The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-02-22
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From the Cleveland Herald.l
THE RIDE DoY,

[The facts lon which the following spirited and
instructive fable Is founded, says the Cleveland
Herald, occurred in a thriving neighbOrhood in
Michigan, opposite the st. Clair Flats. This
statement rests on the authority OF enc Of our ola
est lake navirators. His vessel gctting aground
on the Flats, he happened to be ashore at the time,
aud obtained full aud accurate account ct all the
circumstances nwus observed to bitn that Moan
WgpsrEP, in1his lifetime, may, haYe heard of the
same fnoitcnt aud to tLis Che veteran sailor re
pHed tl@tit'was no, improbabls he mentioned Che
matter y Nr, WEBSTER, as hiulsolf aud that gen.
hemau were schoolboys'in the same State j O..
Good farmer Jones was well to do, .'a
But lived some five miles from town,
Where pcws was scarce and d'neighbors few
I, The nearest one was Brown. m ..e-e-t.. .,
Ills fields wore fat although, for one, r H.f..
ss lie stunned new-(angled rules, ,l .|fT ..
And did as Joueses all had done, "F.1 ig as..
And laughed AZ farmers schools. , .
lits neighbOr, Brown, was one whose notes "A
! Were never worth "rGd :"
I Who left bis sou 10 SOW wild oats, -frgu,
And raise tha Ancient Ned, III I filI
Good Jones one Sunday took his ilo
To strolthbodt his fields, 81 Tff
And see how crops were coming ripe,
Tolcalculate their yields. "a NJ
But Jones, good soul, was not aware -....
He went to calculate;
lie simply meant TO take the air
And better mediate
His, path led through his garden, near rrv1,
IA NOhesuch apple-trec.
Which bop him some such every year
That none such had as he.
Now, as he 1nenred that fdvorte tree,
He heard an apple drop,
l And hurried up in time to see
n Brown, Junior, in the top, i''
Twas hanl for Joues to keep quite cool,
But Tom was such child, "
Ana never went,to Sunday school,,
Jones drew il very mild. ...-
With very slight Srown, ~' tS''
Jones reasoned --T'Tom. Brown
Don't y9p know what you're doing is naughty
' Coihe down. d.. ...T- b.. ...s t..' ID,
Don't you know il is wrong to creep over the fence
or an N chard my lad? that on any pretense
To take apples is worse that to naughty climb
Up tree, as you're doing, may lead yoalin time
From trifthg offenses to those Of more gravity
From mischevous fun to a total deprayityY
, Come dOwn-won't you come "
Little Tom put his thumb
TO his nose, while he wnked, and proceeded to
ut ethrunil if- uW..#| r. ".F .o3 .a."
Ontho'hir with his fingers like largish antenna'
OF An overgrow n bug-as be chuckled Notany
i iI.a With a very great frown, uuar ,r
bus Jones lhrea tened" Tom Brown, a'
If you, meek at persuasion, III MAKE you come
i down. n tr" .t|
Once mereT77will you Gomez If you don't -
go to grass !" f,.r. -r4 sIa.I %.
I" Young saucebox, look out, or. I'll teach you t.,
Scare who? Nix my dolly, old coyei" .s"Now,
my lad, ~ .lsy r..d vru agi
Pm in earnest; I'll tickle your hide GY--7" Hey
b dad! , ,. .ta..ts e5, 4srD .a.-
Yer blu(ln that rooster won't fight" "You
I, shall see .at fut...fp -hr-.l7 lIg.a
How IN make you come down." " Yes, will---
up tree!' l.. fus .,
al will do it, by-sod!"
u 'lt Cried Jones, as u clod r..,,.- ..-..,
lie tore from the turf and kcrthunip on the broad
OF his back peltsd Tom but the scamp, with {,
Shouted "'Tnlly for Jones that is one to begin,
And presenting the target, said ,"Hit i'm a&jA!
.e '.o At such impudence, Jones, M i','
t 's'' In the sternest of tones, -
Said, Now my young cub, if break all your
iH bones,
a shall make yea come down / am sorry to hurt
b7y0u; : sI=U ~rE'ps ''"Tt.i s.} N .'' 80 31
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