The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-05-12
JUVENILE COLUMN.
HONESTY REWARDED.

u 6uu Aor some years served him as shepherd
r One evening, as he was leading his flock {
q the fold for the night, a. horseman passe
MIN, from whose pocket >Francis saw
bright object fall to the ground. >He imme
{ d'ately ran to the spot and found t6atit wa
, handsome gold watch. An old shepIer
VINO saw what passed, 10 vain underworld
J TO get possession of it.. The young lad AZ
, OF and, after running all night, he at las
|, reached town. Here he saw a horse read,
> saddied standing at the door of an hotel
and suspecting that it belonged to the pro
, prletor of the watch, he entered the heus.
and found an elderly man in the dinins
room. 1t was NJ. Perdin, rich Dnnkirt
merchant.
Sir" said Fleury, "did you not lose
LUIS watch yesterday EVENING" found it,
ana nave como after you to return it.n
aoe Stranger appeared to know nothing
about it, and told the young man that he
had perhaps mistaken the person. ~
"Well, then, I must try and find the
r'g ga. man, said he, going towards the door.
Inc stranger, surprised at SO much hon
esty, asked kindly who he was.
am a shepherd"
Who is your father ~
mother, too"
| swell, the watch is mine."
| "Ob, yes, sir," said Feury, and having
given up the watch, he would have hasten.
ed away, cold and hungry, had not the
stranger detained him. sLet me 60. he
said, in alarm, in my hurry I have forgotten
my poor hock they will be suffering from
munger, which has never yet been the case.n
You are probably more hungry than
they are, my boy" said Perdin, and there
upon went towards the table for some slices
OF bread, but Fleury, taking advantage of
ms move, fed away with 60 much rapidity
mat the merchant, though he followed him
Tor time, soon lost sight of him.
About noon Fleurv rafurned IN tho sh,o,
fold, but found it empty. Full of distress
he ran to the house.
"Master," lie said to the farmer, "punish
me, If deserve it. But am not to blame:
our echoolmaster is the person who has to
answer for it; he constantly tells us that
honest people should not keep things which
they lind. Now, if the gentleman's horse
went such pace could not help it.u
MOI Say you 80, my boy q"
At this moment Perdin, who had follow
ed on horseback, and had beard these last
~o or came up, and seeing the farmer with
friendly manner, and said, "You must
mine." Wv -"1A' 40
He told the whole story to the farmer
ana begged SO hard to have the young man.
u mat he was at last given up to him. After
tne good merchant had made him take some
rest, and had fully Unidentified the farmer.
ne took the young shepherd behind him on
his horse, and carried him home.
fleury was treated like one of the family.
he grew in grace and knowledge before
900 and man, and amid strange vicissi-
tudes which preserved and purified him, he
became merchant, was held in high esti-
nation, and was great benefactor to the
poor.
DISHONESTY PUNISHED.
One day the Duke Of Buccleugh, Scotch
3obleman, bought cow near where he
lved. The next morning the Duke, while
aking walk, met boy trying to drive
md the boy could not get it to 60. Not
moving the Duke, he called to him: =
"Come here and help me, and will give :
'ou half get"
The Duke went and helped him, and as
hey came to lane near the house, the
erent way. Calling his butler, he put a,
overeign in his hand, saying, "Give that
0 the boy who brought the cow"
He then returned to the end of the lane, I
there he had parted with the boy, so as to !
,eet him on his way back"
Well, how much did you get 2" asked /
ne Duke.
"a shilling" said the boy, "and there's
alf of it to ye." =
d" But surely you had more than q shil-
n.y." said the Duke.
No" said the boy, "sure that's all got; I
~ ) no Cnlnk us plenty ]"
=" do not" said the Duke there must 2;
, some mistake; and as L am acquainted
ith the Duke, and if you return, think
II get you more"
They went back. The Duke rang the fr
Ill, and ordered all the servants to be as B.
mbled, and asked the boy to point out
Q person who gave the shilling. TIC
" 1t was that chap there with the apron,n
id he, pointing to the butler.
The butler fell on his knees, confessed n
8 fault, and begged to be forgiven; but y
g Duke indignantly ordered him to give B,
boy the sovereign, and quit his service
sc You have lost" said the Duke, "your "a:
'ney, your situation, your character, by u
ur deceitfulness; learn, for the future.
1t honesty is the best policy"
The boy now found out who it was that
ped him to drive the cow, and the Duke
s 30 pleased with the manliness and hon TT
y of the boy, that he sent him to school.
1 provided for him at his own expense. B
HOME MANNERS inn
(oung folks should be mannerly, How q
be SO is the question. Many good bows i %all
girls feel that they cannot behava r.