The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-07-07
WASHINGTON, ID. c.
For the National Era.
A STORY FOR CHILDREN.
BY ALICE CAREY.
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BY ALICE CAREY.
IcoSTlNUED.l
arm warrant itn said Aunt Caty, off had
la nf that John, Pd make him jump. he
a WV, oot half the wits and reasons that his
g eaJa cousin has; and the reason is, he has
I u'~ bumored and made baby OF, and never
sn,ncb as kindled fire in his life"
~ admit mean to say nothing about it, y
ia sbe uosetting her gourd, and checking
-. s,;nnine. wheel; "but when they came
I 1o, tbe other night from the funeral you see
Vas was there and thought they would feel bad,
,rd had made cup of tea and bit Of toast,
and everything; and was sitting in the door,
Ainknp of the time when came to the coun-
Tv and of when we had to pen our sheep at
"gbt when Billy comes a-running along; and
.12s [ Billy, have they comet And Billy
a,s Yes, they have come And SO / goes
nt TO help out Mrs. Flagg, but she climbs
ngbt out as if she had been TO no funeral, nor
nothing: and says she, Csty,' says she, have
vOu cot supper readyp She didn't say moth
n, 70 Oliver, nor tell him that was the place
ySere he was to live nor nothing; and so
aid him this was the fine place he was to live
n and as took his hand and led him along
MO the house. it was all of a trimble. He had
no more than got sot down. she went on to
A. than Mrs. Flagg says to him, says she,
Nv son, run out into the hail. and up stairs
ntc the front chamber, and bring me my old
Epuers. You will find them somewhere about
Now, though she said my SON. all so fine,
vhy didn't she send her own son, who sot there
making racket with Julie? And how should
ss expect that little Oliver would know the
vsy into her room, and find her slippers? Sure
sucugh-just as expected-directly he came
back, crying like good fellow, with great
Blue bump on his forehead, as big as the sky ;
In he had run against something in the dark
.ud had not found the clippers, either.
a'What did you break?' asked Mr.. Flagg
soaking very cross.
@'Nothing, SIR replied the child 'but hurt
nyself, and could not find the shoes
"'Ah! is that all q answered the uncle, as
| i it were nothing that he had hurt himself.
And turning to his wife, he said, He is rather
riiTbIooded, ] guess
WANTED to tell him he'd be white-blooded
hiself if the Queen was to send him into one
dher CENTER rooms after her shoes but says
uOhng, and as soon az gets chance, tells
Oliver that | expects that is nothing to the
bumps he will get, if he is to live there!
IROught I'd comfort him what | could" said
Aunt Caty and, wiping her forehead, she re-
nmed her spinning.
Now, Mr.. and Mrs. Flagg were goodish
people they gave money to the Sabbath school,
md for other benevolent purposes paid their
debts and in all ways did what they believed
TO be their duty; but am afraid there are few
Of US can stand that severe test Of excellence,
70 do unto others as we would be done by +; and
Mr. and Mrs. Flagg were not perfect.
Many things came to our knowledge, both
from observation and through Mrs Martin,
that led us to think the little orphan was not
quite treated as one of the family
Sometimes he had an apron tied on, and was
set to scOur knives, like girl. His aunt said
he was handy, and liked to do such work but
she didn't set John at such work he had
| pony and rode about, meantime.
Both went to the same school, to be sure !;
but Oliver was required to come home an hour
before it was dismissed in the evening to assist
BILLY in ioddering the cattle; and Friday when
Bully went to market, he must stay at home
all day; and Mondays and Wednesdays he
must be at home half the day, to cut wood and
60 to the post office and now and then whole
day must be spared, for some extra Job or
other
lt did not leDgthen his school hours Aunt
Saty thought that he one day told his uncle
Se , could Keep up with John, and stay at home
Inns was generally thought to be the truth !:
W 'Gan took little either to books or work.
qua tle smartness Of the boy was one reason.
way his uncle and aunt dsliked him but an.
Oder and perhaps stronger, was, that -
greatly resembled his father. This waslS0
ae boys fault; but they felt it to be sA&
nTnt and often, Aunt Caty used to say tn11x
ed him with being all White and no 49,
~n which was the name Of his MOTH. ) ~ 4 i
Upon one Of these occasions, when = ~
minutes he had made square box, 1hbA n
~. aad been trying to do for awsak ~ I'M
lyon ought to inherit some g. e, -.
WINE WSi,. was mechanic, - - Ne I All
Yes mother all.over. s1}
BY accident - box, as II
ine wttlcsm was laarho1 - ~. "a
,oAn was told that it 49, 8 y EARLY, ana
VI, aus cousin would, ~ ~ IN = th;nn W
As said, Aunt Csty 1seb1s,A - on sras
ser mind pretty freely; ana "a sha ,vaI " .us
veal at Mrs Flagg's and saw ~ sha az 81, ,
Unfair treatment of Oliver ~ was not Adv
Osay that some boys wse CJ ~ no e,S S,o"
od good deal better-~As<s$- 800 % o'n .s =,
'0Sn was not better thm O. y ~ '"'' '"a'
oi'en when she wefbz 5zf NJ, FL
VI busy day she wlu1A 3Es 80 Ss,
sppie, or some nice III ~ 1900 w.;ah p
u u 'ne course Of ths k Sver VAS snre 10
81 and for these |. gooa NAM
.na words beside, tHt1 - ,;ngsrad wben
sn' 70 Aunt Catyg& knds 20 do some
=, so'a once Tor her. <E u wonld churSD for
s ~u or hi'een miny1 r cow hoe one or two
."e COWS, or splite Jok SooJ-,h era Was al.
'a y something 49, MA 40 '
ms relatives ID - s-~ch H. .h;. and no.
som 70 Tell HIM ~ = hs ,;Lsd 70 wort at
aIwa , a. well, th1Vx =. n,aS There was
SNays somethic1 ~ So s,ad th.. . nS snd
"a needn't 90 = - ca t )" 0 "a 10Y
!. u M. 20 prevs.t s,;ns ava. " of his time