Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-17
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ZACL's LESSON.
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what Neglect of Duty som stimes Costs
1t is true story. Jack II. told it to
me of his own boyhood. He was born
and reared in the North of Ireland. The
winters there are not usually severe, he
says, but occasionally they have very deep
SHOWS.
Father came through the shed where
was fixing straps to my new snow shoes
one day, and said: Jack, do you get the
sheep together, before night, into the low
er fold. 1t locks as if this storm would
last all night; and if it should, it may be
easier done to-day than Tomorrow
looked up through the open door at
the snow that was falling gently and
steadily. It did not seem likely 10 me
to be much Of a storm. But [ had been
taught unquestioning obedience, and on
ly replied. Eyes, sir; WILL" and went
on with my work. Before it was finished
Tom Higgins came, and he had new
plan tor making rabbit trap, and VIC
spent half the afternoon trying to carry it
into execution, and the short winter day
passed and the sheep were not folded In
short it quite slipped from my memory,
only to be recalled by my fathers ques-
ton, as he drew the Bible toward him for
evening worship: "Jack, have you tolde d
those sheep?"
The blood leaned to my forehead, as
I was forced to reply mo, sir; I got to
playing with Tom, and forgot"
The silence that followed my reply
was dreadful to me. If my father had
upbraided me with violent anger I think
l could heve borne it better.
III am very sorry, STRIP stammered
out at last.
II fear you will have reason to be-
said my father. '1f those sheep are lost
tonight, remember there will be no more
play for you till they are found. People
who will not take trouble will be over
taken by trouble"
Nothing more was said. The reading
and the psalm and prayer over, slipped
quietly away to bed, taking a peep, as I
went, through the shed door, to see how
the storm was progressing; saw it had
increased, and the wind was rising.
Nothing had power to keep me long
awake in those days, however, so / slept
sonndly. In the morning I found the
storm was still raging. The snow lay
deep on the ground, and the wind was
drifting it into the hollows, and packing
1t away into solid masses. Father came
In from taking survey of the weather,
bringing a ROD full fifteen feet long.
'The snow is deep" said he II am
troubled about those sheep. They al
ways seek shelter in the hoilows. and
along the hedges, just where the drifts
will be the deepest. How we shall find
them / do not knew. l hope you are
ready for weeks hard work, my son
Jack"
eyes, sir; I am very sorry, and will do
nay BEST replied.
''Iour best would have gone much far
ther yesterday than it will to day. But
we won't spend cur strength groaning
over q bad job. After breakfast we will
go out and try what we can do.o
sln this storm, father?" said my moth
er, deprecatingiv. 1t is the worst storm
OF the year. The snow blows so that you
can scarce find your way
There are two hundred of those Sheep
said my father. Il cant afford TO lose
theln.o
Breakfast over, we bound on Our snow
shoes and with a long pole and snow
shovel, went to seek for the lost sheep.
1t cleared little before noon, though
the wind sent the snow whirling about
our faces, so it was not easy or agreeable
working. Father found one here and
another there, and was set to dig them
out. Fifteen sheep were found and
brought home that DAY.
The next day the neighbors came and
helped, for the weather had moderated,
and there was always danger that q sud-
den thaw would follow such deep SHOWS.
and the sheep be drowned before they
could be rescued. One by one or
twos aud threes, the poor creatures We're
found and taken from the snow But at
the end of week of hard work there
were still seventy five missing.
Chow long will any live under the
snow, father3' I asked, when a second
week of work had only reduced the num-
Der. of missing to forty.
1--WE heard of their living three weeks.
We will keep on as long as we can find
any alive said my father.
The snow had settled into compact
masses, nearly thirty feet deep in some Of
the valleys, but we still found now AID
then asleep by the hole which the warm
breath of the creature made in the snow
as it rose. I searched diligently for these
holes. Lite | cared that I had not
moments play in all the days since the
storm. was most anxious that all the
sheep should be found alive. I think the
first real prayers ever offered were sent
up then, that the thaw might keep away
fill all the sheen yCarn found