"Yes, since but for you, taking charge of the farm in my absence,
I should not feel that I could go."

Frank looked pleased. It made him feel that he was really of some
importance. Boys, unless they are incorrigibly idle, are glad to
be placed in posts of responsibility. Frank, though very modest,
felt within himself unused powers and undeveloped capacities,
which he knew must be called out by the unusual circumstances in
which he would be placed. The thought, too, that he would be
serving his country, even at home, filled him with satisfaction.

After a pause, Mr. Frost said: "There is one point on which I
still have some doubts. As you are all equally interested with
myself, I think it proper to ask your opinion, and shall abide by
your decision."

Frank and his mother listened with earnest attention.

"You are aware that the town has decided to give a bounty of one
hundred and fifty dollars to such as may volunteer toward filling
the quota. You may remember, also, that although the town passed
the vote almost unanimously, it was my proposition, and supported
by a speech of mine."

"Squire Haynes opposed it, I think you said, father."

"Yes, and intimated that I urged the matter from interested
motives. He said he presumed I intended to enlist."

"As if that sum would pay a man for leaving his home and