St. Landry democrat., 1881-10-29

Dolan to trust him for the COW, if he
had not known it would be in vain
Michael never trusted anybody, and,
besides, was short OF money just then
Teddy could think of no way by which
1.-The mother could come into posses
sion of the "crathur' which she COW
eted, and he 1elt almost despatrlng
enough to throw himself into the mud
dy little goose pond, wheE, as the KITE
came sailing down, and tluttered IT'S
streamers in his face, he suddenly |
caught sight of something glitter'nS
in their folds He caught it hasti-
", but the glitter had disappeared.
Then, feeling the kite-tail carefully, he |
discovered hard substance inside one |
of the lace bows, which Roy had fast |
ened on Just as it came from the bon |
net. He drew it out. An earring lay
in his hand, set with a stone which
caught the light in myriads OF flashing
rays, and almost dazzled Teddy>s eyes
A diamond! he was sure. and he knew
| that diamonds were valuable.
He clutched it tightly, and his eyes
sparkled.
alt might be the price of the cow!'
said he to himself. But he'd find out,
he thought, before telling his mother
what he had found; he would not raise
her hopes only to have them disap-
pointed.
There was a jewelers. store in the
next village, three miles away. Teddy
was still weak. but with such hope to
cheer him he was sure that he could
walk there. He had got as far as the
gate when, suddenly, his conscience
raised remonstrance. You may think
it queer, but Teddy's conscience spoke
with q brogue. 1t said: at don't be
yours at ALL at all. All the business ye
have wild it is to find out whose is it. -
Teddy had always been honest. and he
was in the habit of needing what his
conscience said, but that COW seemed to
be the one temptation that was too
strong for him. He thought Of his
mothers tears, of Barty and Rosy's
thin and pale little faces, and he started
off in the direction of the jewelers., as
fast as he could go.
His fancy so far outran his footsteps
that, before he came in sight of the vii
lage, he had seen Michael Dolan's fine
COW snugly ensconced in his mothers
shed, Bartv and Rosy grown as
broad AS they were long, and with
cheeks as red as Baldwin apples, like
the little japanese children on his kite,
and his mother radiant with happiness,
showing to all the neighbors great balls
of golden butter, and declaring it to be
1.-the likes iv the ould country butter
, itself"
1t was no wonder that with such
, bright visions before his eyes he should
| have forgotten to listen to the "still,
{ small voice" within him.
He forgot that he was weak until, as
, the village came in sight, and a few
, rods more would bring him to the jew
eler's shop, he was forced to sit down
, and rest. AS he sat there a voice came,
} whether from the heavens above, or the
earth beneath, Teddy could not tell-a
: voice which cried, solemnly: go
home wild We! We thafe iv the wurruld!'
3 1t was one of Polls remarks, but
Teddy thought the voice much more
| solemn than Polls, and what emphasis
/ there was on the word "thafe!" Ii
made Teddy blush, guilty, while he
Y looked about to discover whence the
) voice came. It could not possibly be
e his conscience that spoke so loud!
u 1t came again-this time mutlied and
}, subdued-but hoarser, more dreadful
$50 home wild We! 90 home wild We
e We thafe iv the wurruldn'
9 I'm go'n'! I'm go'n', whoever y
n are!" said Teddy, getting onto his feet
- with his face turned homeward, thougl
# he trembled so that he could hardl,,
J stand. "It's thafe l was MANN t.
l. be-the saints forgive meL-but l nive
V will be, niver! An will We kape quie
n now, We scrache-owl?" This latte
Y clause Teddy muttered rather angrily
for his courage had risen with his re
e solve to be honest.
n $50 home wild ye! Go home wi
|, yer' cried the voice, in answer. Ihl
3 time it was shrill cackle, exactly lik
d Polls, but the offensive word "tha'e
t. was considerably left out.
ID Teddy looked up, and down, and a
around, and then he pinched himse
Ie to see if he really were Teddy. 'Iha
" bird bees too know n, as the mothe
d bees always sayin'r' And Tedd
" crossed himself as protection agans
tie witches.
le Something pinched his fingers SHARP
ut ly, and. looking down, he saw, stlckin
as out of his coat-pocket. Polrssleek, gra
ID head!
a Teddy felt little ashamed that b
~ had been so frightened, and a little al
IT gry with Poll; but, down deep in HI
ID heart. he was more ashamed OF VIII;
tv he had been going to do, and thankf1
1e to Poll for having saved him from
ly He scolded her at first, but he ende
as by patting her, and Poll cooked ne n,
d head first on one side and then on tt
tie other, and if ever a parrot laughe
with real enjoyment, Poll was tn
OF parrot! 49,:
1t. Although he was ~ 1Ilou' ~