The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-12-18

blowed the top off' my best pre-
servin' can TO show Alice how a
steamboat worked; aud last week
| most got p"isOnel with a bottle
% some stuff he'd tucked away on
a shelf, that took tor vinegar.
"Sulphnric acid, mother" Said
little Alice. at was to-
81 don't care what It was for"
interrupted the farmers wife. "
Julius can behave well enough
when he's mind to, and he's got
to-"
Aud tho farmer knew from tho
way she compressed her lips to-
gether, that she was in earnest.
Julius Kingsley went supperless
to his room, but before he had
begun to undrcss, a soft knock
came to his door, and Alice's
voice whispered:
Julius! Julius!"
"What is ill"
"Open the door, I've got a
piece of peach pie for you, and
two rusks, and a bowl of milk"
"Bnt what will your mother cay,
Alice!"
"She's gone TO Mrs. Dalger's
and she thinks I'm in bed, but |
got up aud dressed myself. !
couldn't s'eer, Julius, thinking
how very hungry You must be. "
And she nes'l led down close at
the bound boys side, MS he eager
ly devourcd his supper which she
had brought him.
81 was hungry, Alice" said
Julius, as lie took long draught
Of milk, "and you're a good little
thing. I'll do as much for you
some day"
Alice laughed.
"l don't get into scrapcs like
you, julius"
"fhat's no sign you never
will.'
Mrs. Farley secretly relcntcd
in the dcpth' Of her motherly
heart, and gave julius the brownest
cakes and the julciest bit OF meat
for breakfast the next morning.
"IIc'll behave himself now, |
guess" she Thought; but in this
she was mistaken.
Julius "diI mp" his chores in
the shortest possible period of time
that afternoon; when Mrs. Farley
had betakcn herself to the sewing
circle with Alice, and the farmer
was going to the neighboring vii
lage aud applied himself with
more Zeal than discrimination to
the further prosecution OF the
experiment that had ended so
dlsaslrously for the preserving
can.
"The tea kettle isn't made OF
glass;" thought julius, sand can
make that work"
Vain JUNCTION TO lay to his soul;
for just as that experiment, what
ever it happened to be- reached
the eliminating point, up flew the
tea kettle from tho stove, tortured
by too much caloric, and bang
went the lid right into the dresser
cupboard, that held Mrs. parley's
lest set Of china.
Julius stood staring ashast at
the ruins. A housckeepcrs have
their idols, anl this new "iron
stoic' set was Mrs. Parlcy's. The
tea pot lay noiseless and demol-
ished before his eyes, three cups
were broken, and the handle was
dashed off from the cream pitcher,
while the koob was clipped neatly
off the sugar bowl.
Julius only paused for one
glance at the general ruin, then
he turned and fed ingoriously
from the Waterloo of his scientif
&c efforts.
And the next day all Drickcr-
ton knew that farmer Parley's
bound boy had run away, after
first demolisI,ing all Of Mrs. Par
lcy's china out Of sheer revenge,
because she had boxed his ears
the day before.
81 always knew that hoy would
not come to good" said Deacon
Jones.
"There was a vicious look in
his'eycs, ouly wonder that he
did not set fire to the house, or
burn you all in your bede."
b., little Alice cried bitterly,
and treasured more ten derly than
ever, u little google eyed doll,
with arms out Of all proportion,
and feet several degrees larger
than her head, which was tho last
wooden exploit Julius had pre-