Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-07-13
lau 10
From On sell's Magazine.
Careless Kyts.
A STORY FOR THE CHILDREN.

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with such a small fari0 and such a large
family that he could not make both ends
meet; SO he asked his wife what they
should do. 4i@" 'aa.- ."i .5rI
'Kyts is our biggest boy" SAID she -
''let him go into the wide world and make
his fortune" s4 30 iron ydr
81 don't mind, /" said Kyts. Z .u
Then they gave him their blessing,
and told him to be sure and ask his way
to Grubtown, where he would find plenty
Of work and Kyts kissed them all round
and started on his way. '1l
After time he came to two roads,
but he did not ask which one led to Grub
town .saagH3 H fHH
81 do not want plenty Of work" said
he; so he took the read which looked the
sunnyest, ' '"-
Then he came to a place where there
were four f0auS.
''Where do you want to 60 to ?" said a
man, sand will show you the way"
"No, thank you," answered Kyts;
some road is as good as another to me !"
and he took the one which seem the pret-
tlest. Lg
All the way along the birds sang out
with joy, and the sun shone on all the
world and the winds blew sweet and cool /;
and Kyts went on with light heart, and
made good supper Of nuts and blackber-
rivs, and drank the clear water of the
brook, and lay down under a hedge to
sleep.
"At least I am as well off as the birds, "
said he, land they are happy enough"
In the morning early, a lark woke him
up, and on he went vhistlng with a gay
heart, till he grew very hungry. But
now he was through the woods, and had
come to town full Of houses; so, as 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. ~
THAT makes no odds" said Kyts, "for
[ have got great appetite" w
So the host brought hima great piece
of pie, and a pot Of good ale. 1t was
the best dinner kyts had ever had in his
life. .ru aia. ahl io ,sa adi 99n's
Then the host told him there were three
silver pennies to pay, - g. .a...
Gan right" said Kyts, ."thcn you had
better take it out of my wages, for Lhave
come into the world to seek my fortune,
and have not found it yet" sua j
"Why did you have dinner, then ?''
asked the host, "if you had no money ?''
"Becausc / was hungry" answered
Kyts. "But if you would rather not
4 give me any work, never mind, Il will jog
on" ios'' H d1l
"No," said the host, 'you shall stay
and clean out the pig-sty and take care
Of the horses" s71sta j 9il
8 "Very well, answered Kyts, sit makes
no odds tc me 81 ard he did his work with
a light heart, till the master and the hor-
ses were quite fond of him, and he got a
good dinner every day. aal mofi
So at the end of three months the host
gave Kyts his wages, and the snow lay
thick on the ground, and the host said
'Doublel your wages will | give you,
] Kyts, if you will carry this letter to the
Lord Mayor of the next town. di
"a little snow is nothing to me, I" said
Kyts, and on he started, and kept himself
warm by running.
! Now the letter was TO tell the Lord
May or that the people did not want any
more wars. So this great Lord went in
to, a passion, and had Kyts put into the
prison. b8.n toa
But Kyts was just as happy, and put
his hands in his pocket, or played at knu'
cle-bones, and whistled all day. except
when be was eating his dinner
why don't you nope like the others? 2
asked the gaoler. 4a
4 "Oh," answered Kyts, "one place is az
good as another"
4 So the gaoler took liking to him, ant
asked him to help sweep the prison, apt
was not SO careful in locking him up.
Wei, one day, when Spring came on a
gain, Kyts saw the prison coor open, an(
the sun shining outside. 9oU ~
,la "0le place is as good TO me az anoth
er, ''isaid Kyts,ta'so may asi.wel wall
OUT plgmey o5 1aAionG ni
So out ho went, and took long walk
and enjoyed il very much, and came a
might to an inn. na hn ,8esm
\ There's only one bed eft,posaid tn
landlord. m 1ogsl 1ddpq
: s'All right, don't want two,'.answer
cd Kyts