Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-11
Miseellaneous.
"SARSE FOR THE GOOSE AND SARSE FOR
THE GANDER."

The deacon stood under the maple tree
by his gate, looking down the road. The
sun was getting low, but where was Ben
with the cows? Most of the children had
gone home, and one or two were Just in
sight, coming round the corner with their
dinner-pails. As they approached the gate.
the deacon hailed them: 'Where's my
Ben has he had to stay after school P'
lies down by the big tree, at the pas
ture gate answered Sissy B., and
passed quickly by, as if TO avoid further
questions. Hes crying" said her little
brother Billy. over his shoulder; but Sissy
pulled him along. and he couldn't answer
the deacon's next question.
Now the brown heifer and old No-horn
appeared in the distance and the deacon's
mind was easier. He was afraid he should
have to 90 after the cattle himself. Have
you been lickin' Ben o' he asked the next
conner, suspciously. '.No, haint," re-
Joined Bob Davis, sulkly; 1.-The master
licked him for heavin' rocks, and it was
good enough for him. We was all comm
along by the pastur' gate, and Ben was
inside and he up with hugn' big rock
- what! out o. schoolp" said the
deacon, Indignantly. II should think the
master oughter know better. It's agin
the law to touch boy for what he does
out of school. I'll put this thing through,
il there's law to be had. He's limpin',
do declare continued the deacon, hur-
rying down the road toward very discon-
solate-looking young man who was follow
ing the COWS. "Ies cryin like thunder"
called Bob after him, ,unconsciously de-
scribing Ben's vociferations exactly;
"but he didn't get half enough. He's a
big bawlbaby, any way" he continued
aloud to himself, ..I'll bet the old man
will just put it onto him when he finds
OUT
1t was touching meeting between faith
er and son, and fearful story of tyrani-
cal cruelty that has poured into the SYM
pathetic ears, as they slowly wended their
way to the barnyard The master had
ketched him by the throat and choked
him. and shook him till he couldn't see
good, and then slung him down agin a big
sharp rock and he reckoned his kneepan
was busted. And all because he chucked
a little bit of rock at the cosset cause she
wouldn't come along with the cows.
.'But where the cosset now?" said the
deacon.
.She run back, and didn't follow her,
said Ben; 81 was too lame"
"Dan'l, cried the deacon to the hired
man, "you 90 and find the cosset." Ben
objected lie would find her in the MORN
ing, he said; he guessed his knee wouldn't
hurt so bad then.
But the deacon sent the man along. All
the extra trouble he could put himself to
would tell Just so much against the master
when they come to try the case Then he
examined his boys knee; felt it carefully
all over at first, to see what was broke;
compared it with the other one to see if it
was out of joint rubbed it hard, to see if
it didn't look red and swelled; and at last
did it up carefully in balm o. Gilead and
beet leaves, to take out the soreness and
keep down Inflammation. All this took
time, and it was nearly dark when Daniel
came back without the cosset. Her legs
broke" he said, land | thought I'd better
get the wheelbarrow and kill her after
milkin.'"
| The deacon said not word He turned
to the big apple tree, took down the big
scythe and cut two long suckers. Then
he pointed to the corn house. Ben's knee
pan must have hurt him dreadful" just
then, Judging by his melancholy, note
but he climbed up the steps, and the dea-
con followed him and shut the door
Journal of Education.