St. Landry democrat., 1882-12-02

dered if I'd ever get out, and it I'd |
ever see home again. wondered what |
mother'd say if she could see me. I |
wondered what they were doing on the |
farm After a great while they took
me out.
Where you going to take ne?' J
said.
:. Before the magistrate
!" Then folks came and told how last
night ]. d stole pocket-book from a
lady, and they'd been tracking me ever
since, and just found me with the
pocket-book in my hands [ broke
right out. and told how the fellow'd
given it to me, but they made me stop
| till they d ex.Glined a lot O. witnesses,
and they all said I'd stole it. Then
they let me tell how I'd slept all night
somewhere else, but they wanted me
to bring some one to say if it was SO,
and wouldn't believe me when I told
| 'em it was the solemn truth. Just then
1 I saw the gentleman standing in the
door that had seen me in his hammock.
I hoped he wouldn't see me, for was
afraid he'd come to see about getting
me punished. But he did see me, and
came up to me. He took button out
of his pocket, and laid it against my
coat. 1t had a bit of the coat hanging
/ to it that had tore out when jumped
4 from the hammock, and it just fitted in.
2. This boy was in my grounds all
night he says. 1 was up preparing
important papers, and waiting for tele-
i Grams. saw him several times
.sThey asked him some more ques-
tions, and then the magistrate says:
i THE prisoner is discharged
i "The gentleman took my arm, and
/ led me out says to him:
- I'll never do it again, sir. What
go,t going to do to me?' He laughed,
and says 3.Si
4 81 thought I had the worst way.
YOU d better believe! And told him so,
and I told him all about it and he
thought I d better go home. I'd given
my eyes to get there that moment, but
/ hated to tell him ] had no money to
90 on, so I told him as d come ID like
to try doing something, if I. had a
chance. He took long look at me,
and said perhaps that would be the
best. and said he'd write to my father.
s.He was a real good friend to me,
He talked lots to me, and got me a
!, situation. They. told me they never
paid much to green hands. slept un-
| der counter, and got enough to pay my
board and little over. l ran errands,
and swept and scrubbed floors, and
worked harder'n ever I'd done in my
life. My clothes got shabby, but !
saved up every cent:
..And on Thanksgiving-day / got a
holiday, and then told the boss I had
, no taste for the city. And / took the
J early train for home.
ssAs I got off the cars to walk home a
rain came in from the other way, and |
saw lanky-looking chap get off. /
l didn't know him at first, and then saw
it was Bill.
.'Just gettin' homer" said he.
Eyes said [.
) "Paid your way2''
: eyes.
..You'ye done better'n me- says he.
! 1--WE been as fur as Indiany. and I've
2 been down with the chills- -and-feVer six
weeks, and some one wrote to father for
money to send me home.
= "sWhere's Neda' says /.
g Home. He started to walk back
that day ] started West. Footed it all
5 the seventy miles cept lifts he gotn !
g found father just putting up the horses
! after they'd got home from church. !
. Wentup 10 hImland says /:
".Do you want to hire a boy, sir?
J, HE dropped the halter on the barn
floor. and grabbed hold o. both my
- \ ;y,tr oFpS
a. The Lord bless you, Sammy, says
he. we've ali been looking for you.
] Well-yes, / do want boy-if can
"a : get one that has taste for farming
!. aI shouted out: I'm the boyp and
!, !, then / rushed in and got my arms
around mother neck, and nearly made
her drop the great big Sturkey she was
: just getting out of the oven. / guess
. twas some time before she or the little
!, girls knew whether they were Laughing
! or crying, and then father came III ano
= : If hadn't been a boy I'd a hardly
= known either when / told EN- how
! sorry was I'd given 'em so muct
9 trouble, and how glad I was to get back,
: : II tell you, boys, if there's anything
= to be thankfuller for on Thanksgiving
4 4 than anything else, its for having
home and having chance to stay there
: Me aad Bill and Ned thinks there
/ lots O worse work than plowing o.
E feeding stock or digging potatoes, O
/ doing anything we're likely to do O
e any farm. - Sidney Daqre, IN M Z
it Examiner.
@ The will of the late Mary NJ. Per
d kins, of Boston, reads: Il leave to ~,
I husband, = ETC., meaning Ezra g. Per
kins, though she did not describe hin
], by name. John Hardy, from whom sht