The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-01

nom johnny. His bed was found IN
Coucned, save by the Bandits Bride"
winch ne had left on the pillow. The
BOY pest clothes were gone and a
note on the bureau read as follows:
"Gud'by, muther, Rreny, pa and the Baby
ha nay rk a to go away. When cum
. DSck l shal b growed a Mann! and will bring
you lotS OIL mummy. Kepe a gud heart 7
meme to b CRATE traveller.
-. .-........ ...,......... l'Yures Johnny"
His mother sat down and cried "a If
her heart would break for her pretty.
curiy-headed boy, but his father threw
back 81 his head and laughed. t5tr
Inc young scoundrelr" he said.
l wish had known it. A good ropes
enqing would have set him all right. /
didn't think the little fellow had 40
much grit in him. Now don't Won
worry, mother; he's got two hundred
and seventy miles to walk to the highest
seaport town IA, ~ i''.. '.'.,I'7 -
- But he's got ten dollars, sobbad
the mother.
mo, he ain't.O took that out and
put a bogus piece in the box some time
ago. put it in the bank for him.
SO he'll 6nd!out fore long that that's
no good" ''''
80, Lisha, how could youe'' moaned
Johnny's mother
81 know-'twas Kinder mean, but
never thought the lad would want to
use It, Now don't you feel bad. Let
the young man have the, benefit of his
experience len do him good. No
Won't he be glad to Igit back agin-
that's alp" ,[GhiilNgE iiI
Two days passed. yohnny's mother
cried herself almost blind, but Johnny's
father and the baby behaved like stoics.
The baby contemplated tstoes, when it
was not crying, with an air of compla-
cency. Johnny sfatfer--nobody knew
what he felt inwapdly, but outwardly
he was as calm as a summer lake, and
never went further than the end Of his
own acres to see if the boy was coming
back. rs ..3 10 an,t,, ayI
r"He'n stop at his Aunt saddyy''s," he
said to his wife, r'and she'lF send him
home" ,.,, r,o,t,e9-i,.a l,ns .t,ifJ
soiled and bedraggled Specimen or boy
foElornness came limping along the
path that led to the farmhouse. His
mother saw him first, and, throwing Tho
baby in granny 5 lap, just flew down
the road. No., ....,.f,.,..., ...l,
There Wasn't 1hush Said, but good
deal of huggihg and kissing Twas
going on when Johnny father appeared
on the scene.
i'IWell, sir, what, you want to COM
plete the, cure is a good otlogging,Ii he
said in his sternest voice, but his fps
trembled, and there was Something
suspiciously like a tear standing in 'hisI
eyes. .--...
"Come here, you young rascal" he
called, and while the mother silently
dried her eyes with the corner of her,r
apron, he took the boy up and squeezed
him little. '1jiih3'5
! Poor Johnny,s head fell on-his faith
er's shoulder, and before they got to
the house ne was fast asleep. -. la,
l. When he awoke ON the following
morning in his own bed, never had he
listened to sweeter. music than the old
familiar crow, 1t wasn't the i, least
| trouble to do all his chores, The baby,
behaved like an angel, and granny was
all smiles. Little Bessy came to see
him, nobody tainted him about his
experience and he came ito the COZ
clusion that home was about as good .
place for a ten-year- rod youngster as
had thus far been invented. u 1ontA's
Companion. 5aI 9i $3.50 dool namH21.