Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-01-05
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stranded ON the beach, with the waves
dashing over her. ais she lost. papaf'
''l am afraid so. She has been driven
far in by a storm upon sandy shore.
and can never be got off agsin. Al
the people have left her. Day after
day and night after night the great
waves rolling in from the ocean will
strike against her sides, and dash over
her decks, and break her at last to
pieces. In few months only scarcely
trace of her will be found.
81 wonder if the captain was asleep
said Frank. "when he let his ship come
in upon the shoref
That is something we cannot know
replied his father.
maybe" said Frank. dropping his
voice little, che was like Captain
Luke, when he lost his shiD.r
"HOw was that Who told you any
thing about Captain Lukefr
IL heard you say it to mamma one
day"
'Say wbats''
THAT Captain Luke had been drink
ing too much liquor. and lost his own
reckoning before he lost the ships.
What is reckoning. papai"
"A captains reckoning is his kn0wl
edge of where his ship should be. This
every captain knows each day from
what are called observations. Then
he looks at his chart or maps, and
they tell him if he is near dangerous
shore or a sunken rock, or anything
that makes care and vigilance needful.
When ship is driven on to coast or
shore, like the one in the picture, it
most always happens that the captain
rar go ~sxx, eh
fault Just as Captain Luke was when
he lost his ship. Drinking liquor is
certain to confuse the mind; and when
the captain of vessel drinks, you can
never be sure of his ship"
"0h, | wish people wouldn't drink
the dreadful stuff said Frank. "We're
all the while hearing about awful
things being done by drunken men,"
ITS very sad and very dreadful"
said papa, ''and don't see how it is
to be cured, unless all the little boys
in the land undertake TO do it (: and
then it will take great many years.
"0h, papa, How can the little boys
do it 7" asked Frank.
eff all the little boys in the land re-
solve that they will never taste drop
of strong drink as long as they live,
and stick to their resolution, then we've
only got to wait until all the drinking
men die of, when the evil will be cured.
Don't you sees"
'.Why, yes. papa, That's sor' ex-
claimed Frank, his face frightening.
And I'm going to be one of the little
boys"
"That's right" said papa. "And /
went you to tell every little boy you
know just what you're going to do, and
get as many as you can to follow your
example. And now that | think of it,
Frank, suppose We send word about
to all the little boys and ask them to do
as you're going to do "
''Oh, do, papaI That will be splen-
did, returned Frank, clapping his
hands. And now, dear little readers,
Frank that You will neither touch,
taste. nor handle the "accursed thing"
but grow up to be good and temperate
men. So you will become agents in
the greatest and most needed reform
the world has seen, and the world he
better and happier because you have
lived in il.
A Shrerd Fdrmer.-Here is letter
that will anuse the chicks who have
been prying into cows months of late;
though hope they will not admire the
cute farmer too much. There are some
kinds sofshrewdness which Jack doesn't
by any means hold up as good exam
pies:
Dear Jack: Your Item concerning
Cows Upper Teeth,r reminds me of
an incident which occurred in an ad-
joining town.
A city gentleman who had Just pur-
chased a farm in the country, wished
TO bny some cattle with which to stock
il. He therefore attended an auction
where cows were to be sold. One of
them, a remarkably fine animal. soon
attracted his attention, and he bought
her at a fair price. He was examining
his purchase, when a farmer, who un-
fortunately had arrived too late To buy
the COW himself as he had intended,
drove up, and thus accosted him:
Il say, friend, did you bid off that
COW 7"
81 did, was the reply.
"Well, did you know that she had
no front teeth in the upper jaw :"
NO" replied the gentleman, indig-
nantly. ''ls that so r.
You can see for yourself"
The gentleman examined the mouth
of the COW, and finding no upper teeth,
Immediately went to the auctIoneer
and requested him to sell the COW
again.
"What's the trouble'r asked the
auctioneer.
'She hasn't any upper front teeth"
was the reply.
"Very well,- replied the auctioneer
with smile, an put her mp once
mOre.n
He did so, and the shrewd farmer
who had given the information to the
city gentleman, bid her off at the same
price.-.St. Nicholas.
The British Broad ArrOW.-What
world this is! Hearing some persons
mention the British Broad Arrow,
naturally inquired of the birds about
1t, knowing that they are specially in
terested, poor things in arrows and
in all sorts of weapons.
Now, what do yOu think they told
mef
Why, the English Broad Arrow is
not an arrow at all. That is, it's not an
arrow that yon can fire from bow at
a mark. but it Is mark itself. Yet
not mark to be fired at. Ii is a mark
stamped or cut upon wood and iron
and certain other materials which be-
long TO the British Government and
are used about its naval ships OF dock
yards. The Broad Arrow looks very
little like an arrow, and very much like
the print which hens foot leaves in
the mud.-St. Nicholas.
Respect Your Tedckcr.-"Respect your
teachers, boys" said Deacon Green to
two smart young fellows from town
who were just now walking "across
lots" with him. Respect your teachers.
don't mean only that you should treat
them with outward Difference, but want
you to truly honor them. If you try
TO do it and can't-why, go to another
school. Honor the man who teaches
you, who breaches you, who reaches
you, say II
The boys laughed at the deacon's
funny rhyming, but noticed that they
Strengthened up "a he spoke, and, from
the bright look in their eyes, it was ev
ident that they took his idea.-Si. Mich
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