North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-12-05
THE BEST FUN.

have some fun" SAID Freddie B., to bis
companions, who had assembled on a beau
| tful moonlight evening for sliding, SLOW
balling, and finn generally.
"How?" "where?' "What is it ?'-
asked several eager voicrs all at once
/" heard widow M-tell man a little
while ago." replied Freddie, 'that she
would 60 over and sit up with a sick child
tonight. She SAID she would be over about
/ eight o clock. Now. as soon as she is gone,
let's 60 and make a big snow man on her
door stet, so that when she comes back in
the morning, she cannot get into heI house,
without first knocking him over.
"Capital," "First-rate," Hoora," shout
ed some ofthe boys,
"See here" said Charlie N" I'll tell
! YOU the best fun."
What is it p again inquired several
k,oces at once.
"Wait awhile" said Charlie, "Who's
got wood saw"
Il have" $50 have H. "and l." an
swered three of the boys. But what in
the world do you want wood, aw for p
"You shall see" replied Charlie. at is
almost eight O'Clock now, so 90 and get
your SAWS. You, Freddie and Nathan, get
each an axe and | will get shovel Let
US all be back here in fifteen minutes, and
then III show you the fun
The boys separated to go on their sew
eral errands, each wondering what the fun
could be, and what possible use could be
made of woud-saws and axes in their play.
But Charlie was not only great favorlte
with them al, but also an acknowledged
leader, aud they fully believed in him and
his promise. Their curiosity gave elastic
ity to their steps, and they were soon as
sembled.
"Now,' said Charlie, "Mrs, MIS- gone
for | met her wheh | was coming back, so
let's be off at once"
But what are you going to do?" inquir-
ed several impatient members of the party
You shall see directly" replied the La
der, as they approached the humble resi-
dence of Mis-. NJ.
Now, boys" said Charlie, you see that
| pile of wood; man hauled it here this af
ternoon, aid | heard Mrs. M--tell him un-
less she got SOME one TO saw it to night, she
should have hardly anything to make fire
of IN the morning. Now We eau saw aud
split that pile OF wood just as easy as W.
could bul'd great snow man, and when
| Mrs M-comes home from her watching
she will be full as much surprised to find
her wood sawed, as she would to find
snow man on her doorsteps, and a great
deal more pleasantly surprised, too. What
say you? Will Won do it ~
One or two of the boys rather demurred
at first. they didn't like to saw wood, they
said. But the ma jority were in favor of
Charley's project, so they finally Joined in,
and went to work with will.
"Ill 90 around to the back ofthe she'd"
said Charlie, land crawl through the wiu-
dow and unfasten the door Then well taxi
turns in saving, splitting and carrying IL
wood and | WANT TO pills ii up real nice,
and to shovel all the snow away from the
door; and good wide path, too from the
door 10 the street-won'L lC be lun, when
she comes home and sees it 2?
The boys began to appreciate the fun, for
they telt that they were doing good deed,
and individually experienced that self sat
istactiun and JOY which always results from
well dong,
1t was not long or wearisome job for
seven robust and healthy boys, to saw, split
and pile up the poor widows half cord OF
wood, and 10 shovel good path. And when
it was done, SO great was their pleasure and
satisfactlrn, that one of the boys who objec'
ed to work at first proposed that they sho'd
20 to ncighbOring carpenters sh"p,where
plenty OF shavings could be had for the
CARRYING away--and each bring an armful
of kindllng wood. The proposition was
re ,dily acceded to, and this done, they re
pa,rei TO their several homes, all of them
more than satisfied with the g fun" of the
evening. Aud next morning, when the
weary widow returned from watching by
the sick bed, and saw what was done, she
was pleasantly surprised; and afterwards,
when neighbor, who had, unobserved,
witnessed the labors of the boys, tod how
il was done. her fers ent invocttion-"God
bless the boys ofi;seIf, lfthey could but
have heard 1t, was an abundant reward for
their labOrs.
All, boy and girls, the best fun is always
found IN doing something that is kind aud
useful. This is the deliberate opinion # a
gray-headed old man: but if you doubt 1t
in the least, just try 1t tor yoursclve-, and
be convinced.