The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-10
Pie and the Good Little Boy.

One day when little Charles, the good /
bow of whom | have told you, was on
his way to School, he passed by large |
Orchard, in which there were great
many kinds of Fruit; and as the sun
shine came streaming through the
branches of the Trees and fell upon the
rosy-cheeked Apples, the sweet mellow
Peaches. and the red Cherries, Charles
thought they looked very beautiful in
deed and would Go Down Nicely with
the Lunch which his kind Mother had
wrapped up in a white napkin for him,
and placed in the little basket ne carried
in his hand
Some of the Fruit hung very near the
Fence, and as Charles looked at 1t visit
fully he said to himself: "How easily l
could climb over there and pluck several
of the Apples and Pears without being
Discovered, for there is no one IN the
Orchard now. But that would be wrong,
and if | did / should always be Sorry,
and suffer dreadfully from the Pangs OF
Conscience" -,
So he stood there little longer. The
little Birds in the trees were singing
their Merriest Lays, the soft and Dalmy
Zephyrs, of early summer were kissing
the Flowers as they nodded their pretty
heads in the grass by the roadside, and all
Nature seemed rejoicing in its Strength
Many times Charles looked up at the
Fruit, and thought how easy 1t would
be to take it, but every time ne dld TINS
the Small Voice would say: "That would
be wrong, Charles" and he would re-
solve not to make any such Break
But pretty soon a Bright Thought
struck him, and his pure young face
| lighted up with a Sunny Smile. | Wlll
90 to the Owner of the Orchard, he
said, 'who lives in yonder House, and
tell him how | have conquered Iempta-
ton. Then he will give me all the Fruit
| want, because that is the way Sturdy
Farmers always do in the little books l
get at Sunday School"
So he vent boldly up to the farmhouse,
but Just as he entered the Gate flerce
Dog grabbed him by the seat OF his
Pants, and wiped the Ground with him
for a few moments. The nice Lunch
that his mother had put up for him was
Distributed all over the Yard, and his
new Jacket looked as if it had been out
With the Boys. When the Farmer heard
the Noise he came running out OF the
House and called off the Dog
"What do you want, my Little ManT
he said to Charles.
So Charles told him he had beer
tempted to take the Fruit, but would moi
do so because it was Wrong. And ther
he asked the man for some Fruit.
The Farmer looked at him for Mo
ment, and then said: 81 have two mor'
Dogs, both larger than the one YOU
$ Tackled, and unless you are out of her
in Three Jerks of Lambs Tail the,
will be launching, and you will be Quit
+ Conspicuous in the bill of fare"
| So Charles ran quickly away, not evel
stopping to get his Basket A little wa
0 down the Road he overlook Thoma
Tough, who was eating Delicious PeacE
G "Where did you get that Peach
! Thomas? asked Charles.
cover in that Orchard" replies
4 Thomas. 81 waited until the Old Gran
who owns the place had gone to Breal
If fast, and then appointed myself Receive
{ of the Orchard"
: "You are a very wicked boy" sal
le Charles.
Eyes" replied Thomas, II am trif
n wicked, but / keep Getting to the Frol
It all the time, and my clothes don't seel
It quite so much Disarranged as your
You will also notice that my LunC
Basket is with me, and that my piece
to Pie for the MONDAY Meal, is not lyin
ID in Farmer Browns Garden"
al When Charles went home that eve
re ing he told his Papa what he had don
it "You know, Papa" he said, that
le would sooner be right then President"
Of Yes" replied his Papa, "but | a
vs. not seriously alarmed about your beil
C. President, either. Chicago Tribune.