The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-01
Our Young Readers.


hard. and complained accordingly. Hui y
~ grew older ana met dog ~ various tenn.
pcr-, he was 81 en- obliged % light Tor him.
scif and his rights: then hi> short ear gave
Frra' advantage, Tor they furnished no hold
70 the encm.c.' teeth. while the long -eaTcd
dogs. wnon he had formerly cnyic.i. came
from the FRAY torn ana suffering. Aha.'
aid HE mas IN. my master knew better
than wnai was good for me. ''--ud faci-.
but WHY mustn't IT, said Tow>cr.
Ie~ssr Ma~ nct dog. = You might sup
pose, but The nickname ~ boy. Exactly
WHY nj school fellows should have chosen
this nickname for Tom Kane don't know:
perhaps because his brown. short no<cd
lace was little like = dog perhaps ht-
cause he WAS bold and rc>olufc. good
tighter. and tough In defense u hiS rights
and opinions. / hardly think Il VA thu ia>t
reason. however. Boys are mi much given
% anaiy<ing character, and are api 10 jtdrc
things An people by 4 happy -go-lucky ia
sttnci, which sometimes leads them right
and sometimes wrong. Bun whatever The
reason may have been. Towstr WIS Tom 4
school nasnc. AM stuck 70 him through lie.
/ Even his wife called him so--when hr grew
1 up and had e-and HE iasf time >zw
him, his little girl was >troking bis hair ana
saying. Papa Iowscr,' in imitation II
het mother Iowser int pre- ~ name.
but i sounded pretty from Baby MAJ lips,
and never heard that Tom objected 10 the
title, either - man Or boy.
boy.
WHY mustn't r. he said again. .sAll
ms, ms isl'pws are going except me, and lid
~ lint question 81 like answered
nis father, rather grimly. "It'sa question
o. can and can't. All the other BOYS fGye
rich fathers: or. II not rich. they are NOT
poor IKE me. MS well enough THAT their
sons should - N on camping parties.
twenty live dollars here and twenty there
isn : much % any 81 ZEN. but it's great
deal for you. And whaf'. more. Tom
there's this: that II they "A take YOU for
nothing. i isn't good thing for you. any
way you ny i. ] pay Tor Your schooling.
anu I paii lor those boxing lessons. and
may be. another year. Iii manage the <nh-
scripiion 20 the boat, Tor | want YOU II
grow up strong and ready with Your fist~.
and your mind, AMI An parts az vou.
You'll have 10 hight your way. NV 4
boy, and want You 70 turn out true grii |
when the nssle comes. But when il /
ease "a camping out = week. or extra Holt /
days, Or spending money for circuses and \
mlnsirelS and such trash. | shut Down
You'll be- all the better IN in the ED wifh- /
out this fun and iding and getting yourI
head full q the idea Of always having ! \
for. and il yon don't thank me now for
bringing YOU mp tough, you will when YOU'RE
= man. with. may be. b0y of YOUR own
MI. name was silent. crtn, long headed
man. who never wasted words, andfhi.. The
longest speech be had ever been known %
make, Impressed Iowscr not Z little. He
did eay q himself, in ! grnmbiinr tone.
Pretty hard, think, 10 be cut on % Il
every turn" but be said II softly and onis
once, and before long his face cleared. AMI.
taking hie hat, be went 20 tell the bows that
~ couldn't join thc camping party.
VEL, 1 say ~ confoundcd shame -
. 81 c,Il your p real mean," Joined in
You'd better not call him ANYTHING az
he kind whiie I'm aronnd.r said
,v~ser; MIN A angry leok n eyes,
more. Tom was yexed and sore enough
4 heart. but he wasn't going Ia III ANY nm
peak disrespfcffully ~ his father.
say: though" whispered Harry Blake.
;ettin- hi arm round Tom 7 neck and lead
old fellow. Couldn't IL ~
n.nase!f ia lendyou half the money!
fiArry's mother was widow well on ana
cry indulgenf, and he had more pocket
money a. command than any one else in the
Towscr shook hi head. III
NO use,r he said. .Fafher don't want
ne 70 70. for more reasons than the money. I
ie stts I've got 70 work hard ail ny Iife. 4
~ ,' ne',er n,l ST. INTO 'he way n having
!, e' ,''.. ILL., soften me, and IA NOS Do
. .iIn y; ' VIM ~" y;
~ ~ ), siAa no'her doesn't talk that 1
n. me-,
...'...y 1.rhe ~ ihir ana tender, with !
49, ,,'n. v nA-'' Mnlen waved naturally, and i
f,,..'r , 'nI"A, A. wnite a. giri's
n. Nv. on $1,000 ~ MN Win sort 81 rough, \
~ III clad foo =, M Ia 0yo,.,s -. A. =
", hs7 7't ~ IVA, rs ~ 80 loud aie
Nv 49, " rouIn much. Harry I'm n
NJ WV H..' sru DIV. " wont hurt me- c
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