Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-09-01

before the boys wore to set out. al,
look, just like n lion, aud when they tell
him To roar he will shake his mane and
make such " noise that it almost make,
your hair stand on end"
The boys made the journey by n short
steam car trip, Nj, Toplif putting them
in the care al Cundurtor Weymouth.
Do you suppose Hiyhjnks will come
To the depot p asked Hess.
Il dou't know said Barney, II pre-
,ume >o.
kGl to their disapp 'intmont there wa
only Deacon Drop ia three.scs I'd ex
prr>. wagon, drawn hy ,hr old hmck
fum-hor-e Roger, and the little dog San.
chp. closr tu hls masters feet. lie wa,
delighted To- see Barney, throwing nlm,el
upon hl> back, aud then nearly wrigglng
himself out ot his glossy, bri die coat.
Barney vent with his father To SET
about the baggage. aud while the deacon
was putting il into the wagon Barney
hurrirdy told the boys that he had in
qu,rrd !or lIghjink>, aud his father had
>aid that Easc. the blind hoy, had wanted
hun b.ought tn Boston when his eyes
wete oprnt"d upon. Aud Ba'nry 'ugub
Ilinu>lv added, "I-anc hns dir1. and llirh.
jluks feels So bNdly about it he hasn't rat-
ten anything since, and win not notice
nuynnr, aud father expects To hcar every
dpv thnt hr Is dead, too"
"Falhrr aud mother feel awlnllv about
il, and iuh'r says mother cries il Hnv"nr
mrulions II gl jink~, she had hrcnme 81
attached to him. 81 We mustn't, any oi
u, ,Av wo,d about hlm."
The iiulr fellows w"re All well-hrrd,
cpH,id"n,tr boys. snd ;hcv kept their
great disappointment to themselves.
ArGiv,r Y vt RsrneV's hnne thew set
about moving lh" Wit in spite ot all
Ga the dav snnr ihcir arrival lrt,rt
c.me from Mr. TrphF, which Deacon
that had been ,et in the yard undor the
cherry trees.
i 1t wa- u nice holiday letter, just such n
one -. Mr.. Iophn knew how to write "a
amu,e Ms pupils, and to make them
Vant 10 eo back to him. Al the clos. ol
the lct'r, he inquired about "llighjinkr"
aud "i-anc."
"Wh,t doe, he mean hy 'IIighjinks'
and l~a,c ." krd Mrs. Drop.
"Why, the dog, You know, and til.
bind boy Who >"ld The dog Ia barney $
tuntr - the hor- AL said IN concert.
Barney >nl lh"i- in hl. chair hooking
li-cour,llrd runugh. llr~ns noup'u. ed
TOR once. In hI. utter trcomillure me-
sJhtcrtuge "i wpid- cnme 10 the rescue.
He hnd aiiv,d AT the ropc'S end. No
auIGcioL- explanation or bold eff onlary
could help han nov.
Nj. tuI Ms. Drop now understood
that II va. one nt Utury'- >torir,. The
popr mother burst into uars, while the
deacon rose, lelt tho table, and went to
the hnrn.
The boys looked at one another in
blank a.toni-hmrut.
At last Bnrury opened his mouth.
II couldn't -t"p telling stories nll at
oncp." ,hid he -obhinv boy. "Whrn
felt II m,t,f tell y whopper told it
about IIisIliok..'"
That morti'yiug exposure cured Bar
n"y nt telling wong stoii's. His g,nrI-
ou., -vmplih'tic nature qWckly took in
the m'-rrnh'e consequence oi lying, even
when !, j. rrsoilrd Ia With nn mtlicini-
intent. lie rr-o' utrly dierm mined brfoie
ahr riu,uri With the bows to Orchard
Homestead thai tlr evil habits -hould hr
c"uQ. ID, nud lhnI hr wou i rrgain the
contidercr Of hi ~chpol-l,lluw..
t'nIer the continued tutrlage of Mr..
rup u. aud hv lhr in,r,n- ul hi own ever
al.rt W,''htulnr.-, Barney Drop "y~ntu-
ally ovcrcnnr hi br~.tiing sin. lie grew
t, be- - pro- p"ioI- mrtcinut, mud the
scores ui hn-iuc>s men with whom he
dcni- say lhnt ''hi. word ia. god "A. hi
note. Nrs, Aante 4. Preston, IN
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