Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-03
The Faithful Boy.

And rat-a-tat-tat tattoo,
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The Faithful Boy.
Gerhardtw a German shepherd boy;
and noble fellow he was, too, although
he was very, very poor. One day as he
was watching his flock, which was feed
ing in the valley on the borders of for
est, hunter came out OF the wood, and
asked:
"How far is it to the nearest vii
lage ?"
.'Six miles, SIR" replied the boy,
but the road is only sheep-track,
and very easily missed"
The hunter glanced at the crooked
track, and then said:
my Lad, I am hungry, tired and
thirsty. have lost my companions
and missed r.y way. Leave your sheep,
and show me the road. l will pay you
we'll"
"I cannot leave my sheep, sir" re-
piled the boy. "They would stray into
the forest, and be eaten by the wolves,
or stolen by the robbers.
"Wel, what of that ?" replied the
hunter. "They are not your sheep.
The loss of one or more wouldn't be
much to your master, and III give you
more money than you ever earned IN a
whole year."
CT cannot go, SIR" rejoined Ger
hardt, very firmly; "nly master pays
his sheep. If / we're to sell my time,
which does not belong to me, and the
sheep should get lost, it would be just
h L.
"Wen," said the hunter, evil you
trust your sheep with me while you go
to the village and get me some food and
drink and a guide? 1 will take good
care of them for you"
The boy shook his head. "The
sheep do not know your voice, and"
here Gerhardt stopped speaking.
"Sir," said the boy. slowly, "you
tried to make me false to my trust, and
wanted me to break my duty to my
master. How do 1 know you would
keep your word with me ?"
The hunter laughed but he felt that
the boy had silenced him. He said
6" / see, my Lad. that you are good,
faithful boy I will not forget You.
Show me the road, and will try to fol-
low it myself"
Gerhardt now offered the humble
contents OF his wallet to the hungry
man, who, coarse as they were, ate
them gladly. Presently his attendants
came up, and then Gerhardt, to his
surprise, found that the hunter was the
Grand Duke, Who owned all the coun-
try round. The Duke was so pleased
with the boys honesty, that he sent for
him shortly after, and had him edu-
Gated. In after years Gerhardt became
a very rich and powerful man, and he
remained honest and true to his dying
day.-Selected.
Bennet-Pseees.S =
The other day, little Wallie Graham
Ga great favorite of mine) came skipping
along among the trees, half-singing,
half-saying
Ny mrse with bonnet-pieces store:
To him viii swim . bow-shot DER,
And loose shaliop from the shore.
wondered what Wallie could mean,
but soon found out. It seems that he
was reading the "Lady OF the Lake. I"
It's just the incest story-poem you
ever saw r he said TO "a boy who was
with him. 81 wish I was q Highland
CI1cl ALL Ad4 a Dl2 OIdFo cldu ike OlaQ
Alpine Wouldn't fight King James,
thought"
OF course don't even know what
Wallie was talking of, but after he had
told his friend good deal about it /
became almost as much interested as
himself In the storyspoem, which he
said was written by the great Sir Walter
Scott. ass = = 80
But" said Walle, s'there are ever
so many things in the poem that I don't
understand. Now, for instance, what
are bonnet piecesy know wouldn't
care to swim the length of bow-shot
in the face of enemies, and loose shall
lop that's q sort of boat for the sake of
a purse full ofspieces of old bonnets.
Would you, now % "a s.isse
The other little chap told him that he
didn't think he would, but that he
didn't believe real pieces Of bonnets
were what Earl Somebody meantwhen
he offered as q reward q purse full OF
"bonnet-pieces. Ia, 60 & .scraxa
The little tellows puzzled good deal
over this as they trudged along; but
I've since found ont that q bonnet
piece was valuable coin, stamped on
one side with portrait of James V. OF
Scotland wearing bonnet-piece -
not lady's bonnet, but nearly fiat