The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-20
Ralph found Joe brinaipc n y

"OV NAAhging In dhm
wood for the next morning.
Joe" he said, ''will YOU ask NJ
Douglas II you can 60 to the river MA
me?H f-9 $3.50 s'st WIN
Joe gave livery ready assent III,
assured Mrs. Douglas that the chor .ss
were all done, and received ber 49, M
mission to go with Ralph. 70
knowing something Of Joe's hab;s.
Ralph said. just as they reached NV
gate, Are you sure the chores are M
done?" ~
Eyes, believe SO, was Joe's cara.
less answer. $500
''The barn doors are open. Doear,s
Mrs. Douglas expect you to shut then.
at nightpH N' 'lielA
sit doesn't make bit of differene.
and she won't see them, for thew ar.
out OF sight from the house. -
II should shut them, if vera :,
your place, y said Ralph; and then. The
barn reminding him Of eggs, he asked s,s
Have you brought in tho EGGS. l.,
dayP" 9 90 y
mo, 1 forgot to look.- But the hon.
don't lay every day. so Mrs. DouSlas
won't think anything about it..
Lets see if we cant find any. batova
we go to the river. - said Ralpb. ST
like to hunt for eggs.
They went, and soon found several
Ralph, not satisfied with this, contin.
ued to look around, and soon discoy-
cred nest with ten eggs of which ,Joa
had no knowledge.
''Only think! we have found sixteenrs
said Ralph, exultingly, after count;nr
them. "Worth looking for, / am sure 3
Two years passed, and each of the
boys went on his own way; Joe neglect
ing his duties with little or mo- eom-
Function, if he felt sure his unfaithfpI.
ness would not be discovered. and
Ralph performing every duty carefully:
and yet during this time, the difference
between the two boys seemed of little
account. Ralph seldom got even q word
OF approbatio1 from Mr.. Harris. and
Joe usually contrived to escape cen
sure.
At the end of the two Years Mr.. aHar.
ris received visit from an old friend.
who was very busy man when at
home, and it was a great treat to him
to spend a whole week in quiet coAu-
try farmhouse. He was a close 81
server, and one thing which did not e.
cape his notice was the .faithfulness
with which Ralph did all his TASKS. He
spoke of it to M. Harris.
Eyes, Ralph is pretty good boy"
said Mr.. Harris, rather carelessly, as il
it were matter Of course.
SCI yUOOdors IF vO,, ErO,rr l,,0,.r 49, L -.
there are as faithful as he tsp was his
friends reply. if1t7 -' aa9s3
81 want good, honest, faithful
boy" said a friend to this gentleman.
about two weeks after his return home.
did you chance to find such an article
while you were in the couutfyg''
The gentleman 5. thoughts turned al
once to Ralph, and he answered: II did
see such boy. | never saw one more
faithful and trustworthy" Aud then
he told him all about Ralph.
do you think could get hines
Very likely you may, if you try"
He did try, and the result was thaA
Ralph found an excellent situation,
which proved to. be the first steppings
stone to q successful career in the bush
ness world.
1t has often been said that the rocua
or wrong-doer is sure to be found outat
last; but it is just as true that the faith
full, industrious boy is sure to be found
out in the long run. Hemay think that
no one observes him, but people around
him have eyes and, by and by. there
will be place where such boy il
wanted, and some one, who has been
silently watching him, will bring the
place and the boy together. "a Catherine
Al. 1roa0bridge, IN C0ngregatiogaitSt.