she said, a
e forenoon! Isn't th
dache. I guess it'll d
aid her sister-in-l
t dry-goods store, and bo
quired the clerk,
coloring a little, as though the use whi
ribbon, and pre
any better, Rachel?
," answer
o steady lately, perha
have," asse
n't stand work as well as when you w
undred by the way you tal
l. I thought you might feel as I do
, in the same tone. "There isn't anybod
ng. "She takes offense at the most innocent remark
"I wonder if I have ever noticed him. How little we know what others think of us! If he's a likely man, maybe it's my duty to marry him.
ch led her to regard with favoring eyes the suit of this supposed lov
'clock. He looked roguishly at his aunt as he
Jack. "If she doesn't t
am far from defending, w
itting, and went upstairs. Fifteen minut
going, Aunt Rac
lk," she answ
you?" he asked,
o go alone," sh
ing, when her sister-in-law had left the house. "She was
aid Jack
on his hat and bent his st