The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-11-16
s1erulng Star and Catholic Messenger.
aew ORLEANS. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 1873
JUVENILE COLUMN.
THE scHooL.BoY's STORY.

and down went the slate with aerro
elatter. "Take care OF the pieces =; e sha
master, thought it no laughing matter, and
helievipg it to be John Tubbs' fault, told
him he shonld pay for the slate. and have
bis play stopped for week:
get Sam into trouble 30 he bore the blame
quietly. Johns mother was by no means
pleased at having to pay for the slate, as she
was q poor woman, and had to provide
for several other little Tubbses besides
John. =,
II tell you what it is. john" said she:
.yon most learn to be more careful. will
not give y"u any milk for your breakfast
ali the week and by this shall save
money for the slate. which it is right you
Poor John ate his bread with water in
stead of milk but somehow he was not |
unhappy, for he felt that he had done
Kindness to little Sam Jones and the sa-
tistsctioD of having rendered q service TO
another always brings happiness,
A few days after, Mr.. Jones came to the
school, and spoke to MIR. Brill about the
matter {; for LITTLE Sam had. told his father
and mother all about it. Sam was tlmid
boy but he could not bear to see john
Tuba kept in for NO fault, while the other
SWbat n eaid the master, "and has John
Tubbs horne all the blame without saying
q word : Come here, Johp ), cold ,ob, 70
bimaelf. .'Somethipg else, ! suppose.
Well, never mind, so that poor little Sam
Jones has got out of his acrape.".,
"Now, boys" said Mr.. Brill set res
John Tubbs. Look at him J" ana tne
bovs did look at him ss q criminal and
John looked very much like criminal,
and began to think that he must be a bad
sort of q fellow to be called up in this way
by his master.
Then Mr.. Brill, the master, told the
~ ,hD fho hrOken alatR. that JO0n
aid not break it, but bore all the blame to
save Sam Jones from trouble, and has gone
without his milk and play without q muir
mur, The schoeImaster said that such con-
duct was above all praise; and when ne
was done speaking, the boys burst out with 1T
a cheer. Such q loud hurrah It MADE tne
d school walls ring again. Then they took
& John on their shoulders and carried him IN
tfiumph around the playground. ".
And what did John say TO all this He
only said, "There, thaS'll do. If you don
mind you'Il throw a fellow down."-E1
apsiner and Chronicle.
THE cH1vALRous DOG.
n fine young retriever, and in the hey day u
81 youth the two nsed to gaubol and play to
9echer, just az if they belonged to the sam
& gepius-pnppy. A fact for the naturaiists
One day in their rambtes-for the re
triever preferredf his young masters com
psny to any other, and they were INSOFAR
III abls-they crossed lake to an island, whic
Isl they entered, carelessly leaving the boa
insnficiently fastened to the shore.
After amusing themselves In the islam
tbicket for some. time, nd-wishiug to re
ioin the mainland, they returned t" tn
boat, only to find that it had drif1ed far OF
of reach.
What wac 20 be done : The passae
swim. A night on the damp island eve
with his faithful play mate. was not plea
ant prospect, yet it seemed inevitable.
The boy thought little, and then ~
dressing his dog by name, said
fetch!"
Instantly the obedient animal plunge
into the water, and SWAN towards ar
round the boat. But it was heavy, ia
bottomed one, known in Scotland by Il
name of coble. The dogs efforts. Their
fore. though he FLASHED vigorously
drive the boat back to it's moorings, aud
his anxiously expectant young maste
were unavaillng and fruitless.
Here was fresh and unexpected dileI
ma, and the boy began to think there "
little hope of rescue.
Not 80 the dog, though it only number
F. one summer intead of ten lie gave
splashing and padding round the boat,
made one vigorous spring out OF the wa!
and succeeded IN scramonnS up the 81
Il and into the boat.
r. Once inside, dripping a he was, he ga
himself strong shake, and then at or
Jumped mp, out of the bottom of the DO
on to the centre seat, where the rowers
81 and row.
Having here secured good point
view-for the bottom of the boat had
rough wooden grating in it, and was MI
with rain water-he cast a rapid giaI
fore and aft, from his elevation, as If {
xiously in quest of something. The b.
contained neither rats nor game, out
dog looked as eager snd anxious as II
were in search of both.
Suddenly he left his perch and houn'
down upon the iron chain lying in the o
tom of the beat, seized the ends of it in
mouth and threw himself overooaro' nrt
qrasping the chain in his teeth, CONVEX
himself q tug, and towed the heavy &C
vigorously TO the shore, where his ast
isLed and admiriDg young master st
waiting to receive deliverence at his pl
many earesses for his cOnsiderate thou