Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1861-03-28

sight Of Bossy eoula not be shought Of.
''lfhere are you going to take Bossyss !
savageiy demanded ny courage rHsing
with the emergency. She's mines
'sShe's mol yours, ysungster, said the
man; '-she's Mr Gibbs have Just TAX
en- her for debt. ! am the sheriff, and
! shall seize you soon, If you don't be-
have :" AID qniekening bis pace. be tug
ged Bossy after him.
The Sherif, that unaccouniable man 50
myslsrioasly connected with the disap-
pearance FROM time 10 sime Of pigs from
the pen. lambs from the fold. and fowls
from their roosl. Tho sheriff stood
still, afraid b go on, yet straining my
eyes after Bgssy AS she was abSul to
mnks a turn in the road, I cried exciied-
ly, Bossy. Bossy p Bossy pricked up
hss ears and turned round her head ~
The man gave the halter a Jerk, aiid both
Disappeared behind the trees. leaving
poor me in abprsl Of passionate sorrow
and bitter disappointment.
"A lille over 1t, / went IN quest Of my
mother. She was in the bedroom. Ny
dear boy" she said pileously. we'll di-
vining my feelings. The childrer soon
came running ia but she hnshed them
away, and We were alone. Mother,
asked, breaking the sorrowful silence.
.-what business had that man with my
Bossy ~ "IHe took her for DEBT which
your poor father could not pay she an
swared sadly y And can fhev take
anything fora debt ~ / asked anxious.y.
Even the house over our headsl she
said. eYes. Amos, and turn US all out
Of doors, though pray God il may never
come to that" "Then viii aeUer, neler
neger get IN debfP / cried, '.if they can
take all we ike best to pay for it !" and
Bossy's dear image again brought tears
to my eyes. Il was some tiane before /
could join father in the pOiatoe-feld, and
when / did, neither of US spoke. Father
looked unhappy, and I noticed he did not
ALWAYS seem 10 know what he was doing
could not 60 10 pasture that night
Ben and Neptune fetched home the cows.
Neither could trust myself in the barn
yard, nor could / relish nv bread and
milk. for it was Bossy's mothers pilk.
just before going to bed, I erept round
the barn and peeped Through the fence.
There was the old COW, and there A'Star, -
chewing their evening cud in soTrowful
/ loneliness. Poor Bossy, the thought Of
her whereabouts was too much for me.
and made good an escape to my hum
bic quarters in the garrei.
This, boys, was my first experience
of a debt, and it made its mark on ne.
/ resolved never to get into the hands Of
sheriff. If my earnings were not al
ways equal TO my wanis-and q great
many of our wants are fancied oEes-''do
without" was my motto. Deny thy
self" is the true principle. When / see
young men, and even boys, running up
cigar bills, oyster bills, stable bills, bills
for dress. I say. "Young man, you are
on the road to ruin. . Begin the habit Of
running ia debt. and il is hard to break
#. Il will be worse than cham cable
dragging you down. Ii will damage your
integrity and make yoy mean dishon-
est, and lying fellow.
True. / kept clear from money debts ;
bat by and by found there were debts
of another kind 10 pay--debis Of Obedi-
suce and gratitude % any God, Of Aowe
and good viii 70 my neighboF. Had
paid these Alas. no. Ny conscience
enlightened, said no. and condemned me.
I felt bad indeed. very bad for | saw il
was l0ug account. and / had nothing 70
pay it wish 10 the great day Of reckon
ing. Then / saw who Jesus Christ was
aud what he had done.
THE ever blessed Son Of God
Went up to Calvary for nae
There paid ny debt. there bore ny load,
IN hisown body on thetree.
He could blot our my sad score Of sin
with bis own blood. I fell ali his feet
and prayed for his help. ! found him
g0Od security. His word is sure.