The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-04-15
JOLLY KITS.

/ III former DlllleS lllefe llNeu Il leBOl
man with such small farm and such
large family that he could not make
both ends meet so he asked his wife
what they should do.
"Kyts is our biggest boy" said she
'slet him go into the wide world and
make his fortune"
al don't mind" said Kyts.
Then they gave him their blessing,
and Kyts kissed them all around, and
started ON his travels. After time
/ he came To two roads, and, deliberat-
ing awhile, he took the road that look
ed the most sunny. Then he came
to place where there were fOuI
roads.
"Where do you want to go to ~
said a man. al will show you the
way"
mo, thank you" answered Kyts
zone road is as good as another to
me-" And he took the one that seem
ed the prettiest.
All the way along the birds sang
out with joy, the sun shOne on all the
world, and the winds blew sweet and
cool Kyts went on with light heart
and made a good supper of nuts and
blackberries, drank the clear water OI
the brook, and lay down under q
hedge TO sleep.
"At least 1 am as well off as the
BIRDS" said he, land they are happy
enough"
In the morning early, lark woke
! him up, and on he went whistling,
with a gay heart, till lie grew very
| hungry. But now he was through
the wood, and he had come TO a town
! full of houses; so, rs there was no
dinner to be picked up for nothing in
the streets, he went to the first inn
and sat down at a table.
"What would you like for dinner %
asked the host.
'9That makes no Odds" said Kyts,
"for I've got great appetite
So the host brought linn great
piece of pie and pot of good ale. 1t
was the best dinner Kyts had ever
had in his life. Then the host told
him there was three silver pennies to
pay.
HAIl right" said Kyle; "then you
had better take il out of my wages,
for have come into the world to seek
my fortune, and have not found il
yet"
"Why did you have dinner then, il
YOU had no money ~ asked the host
"Because l was hungry" answered
Kyts. "But if you would rather not
give me" any work, never mind, I'll
jog on. l
4'No," said the host ''yOu stay and
clean out the pig-sty, and take care
of the horses"
every WE'LL" answered Kyts, "it
makes no odds to me-"
He did his work with a light heart
! till the horses and his master were
quite fond of him, and he got a good
dinner every day.
At the end of the three months the
host gave Kyts his wages, and said:
tDOuble your wages will give you
Kyts, if you will carry this letter tC
the lord mayor of the next town"
"All right! I'll do it," said Kyts
and off he started.
Now the letter was to tell the lOrC
mayor that tho people did not want
any more wars. So the great lord
went into n passion, and had Kyts put
! into prison. But Kyts was just a.
happy, and put his hands in his pOck'
cts or played at knuckle-bOnes, and
whistled all day, except when he was
eating his dinner.
"Why don't you NOPE like the 9TH
ers ?'' asked the jailOr.
'Oh, one place isas good as another
| to me-" answered KytS.
So the jailOr took a liking to him
and asked him to help sweep the pris
on, and was not so careful i'm locking
him up.
One day Kyts saw the prison dOOl
open, and the sun shining outside.
''One place is just as good Ia me rs
another" said Kyts, $50 may as wei
walk Out.". ~
So out he went, and took a long
walk, and enjoyed it very much, and
came at night to a country inn.
'Srhere is only one bed left" said
the landlord.
"All right don't want two,p an
swered Kyts.
"But it is i'm the garrett" said the
host, fand is nothing but straw"
''NeVer mind; shall sleep sound,
replied Kyts.
But when he had H@ten supper h'
felt so tired that he got into the frs
bed he could see, and that was 1
feather bed i'm the next room, wher'
! the landlord slept.
''rhis viii do, said Kyts. Its no
worth while to jog up stairs to the
garrett"
But the landlord sat up till the mid
die of the night, and then crept softly
up stairs to feel in Kyts' pockets, ano
rob him. But though he searched al
over the straw, he could find no hyts
and fell asleep i'm the garFet, and early
in the morning came down the garre
ladder i'm a bad humOr, and fell over
and woke everybody up. Then kyt
found out where he was, and put on
his clothes and Slipped out of the win
dow TO save fuss.
But as he jOurneyed on, it came t.
pass that, after several days, he fOunt
himself near two armies.
''lt will be fine thing To see then
fight" he thought.
So he sat down in the sun and tool
out some bread and cheese, and he
gan to eat with very good appetite
But very soon two captains came uI
TO him, one from each army, and ask,
ed him which side he was on.
"Neither," answered Kyts. az don't
want To fight at ALL"
"But you must" said they; "s,
choose your side. I...
"NO, thank yOu," said Kyts; ''yom
war is no concern of mine, nor do
know what il is about, or what TIN
two sides are"
"AIl that makes no difference" sal,
kthey; "chOose your side, or else w
viii both kill you" And with thes
words, they both drew their swords
"Very well since ] must fight
will. / don't want to; but it make
no odds"
'eWell, which side do you choose %
they asked.
Then Kyts got up and looked al
J around, and saw that one army wa
on fhp sIIF1nU side Of a hill and more