The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-03-01
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Mrs. Spencer was sitting N her
pleasant sewing room, busily en-.
gagged in making q new summer
suit Of clothes for her little boy
Harry, when she was interrupted
by a sound ofcrying and words o
sorrow from this same little boy
She put aside lier work and wa
lurrying from the room when tht
door opened and Harry came IN, u
lis aims he held a little monke.
not much larger than a squirrel
dead and stiff. At first his sob
were so violent he could not speak
and Airs. Spencer seeing his littl,
pet dead, could easily understand
lis sorrow. Dick had been a pres
cnt from his uncle, who hat
brought him himself from Soutl
America, and had taught him quite
a number of comical tricks; the lit
tie creature was very fond of hi
young master, and out of llarry''
school hours the two were constant
companions and playmates.
After the first violence of grlef
was over, Harry spoke, often inter
rupted by tears and with his anger
rising at every word.
"John Pierce's Jack killed him,
mamma. ] viii kill him the first
'chance get" lsa i
"Oh! no, Harry. Jack is dog
and it is his nature to kill little an
imals. You should not have put
Dick in his way"
"I did not. | was in our own
ward when John went By. Jack
never notice Dick till John set him
on, clapping his hands and Kissing
to him. Dick got frightened and
would not come to me, but ran
across the yard and John cheered
at Jack, and he scl,ased him and
clloked hun. iii kill him for it. iii
put a stone round his neck and
drown him, and then we'll see how
John likes to haze hispet killed. O
mamma, look at poor Dick. He
will never run to meet me when !
come from school again. ODick
Dick!m and poor Harry sat down
OIL the floor and cried again most
bitterly, stroking the little animal
who could never again return his
affections By his comical ways.
It-was a child's sorrow, but il
was Serybitter, and Mrs. Spencer
herself felt so indignant at the war
ton cruelty that had caused it, that
for a long time she could only try
TO comfort her little boy. But as
Harry became quieteSsand poor
Dick was put into a little grave in
the garden, Mrs. Spencer pointed
out to him the sin Of his angry, re-
ucncefnl fseIings. t4 ft
Il am sure, BY this time, John is
as sorry for his thoughtless cruelty
as you are, Harry" she said.
II never hurt Jack" said Harry,
sand always let the other boys
play with him. 1t was only last
week We were talking Of teaching
Dick to ride on Jacks back. What
do YOU think made John do so,
mamma ~ "A 4s4 .fa
"PerIaps lie did not think the
dog would hurt the monkey when
they had been so much together"
@Perhaps that wasit. Iwill try,
mamma, not to feel angry about it
But it does seem now as if / mus
kill Jack, or have some revenge"
"How will you try to conquer
that feeling?" 4'Af'' ~
"Iwilt ay'my prayers, mamma
aud ask God to take tile angr,
thoughts out Of my heart
Gle viii, Harry, if, youtry your
selft0 forgive John" q bs1, ,e
"a Mrs. Spencer was right in he
thought that John did not realiz'
TIE danger Of setting his fiery littL
terrier on the naoBkey. It, was no
untl he saw,Harry 60 sobbing int
che house with his little pet dead il
his arms that he saw what pain hi
cruelty had caused. He went HON
with q feeling Of shame aud dis
comfort that was worse than lIar
ry's sorT0S, for there was d sell
reproach IN bis heart that he coul'
not driye away. Too late. he re
pented his act, and would have Civ
en- the life Of his pet to have See
Dick sitting again OH EIarTy's sllOul
der, cracking nuts and playfull
throwing shells at the boys. III
coon found, too, That the school boy
felt Harry's grievance to be tIlei
own Diekywas . universal favor
ite, and every boy in the schoo
blamed John for the ccipical I littl
fellows death. Worst Of all va
the loss Of HaFTy's company. I
ssaI doll6rgiye him, mamma, y sal
Harry, @but I don't want to pla
with him, M eapt It makes m
feel bad tOisee JaGk following hin
a6d jumping around him. aIifee
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