Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-12-16
LITTLE CHARLES.
The Boy Who Would Rather be
Right than be President.

was on his way to school, he passed
by a large orchard in which there
were a great many kinds of fruit, and
Ms til, sunshine came streaming
through the branches of the trees and
fell upon the rosy checked apples, the
sweet, mellow peaches, and the red
cherries, Charles thought they looked
very beautiful indeed, and would 60
down nicely with the lunch which
his kind mother had wrapped up IN
a white napkin for him, and placed
in the little basket he carried in his
hand.
Some of the fruit hung very near
the fence, and as Charles looked at it
wistfully he said to himself: "How
easily could climb over there and
pluck several of the apples and pears
without being discovered, for there 10
no one in the orchard now. But that
would be wrong, and If l did it |
should always be sorry, and suffer
dreadfully from the pangs of con-
science"
SO he stood there a little longer.
The little birds were singing their
merrest lays the soft and balmy
zephyrs Of early Summer were kiss
ing the flowers as they nodded their
pretty heads in the grass by the road
side, and all Nature seemed rejoicing
in its strength.
Many times Charles looked up at
the fruit and thought how easy it
would be to take 1t, but every time
he did this the small voice would say,
"That would be wrong Charles" and
be would resolve not to make any
such break.
But pretty soon a bright thought
struck him, and his pure young face
lighted up with sunny smile. 81
will 60 to tine owner ofthe Orchard"
he said, "who lives in yonder house,
and tell him how l have conquered
temptation. Then he will give me
all the fruit | want. because that is
the way sturdy farmers do in the lit
tie books l get at Sunday school"
So he went boldly up to the farm
house, but just as he entered the gate
u fierce dog grabbed him by the seat
Of his panties and wiped the ground
with him for few moments. The
nice lunch his mother had put up for
him was distributed all over the yard,
and his new jacket looked as if he had
been out with the boys all night.
When the farmer heard the noise he
came running out of the house and
called off the dog.
"What do you want, my little mani"
he said to Charles.
So Charles told him he had been
tempted to take the fruit, but would
not do so because it was wrong. And
then he asked the man for soms fruit.
The farmer looked at him for a
moment, aud then he said: 81 haye
two more dogs, both larger than the
one you tackled, aud unless you go
out of here in Three Jerks of lambs
tail, they will be lunching and you
will be quite conspicuous in the bill
of fare"
SO Charles ran quickly away, not
even stopping to get his basket. A
little way down the Road he overlook
Thomas Tough, who was eating
delicious peach.
"Wherc did you get that peach
Thomss3" asked Charles.
"Ovsr in that orchard" replied
Thomas. II waited until the old
crank who owns the place had gone
to breakfast, and than appointed my
self receiver of the orchard"
you are very wicked boy" said
Charles.
"Yes, replied Thomas, ~ Am a
tr:fle wicked, but l keep getting to
the front all the time, aud my clothes
don't sesm quite so much disarranged
as yours. You will also notice that