St. Landry democrat., 1882-12-02
FAITHFUL IN LITTLE.

People laughed when they saw the
sign again. 1t seemed to be always in
Mr.. Peters window. For day or two,
sometimes for only an hour or two, it
would be missing, and passers-by would
wonder whether Mr.. Peters had at last
found. a boy to suit him; but sooner or
later, it was sure to appear again.
!" What sort of a boy does he want,
any Waypn one and another would ask,
and then they would say to each other
that they supposed he was looking for
perfect boy, and in their opinion he
would look a good while before he
found one. Not that there were not
plenty of boys-as many as a dozen
used sometimes to appear in the course
of morning, trying for the situation.
Mr.. Peters was said to be rich and
queer, and for one or both of these
reasons, boys were anxious to try to suit
him. .sAll he wants is fellow to run
of errands; it must be easy work and
sure pay This was the way they
talked to each. other. But Mr.. Peters
wanted more than boy to run of err
rands. John Simmons found that out,
and this was the way he did it. He had
been engaged that very morning, and
had been Kept busy all the forenoon, at
pleasant-enough work, and although he
was a lazy fellow, he rather enjoyed the
place.
It was towards the middle of the aft
etnoon that he was sent up to the attic,
a dark. dingy place, inhabited by mice
and cobwebs. s.9 s.issaS
,sYou will find a long, deep box
there,'' said Mr.. Peters, .'that / want to
have put in order. It stands right in
Ethe middle Of the room, You can miss
it. . 'sfat 'e sss
John looked doleful. IA long, deep
box. T. should think it Wasll''' he told
himself, as the attic door closed after
him. s'lt would weigh most a ton, [
guess; and what is there in ite Moth
inc in the world but old nails, and
screws, and pieces of iron. and broken
KEYS and things; rubbish, the whole of
E it'll! Nothing worth touching, and it is
as dark as pocket up here, and cold,
besides; how the wind blows in through
those knot holes! There s a mouse!a Ii
there is anything that hate, it 5 mice!
pll tell you what it is, if old Peters
thinks I IN going to stay up here and
tumble over his rusty nails, he's much
mistaken. / wasn't hired for that kind
of work. =
Whereupon John bounced down the
attic stairs, three at time, and was
found lounging in the show window,
half an hour, afterwards, when Mr..
Peters appeared.
| ..Have you put that box in order al
ready?n was the gentleman question.
.I didn't find anything to put in
order; thereswas nothing il sit but nails
and things. 4 I
Exactly; it was the nails and things
chat I wanted put in order; did you do
/ it?s,, 8, .s.5. t5s45fs,,>,, s,
4 ..No, sir,9it3 was dark UP there, and
cold; and / didn't see nything worth
doing. besides,I T thought ! was hired to
1 run ci errands. st .5s:s8. $.
aOh,'' said Mr.. Peters, II thought
you were hired to do as you were told. =
/ But he smiled pleasantly enough, and at
/ once gave John an errand to do down
/ town, and the boy went off chuckHng,
declaring to himself that he knew, how
/ to manage the old fellow; all it needed
/ was little standing up for your rights.
The next morning the old sign ..Roy
Wanted appeared in its usual place.
Before noon it was taken down, and
/ Charlie Jones was the fortunate boy.
Errands, plenty Of them; he was kept