The Princeton union., 1879-02-26

BeSSie'S Ride With Deacon Fox.

"Please, sir, give me 'ride,"fa I'D = 1
Deacon Fox stopped his horse and !
peered round the side of hisssold buggy.
On the road stood a little girl, the top of
her head about even with the wheel of
the Deacon's carriage, and by her side
was big basket much too heavy for her
little arm. ~ 81
"Wnat's all this, what's all this?' cried
the Deacon, sharply. "What are you
stopping me on the road for? eh!". Il -.
81 thought perhaps you would give me
a ride," said the little girl, looking rather
frightened. "We are both going the
same way, and my basket is awful heavy;
just lift it and see." :ar 49,. -
"The deacon stared. .s.. ...' ,.a
"May I get in2'' she continued, scram-
bling up, basket and all, and taking the
empty seat beside him. .. ..--~-..
And never word did the deacon say,
but he gave old Dobb1n, who had been
placidly switching the flies off with his
tail, such sharp touch o. the whip, that
away they went rattling along the road,
and almost bouncing out of the carriage.
Then the deacon turned and looked at
his little companion, beginning with the
pink sun-bonnet and confding blue. eyes
beneath, and ending with the little dusty
boots that we're resting on the lid of the
basket. .,.-p +z.y q g~.}~~eq
''Hum.!' said the deacon, 'sare you one
of the school children9'& L IL I&as4@@J j
eyes," said blue eyes, looking up, II
am Bessie Bly,. Don't you remember I
missed in the multiplication table when
you examined me9 But knew it; it was
only because you hurried me SO. ."}2si@ sAs
"Well, we'll, WE'LL" said the deacon to
himself, ''things have come to pretty
pass" and he shook his head sadly. II
wonder what this generation will be up
to next"
You see the deacon had no little girls
or boys of his own, and the school chill
dren generally crossed the road when
they saw him coming, for they all felt an
awesome dread Of Mr.. Fox. It was be
who examined them at the end of school
It was he who punished the naughty
girls; and it was he who always asked
them terrible questions when he came to
Jail upon their mammas.
So it was strange sight to see the old
deacon, with his keen eyes twinkling be
meath his bushy eyebrows and his s:erl
hard face. driving in his old buggy, will
basket by her side. III. t*>S|f%*& Z
They drove along some distance in 81
lence, and then the deacon felt his sleev
pulled by gentle and rather timid fingers
he looked down and two large blue eye
met his. s. II, -2s'.G4 .>~s2s @s@f "s'"' ." J
''Are you cross" said Bessie, ''cos
asked for ride2" ~---,--
Tut, tut child" said the deacon. p ~
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to me?" continued Bessie, "and ask m
who discovered 'America2 You alway
ask US that. @'' '<'4'< "''' '>>-' =
s'Then it is to, be hoped you know b
this time," said the deacon. "Do you g
to Sunday sc hool, child9a an .aelss@ s.ss9a5555
ooh, yes," cried Bessie, folding be
hands and crossing her thumbs as thoug
she were about to repeat a lesson.
"What do you learn there?"" asked ~tb
deacon. ,ra.-e.as4ss .,o12 AtGs .yao s33 }a
II learn sto do unto others as I}.woul
they should do unto me, replied fBessi
glib.y, "and to love my neighbor as m.
self" *o7@I 'soa@ 60 .s4s 7f*. ri ~. H. -, -
$50 you learn all that,;' said the de-
con. "WelL that's something; and wi
is your neighbor3 Does he go blackbe
rying with you?" -,... ,.a... eftsrsss. ,.t,ar
"Oh, yes,'" said Bessie, laughing, eb
then he is my real next door neighbo
you know. It don't mean 7 am to To-
him, for of course should do that, b
it means am to love everybody. u Ev'
you" as at sar3e'@lf 70 @@'a L@a"' b'. 2@
"Well," said the deacon, hooking dov
ther, "how are you going to mana
about that2" ad1ja3ra|Fs Ga Is 5&"r9a 4,@ ,
"Why, I must love you of course" :" - !
piled Bessie. "Do you mind very much
I'VE must do as the Sunday-shcc
says" replied the deacon, and hea then r.
laughed; though what there was to laul
at Bessie couldn't for her life of her thin
On they went, old Dobbin, Bessie a
the deacon, now up hill and now dow
till they came to a tiny cottage sstandi
under the shadow of a'big house, q 5"s
'Here's where ] live" said Bess
briskly, 'and there's where you live Is
it convenient" and she kissed her ha
to the deacon and skipped down.
- handed her the basket and Bessie openi