The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-08-18


pencd just the other way. When he
fourd Jim Blake stealing apples and
when under the tree To read to him
about the bad little boy who fell out
Of the neighbours apple tree and broke
his arm, Jim fell out of the trco too,
but he foil on him and broke has arm,
and jim wasn't hurt at all. Jacob
couldn't understand that. There
wasn't anything in the books like Il.
Aud once, when some bad boys push
ed n blind man over in the mud, and
Jacob ran to help him up aud receive
his blessings, the blind man didn't give
him any blessings ut all, but whackod
him over the head with his stick and
said he would like 20 catch him shov.
ing him again and then pretending to
help him up. This was not 10 accor-
dance with any of tho books. Jacob
looked them over to sec.
One thing that Jacob wanted TO do
was TO find lame dog that hadn't
any place to stay, aud was hungry
aud + crsccuted, uud bring him home
aud pet him, aud have the dogs i'm.
perishablc gratitude. And at last he
found one, and was happy; aud he
brought.him home and fed him, but
when he was going to pet him, the
dog few at him and tore all the clothes
of him except those that were in front
aud made n spectacle Of him that wn.
astonishing lie examined authori.
ties, but could not understand the mat.
ter. 1t was ofthe same breed OF dogs
that was in the books, but it acted very
differently. Whatever this boy did,
be got into trouble. The very thugs
the boys in the books got re warded for
turned out to be the most unproflta-
bic things he could invest iu.
Once whcn hc was on the way to
Sunday school he -aw some boys start
iug of plcasuring in a slil-6oat lie
was filled with CONSERVATION, because
he knew from reading that boys who
went sailing on Sunday iuvariabl y
got drowned. So he ran out on II
raft to warn them, but n log turned
with him and slid him into the river
u man got him out pretty sDon, aud
the doctor pumpted the water out Of
him and gave him u fresh start with
his bellows, but ho cought cold and
lay sick abcd nine weeks. But the
most unaccountable thing about it was
that the bad boys in the boat had 4
good time all day, aud then reached
home alive and we'll in the most sur
prising manner. Jacob Blivens said
there was nothing like these things in
tho books. Jle was perfectly dumb
founded.
When Inc got well he was little
discouraged, bat he resolved to keep
on trying anyhow. lie knew that Sc
lar his experience wouldn't do to &c
in u book, but he hadn't yet reached
the allotted term Of life for good little
boys. an1 he hoped to be able to make
a record yet, If he could hold on unit
his time was fully up. II everything
else failed. he had is dying speech tc
fall back on.
lie examined his authorities, and
found it was now time to 20 to sea a'
cabin boy. Ile called on shiI
captain aud made application. ahd
when the captain asked for his recon-
mendation he proudly drew ont trac
and pointed to the words: :" To Jacoi
Blivcus, from his atfectiouate teacher.
But the captain was coarse, vulga'
man, aud he said, "Oh, tina, he blow
cd that wasn't any proof, that hi
knew how to wash dishes or handle
slu,b buckot, aud no euessd he didn'j
want him. This was altogether th,
most extraordinary thing that had
ever happened to Jacob 10 all his life
A compliment from q teacher, on I
tract. had neve, failed to move th,
tenderest emotion of ship captains auC
open the way to all officers of hono
aud profit in their eift--it never has
in any book that he had read. Ill
could hardly believe hi, senses
This boy always had q nicS tins o.
1t. Nothing ever came out according
to the authorities with him. At las
one day, when he was around hunt
ing up bad little boys to aimonish, h,
found lot of them in the old irol
foundry, fixing up a little joke on four
teen or fifteen dogs which they has
tied together in long procession, ant
were going to ornament with empt,
nitro-glycereiue cans made fast to thei
tails. Jacobs heart was touched. Ill,
sat down on one OF those cans-tor h,
never minded ereess when duty wa
before him-and he took hold OF th
foremost dog by the collar and iurpe'
his reproving eye upon tom Jones
But just at that moment Alderman
McWslter, full Of rath stepped in. Al
the bad boys rau away; bu. Jacol
Bliveps rose 10 conscious ipuoceuse
and began one Of those stately Suuda!
school book speeches, which AWAY
commence with "Oh, cir !" In dea,
opposition to the fact that no boy
good or bad, ever starts remark wit
"Oh, sirf" But the Alderman neve
waited to hear the rest. lie too
Jacob Blivens by the car, and turue,
him around, aud h,t him whack i
tho rear with the Hat Of his hand
aud 10 an instant the good little DO
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