St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-12-01

tom ErNINELI.- SHu, Ky.

tom l;NLNiELl.- SIiu, ny.
AZ innI "'rloch the nrNt morning. in
the midst OF Il driving SNOW. Ralph
went timidlN zap the lane toward the
h"uclN castle of the Mcan>c-. lie.
went tinridly. i"r irr w.rs afr:rii at Bad.
: liur he found Bud waiting iur him.
with the roam colt hri'llcd and >addlcd.
The roam colt WAS really 4 larg, three
Nr:.I-uld. full Of the finest >ori oi ami
mai life. and HAY in". ae Bud drrl:ncd
-; mighty >i9hl OF h">> Sci>c t.r his
:%r.. lie seemed To understand ut
once that there Wd> something cNlIl0I-
dinurN on hand when iic WIS brought
uut Of his cnmioirahl" quarters at tuii
i'll the morning i'll the midst nf Il SNOW -
>t"rni. Bud WIS sure thai the roam
colt fell ilr responsibility.
H. the days that followed. Ralph ult-
tn h.d ur' :i>!nl To Icmcmbrr tli> inter
view with Bad. VINO had li>kcd nuch
hingin" his fractured ann ont int" the
cold. damp air. Jonathan never ciaNc
tu David more earnestly than did Bad
this December morning t" Ralph.
You see. Mr.. Ilart>"ok," said Bad,
Il wish | wis we'll myself. IT. hard io
set still. But it's a-,ioin@ me Il heap OF
good. Tn like Il boy At school. And
I'm Il iindn' "ut that doing one, best
liclts fer others isn't all they is Of it,.
though it, Il good part. | feel like as
ii must git Him. Iou know. to do lots
fnr me. IhcA's always some sums tou
hard fer Il icllcr. and he HIS 10 iN The
master To do en-, N"u know. But see.
the roih a-StompinT round. lie wants
10 he oil. ID" Nou know think that
hnSs knows something's up! | think
he pats in his best lickS fer me Il good
deal better than do fer him" There
was no more hopeful sign of the growth
Of Il genuine religious life III Bud than
he feeling of reverence which caused
him To cease to SPEAK too l;tmii:,rly OF
God or Christ. and To ,,>r pr"n"un> and
sirrumlocuions.
Ralph pressed Buds nigh, -irtnd. Bud
rIbhed his face against the colt : nose
fellow. And the colt whinmicd. How
Il horse must want to speak For Bud
was right. Men are gods to lloists. and
they serve their dcitir> with Il faithful
ness that shamcS us.
Then Ralph splang int" the saddle.
and the roam, as if wishing to show Bud
his Willingness. broke into a swinging
gallOp. and w:ls soon lost from the sight
of his master in the darkness and the
SNOW. When Bud could no more hear
the sound of the loan's footsteps he re-
turned to the house, to lie awake pie
turing to himself the journey of Ralph
with Shocky and the roam colt. 1t WAS
Il great comfort To Bud that the roam.
which was almost Il part of himself, rep
resented him III this Tide. And he
knew the roam well enough to feel sure
that he would do credit To his master
Hell put in his best licks." Bud whiS-
percd to himself many time before
day break.
The ground waS but little frozen. and
| the snow made the roads more slippery
than ever. But the rough-Shod roam
| handled his feet dcNterOuSly and with
IL playful and somewhat Self-IighteOu-
air. as if he said: didn't do it hand
somely that time ~ Down slippery
hills, through deep mnd-holes covered
with slender film OF ice. he trod Will
| perfect assurance. And then up over
the rough stones oil Rocky Hollow
where there WAS no road III all. he pick
ed his way through the darkness and
SNOW. Ralph could not tell where he
was at last. but gave the reins To the
loan. who did his duty ha\ell and moi