The Lincoln County herald., 1870-09-22
IIsJss,-ess's Co,.sses' .
JENNY Ia WTON.
NJ FANNY FERN.

s'flarra School 10 out !" screamed oil
shs boys, aud sp vent their caps 10 the
cir, a. they sll commenced trying the
strength OF their limb. aud trowscrs,
some ny climbing up trees, some over
fences, some by leap frog, some BY bat
and ball and thus they all scpnrated,
and went their different ways homo. and
Jenny I.swtop went his. too. II was
sot with 40 light step as his schoolicl-
lows and when the last boy was out oi
sight, he drew . deep sigh, snd crowding
bis cap down over his eyes, aud looking
carefully about him in every direction,
% ii to rcsesurc himself that not one boy
fingered TO keep him company. moved op.
lie was an honest boy ho had no
thought Of steIing anything on tho wav
lit wus not that he was not afraid Of
"the MASTER" for he was always o: the
head OF his c.ass. and seemed moro anx
tous to understand his lessons than any
boy in school ilc was not afraid any
big boy would thrash him, nor was he
lving in wait for any smaller boy to
thrash. No, Jenny was no such COW
ard. On he moved, with lcadcn feet.
past the old, familiar spots; past the
rroccr's, with his pcsnuts, and oranges,
and cocoanuts, and nicely potied flowers,
that he hoped would attract the house
wives who came to buy his sugar and
tea; past the bakers. with tempting pies
aud tsrts, and piles Of sugarcd cakes, and
heaps of candy; past the toy shop, and
the tipmsn's, and the 81 oe store be had
read all their s,gns till they were ss f.
miliar to him as his own name, and now
he had turnrd the last corner Of the
street in which vas bis own house. Noc
Il vas that the child turned pale, avd sot
his white teeth together, aud drew his
breath harl. His house was = very
pretty one. With nice little garden spot
in front, in which we're fragrant flowers,
for his mother was very fond Of them -
almost a. ioud as she was Of Jenny.
He had q kind mother, ther. Yes
but do you see that cro~d Of boys, like
a little black swarm, round the pretty
white cato before the house? You can
not SEQ what they are looking at so
earnestly inside the fence, but yoa can
hear their shouts and laughter, and so,
alas! does Jenny. His face is not
white now-it is as red as tho daisies in
his mothers garden, and his eyes fash
like the rain drops on the daisies bosoms,
that the bright sun is now shining upon.
Alas when will there be sunshine in
Jemmy's house?
"Ah, there's Jim now," said rude boy
loud enough for Jenny to hear. "Here's
your drunken father, jim"
"Stsnd away 60 home off with you
all! , shouteld Jenny, in harsh, fierce
voice, that contrasted straurely with his
slight figure end sweet, iufantile face
"of with you r. and he walked into the
center Of the group, where, croucLed
upon the ground, was ~.o, ".iaty Try
ing, on his hands and knees-for he
eould not stsnd--to reach the door to get
IN; his nice broadcloth coat was GOV
cred with dirt his hat was crushed in;
bits Of straw and grass we're sticking in
his thick black hair his eyes were red,
and he did not even see his own little
boy, who was crimson with shame IS he
stood over him, aud vainly tried to help
him to his feet. "Of with you T.
shouted Jenny again to the boys, who
laughed as his father fell against him, al.
mcst knocking him over "off with you,
I cay I" bringing his little foot on the
ground with stamp that made them all
start; then, rushing up TO the door, he
rang tho bell violently, and turned hi,
head away to conceal the tears that would
no longer be kept back. A woman came
to the door it Was Jemuy's mother, and
together they helped the drunken hus
Bsnd and father.
No wonder Jenny dreaded going
home from school! II Was not the 6rs
time, nor the second, nor the third. tha
he had helped bis father 10 at the are;
door when he was too drunk to Ebd tn
way up the front steps to his own house
and sometimes Jenny, only that b
thought Of his mother, would hav'
wished hinself dead. It was - ssrribI
tho brutal laugh and jes,s Of ibos
cruel boys. Oh hope you never vii
do such things. have known cbildre1
Who taunted their p'aymates and school
fellows with such troubles when the
wsre anyry with them, or sometime
% in this case, for nero sport. 1t is
Usku W UsoCS WCeuS SsoCb "ssuses S"
tho boy or girl who would remind 90
child Of their acquaintance Of diss
Rressbls thing Of this kind, which
hard enough to hear at best, and twit an
taunt them with it, or pain them by nc
tioipg it 10 any way, 10 q boy or girl
DO shunnsd and avoided. Nero, the !.
rant. who roasted people for his smus'
msnt. must have been such boy. a
sorry to cay I have known little girl
equally malicious and wicked-bad We
men they will surely grow up If not br
ken Of such mean cruelty before they .
women.
A drunkard Is q drunkard all tho sam
whsthee he gets drunk on bad rum
ehampsigne whether he takes bis sens
away at the club house. or low, corn
1rucery he counas IN the Uuttep mat