The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12
 ALI. HOT.
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 "Ten a penny, all hos." Every day lack Stone heard the cry as he ran do~ . the High street 10 school. and very often. when he had a penny to spend. nc used to get i've smoking ehsstnuts n each es hia pockets
 Tas old man vho had kept the stove a, the corner had stood there for many ye~rs. A, the love. part cf the stove ~ as a spiendid oven, containing the crispes, of baked potatoes. shiie al the top ~.s the tray on which the chestnu,s were ro.>seti. Most ot the school childteu spent tae,r spare eeprers Al old Bob $ steve in the winter.
 Now. then. master Jacx. what's the order 10 day :" said Bob one frosty morn Ing.
 A penn 'orth cf chestnuis, please" sand lack; and )olly erssp ones. ,oo.'
 The ches,nuts were put In the book bag. and lack began tumbling for the money. but not 4 halipenny could he hnd, though he turaed both pockets ,n- :ice out.
 Nov, young man. hurry ap, said old Bob. who was tired oi holding out h,s hand.
 Fl can't find the money" answered lAck, with a sigh. as he swung the bag round and slowly prepared to g,ve back the nuts. Msynt keep them and pay you 10 -mouow %' he asked
 Bob knew the boy well the ehool-hell had lsi stopped. and the old man did no, like io DC unkind All right" he said " don't forget Ia bune ,hc penny te morrow. No~ lun qu'ck or you ~ill bc shu, ou,
 So iaek ran oil and ate his hsStuGis in sohool time. i'll the master in,efitt- cd ar :. insisted on Inc remainder being sieen ap.
 oi course. the first thing he did was to look everywhere in his room for a penny :; but hunt .s he would he could aud EoLe.
 Il he had done what was tieht se would have gone down :, once and told hIs father tha, he owed Bob penny, bat he MAS ashamed to do ,hls, because is~as only a few days since his father had told hun of boy who had begun by borrow ing money from one person, and eudcd by stealing from another to pay his debts Ills father had begged ack never to bor. row money, and never to buy wha, he could not afford ,o pay for Se you see poor ak lc, hls fear get the better of him, and said nothing about his trouble tot several days he sent the lonees, way to school 10 avoid Bob but you may be sutc he did hot feel either happy ot good.
 One day the master gave a lesson on Il, l. ta b. Jack astePed 90 eagerly tha, he forgot, all about his trouble
 ime.n to De a soldier some day, he vi eercd to The boy ncA, lo h.m when the lesson was over.
 - hen don't forge tha. yaa should be prepating now, s.ld the master. To be A bfase soldlel you should be d brave boy, and the fellow ~ho Will daic to stand up and tell the truth. even though he kno~s he wilI gc, punished, Is rust ,ae tellos wnn will dare to lace the ticroest enemy"
 hoor laek ,remhled as he thought, of hls oowardice about that penny. and he thought it would be casio. ;o be sh ot IL Al 10 confess to such maanness. But as the afternoon passed, God sof,cncd the little boys heart. and when he Jeff school he walked bravely up 10 Boo.
 I'm mean fellow. he said. much 10 the surprise of the good-natured old man. ~ couldn't hnG a penny. SO I've been sinking round the other way SD a> not 10 see you, bu, I'm going home to tell father now and ask him to give me the money 1o pay you.
 All right. my boy was the answer ! always tell your father everything, and you won't go tar ~rongi
 Never again dld lack buy anything that he could no, pay for. and when he was tempted 10 do anything wrong he always tod his father abou, II, and so saved himself from many a scr rape