, 1870-04-10
CARELESS KYTS
4 Story for Children.

A Story for Childrcn.
\ From CaaaslrS (EsVhsh> Ma71ztnx.
! In fozlat tines there lived poor man with
such small farm and such = large family that
he c2u1d not nAka both ends meet; 30 be-
/ liked bis wife what thsy ahould do,
| hSta = cur biggest boy" aid ahs "1et
him 50 into tho ni1e world md tnlkn his Tor
1 tune."
II don't mind" eaid Kyts.
Ihcn Aay gave him their blessing, aud told
him to be sure and ask his way to Grnbtovp.
Mhe1e ho would find Eleniy OF uo1k and
| t1arels-
| After time be came TO two roads, but he
did not ask which led to GEubtown.
u do rot want plenty of work, said he; SO
he took ths road that looked the most sunny.
Then hs ca1ne 10 place wheru thms we're
four roads.
:, Where do you want to 60 10 :" sa;d man,
"hnd VII EhoF you the nay."
"No, thank you, answered Eyts; one
foaa Is ~ good As another to me;" and hs
tcok tho one that seemed pzcttiest-
Al TIE way along the birds sang out with
Joy. and The sun ahono on Ill the Hodd, md
the winds bleH sHeet and cool; and Eyts went
on With Light heart, and made good supper
OF nuts md hl1ckbeuies, md drank tho cIcat
water Of The brook and Lay down pnder
hedge 70 sleep. -
AAA 4%49k 1 04AA 10 NEA Ou LII kQE CWU3s
said Ee, . ard they are happy enough"
IN the morning es41ly Lark woke him Qp,
nd nd On he went Hhntljug, with ! gay heart,
I'll Le ,eEeH very hungry. hut no1 be was
HTouf tho woods, md had como to I town
be pselei Up Tor nothing ia sss - st1sets s, be he
!! wcEt 70 the filst inn, and sat dawn at table.
y :, What would you Like for dinner p asked
Tic host. 1
That nales no odls," sal Erts, for
I've Got great Appetite
md !. pot Of good a1e. It WAS The bess dinner
Kyts had eier had in his Life,
Ilchfsc host told him there Hate Ehreo silynr
'"i II risht' S * said ky.s, "thea you h.a bat.
into lhe world to seek M fortune, and hsIo
"Why did Jou have dinner, theu. /. asked the
Ecst, "n you had no money!
~. nEeeauso I waa hungry" answered Ests.
& "B1t Il you would rather not give me my
+ No." said the host, 'you ahall star and
| horses" ~' 'N'N
VERY we'll" answered Kyts, vi. makes no
edds to mes" and he did Iis work with light
hear, till The m.ster aud horses xeEo quite
lord Of lin, ahd he got . good dinner every
So At the end Of three months tho host savo
N5ta lis wages. md the enoW lay thick on the
tl.is letter 10 Tho Lord Mayor Of he neI.
town.
"a little anow ia nothing to me, said Ey,s,
and oif be started, md kept himself warm III
Now {he letter Was so tell tie Lord Mayor
that the people did not want any more wa1s.
So this great Lord went into passion, and had
Eyts put into prison.
But Kyta WIS just as happy, and put bis
hands in bis pockets, or plaJed At hucklc
bones, and Wlistled al day, except when be
,.sS sWhZ aon{ Z you NOPE, Ike the others ,"
"oh, aasre5ea 65tS, "ono place is as good
50 the saoler took llins to him, aud asked
Alla to hep sweep The prison, and WAS not 50
Wen, enc day, when spring cano On again,
ayts sAw the prison doos open, and tho sun
Ono place is M good to me- rs another"
did Kyts, "so may Ab well walk out"
ajoycd Il very much, and came i night TO 4
cEuntsy inn.
sA..1hero is only one bod Left" said tic land
IAN dght;-1 don't want two" answered
"nu. 1t l. In tho g..rct, said the host, land
"Nevef Find, replied 1yts; "1aha11 sleep
ta.nd."
But when he had eaton supper he felt SO tired
ut he got into the t1et bed he could Sec, and
TIT wns feather bed in the next room, where
" landlord slept
ealo to jog upstairs to tho garret."
Eut the landlord sat up till the middle Of the
njht, and then erert softly upstairs to feel in
l Itatv f1r 4, H. -k%to L..
eAtrhed Ill over the straw, he could find no
Eits, and fell asleep in tho garret, and early
in' the morning came down The garet ladler
I'M bad humor, anu fcn over md woke every
b9ay up.
