The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-08-09
The Boy. the Beefie. and the Dog

The minister gave out his text and
droned along monotonously through
an argument which was so prosy that
many head by and by began to nod
and vet il was an argument that
dealt in limitless FIRE aud birthstone,
and ihinhed the predestined elect
down 20 a company so small as to be
hardly worth the saying Tom
counted the pages Of the sermon 4
after church be always knew bow
many pages there had been but be
seldom knew anything else about the
discourse However. this time be
was really interested for little ale.
The minister made a grand and NOV
ing picture Of the assemblage t0grth-
er Of the worlds hosts at The millen-
mum, when the Ion and the lamb
should lie down together, and q little
child sboald lead them. Bot the
path0-. the lesson. the mora 90 the
great spectseis we're loss upon the
boy be only thought q The c1nspic-
uonsnCss " the principal character
before the Unlocking nations biz
lace Ia Up with the thoagh,, and be
said 70 himself that b. Ei.hsd 20
cos.G BE- that child. ii 10 vas a tame
lion
How be lapsed into suffering agaia
a. the dry argumsEt was resamed
Presently be bsthosgh. himself Of
treasure be had, and g0s it 0ut It.
Vas a large black beetle, with i5rm.d-
able Jaws pinch bug BE- ralled
r. u was IN a precusi0n cap boa
The hrst thing the beetle did was %
iAke ban By the dnger A natural
Zip followed. the beetle went d0un-
dering intO the aisle, and ht On ils
back. aud the hurt fnger Ssnt into
the b0y's mouth The beetle lav
there working Is sslplsss legs unable I
70 turn over Tom eyed u. aud long F.
ed for il. bai j. was safe oat of bis
reach Other people. nniateres;ed 10 .
the sermon. found relief 10 the beetle, I
and they eyed Il too
Presently q vsgrani poodle dog
came idhng along. sad 81 heart, lazy
with the summer 5 s0stness. aud the
quiet weary OF captivity, signing FOR
= change. lie spied the beetle the /
dropping tail lifted and waged. lie
surveyed the prize walked around .
il smelt Of it from a safe distance
walked around il again grew bolder
aud took closer smell and then
lifted bis lip and made an angry snap
al it, just missing il; made another
and another began 70 enjoy the d.
version s1bsided to his stomach
with the beetle between his paws, aud
continued his experiments grew
weary at last, spd then indifferent and 4
absent minded His head nodded.
and little bv little his chin descended
and touched the enemy; who seized
it. There was q sharp yelp, fiirt Of
the poodle's head, and the beetle fell
q couple Of yards away, and liz on
its back once more. The reigbbC--
IBg SPECTATORS shook with a gentle
inward JOY, several faces went be-
bind fans and handkerchief, aad Tom
vas entirely happy. The dog looked
ioolish. snd probably felt SO but
here was resentment in bis heart too.
and craving for revenge. So be
y ent to the beetle aud began a wary ,
attack on it again; jumping At it isOm ,
every point Of a circle, lighfi2g With
q forepaws within al jseh Of The
,rea;ure, making closer sBstehes at il
with his teeth. ssd jerkiog bis bead
Ill bis ears Mapped again. Bat be .
rev tired oRee more, after while {
ried to smuse himself with hy, but :
oGnd no relief followed al ant :
round, with bis nose close 70 the I
loor, and quickly wes,ied Of that c
sighed, SOrgot the beetle en-
irely, and sat down or it : Then
here vas a wild yelp Of agony and
ie poodle went sailing up the aisle (;
ne yelps continued, and 80 did the
log be crossed the house ia front
& the altar be few down the other
isle be crossed before the doors
Ie eIsmOred up the bome-s;reteh bis
Ingnisb grew with his progress, till :
gesenily be was q wcoiiy comet, I
moving its orbit, with the gieam and a
peed Of light At last the frantic 7
uferer sheered from its course and q
prang into It's masters lap; be flung .
out the window, and the voice Of !
istress quickly thinned away and h
led in the distance.
'Om Sawyer went bone quite cheer a
al, thinking tr himself that there 0
Tas some satisfaction about divine !.
srviee when there was BIT Of vsri- Il
" IN it. He had Dot one msrring %
bought be was willing that the
Og should play with his pineh-bug.
ui be did no, think il was upright 70 n,
arr il Marx TRAINS Tom =