The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-05-18

[Harper's Young People, by Jimmy Brown
don't say that / didn't do wrong, but
what do say is that 1 meant to do right.
But that don't make any difference. 1t new
er does. / try to do my very best, and then
something happens and 1 am blamed tor it.
When think what disappointing world
this is, full of bamboo canes and all sorts of
switches, l feel ready to leave it.
1t was Sues fault in the beginning; that
is, fit hadn't been for her it wouldn't have
happened. One Sunday she and 1 were
sitting in the front Parlor, and she was
looking out of the window and watching for
Mr.. Travers; only she said she wasn't and
that she was just looking out to see if it
was going to rain, and solemnizing her
thoughts. 1 had Just asked her how old she
was, aid couldn't Mr.. Travers have been
her father if he had married mother, when
she said, "Dear me how tiresome that boy
is to take book and read for gracious sake. :"
said, 1s'What book2" So she gets up and
gives me the Observer, and says, "There's
a beautiful story about good boy and pig;
do read it and keep still if you know how
and hope it will do you some good.
Well, read the story. 1t told about q
good boy whose name was James, and his
father was poor, and so he kept a pig that
cost him twenty-five cents, and when it
grew up he sold it for $50, and
brought the money to his father and said
"Here fatherl take this, o how happy am
to help you when you're old and not good
for much" and his father burst into tears,
but didn't know what for, wouldn't
burst into tears much if anybody gave me
$50; and said: "Bless you. nv noble bov.
you and your sweet pig have saved me from
a watery grave" or something like that.
1t was real good story, and it made me
feel likewise. So 1 resolved that l would
get little pig for twenty-five cents, and
kept till it grew up, and then surprise
father with $50, and keep one for myself as
a reward for my good conduct. Only 1
made up my mind not to let anybody know
about it till after the pig should be grown
up, and then how the family would be de-
lighted with my thoughtful and generous
actp' for that's what the paper said James
act was.
The next day went to Farmer Smith,
and got him to give me a little pig for moth
ing, only 1 agreed to help him weed his gar
den all summer. 1t was beautiful pig,
about as pretty as our baby, only it was a
deal prettier, AMI its tail was elegant.
wrapped it up in an old shawl, and watched
my chance and got it up into my room,
WHICH Is III the buiTu story. linen TOOK
my trunk and emptied it, and bored some
holes in it for air, and put the pig in it.
1 had the best fun that ever was, all that
day and the next day, taking care of that
dear little pig. l gave him one of my coats
for a bed, and fed him on milk, and took
him out of the trunk every little while for
exercise. Nobody goes into my room very
often except the girl to make the bed, and
when she came | shut up the trunk, and she
never suspected anything. / got a whole
cosl-scuttleful Of the very best mud, and
put it in the corner of the room for him to
play in, and when heard Bridget coming.
/ meant to throw the bed-quilt over it so
she wouldn't suspect anything.
After l had him two days heard mother
say, "Seems to me / hear very queer noises
every now and then upstairs" knew what
the matter was, but / never said anything,
and felt so happy when thought what a
good boy 1 was to raise 8 pig for my dear
father.
Bridget went up to my room about
o'clock one evening, just before was going
to bed. to take up my clean clothes. We
were all sitting in the dining-room, when
we heard her boiler as if she was being muir