The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28
VOL. XI.-NO. 46.
The Boy with His Fiddle I:
OR, THEGgpSY II THE THORN N.BCsH
IRON I'M gTIN.,

honestly and lndustriuu,ly; he was the first To
Ii-o IN the morning, the last tu 90 To bed at nght
aud never hestated To perform even the disagree.
Die duties winch fell 10 tie share of others, bat
Which they refused tn do Hi, looks we've ni
ways cheerful and contcuted and he never WAS
heard to murmur. When he had served wear
hIs master thought to himself "lf pay him his
wages, hcruay goaway 1t viii therefore be most
prudent not to do So; | hall thereby save ,ome.
thing, and lie will stay" And 80 the worked
another year and though no wages came, he sai I
nothing and looked happy. At last the end of
the third venr arrived, the master felt in his
third wear arrived the mastor felt in lis pock.
cts but took r"tLmg out; then the by spoke.
Master said be, 81 have served you honor,
ably for three years; give me- pray ycu, what |
have justly earned. / wish 10 leave you, and see
more Of the world"
MY dear fellow replied the niggard "you
have indeed served me faithfully, and You shall
be generously rewarded"
So saying, he searched his pockets again and
this time counted ou' three crown pieces.
"A crown he said, TOR each year it is lib.
eraI; few m0ster would pay such wage.'
The boy, who kn.y very little about money,
was quite satisfied; he received his scanty pay,
aud determined, now tina. his pockets were fll
.pnE,lI ond jnwn.L,,, la r,n and .a,,', w. 'iI IT,,
ba,rt's cor,eo,. I,, ,ro..r,i,. aa l.. i,,..i .
hpsb n L,,I. man ttnl,I.,I,, ,,,.,,'r.J .t...
him.
WHITTIER away, Brother Merry 2" asked the
STRANGER. "vour cares seem hut I,,bt h,rl,.r >,
you =
"\yby sbor,J la sodr orsryorcI tbo 100,
when have three yeors vorrs in nv rorlet :"
And how much j, that !" ,rnuircJ ,h. I,t,l.
man.
Three GOOD crowns"
Listen +, M. said ,b. Jv,a,f. 81 nm, ro,r
needy cr,at,,r rraIl. H. vn,L. oiy, r,n ,r,a
mouIy ,.u M, ycu,a, and r.v .,,,, ynr,
brcai"
The boy. heart was GOOD il felt rftv for ,ho
miserable little man., So he handed hi. hard COT. m
ten wages.
"T,srtie,n " sail no "T ,op 7ro,L f.r mar"
.Youhavsa a Kind heart" said the maniIn . II
v IL reward van by granting Won three wishes
one for each crown What viii Won ask :,
"Ha ha " laughed the bow: won ar, one Of
those then who can wi,tIe hint Weu | viii
wish, first, for bird gun. which shall hi, what.
ever aim at secondly. for A fiddle 10 the sound
Of which every one wco hears me plry il must
dance and thirdly, that when ask any on. for
any thing he .blll mot dare to ref,,srIusr
You shnli have all, cried the Ii,t,e man. o- he
took ont Of the bush. where tlry seemed to have
been placed in readiness. n fiue fiddle aud bird
gun; mo man in the wol.Lshal! refuse what you
a.k."
NV heart what more can Won desire (" said
the bow to himself A. he ioyEl,,v went on hi,
wav. He soon oycrtorl, n v,cl.l.lool.ipo man
who stood listening to the song of A bird wLid
was perched ON the very summit uf n high tree
"Wonde,ful ~ cried tbo man "su,h small an
imal with such great voice, II wish coul,
get nea, enough 80 put some .altor hi, tall
The bow aimed AT the bird with his magic rup
and it fel! into thron.hu,h.
There. rogue" said he 10 the other "you ma,
have il # Won Getchii"
Master" replicd the man. ",eaye out th,
rogue when you call the doo. Lut will pick II,
the bird"
In hi, effort TO p.t # ON, he had worked linn
sc.finto he mipdlr ofthe r,jr,Iy hush when III,
how wa. seized with , lop,ir,. a., trv lie fl,IIs
But scarcel, had be begun tn scraIr. wbcr tn,
man lg,,,r I.,.s..,J }, r.t,r ,l.,,,,. l.,
the faster anI li,Lsr he inmr"L tLnr,b m.
thorn tore hi, dirty coat coryrJ ont Ills J,, Lair
aud pricked and scr,chcL hi, vLo'e.bo
"Leay. off leave off" c.i.l he. o, do mot 4, ii
TO dane, -
But he cried nvair. oYo1 mp.t have fave,
many man, Idlre ,av," said the low; "now W.
will see what the tbo6.bu,b can do for y"p,"
And louder and faster sounded th, tijdla and
faster and higher duprcl the gip,y. until au III,
thorn, w,re hum, with the tttirrs ol hi. cont
"Ncrcy. mercv" 4" he screamed at last "ycu
-hal, have whatever can ,.Iy, ,ol. .uly c,,.c {,
play. Here. here. take thi, nurse of goilw
Since Won are So ready Ia noy." sail rLr bov
Il will cease my music but must saw that you
dance well to il. it's a treat to soc YOU"
With that he took th, nurse and drpart.d
The tMvysh.lookirg m an watched himunuIlc
wns quite out ,fs,ht then lie bawied insulting
" after him.
"Yuu miserable scraper YOU ualc.housefdller
wait ill find Won alone vii, chase Won ontiI
YOU have not a sole to your shoe, YOU IagoinulT.
lin stick frrIhmg in your mouth, and sa, you
are worth six dollars ~
And TIM, he continued to nbusc him rs long a.
he could find words. When he had sufficiently
relieved himself, he ran to the Judge Of tho nuxt
town
Honorable Judge beg your mercy see how
have been i,itrrntei and robbed on the high.
way, 'toue might pity me my BODY is pnchrd
and a purse uf gold has been taken from-me-,
purse Of ducat,. each one Brighter than another
| entreat you, good Judge, let the man bo caught
and sent TO prison"
"Narit a soldier asked the Judge, who has
30 wounded yon with his sabre ~
No, indeed" replied the gipsv, 1T was ons
col I,J ga, no I,, ,,,,r, D.; k,,I.