Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-12

the dogs on Us, and Arthur Gregg
manly lace grew set and determined
| TEL rs abort it, Arthur, before VI
get into the village said enc OF ths
pale faced boys, with d1ick sageraess
| Well, YOU see, we went as sir u
mice, climbed the wall, and were head
ing straight for that rare-ripe. sree
when who should come III aIongai.Is O
US but Squire Holt himself.
We'll, boys, said hey I suppose yot
have come to take my peaches. ~,
been Watching you for long time Ii
tell you they are not ft to eat. know
they look rich. but they will be mueE
| nicer week from now. What's more
can't bear to see YOU running or
this way. Your cheeks are az rosy q,
the peaches, and I want yotn .so riper
as beautifully as they do, but yos
never can if you Keep on ii the ws1
you have been going Of late. You aTe
naturally noble fellows, and you. mus
not steal from nay farm. II rather
give you every peach Oh the tees thar
know Of your doing so mean thing
| Now, listen boys, and I'll tell you M
plan. We, my wife and I. want you t.
come to our home, week from to
night, aq1 spend the evening with us
Then yon shall have ell the peaches yor
can eat. Goodnight Remember,
week from tonight. We shall look fo1
you. Come earlier than shis. as we
usually draw in the latch string by
nine
Then he jumped over the wall. and
went home. leaving us there il the mid
do Of the orchard, buE I'd sooner crt
my hands off than touch one Of his
peaches"
So the boys fled back into the vii
lage and into their beds, determined
that Squire Holt should never AGAIN
have cause 10 feel uneasy about them,
By seven O'Clock on the foIIowins
Thursday, the farmers kitchen vas fuli
of boys, straight from the academy
chatting merrily with the jovjal farmer
and his pleasant wife He told them
stories of his carly lie, and how he
came to the conclusion that the best
way TO SOW wild oats was to scatter
seeds Of kindness.
Il tell you what il Is, boys. the reap
ing's a great deal more satisfactory Il
took Ine some time TO find this out. but
l learned it before | got M spring
wheat sowed just rs I'm snre ron Will
do. Here comes my LITTLE wife with the
pitcher of cream, and her sugar crust
ed sponge cake. II Benton apd Gregg
wall bring the milk pan Of peaches from
the pantry, we'll give them . fair trial
When the party broke up ona hearty
lad took Squire Holt by the hand and
said:
you may find Us on vour farm again
some day. Bnt III give Won my WORD
1t won't be to steal your property Il
any one Of rs can do you 4 favor just
let US know"
The boys went back to the village
full of plans for the coming harvesting
The farmer, and his wife Lucy. gath
cred mp the fragments. talked over the
merits Of the boys, and put ont the
lights.
You women can get at the hearts II
such boys; they won't forget your kind
ness very soon. WAT we're YOU and
Gregg SO busy about?"
ooh, not much. Only I told him TO
bring down his winter faeting. and
would look them over and fix them up
for cold weather, for JON know. rus
band, there's but one pair Of stockings
for ne to mend now"
He drew her close tn his side, and
repeated the verse of the poem he
knew was in her thouEhts
For each ernpty nook in the ba sket--
BY the hearth there's ore empty seat
And miss the shadows from Of the AL
And the patt6r OF many feet:
lis for this that q teaE Sethcrad on NY sigh
Atthe one pair of stockings n mend So-nighs.'
When the harvesting time came he
Squire went out to his corn field one
day, saying IaughingIy TO himself ~ he
went:
II don't feel very strong, III admit.
but l guess / can manage 10 cut few
rows"
Imagine his surprise 10 fnd the corr
all cut, and dozen or more academy
boys hard at work shocking It,
Don't say one word exclaimed one
IS the farmer tried to thank them,
we've been watching this corn field
for some time. We want you TO prorn-
ise us one thing"
"Say on" said the Squire, "You boys
are working your way into = tender spot
in my heart, and eau do most anything
with me-"
"And you, sir" said Arthur Gregg,
stepping forward and grasping the sun
burnt hand, "have worked your way II
to ours, and made rs proud of the tyn-
der spot III our hearts and anxious To-
cultivate it. You hav9 touched tins
spot with your confidence and friend
liness. When we have housed and
husked this field OF corn, then you may
thank Us if you wish; but you and your
noble wife must always remember that
you once did us kindness far b4Toni
we have done for yor1 Our
work must be done over aext wear, hut
/ feel sure the work you have done for
Us will be remembered lifetime"
There was grand husking Ia Squire |
Hollis barn in the course Of few days,
and ell the. young foilSs came The VIII
layers wondered 'show those school bo7sE
came to be on such good terms with the /
people in levitt Road" Let them Won
der. These boys learned that nothEnzE
worth having is gained By tEansgres-
sions and nothing worth keeping is lost
bv nobiauess.