The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-14

Hans marched on uBceasingBi bat be
had become mute. Following bs bind
bin, swallowed clouds Of dust through
my month and nosirils, which was not
ne Iesbug. Half way up the bin We
passed through 4 little hams With cot
tsRes made Of piaewood, extending reg
ubrly on both sides Of the road.
Wait here Tor me, aid Fslhe. Hans as
he turned into back.miihs Jorge. ]
saw him lay bis old horse shoe on the
anvil, snd lhe smith IA his leather apron
took Il up and turned Il over several
times IN his black hand
Il is not worth much, Father Hans, be
said; spd u II were not TO oblige an old
friend bat tell me bow much do you
want for ilg
Neither gold nor silver; some hand
fuls Of cherries out OF yonr orchard, aud
a jog Of flesh, cool wster will amply pay
me
In the twinkling OF an eye the daughter
Of The house disappeared, and came back
with basket iull OF the most delicious
looking cherries that had ever seen
/ How fresh and rosy they werel II al
most quenched my thirst to just look al
( them.
You can bring MS back The basket when
you return, said the girl, with pleasant
mile, whilst Father Hans, without TAX
I lug breath, swallowed two large glassfuls
of iimpil waier hat were pleasure even
to see
lie now arose TO depart. lie is certain
I to Cfl.r me some cherries said ! TO my
self; and | coujured up such vision Of
reiteshment al the thought as made my
mouth water. After some minutes
Father Hans put his hand in the basket
aud drew forth large buuch of cherries,
aud began 10 devour them one by one,
without appearing even to think of me,
although il was only two hours ago that
/ lad toied aud oiled al his side trying
to keep step with him. After that bunch
1 followed second--lheu third.
What a Sc ash man he Is, and thought
he was so good, and, saying this made
4 faces at him behind bis back, whilst he
regaled himself in front. All at once a
cherry slipped from his Land aud rolled
/ to my feet. In q second, il was covered
with dust as white as sugar. No matter;
picked il mp, aud wiped itwith a corn.
er OF my pocket handkerchief; then,
turning il rouud aud round in my ting-
ers asked myself what was to do with
il, for after all it did not belong to mc.
But it would be very hard to give 1t back
10 him. | lhuk, however, that should
have adhered TO this course, bat just at
that moment, Father Hans turned round
and said as II he had guessed my secret
struggle:
Keep il for yourself; all that falls in
the ditch belongs to the soldier.
became as red as my cherry, aud car
ried il to my lips with as Indifferent an
air as | could assume. Bat, nevertheless
how deicious 1t wasl After some mo-
ments, second cherry fell like the first ;
aud at the end of about every twenty
steps, the same maueuvre was repeated ;
twenty times stopped down to the dust
and ended by being somewhat refresh
/ ed. Then the crimson mama ceased to
fall, aud Father Hans turned round to.
, ward me with laughing face; his little
, gray eyes sparkling under his heavy
bushy eyebrows, and his moustaches,
which were also gray, and grew as
/ bushily as his eyebrows, turning up at
the corners Of his mouth, revealing a
mschieyous smile.
, lave you understood, little boy be
asked, with a twinkle in his eye.
answered nothing, but had no diff.
Guilty 10 comprehending that he was max.
{ ing fun OF me-
Look you, my boy; the best lessons
are those which are learut by practice
rather thun W precept. and these arc
the Kind that | teach my children and
, graud children. Oue soon iorgets ser
non, he added, breaking out iulo kind
2 talbery smiie bur ! am sure that you
viii never forget lhe cherries of to-day
aud VIII forgive your old companion loI
having piched up practical lesson OF
! the road for your benefit.
Yes, md, ed, Father Hans, cried
stretching out my two hands TOWARD
: hin, winch he clasped IN one OF his own
z bat .uil should very much like you Il
= explain your lesson TO me. think tha
: quite tally understand it, but
My iesson, replied be-, Il that it is fa
; better to sloop once and PICK up an oil
} horseshoe that is equal in value to
) basket Of fresh cherries, than 1t is Il
stoop twenty times to pick up twent
! cherries covered with dust. Aud nos
i my boy, added be, handing me the IA
nous basket, after the lesson comes ID
= reward Eat what is there, aud II yoI
= flnd 1t good, promise yourself that yo
wil never refuse 10 10 service, bowey
or lrfllhg il may seem TO be, either 10
al Old or young person. Disobiging
I ness Is ike deceit il always comes hom
- 10 It's owner.
Decci,S Father Hans spoke truly i
saying that i always comes home to II
4 master; and now, What had been tie n
! sult Of my lae journey of independence
had deceived the school, aud betrsye
: the confidence that my latter aud motht
bad placed 10 me made nay eouiessio
~ Father Hans and / made IL fully !