The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-25

out of tOCn.
Well, s'pose ought to study while my book
before me lies,
But it's hard upon fellow now to have TO
shut his eyes
Upon such charming visions. Did you speak,
sir. can tell
Where Turkey is! Oh yes, sir, have learned
that lesson well.
Nary d. Brine. in Ha'pcr's Young People.
HARRY'S JOLLY THANKSGIVING.
"Oh, what a jolly day! Good thick
ice on the pond! and just the day for
race with the fellows"
Harry Archer was out of led with q
bound and real live boys whOop, and
ran to the window for view of the dis
tant pond, before drawing on the warm
stockings and shoes which had lain ali
night in scattered places about the
floor, keeping company with different
articles of clothing here and there and
all over.
All of Harry's thoughts were with the
pond and his new skates. The skates
were present from his Uncle Harry,
whose namesake the boy was, and with
whom he was a great favorite. Uncle
Harry lived in the city, but had promis-
ed to eat his Thanksgiving dinner with
Mrs. Archer and her husband. and
Harry had been promised race with
his uncle after dinner, for Uncle Hal
was a famous skater notwithstanding
his twenty-eight years, an age which to
Hal Junior seemed very advanced in
deed. So to Harry this Thanksgiving
Day seemed very important, and had
been anticipated long and well. As he
hastily dressed himself, he thought:
Let me see; the fellows will be at the
pond about half-past nine, guess. and
that will give us skate of two or three
jolly hours before leone home to dress
for dinner. Well, after dinner Uncle
Hal and l are going to skate. l can
beat an old man like him any day; and
then, in the evening, there'u be
games, cause there's company coming.
aad mamma engaged a piano-man. Oh,
this will be tirst-class day, won't it,
thought
Ali these thoughts, while the stock
ings and shoes, the pants and jackets
we're being donned rapidly--and the
last thought, with the final question,
must have been addressed to Harry 8
reflection, as he stood before the mirror
brushing his curly, fair hair, and smiling
at the merry rosy face which smiled
back to him.
Then, as every boy ought, he knelt
to say the morning prayer which a good
mother had taught him never to forget,
and in the pra, err was included the
earnest petition: "Dear Lord, teach
me to do always to others as l would
that others should do also to me, for
Jesus sake" Harry had repeated that
prayer as long as he could remember,
and although perhaps he had never
thought as seriously Of its meaning as
his mother desired he should, yet avery
kind-hearted, loving little fellow was
Harry, and willing always to be oblig-
ing and helpful. and such boy is apt
to make a good man, we all know.
Breakfast over, away went Harry,
warmly clad in his fur-lined coat. and
with his new skates slung over his
shoulder. In the distance glistened the
smooth pond. on the surface of which
already were gliding half dozen boys.
Harry quickened his steps with ''Hur-
rah, boys!'' and laughed aloud in the
fullness of his merry heart and over
flowing spirits. Only little farther to
90 and then for the trial OF speed be-
tween the best skaters. Harry's cheeks
we're glowing with health and exercise
His heart was content with present Joy
and merry anticipations for the rest o
the day. And no wonder that he sang
and whistled along the ROAD until sud
denly stopped by pitiful sight before
him. A boy of his own age apparently
thin, white checked and sad. his blue
lips trembling with weakness and colo
as he drew the worn. scant jacket about
him, and his poor feet barely protected
from the slippery road by pair o
gaping shoes. Much too short for thu
shivering limbs was the ragged pair o
pants, and the boys knees tremblet
beneath his own slight weight.
20 Master Harry Archer" he said
imploringly, "can you give me few
pennies to get roll with at the corner
for I'm nearly starved and frozen t.
DEATH
Harry recognized the boy as the sol
and only child of a drunken fathe
who had long since grieved his poo
wife to death and now was fast KILN,
his child with ill-treatrnent.
"But, Jack, l thought your fathe
had gone to work again in the forge
and SO you would be safe from blows
at least. How came you so far frOI
the other end of the village and you
home?'
! Jack shook his head, and the tear
filed his eyes.
"Home, Master Harry! I've got n
home now, Father beat me last nigh
and turned me out of doors when ever
!. one in the village was asleep. an
threatened to kill me if l cried aloud
And then he packed up a few thing
and took every cent of money we ha
and went of this morning in the ca,
somewhere, saying he was going to b
we'll rid of me. And now I'm all alone
and oh. SO cold and hungry"
Harry listened with his little heal
! full of indignation. and while
listened there came over the fiel
. from the pond the merry shouts of til
BOYS at play and the ring of ste'