The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-04
JUVENILE COLUMN.
THE BOYS AND THE IrrrLnDoa TRY.

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THE BOYS AND THE LIrrLrDoG TRY.
When mamma told her little boys that
Mrs. Take-it-easy was Of opinion it was
than herr, they ware pretty well pleased
at first, for they said It was Of no use going
to her school any longer, ~ they were tired
OF the old primer, and they would like to
get into new book. But when mamma
said abe would send them to Mr.. Make the
boys-work, they were pretty we'll fright
ened, for they thought that he must be a
man with Q heavy hand, to have got such
name as that he went by. But they said
nothing against the matter, for they knew
1T was of no use talking when once their
mamma had made up her mind about a
thing: So to school they went, and they
found the master quite nice looking old
gentleman, who patted them on their heads
and examined them in their primer fret
and told them Mrs. Take-it- easy had
brought them on very we'll for such little
fellows as they were, but as they must
think of getting big boys by and BY, lie
hoped they would make good scholars for
them new book aud . slate and pencil,
and set them short Lesson which thew
were to study at their desks.
they went to their places in much bet
ter spirits than they were in when they
came to school, and there was one that
amused them greatly. just as they were
going away from the master they heard
dogs bark from under his desk, and the
master called out, "Be still, Try. Lie,dewnw
They just looked, and sure enough there
was little dog with pointed ears and a
bright pair of eyes, wagging his tail as if
he meant to make friends with them. That
was the little dog Try.
When the names we're called and all the
the boys set to work, the little dog began
to be as busy as the master himself There
was a boy who had some spelling to learn
but just then a noise was heard in the
street, and the boy stretched his neck as
high as he could to see through the window
what was the matter. All at once lie felt
bite through his thin sock: Looking down,
there was the dog Try showing his teeth,
but wagging his tail all the while, SO that
the boy could not be angry with him at all.
E" know what you mean," he said to him
self as he fixed his eyes upon his spelling
and tried to think no more of what was going
ON outside.
Another boy had been to the masters
desk to give the answer he had got to his
Of the figures were wrong. He looked
sulky and began to make scratches on the
slate, but the dog Try got bis paw up be-
tween the boys socks and trousers, and
gave scratch there which made the boy
look to know who did that; and when he
saw Iuo Jog DOlUlUR ulS ueau on one side
to look at him, and wagging his tail so
good naturally. he smiled too, and set to
work trying 20 find out where his mistakes
were in the sum on his elate.
By and by the boy with the spelling was
called to say his lesson, and he did not
miss one word; SO the master set down a
good mark, aud the dog Try jumped up,
licked the boys hand and accompanied
him back to his desk. Presently the other
boy came with his sum; he had got the
right answer, and the master smiled at him
and said he might go on to the next sum.
When he sat down, Try stood upon his
hind legs and put his forepaws upon the
seat till the boy stroked his head showing
him he was pleased then Try went to lie
down under the masters desk again.
When the new boys were called up to
say the lesson in their new book Try came
forward and stood in a line with them; rs
If to know whether he would be wanted.
The master had made their lesson very
easy, and the boys said it perfectly we'll.
So the little dog had nothing to do but to
keep his ears pricked up, wagging his tail
all the while.
When the school closed, one of the old
scholars walked home good bit of the
way with the new ones, and when they
asked him how he liked the school, he
said. "Oh, I never wish for any other
master but Mr.. Make-the- boy g. work, pro.
vided he keeps the dog Try to help me IN
doing my Gums and getting my lsssons."-
Hour.