The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-29
JUVENILE COLUMN.
HE u,sronx OF LAZY DICK.

wenG cIs " IA n market town that was h
about three miles from his hnmue a"~ va. "
.inr. This poor mao, whose n" sD;"1
THOMAS. had Sne con who was caIleu D DSS.. t.
Now, though Old La IN >" eat nv the labor Of
~. han;Is. vet Young Dick would nos WORK /
At ali he used to lie the whole day on the i
sand Of the sea shore. and watch the waves
as they beat on the rocks ~. fa.ss mG when he
went out fishing, but he was 60 idle that ne
aid more harm than good. He mlgn! Also {
have gained money by picking up shells,
| for on that part of the coast the ti1e use1
to throw up greas neap s az rara and fine
n snecies that many persons came down 20
the shore to pick them up ana sou Inelu
for a great price; yet lazy Dick wou,o nos
take the trouble to look LOT 'nen M. SuI .Iat
his father had bought him little nasKes
for tile purpose of putting the shells IN, tne
4 second day he had it he left 1T on the oeacn
when the tide was coming in, and it was
soon washed away. His father next 0ouga'
him n rake that he might 60 and make nay,
amr .rhan he Was sent to the field he crept
under the hedge and lay down TO sleep Ia
, stead Of working. 1t almost broke the ola
: mar,'s heart to have such an idle; oaa ooy,
but, do what no would, ne coa. .ad nov 9o p av
Q 9th tears in his eyes: Gay, Dick, shall
: MT i've long, and when l am dead ana
gone Won viii have no one to give you 1000
3 and clothes, nor any one 20 IAS na
+ Won. and yon VIII then wish you had been
rood boy. / would teach You to work.
O hns ron win not learn. You turn deaf
Il ssr 81 ali that tell You for your GOOD, so
/ nov can do no more than pray tnas you
% may come to q sense OF your GUY ,,o ,,oa
~ Still Dick went on his old way; ne hau
g b;s three meals a day, and his clothes,
shonoh coarse. were whole; and II nc
conid lie down baking in the sun all DAY
ss he cared for nothing else. SO h iazy v hen
r. hard of heart was TINS pau USy su" home
cold. wet and weary, there was never any
X, Are got ready to dry him, nor was tue co '',
nix tace ever pat in order. II IT. were n.g ...,
ak I.Dick was snoring in bed WINE nss 70, tS.
was working for his support; aud IN tn S
cd Iav-sime he would grumbie and ioiter, ane
ad think his father cruel it he calico alm :.
mt helm to spread the nets on the beach to dry
We or roll mp sail of the boat; one Gay wm Wiz
old Thomas ws ,,,, ou So al far of from tn
p" land. With all his labor and skill ne coul
ing not regain the shore. When night cam
saI on the tempest ragged and the waves rose
high as mountains, and the mex. i m ~ Won
wSen Dick crept down to the beach 10 VOL
dy, der that his father had not come nome t5
,m- n;aht before. a wave washedthe dead ooo
eel, If moor Thomas OH shore close to his son
taxi feet. At first Dick shed few tears ~
idle people never have W WII" shall now
rain abla ro do what l please. / have no OF
az now to scold me aid bid me work., al
|. 40 that though, made him pleased his 1atn
was out Of the way. the oia man Inv; Mas W. =
He into his grave, and all who knew MN We We
box sorry TOT poor - - would become
lent, the trouDie ~ a a w. tha name of I" La
his his son, tor ne ia" S",;I core for or thi
, file DICK" anu WI GII ,rhomas had W
". about such Lao md 9'n labor r0 saved lit
that money to support him in case ne sho'
ainst faiI sick: and with this Dick bought a
sum- coat and hat and such heap OF sW
liable coaI a 49, 10 could scarcely carry til
tne home. Sweet cakes will not 90 10 i,ss
rita thav serve now and then as feast, out
not like bread for meal ana DICK ave
apter fast that he was soon SICK Oh '''s e
uired was clad to get bit or stale oIeau'
sums laid the cakes down Tor lew ""S :,
at he when he went to them again theS VI VI
ID the mouIdy and spoiled. The boat anu 1he
ace of we're lost when poor Thomas was aro"i
Int some other fishing tackle was
n the which Dick sold for half IL was Wo '
,otop. he was too senseless aud ltie TO kno"
:, ,,oan ,o,ne of ANYTHING. NThe chairs, taoie
H. OF bed went next, Win MS mm1 at,
k. and clothes which his father had oousH'
him. All his things were soon . eo.m'
could not nav the rent OF his cottage,
inter I,a vas Of course turned out. DICK
(; for ne WIS u. tn live in OF lie down bu
8 wife, then NO pt,.eo w 80 not aven fit to sh
y .' ao cows and horses. Then the rats ana
oneer's ran aooue ovI, .nd snow came in thr
e; Ann steep; III; =, tic roof. go that he was al
lit. the hoiee ~ Us NOW forced to 60 t,
soldier, town and beg, and as his face was
rse that male, and he had no shoes, no ha1, no
e even and his shirt was all In rags, some
on the him a penny, some gave him oreas
as usual meat. and one person gave MN a.
8 spoke Jacket to cover him from tue colo.
Sc don't was soon known in the town thaC ~
sked by the lazy soa of old 'ihomas, Tue
the ma man who used to sell hsh' anu " y
9 horse came to beg the next time some dr IT ','
from their doors, and some babe him
work He went again and again II
0 having VOTE; uo;n and when he was
at least, ouo ~ ~, xy.s forced to ask for VOL
% story s.s, n,, God kind of a man who lived
his place very gu aS ritv on him and took hin
,g round town n az ply sbyn clean. though he wal
plowed SWEEP 1e. 'n nIont E "a he need have be
as about as lonS toiS 70 do two things he
, opinnlS1n one, and when he was sent out
K. IN ~ message lie stayed out in the streets
'ound SIX OF stare about him, and once he los