The Lincoln County herald., 1872-10-09

"Hal'oo yourself" snssered Teddy.
give nc a bite ?" said Pat, looking
wishfully at the apple.
"Yaint good. it's souri," and Teddy
pucsered up his face.
His mother sitting at the window,
overheard them, and came out with two
big, red. checked apples for Pat Teddy
hung his head and looked ashamed, for
the apple vas good as could be, and he
had told a 6b.
Little boys shouldn't be greedy like
pigs" said she, severely.
"Oh, ma 'am, Teddy didu', mean any
thing" spoke up Pat, promptly. And
mayu't be 60 down to the pond with me
and 6shY'
Teddys eye, sparkled, and he cried,
You needn't be fraid mamma, III not
fall in tho water"
Bot do you deserve to go?' she
asked, looking a, him steadily.
His eyes fell, and Pa, began to plead
his cause again. "Ob, maam, be was
suly IN fun about the apple, and didn't
mind i, Bit"
"what do you say, Teddy? she asked
him kindly.
"l'm sorry" be answered, and held
out his hand 10 Pat in an honest and
straightforward way. You're better
boy than sm, anu next time I'll give
you as many bites as you want"
Pat blushcd all over, and was SO con
fused that he didn', know what to do.
He was poor Irish boy, hut for oil that
he vas zeal little gentleman a. hear,
Mrs. Gray was never afraid to le. Teddy
play With him, for be had been kind and
neither told Gbs or used bad words.
"Msynt he 60, maam?' Pat askel,
eagerly. THE water Ism, dsep, ani
veil be very careful"
Mrs. Gray looked thoughtful. The
pond Wa. bu. shor, distance from the
house, yet she harly liked to trus, Teddy
alone with Pat.
why not stay here and play in the
yard" she said. But The two boys
looked SO disappointed 'ha. she fsalIy
consented to let Teddy 60, cautiouiDe
him not to stay long aai TO keep near
Pat.
Nov, you think In going 10 tell you
how Teddy fell into the water aud va.
drawn ou,ty Pat or somebody else, look
Jog like drowned rat; but nothing o.:
the kind, for The fac, vas, neirbe. Of the u.
went near the pond.
They started, but had oul gone little
way when they saw boy sitting BY the
roadside, aud crying as if his hear, would
break. lie was dirty and ragged, and
couldn't speak VOID Of English.
What do you s'poss all. him p asked
Tsldy.
Don't kao~. May be he's hungry"
aud Pa. offered him an apple.
But be only shook his head and cried
the harder.
The two boys didn't like to leave b in
aud we're puzzled wha. to do, for they
eouldu't understand . word he said. After
little, though, he began to make signs,
and oil at once Pat cried out, He's los,
something Don't you see he's turned
his poke, inside cut, and what big hole
it has? Yes, and he's pointin; to the
road aud then to that"
'SPe.t you're right" said Teddy
wonder if its a jack knife" and he
drow out his own with little flourish
The strange boy nodded his head a,
sight of It, and clapped his hands then
ran up the road, looking everywhere, a.
If in search Of something.
Lets help him hunt" said Pat. II,
10 too hot" Teddy answered, I'D rather
6sh."
But Pat had once lost jack knife, and
knew what u terrible thing it was, and
began to coax Teddy, Just think how
you'd feel, and specially if you hadn'
any money or any mamma to buy an
other. You wouldn't like to have your
two pockets fall out, would you now, aud
loose everything 10 ,hem?'
Teddy thought not, for they were fairly
bullying with strings and marble. snt
ether odds and ends. But for all ths,
he didn't wantt to give up bis fishing, and
hunt for another boys knife, and said sc
Grossly.
"You don't know what it is to have
nothing you can whitts WITH" urged
Pat, and just then the strange boy turned
around, and evOu Teddy was toucbcd nv