The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1873-10-24
Helping q Boy.


A New York party named Reynolds
who has oeag spending the summer at
Danbury. 50 the Neus SAYS, was at the
upper end Of Deer Hill avenue, stroll
ing for his health, yesterday morning,
when he observed 4 boy trying TO pull 4
kite from an apple tree. where il had
+ lodged. As 3Ir Eevr9lis came mp the
string breke. leaving the kite up there.
I With the natural pramp ptins ola humane
heart, the gentleman gave his coat IN
I charge Of the boy, and crawling over
tho, fence, was soon mp The tree. The
boy felt pretty bad about the accident
to his kite, but on taking second look
at the coat, which wsss almost new, he
dried his tears, and ssampered off with
it, unperceived BY M Reynolds, who
was trying to take an obstinate twig
from the back of his GecE After con-
siderable difficulty he reached the kite,
and was stretching forth his hand to
take it, when the limb he was on sud
denly snapped in two, and he fell some
six feet, splitting one of his pantaloon
legs half way up, and running-a twig
into his nose with such violence as to
make that organ bleed. Fortuuatelv he
I was saved from further fnisbapz by
catching on a strong limb. lie stopped
then to feel Of his nose, and mediate on
the accident, when rough voice from
Ill Ioy,,o,,I.,I 10 l.
ing there, and looking down he saw &
shirt-sleeved, bald-headen man, with
pitchfork in his hand and FIRE in his eye
Mr.. Reynolds explained about the kite.
THAT won't do" said the man. 1--WE
had too many apples hooked from that
ere tree, and now that I've got the thief,
intend to make him dance" And the
man looked ferociously at Reynolds fa-
cilities for dancing. The unhappy Rey-
nolds referred him to the boy for an en-
dorsement of his story. "What bov?'
asked the owner Of the orchard Il
don't see no boy. There amt TO boy
here"
Reynolds looked out in the road, but
there was no boy in sight. He shouted
Bob two or three times, but there was
no response. The color deserted his
face, and a look of mingled astonish-
ment and horror spread over his fea-
lures. "This is very extraordinary"
he said. "Very," coincided the farmer,
with great dryness. ''That boy has sto-
len my coat, and l must pursue him and
recover it. said Reynolds, suddenly be-
coming frantic over his los, and prepar-
ing to descend. 90, come down and
catch him." said the farmer with biting
sarcasm, chewing his tongue to show
how calm he was, and placing the fork
in such a way as to take in the most
valuable portions of Mr.. Reynolds body.
That gentleman saw the preparations in
time to stop. why, You wouldn't run
that fork into me, you old idiot?7 "Who
are you calling an old idiot, You mizera-
bic whipper-snapper," shouted the Did
chap, as he insameIy danced around the
foot Of the tree, and ClaTed herOely at
his victim "Come heae and rob me,
Won villain, viii you. ana ;53.en stau-3 -
my own tree an blaspheme me. Run
the fork in you, will I? Yes, I'd run it
into two hundred of ye" Mr.. Reynolds
was shocked. "What do you want me
to do" he said, desparing Of reasoning
with the owner of the orchard. Il want
you to pay me five dollars, and get out
of this orchard as fast as your rascally
legs car take you" Mr.. Reynolds hes
itated. It was bad enough TO lose q coat,
ruin his pants and split his nose to help
an evil boy out of trouble, without be-
ing bombared with epithets, and charged
five dollars for the performance. He
thought he would jump down on the
old man and crush him, but he looked
at the fork and repented of the design.
Then he drew out five dollar bill and
dropped it to his enemy, and humiliat-
ingly slid down the tree, reaching his
feet Just in time to avoid kick the irate
man aimed at him. He was helped out
of the orchard with the fork handle,
and Immediately started for the hotel,
which he reached in a condition of nerv-
Gus prostration that at first threatened to
result seriously. An active search has
been made or the boy, but neither he
nor the coat has been discovered.
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