The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-29

harnessed up old Jack, the blind white
horse, and drove off to town meeting. He
bad scarcely gone before Mrs. Brown. the
neigbbor accross the maple swamp, sent for
ing sick child. Mrs. Pallatt at once packed
up bunch of thyme and boneset, and took
her bottle of hive syrup.
Il guess I'd better go myself," said Mrs.
Pallett. Kenneth, you stay and mind the
fire; and be sure you don't unbolt the door
To any one unIess it's me or the master.
You arn't afraid to stay alone. are you?n
Afraid. ma'am? Surely, no." said Ken
meth, looking up with q bright smile from
the basket of apples he was pairing for Mrs.
Pallets winter supply of mincemest.
So she went off and left him.
pected. for Mrs. Browns baby was better,
and she chance to remember that she had
left $40 bill poked behind the old clock,
on the little shelf between the windows.
mot as l suppose any one would take it. y
said Mrs. Pallett to herself; shut one cam
be too careful about money"
Kenneth Kali opened the door to her,
with a welcoming face.
i've finished the apples, ms'am," said
he. And blackened your boots and the
masters all ready for the Sabbath morn,
and was just beginning to grow bit
more, FL go to bed-and gude-n1ght to ye,
ma'sm"
The minute Kenneth had left the room,
Mrs. Pallett went straight to her hiding
place behind the clock. To her dismay, the
$40 bill was not there!.
Dear mel" said Mrs. Pallett, out loud,
"wbat can have become of it? / know put
1t there. Ifthat Scotch boy should turn out
a worthless thief, after all, L shall be disap-
pointed"
And Mrs. Pa,lett sat down aud cried. Not
so much, to do her justice. for the loss of the
$40 bill, as to think that Kenneth Kali WAS
not all that she had believed him to be.
1--WE must send him away to- morrow"
said she. "Aud 1 had hoped we had at last
found some one we could keep with us all
cur lives. Some one who would be almost a
son to us in our old age. Perhaps Pallett
will even think it is his duty to send him to
States prison. Oh, dear. oh, dear!' wiring
ing her hands; 81 couldn't endure to think
of that. I'd sooner replace the money out
of my own pocket"
Just then the rattle of the buggy wheels
was heard outside, and in walked Mr..
Pallett
"Hey!" cried he. "What's the matter?''
"My money" responded his wife. "Aud
L m afraid that our little Kenneth is q thief
after ail.''
And, seeing his puzzled expression OF
countenance, she explained all her perplexi
ties to him. To her surprise, the old farmer
burst out laughing.
money myself, to pay my town tax with.
saw it there and thought, as you did, that il
wasn't very safe place to leave money in.
So took it out, aud meant to have spoken
to you about it. only clean forgot it."
And Mrs. Pallett felt so bad about wrong
ing Kenneth Kali, even in her thoughts,
that she bought him new suit OF clothes
the next day.
"And 1 hope, Kenneth said she, "that
you'll always live with US"
81 hope SO, too, ma'am." said tine little
Scotch lad, with his heart full of grateful
glsdness.
The Useful Little Girl.
How pleasant it is to see little girl trying
to be useful. There is little Rhoda May
sitting in old Mrs Coopar's cottsge, anC