The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-22
JOHNa[Y'S TURN.

JoHNserS TURN.
They say this world 10 full of trouble,
EenAe surely, it never appeared more 90 to
kJsAnny West than ON certain bright
9Atnrday afternoon when he had "to mind
the baby" Johnny's two brothers, Ned
ST Will, had bad their tarns ct the sfore-
So ''minding" oh the two previous aiter-
neens, and they now gioried and exuIted
IN heir freedom in q manner calculated to
nAke the sad estate Of our. hero ten times
1890 sad.
NE baby was a sweet, ltt,acreature-a
9ktsbaby just learning to ta1k--bnt John-
NJ poor fellow, thought her that day just
1e 9eanest imp imaginable and wondered.
wit was she ever had been born!
1tywas summer time and holidays, and
fhaAnede matters all the w0rse,
JqnHpy, however, was good boy, and
he tnpk charge of his sister chat afternoon
wl4fhe best grace possible under the cir
Ee1.lntances. He sat down with hsE in his
s. on = great old log abort distance
49, the house. and, with . somewHAt sor-
.r4u4hl countenapce, watched Ned md Will
4ng ut lesp frog down the lane. Now
AN8 and Will, for some reasen or Other.
So grew tired Of their sport sd seme
evi4ently made up their m,nds 10 tease our
Mother Johnny 7" cried Nsd--mis-
- breaking ont in smilss ALI OVER his
Sp1ng face-e.just you git There on that
- with ais and keep ii still vhile we see-
- little !" "Oh mother Johnny don't
as wish you could see-saw !" put in viii
2 helping Ned to AZ the plank over
Ne, don's'" said Johnny. "l'd rather
~ !s sucked her fingers spprovingly.
e& tho other boys laughed nproariously.
s6ting little, cor you'll fall aud bresk
S3p9r necks and that will serve you right !"
"Boys, boys" cried their mother, who
a9rselves 81
Johnny, bshave yourself! do you hear
hat mother says :" said Ned in an under
yohnny shook his fist at them both and
lam sat gloomy and angry. Every time
40 boys went up and down on the see-saw
10y stuck out their little fingers teasiugiy
Sat our hero, singing at him that then ex-
eEsnely taunting childish catch: ''O1d
16e@my Tfttymouse can't get mel"
Johnny tried not to heed them but his
vary efforts to appear not to miad what
MAs going on, only spurred the young mad
caps to further exertions.
say mother Johnny, you can't stand
% your head !" shouted Will, performing
that wonderful feat right under bis martyr
bspther's nose.
Y. always could beat him at it," bawled
Nod, who never in his life had succeeded
In fhis wonder of childish gymnastics, and,
oven now, as he tried 1t, tailed repeatedly.
New this, above all, was particularly irri.
hiRself on being. at tLis special sport,
yaet!y the superior Of both his younger
bzpthers - but he controlled himseif-
thengh the thought of his nother's having
fosbidden him to put his sister out of his
arps that afternoon (which prevented him
sowing his snPeEiorty) made him feel
slb Mother Johuny. we're going in the
'Wfeh you could 60 alengf"
lt would be 80 nice and cool, this hot
aey, wouldn't it'll" put in Will tauatingly.
Now Johnny liked to swim almost as
. sore trial to be- deprived Of his dip in the
pced, but he sti1 maintained his character
ofsmartyr, determined to do his duty in
spite Of all teasing and temptation. SO he
stnnply said 81 shan't swim to day.
b fsGuess not-.with ais I"
q He might carry her on his back.n
And Ned and viii went off laughin civ,
'like two precious little raseais' that t1ey
ware, leaving gloomy johnny still sitting !
sa his log with tie baby in his arnas, look
tus sorro wfally after them.
!. Coon Johnny heard the souuds of splash.
AnI and Ieaping in the water, and, ever |
and anon, the merry voices Of bic brothers !
Ssshe to his ears yelling out: COB, mother |
hnny. this is better than mindtng sis,
Ant il 3"
Poor Johnpy-he was boy all out-and |
5opged to be in the pond, oh how much !
bat he had learned in school, and he re-
membcred "Honor thy father aud thy
EEether that thy days may be hong tn the !
leAd the Lord thy God giveth thee !"-
md his mother had told him he must not
p9g down sis!
Suddenly, as be sat, long, loud cry carne
% him from the pond, cry that was not a !
tsnnt, cry that was horror. cry that |
sd Of danger and aistreas and our little |
lsAro started mp just % Will eame Running |
- him almost white with fear, nearly out
heath and dripping with water. ooh,
johnny r. he Dried, "ruu quick I've push-
"a Ned In over his head and he csa't swim
ezy to speak off Oh, save htm!''
Johnny put sis in Wiil's arms aud ran /
with all his might to the pond, throwing |
81 HE jacket BY the way. He leaped into I
80 troaeheroua water. eWan eeepaily and
Earnestly aud RrasPed poor Ned BY the.
AAsr just 90 be was going dOwa for tho last
Szine. He dragged hin to the ahoFe snd