Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-18
cHILDREN's CoLUMN,
Getting Even

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i}7NgAH, dear, I'm tired of being bad
)lGEi geied, said Johnny Eaton, sud-
REA denly locking up from the old
rope he was trying to strength
en-. And it seems as If the more tired
am, the more get. I wish could
get SO don't care, but can't and that's
the whole of it, 3si Sci. .,7s
d whats the matter now p asked his
mother.lit-, al ss ;f.e .--.t
1afOh, the boys make fun of my sled,
because 1 made it myself-it looks sort
of numbering, and amt painted, you
know; but l can beat theirs any day in
the week. 1 shouldn't wonder If that's
what ails 'em. Boys don't like to be
beat And Johnny's voice dropped re-
fiectively as he revealed this bit of truth,
then rose again as he continued, i.l.k
Il could tell 'em just what's the mat
ter with their old bought things, and /
would, too, is they treated me half way
fast sleds; but they can find it out for
themselves won't tell them. I guess
they'll get come up with and Johnny
shook his curly head vengefully.
j. sCan't you think of a better way than
that of coming up with them r. asked
Mrs; Eaton, gentIy-'a way that you
Johnny looked up in wonder. '
5HsWhy-noi You wouldn't have me
play any tricks ON 'em? That would be
mean! and, beside, wouldn't enjoy it
at all. I feel small now sometimes,
when I get to the foot of the hill way
ahead of 'em, and / know that In two
minutes I could fix things SO they'd
have show. They don't have a bit
now.' ~ Hp i'ii"t =
eExactly' said his mother. THAT is
just what I thought. None Of us are
comfortable when we are returning evil
for evil OH a-s3 $50 hat7 @4f s. gas
Johnny's face was a mystified one,
but she went on without noticing.
NOW, suppose that the next time you
60 out on the hill, instead of starting of
and leaving them away behind, vexed
and ashamed, you should tell them Just
what is the reason their sleighs are so
much slower than yours. i'''s7 7sis'i''f-ts =
tWhat!'i Johnny's voice was very
astonished one. TELL Bill Ellis, and
Fred Magee and Tom Loring, just what
ails their sleds, when they badger me so?
Why, that's the only way l have Of get
ting even with 'em.' 'ai'ei ''." f7el
But wouldn't you feel better if you
were no longer burdened with the self
ish secret?' ii g. .'7'!i "il5t eei; i''.i}
sWhy: yes! but then they'd feel bet
ter, too ..,.....
sOf course! there is nothing uneven
about that, is there p '.si'si- -ii-'. i''
Johnny's eyes opened little wider.
He began to comprehend ste .~a.tt
You see, Johnny; there are different
ways of getting even. think Christ's
way was the best. He makes everybody
as happy as possible, and then is happy
in their happiness a, auo s.si'l',
And then Mrs. Eaton walked from
the small sitting-room into the smaller
kitchen, judging wisely that Johnny Z
busy little mind would be just then bet.
ter alone. scot. Ef,.t 81. .aio,,i...s Ig..,,
That afternoon the boys gathered in
crowds at the top of the town-hill. 3, ~
l-:iI hope Johnny Eaton will stay al
home, said Bill Ellis. He's such, a con.
ceited little popinjay there's no getting
along with him., He manages to make
that old ark of his go; but he does it ir
Iwatching him. '1set 80 H. .ga.t.s,!.o7n
!, 81 don't think he's. exactly pompous,
said Tom Loringq .tButI hope he won't
show off to-day. There's. no fun in
sliding down hill, when somebody car
do it twice to your once. With such q
rickety old sled as he has, too. / tel
you fellows, it's rough feal :....i,. -.
| / Let's turn him off the ground, said
Fred Magee, whose father was, coun.
try judge, and whose sled was the hand.
soonest ON the hill. There's enough OF
| us here to do it, and, as you say, Tom
there's no fun in sliding against such
luck as his.s --isi-i ol - -
just then, Johnny sled lin hand
came painting to the top. ....atn ,asiy
Il say, boys he commenced, before
any of the crowd could speak, let's
have a real good, square race. ~ I'll show
you how to fix your sleds so they'll &c
every bit as fast as mine. may be faster,
because they're not so numbering, and
we'll have a jolly afternoon
All the boys gathered round to receive
the desired instruction, and, after some
little tinkering, two. of the ,sleds were
pronounced in racing order. ~
tI'll go first!'l said Bill Magee. And
you fellows time ME, to see. if there's
any difference.' Bill was rather suspi-
cious, if the truth must be told.
With a sone, two, threen Bill threw
his sled upon the hard pressed snow,
and started on the trial trip. There was
no need of timing, the improvement was
too manifest to be doubted for mo-
ment.
you're brick, Johnny Eaton!' said
Bill, slapping him cordially on the shoul-
der. :" '3s -h p ss'' ''f' =
That's SOP echoed the other boys with
one accord. 'ls.'4
Johnny did not say much in reply
the success Of his experiment had been
too great; but his conn AIDES understood
his silence, so it was just as we'll. ~ Z
Mrs. Eaton looked up anxionsly, as
he entered the house that night, then
smiled as she saw his flushed, happy
face.
ooh, mother,' he began, eagerly,
'such grand time as Eve had! Those
fellows are just splendid, and I thought
they were awful prigs. don't see how
I ever made such a mistake then more
gently-.Your way of getting even is
the best -, 'f'e - tii 'ii' '-i
Not mine,' said his mother-sC Christ's
way '.' ~ 5't.'i ''.
LOOKING Up AND LOOKING