The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-03-26
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STEALING Oh oNIE.,AN APPLE, :


Peter Lowry was the tnly son of kind
and good parents, who LIND in, the town Of
B. They, had taken grea& pains to- teach
Peter to be honest and truthful, but he had
one fault which caused theA some anxiety.
He was too apt tohelp himsIlf to trifies be-
He was invited BY his unch to come and
make him q visit ia New Mrk. His pa
rents, willing to give him pl(asure, gladly
consented. SO OFF started Ptter in great
glee,. anticipating the many Measures be-
fore him. ao9 ss.aiV
The next morning after hiaarrival his
uncle said to him, Nov, my Ny, 60 out
and see the sights, but be careA and not
go too far from home, and keep tway from
bad boys" Peter felt very have and
pleased to think his uncle trnstedhim.
Up one street, down anotheH he saw
many things to delight him.
: Passing by corner grocery, Nlee saw
some fine red apples in a barrelSby the
door. Forgetting all his mother III said
about honesty, he put out his hand, look q
rosy apple and marched on, muncbfg his
prize. He had not gone far when h46elt al
rough hand on his arm, and harsh oice.
said, "Aha! I've caught you at last. Nave
II Come this way, my fine fellow and
before poor Peter could collect his thouklts,s !.
he was dragged off to the House of Col sc.
ton, and was too frightened to tell the pen
WHO u0 was. lie soon nearU tu6S0 WOQS,
ga boy up for Stealing" :,
Then he understood it all, and his ND
theirs words came to his mind. Bitterly lei
wept that night in his lonely cell, ana
thought of his dear parents and the sorrow
his bad conduct would bring upon them.
That evening Mr.. Lowry returned home, /
and missing Peter, concluded he must have
grown homesick and gone home. He sent
to his brother to inquire, and soon both pa
rents came down to the city In great dis
tress, for their son had not been hoMe.l li,.
r They hunted the city over, and after
many days found him hard at work and
very unhappy in his ississs. What joy for
the boy to be once more in his fathers
arms! ~ z,aaas 'fe-s - ~
When he told his father it was for steal
ing an apple he was sent there, his father
was glad it was no worse, and thought he
had suffered enough for his fault; 30 he
got him free and took him to the grocer
and paid for the apple: The old man said
to him, "Ah, my boy, I'm sorry to have
caused 80 much trouble to your parents |;
but had suffered so much from bad boys
stealing my fruit that determined to
watch, and make an example of the first
one 1 caught stealing it CHANGED to be
tressed your parents, I am sure they will
rejoice, in the end, if this trial will teach
you that to take ever SO little from another
is stealing, and am sure, if You live till
you are my age, you will thank God for
correcting you and teaching you to walk in
His ways and resist temptation."- Young
Catholic.
THE INFLUENCE OF BAD CoMPANY.-One
day Roberts father saw him playing with
some boys who were rude and unmannerly.
He had observed for some time a change
for the worse in his son, and now he knew
the cause. He was very sorry but he said
nothing to Robert at the time. In the
evening he brought from the garden six
beautiful resy-cheeked apples, put them on
was much pleased at his fathers kindness,
and thanked him. "You must lay them
aside for few days, that they may become
mellow" said the father; and Robert
cheerfully placed the plate with the apples
in his mothers store-room.
just as he was putting them aside, his
father laid on the plate seventh apple,
which was quite rotten, and desired him to
allow it to remain there "But, father"
said Robert, "the rotten apple will spoil
all the Others" "Do you think SO? Why
with these words he shut the door of the
room. Eight days afterwards he asked his
son to open the door, and take out the APP
Piles, But what a sight presented itself!
The six apples which had been SO sound
and rosy checked, were now quite rotten,
80 father!" cried he, did l not tell you
that the rotten apple would spoil the good
onesq Yet you did not listen to me-" 'sMy
boy" said the father, t'have not told you
often that the company of bad children will
make you bad yet you do not listen to
me. See in the state of the apples that
which will happen to you if you keep COM
'pany with wicked boys" Robert did not
forget the lesson. When any bad boys
asked him to join them, he thought of the
rotten apples, and kept himself apart from
them.-Chatterbos.
THE GENEROUS Bor.-One day gentle
man saw two boys going through one of
the streets of New York. They were bare
footed. Their clothes were ragged and
dirty, and tied together by pieceso of string.
One of the boys was perfectly happy over
atais witkeredss bunch Of flowers which yle'
had Just picked up II Tie street. 'sf say
Billy" said he to his companion, "wasn't
somebody real good to drop these 'ere Pc.
sizes jest where could find themf And
they're so pooty and NICE !! Look sharp,
Billy mebby you'll fRd, som ething bime-.
BY" Presently the gentleman heard his
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