Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-06


., ,,..'.- Goals Of Fire, A.. ,'ao,',o'
p5 and How they isarned..
/ NSsfssss. t-.gaolaa I.s-oqo.t -.,,. o@r
5lseF 4 were to tell you whereabouts
flAt1Ai iEthe villas ge1tf Il3-a wasSsitliab-
NadH{As ed, yoni might still fail to find
? $50 1t. on the nlap: so we, will say
nothing about ii, except that it was a
good sized place, not QUITE 50 stfagS1i ing
+ and a'oldefashipned as1aafy villages, and
+ with afeW neat. little shops, ias well AS Il
street Or two of cottages. es.,.t..1... ..., ...,..
/ iii one Of these Gotta geA. there lived Il
laboief 'aiid his wife, and their only
child, "a boy ofhniiscl or ten years, of age.
/ Tommy Rnifhed Was we are sorry to
fsay, most Troublesome fellow. His
Psauey face, with its apple cheeks and
fwin;k,,ng a sEes, VA h, kH9Yhunof alGne 9,
Eroifha4-as' tie face of the most tireso,nc,
Iriaughty boytiii7the scoiinty.sesHl. tif4ass
Even theIumb animals kne W, Tonamy,
lland this not at, AL in Il flattering man
rier. Widow Browns COW, that grazed
FsDl quietly on the green, and never look
Ell upfwiienother folks went, by, became
quite angry and active when Tommy
Eappeared; and she frightened him no
one occasion terribly, by galloping after
| him half way down the street, .i'''AH fs1
The cocks and hens ran away rs quick
Elyias possible as soon. as they saw Tom.
Iffhe ducks took to the water, the cats
tclimbed trees, the dogs ran to their ken
fIlefs ard growled till he was out Of sight;
and even tile geese stretched out their
long :Decks aud Aissed as he went by. So
from all this we may see that Tom was
ftrr Pa f,, IN,
fact he was lrhekOiieti the greatest tease
asat torment in the ~ hole place. . ~ 90
T. Now, notsfar from Mr. 4Ruffheds cot
titage stood 4 small shop kept by, 4 barber,
| a, good old man. who was commonly
tlSnowfi as ssFitffef' Snip."h He was both
osd-santll good but neitiier, his goodness
nor his age. .coHla protect him from our
| Toms pranks. Lii f.,,.f... y.f -.......s
| The barber had a neat little garden al
the back Of his honse, and n fine apple
tree i1hit grew there had LONG been a
great attraction to- Tom. "A Autnlnn grew
bon apace,, and the, fruit with which the
tree was laden began to turn rosy and
glisten ih the'red sunset, Whenever Tom
came out of school and gia.eed ap with
flonging eyes. The Temptations grew
tstronger every day, as all temptations
do when they are not resisted, and soon
\ the boy felt that he tddlu not rest until
1 he had secured sOms'of the 'apples.' q
4 One day, when he -wasequite sure that
| the barber was busy, with his. CUSTOM
ers, he stole round to the back, climbed
Ioyer the Tow fence iNhto the garden, and
Pin a moment more WAS under the apple
ftree, and; filling his pockets, with the
ifruit.. His. pockets held good many,
4 and he was SO busy sthfIing, them and i
tlittle bag lie had brought With him, that
Fhe did "not ltotice that he. had dropped
Ills handkerchief, a smart printed one
which his mother had lately bought land
marked with his fill name across the
IEeorf,er:7 When Tom lad picked rs many
las he icoild carrv, hessaw' that he had
dnearly, ;stfiPped the lower .branehes
di''a'he barber, will never find out who
ftook them" said the boy 70 himself, a,
ihe- got ovei' the little feree and set of
4 t0warus lToine.; ibht Tom forgot ~how
!hiaHy secret things are brought to high
i througl the oyer-ruling power, ,ot, God
4 and how many faults are Suffered To IeaC
ID their own detection. '.N'' aff - ~
p 'sTomi my boysa' sattli Mrs. Ru ffhed
tene mTaiag. a week or two after Tom':
fvisit to, the; apple tree - your hair Il
'IgfoWing, Very long md untidy, and 20,
|thad better sfepo in '.it' the BARRIERS ant
4 1Shaveit cut on your way from school,"
J but his mother. insisted, and so ther,
,i:face on the hlattef and 10 as he wa
told, ..s.vt~. ~ s..sp.S44 ....e
IA He had not courage, however, to g
q alone, but after, school asked a little boz
y "A friend Of his to go with him.. ...
-tq E'tI Needn't be SO afraid" said Tom t
= himself as the two boys entered TIL
) shop,togetfer -tuoi one saw me take til
: appieS.T at 81 li1 ia 2gtajtfg st i.s,i l.-..
LFt Father !Snip's manner was just n
1 usual, he was quite as pleasant as usual
land Tom breathed more freely as til
fekl .man clipped the untidy ends of hal
= and talked SO kindiyt him i'.''''
81 "Justwait one mon,ent." repeated til
. the old man, IL have something for you.
, as Toin with his neaIl Y cropped head wa
making for the door after paying.
Opening Il little cupboard he took on
q little BASKET and hastily lett the room
t After a few minutes, However, he II
! t,iriied. aint put the basket into"IOni
I hands. '''"
/ ssIhaye lately ioa,ne to know, y saId u
: gently, that you are fond of, apples
g please take these home and enjoy them
!, Tom stared a munEnt, hut nc mauas
i Ell to say ''Thalik you," and then RI
n out Of the shop and home As fast rs po
o BILE. ''"""'- 't'''''.''i'
S lie, carried the basket up to his roou
= and emptied the apples, upon the be-
!, and with them out fell his handkerchie
e. OF whicli lie had never once though
vi since the day he had taken 1t out.
o was quite clean and neatly folded vii
the, marked side up, and now Homn
saw how his theft had been found ou
and how gentle had been the old man
dealing with him. tH .g.u1-.1'
'e A good thrsashing would have I'M
e Tomas feelings far less than this kind n
IA ton; rs ig was lte was quite oyercom
T. and sitting down on the side. OF the Il,
70 he fairly cried wlth Shame aud seller
~, prGaeh.. .t tr 40,at - .s4g... .,I.
IL ''There's only one thing can do
m cried he ut length, starting up and DIR
ir ing his eyes. al must go and tell hi
lie what a Kind man lie is, aud how sorry
am.s'lsN -0isIttg +itt ~ 1851 .,tf..-
81 Tom did not walt Gor second thought
id but seizing his cap he ran down stai
y Land oat at the deor, and in q few MOI
rs, lei,ts he stooa upon the threshehl OF /
d. SHOP. Thel old man Wsss alone, a
nj looking up as the boy entered, he s.
nr tl,e, dashed wet cheeks and eager ey,
Us tobk IN the whole, story of .repentau
,n, aud soitened feelings, which Tom co,
te not orepress, aud heid.oat both hands
or him. .t,,,f..l.,,,- ..is,iff,.. .s..tt
le. During the quarter of an hour VIII