The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-11-03

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littlc bows do She maze M Her m'nu
lint today johnny should IN either sick
or well III good earnest.
"You really arr TOO III ~ goto school,
she asked.
Yes. mamma. think NJ. VI said John
nv. holding out hs plate ior pai'cAkes'
II Just want 4 good rest.
nOh 10. my dear, she SAID ''Non
cannot cat pancakes when you are sick'
You must MAKE your breakfast ~ cat
meal OF dry toast
john, booked blank. lie liked lan.
cakes and maple sirup very much, and
he hated oatmeal He found the dry
toast rather poor breakfast, but nc
knew there Mere plenty 81 apples and
pears out Of doors. so he had no lear 81
suffering with hunger.
Nhenth the other children had gone 70
school. his mother led him 10 a small
be room which opened OH her own.
Non mus, keep very quiet, der
She said '.Let me help you tndress,
Won Will be mere comfortable 80, Now
\ / will dlaw the curtains. 50 The light
| will not hurt your head. II itdocsn't
ret better soon. must give you some
\ medicine
\ And before johnny had time % think.
he was lying ia 4 dark room that sun
shiny morning. He felt a. i be could
4 turn dozen somcrscts. climb the tall
csttrce in the ward. run q iise'mile race.
wrestc with 4 boy bigger than himself,
even SiudY, But 10 he here
Can't read lttle2n he asked.
\. so dear. il might make Your head
worse"
IN. az let me haze my Chinese puzzle,
mamma
mo. / want YOU TO have a good rest.
I'oor johnny tossed and tossed. and
thought that resting was The hardest
work i'll the world rs the long hours oil
The morning dragged On. ~ the dim
lInht he counted the flowers on the wall
papcrng. aud watched the ~luw moving
Of tile little bar OF sunshine which came
through the blinds lie said The multi-
charlottesville II, far as he knew H..
counted tIousand. and said the alpha
BET ba kMard.. After Il while. he
begged hs mother 10 bring his two
ycar-old brother To him. but She was
afraid il might disturb him
NOOn.tine came, and with X me
! merry troop from school. johnny
waited an>iou~i, for hi dinner. rci
memhcrinw with horror that Dr. Tanner
hail tasted eighty tunes a. long ~ hs
hail.
But no roast veal and tapioca pudding
came 70 him. Only \ bowl of Cruel ans
an amazing pile q bread and butter
: johnny TUNED away and cried. and thci
y atc IN every mOrsel.
He thVn-ht he was well enough 70 "a
4 to school ia the afternoon. but hi, moth
az thought not She felt sorry for he
I little PRISONER. and came and read 4
him This put him 70 sleep, and whel
a he awokr. the sun was low.
Ills sisters came and pceped into M
roam. bit liz mother hustled and zen
u them away. He wondered whore IN
BOYS WERE When his mother bruugh
ILL., supper Of toast and little c',rrant
4 ielly. HE told him they had gone "a
I. ior Ii ride. As il grew dark, she too
him to his own room, and soon ate
n they came rushing up. tired ont. the
declared. hut fairly running over wit
N fun and frolic.
"a 20 johnny. Such timci The CHR
boys grandfather. old Mr.. Merriface
n came round al recess with his BIZ wa
~ on. and begged theia on, and begged \
~ or HI sent wosu 70 mamma BY IN
girls. and took is out 70 Chc,i-.
= i,roye. and it, Just been splcndi,
There was grapevine swing. and Y
found snail-shclls aud such funny oal
balls And such Spi,,sdN supper II
old gentleman took along We pr
ly nickcd under the trees. and We y
brought home lots Of nuts; bit you
not Ia eat any tonight. mamma saw
for il might be bad for your head. An
they were all 90 sorry you couldn't 3
~ too II was jolly. tell yonn'
M Poor johnny!
~ The hovs who had studied hard an
PLAYED hard were soon asleep, ~
~ JOHNNY had taken no exercise all da.
~ and his bed was no place u rest TO hin
er He felt much worse than he had II
=. in the morning, and lay awake = loI
~ time, thinking what miserable day
~ had spent. Conscience was busy. 70
He felt in his very heart that he had 4
~ cciyed his kind mother. a flush
IA shame rose to his face as the thong
~ suddenly came that perhaps she b
~ guessed how very little foundnti'
liz there had been for his col
~ plants Of the morning. He had tri
IN ID deceive himself. but now, in I
III darkness and quiet Of the night
M mcannrss and wickedness stood o
plainly before him. and he got out
he led and prayed Tor forgiveness for
N. past. and help to better doing IN !
nix uture.
IN The next morning he sprang ,
. 4 feeling as we'll as ever, ate Just vi
eet he wanted for breakfast. and started
~ school on quick run, only turni
not aside to jump over everything q liv'
CIV boy cou'd Jump over.
~ His mother looked after him with
c,,,;lo u.x-;no ~ hrrxplf.