Then Ksta found out where he was, and put
or his clothss, and slipped out OF the window
Eut as he journeycd On, it came to pAss that,
ahe1 aote1A days, he found himself near two
great armies.
at viii be fine sight to SEQ them fight, :
thought he; so he sat down in the sun, and
took out Some broAd and cheese, and began to
eat With very good appetite.
But very soon two Captains came mp to him,
cue from each army, aua asked him which
side he wls on.
>, .Nsither," s, .ns~eFod 1yts. II don't want
~ mngt you must" said they; $50 choose
| "So, thank you" said Kyts: "sour ~ L
no eo1sss1, Of nias, a4os 10 I know uhAt it IL
about, or what the two sidos are.'
"Au that makes no difference said they:
"cloose your sidc, or else We viii both Ill
you And with these wo1ds they both drew
tleir swords
VERY WELL" said Kyts; s'aineo nust
esEt G III. iw7h diano' want to, but it makes
We'll, which side do you chooscf" the.
asked again.
Then kyts got up and looked round, and say
that one army WAS on the sunny aids Of nll
And, moreover, was not so far on ~ the othel
army in the shade.
80 he chose the army in the Fun, and fount
! out afterwards that il wae the side of the King
and tho courtiere, and the beadl%e, and II,
footnen, and that the other whs the side OF IT,
Lord Mayors, and the bakers, and tAslorH, ant
e,Tand boys: and that tho war was TO eho7
who ought to get most money out Of the reo
rle. and have the spending OF it.
Well, Oh the very, next day the battle began
and they gave kyts very big blundsrbuse, .ns
rut him behind tree, and told him to fir
away with all his might.
And 70 he did, and At the very arst shot, BIZ
. baker tn the middle Of his coat, foF he gay
the -four fly cut, and then knocked over Gttl
lean tailor, and, best Of all hit the Lord Maro1
, who had sent bin 70 prison, in the rer! midd
, Of his fat waistcoat-
. ''Seued him right. eaid kyta: "for If he ha
! minded the letter, perhaps this var would nc
; have happened"
But after that shot the emoke w2s SO thic
that Kyts could not tel which men were tinker
D and tailors, and rhicl, wc-c footnep andcour1
: irrr. So lie ehct at them Ill alike, wMchev:
were cAeieet to hit: and vcr. many got his bi
E bullets into them that day.
= at ia all one to me- raid kyts; 'bnt az
: sn in the war, may as well bang swaF till
n | Ey powder is gone
n But bv that tt1nn, when the smoke cleAre
Q ur little, Kyta saw thst the Eins'a army Va
l vi hal III 4y.Ay1 nm mir
q awnr.
i $50 will he or too, = said Kyts. "fos 1
. rct tce Tie nsc nf heinG a prisoner.
!, lrt he had not gone far when he saw
. Knight fat on the ground with n, his hea'
j ! amor on
p "oh, help nc ur, or clso they viii k,l nc
"a II acni Eec that that matters to mr. "a
n Kyse, "bnt Fill. here goes" And with the,
:" words he lugged the knight up to his feet.
10 Then the two went on Is fast Us their lei
Q, could carry them, md got into wood. u
( the other army came after them very fast, a,
40 thos down msDy OF the King's mon In the bac
Of and ~ last four mighty men got near hytea'
1t The knight, and told them to give thenselT
up AZ prisoners, OF else be killed.
n "1t makes no odds 10 me which" cn
ID Eets: ''eo let as fight and be 1lled+"
d, "Rzavo." cried tho knight, and the! rush
b, on to the four mighty men
az Nov ths four mighty men were ~ m M At1a
IL Ike the knight, but k!ts had nothing but
r. thick stick, 70 he could thump and dodge abo
81 twice a. fast as any Of them
IN Clang. clang! whAci. ths.ek! vent
IN | sEeas s"ofue1 cui hytt 9ooSea Auaau W
III and tipped hin right over. Now 10 heavy '
t. his a11aos, that he called out to another v
"a rior to help him NJ, but "A this one stool
-. down k!ts gave him 90 fine vhAek with
Sic thick Flick that nc fouea ever too.
1tI | Meanwhile, the Knight Was IN oeadfy tus
at with the other two, Clang. clAug WIS
~ thwack! went the heavy swords, md = Ii
I'd, vanim rolled ovsr wounded; but tho hn!i