Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-12


glistening sails. And the winds blew
against the sails, and the sails Dor,
against the masts, and the masts Dor,
upon the ship, and the ship glidet
along through the waves, on and OIL
and on and on.
Down in the water, under the ship
there was great fish swimming along
While he was wondering what thai
black bottomed thing was, moving
. through the water above him, a sailor
let down line. On the end of the line
was tied sharp hook, and on the
sharp hook was piece of bait, and ths
baited hook ioated right before .ht
tish's mouth. Then the fish gave 9
bite, but while he caught the bait, the
hook caught him, and the sailor began
to pull him up And ne pulled and
pulled--and pulled-and pulled
up and up-and up--and up
higher and higher higher
and higher
Are you asleep yet?,
No? Not yet?
Well, up in the air above the ship
there was flying bird. great heavy
bird, with monstrous Tapping wings,
and a long hooked beak. While be
was a wondering what that white.
capped thing was, moving over the
water below him, a sailor on the deck
leveled his gun and fired. Whiz went
the bullet through the air aud struck
the bird, and down he began to fall.
And he fell-and fell-and fell
and fell down and down-and down
and down lower and lower-and
lower-snd lower
Asleep yet?
No?
Not quite.
Well, on sailed the ship, on and on
blown by the winds, rocked by the
waves first this way and then that
way--now up--and now down
over here-and over there rolling
and rocking pitching and plung-
ing (; on and on--and On--and on
Now are you asleep?
Yes.
Hush-h-h, then.-Congrega-
tionalist.
A MERCIFUL FRIEND.-An elephant
belonging to an English garrison in
the Indies, was one day amusing him.
self with his chain in an open part of
the town, when a man who had com
mitted theft, and was pursued by a
great number of people, despairing of
all other means of safety, ran under
the elephant Apparently delighted
with the poor mans confidence, the
creature instantly faced about and met
the crowd. erected his trunk, and threw
his chain in the air, as is the manner of
these animals when engaged with the
enemy, and became so furious in de-
fence of the criminal that, notwith-
standing all the gentle arts made use of
by the surrounding multitude. neither
they nor even his mahout, or driver, to
whom he was fondly attached, and who
was sent for to manage him, could pre-
vail with him to give up the malefaetor.
The animals wonderful kindness met
with reward. After three hours con-
test, the governor heard of this strange
rebellion TO the laws of the land, and
came to the scene of struggle. He was
so much pleased with the generous
perseverance, of the honest quadruped,
that he yielded to the elephants inter-
position and pardoned the criminal.
The poor man, in an ecstasy of graft
tude, testified his acknowledgment by
kissing and embraced the proboscis OF
his kind benefactor, who was appar-
emily so sensible of what had happened
that, laying aside all his former viO-
lenee, he became perfectly tame and
-
keeper to conduct him away without
the least resistance.
SEEING THE PoINT.-A boy returned
from school one day, with report that
his scholarship had fallen below the
usual average.
"Well." said the father, ''you've
fallen behind, this month, have you o.
Eyes, SIR"
"How did that happen" ?"
Don't know, sir.
The father knew, If his son did not.
He had observed a number OF cheap
novels scattered about the house, but
he had not thought it worth while to
say anything until fitting opportunity
should offer itself. A basket OF apples
stood upon the floor. and he said
Empty those apples, and take the
basket and bring it to me half-full of
chips. And now,s' he continued, ''put
those apples back into the basket"
When half the apples were replaced,
the son said
"Father, they roll of. I can't put
in any more"
"Put them in, l tell you."
"But. father, / can't put them in"
"Put them in ! No; of course you
can't put them in. Do you expect to
fill basket half full of chips, and then
fill it with apples? You said you didn't
know why you fell behind at school,
and 1 will tell you. Your mind is like
that basket it will not hold more than
so much, and here you have been the
past month filling it up with rubbish
worthless cheap novels.
The boy turned on his heel, whistled,
and said, "Whew ! | see the point"
A BRIGHT little boy, Just three years
old, is, like most little chaps of his age,
sometimes refractory. In order tC
curb him and make him a good little
boy his mother often threatened him
with peach-tree ''persuader." The
little fellow has come to understand
any allusion to the peach tree, and
usually subsidies when it is spoken Of
A day or two ago, since the Towering
of the fruit trees, slight referenc,
was made to this same tree, when the
little fellow made peace for that day b
looking up and saying, "Why, mamma
the switches are covered with roses"
A LITTLE girl on being asked what il
faith, replied ''It is doing what Goo
wants us to do, and ask no question: