Randolph journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1865-186?, 1866-11-29

nSseTn nteT on q 1OOnlfEnt
evening for sliding, snow balling,
and fan venerallv.
"H0vs' "WhHee' "What j.
it2Y askcd several eagcr voices all
at once,
. heard Widow Neil a man
slittle while ago" r'pliei Freddie,
s'fh4tS lf would % over and sit ap
Nstha sick child tonight. She said
she would b. over about eight
0efock. Nav, a. soon a she i.
gone. lets 20 and make a big snow
nv qn her dn0s stpp, so that when
she returns she can not get into her
jnaBsa without first Knocking him
down"
s.sCapital, :" "drst rate ''hoora,"
shouted some 81 the bOvs."
use here said Charlie "
~ tell ven the br<f fun"
WHAT is it?'' again inquired sev-
cril az once.
"yyait a While" said Charlie.
"lyho's got q woodSaw?"
~ haze 80 have T." answered
.tbreeO ttha hoys. Bat whit in the
gwSrld do sou want.a wood saw for.''
"lOu stall sec, replied Charlie,
lit il almost eight O'Clock now, -
70 anil get your saws. You, Fred
die and Nathan. Get each an Ike,
sand I will get = Sfcvei. Let us all
he back here In n teen minutes, and
then | will show sou the fun"
The boys separs ted TO go on their
several errands, each wondering
what the fun could be, and what
possible use could be made ofwood-
saw aud axe in their play. Bat
Charlie was notoaIva great favOritp
with them all, but also an acknowI-
elgpll leader; and they fully be-
level i'm him and I'm his promise.
Thrir curiosity gave elasticity to
their steps, and they We're soon as
st9bled.D r. an
NOV" said Charlie, "Mrs. NJ
isgone, for 4 met her when / was
coming beck; solct's be of III once"
"But what are you going to dO9.n
ffnqniredseveral Impatient ones
L"l0u shall see directly" replied
the l~eaaier, as they approached the
hum5Iercsidence of Mr.. NJ.
EssNow, boys" said Charlie. 'syOu
see that pile of wood; IL man hauled
il here this afternoon, and | heard
3frs. M-tell him that unless she
cot some one to saw it tonight, she
would have hardly any thing t.
ghkake a fire with i'm the morning.
Now, we ear saw and split that pile
of wood just about as easy rs we
seould bafild n great snow man; and
~sIen Nrs. n comes home from
siaer Watching she will feel as much
eshrprisrd To find her wool sawed as
isase w6uld to- lind u snow man on
her doorstep, and a great deal more
pleasantly surprised, too. WHAT
say you: Will you do ito"
One or. two of the boys rather de-
hurried at first. They didn't like t.
sstw wood, they said. But the ma
brity were in favor OF Charities pro-
jcct; so they finally joined in, and
went 70 work with Il will.
"I1l go around tn the back of the
she'd" said Charlie, "and crawl
through the window and unfasten
the door. Then wen take turns i'm
saving, splitting. and carrying i'm
the wood; and ! want To pile il up
mad nice, and to shovel all Tho
snew away from the door, and a
good wide path, too, from the door
tsthe street-wOn't il be fun, when
she CONES home and sees it?r
f.,Ihe boys began to appreciate the
IN; fvr they felt tlflt they WEEK
ldoipga good deed, and Individually
experienced that self-satisfactiOn
and~ Nv which always result from
<Nettdonlg. III o. 1s1d9 hag Pa fI
1t was not u long, wearisome job
~ sevess ROBUST and healthy boys
20 SAW, split and pile up the poor
rIys half q cord of wood, and to
good path. And when il
saltope,l 40 great was their pleas
and satisfaction that one of the
boy. who objected to the work al
lrsts proposed that they should &c
S0A neighbering carpenters shof
fwhere plenty of slavings could be
had for the carrying away anG
each bring an armful of kindlina
Mood. The proposition MAS readily
aceeded to, and, this done, they re
paired to their several homes, all o
them moro than satisfied with tn,
3'iuu' of the weary evening. And
next morning, when the weary wild
Ow returned from watching by tn,
Sick-ped, and saw what was done
ne was pleasantly surprised; an(
afterwards, when neighbor, (whs
had urobserv we'd, witnessed the In
horscf the iboys,O told how IL wa.
done, her fervent invocation, ssGod
bless the boys" was, of ITSELF, i
thew could have have heard ii, at
abundant reward for their labors.