The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22
In che Old Schoolhouse.

wide Awake
The room was large; and the seats. all
full were admirably planned In fixing the
house over fer doing mischief down under
she desfrs- knew there was a great deal OF
traffic among the girls, especially in apples
and pickles. In some of the families the
women did not know how to make good
pickles, and none so we'll az the girls could
rate their ability In this direction, SO trade
va actlve over those OF one girls mother,
Who made the best, but was so stingy With
them that there had to be much hsggling
and bribing when hers were in the under.
the-desk market
Ono girl was famous for ker enterprise
with - pin popper show" (meaning pup
pet). having COX with picture a. the bot
tom, which you could have the privilege OF
peePine at by the payment of a pin; aud 50
she had the monopoly, it was a belief current
I'm school that she kept her family in pins.
These things oil happened when we were
very small In the days when we used ID
trade in plummets which we had instead of
lead pepcils), and in cockles (Which were
sugar horns of plenty. without much sugar
about them, having rolled up in them slips
Of paper with two lines of silly rhyme.
eagerly read and treasured); when we played
jack-straws and catscradles silly under the
desk, and twisted whirligigs made by putting
. stick through q button mould. and gay
Ing crazy and coming into collision on tue
slate which was their field of action; in the
days when We surrep.itiously whitfield away
our deals from underneath to get material
for the manufacture of crosses for keepsakes
the Kidding and barbecuing going on so
gradually a. not to be found ont till too late
10 ok the mischief on any one individual.
The Old Doctors Story.
II have little story 20 tell you, boys" the
old doctor said to the young people the
other evening. zone day-a long, not day
it bed been, tool met my father on the
road into town.
20 the village for me, JIM he said, hesita.-
Now / was . boy of twelve, not fond OF
work, and was Just out of the bayfield,,
where had been ct work since daybreak. /
was tired, dusty and hungry. 1t was two
miles into town. / wanted to get my sup.
per, and to wash aud dress for singing school.
my first Impulse was to refuse, and to do
II harshly. for Was vexed that he should
ask me after my long days work. If / did
refuse he would go himself He was a gen.
tie, patient old man. But something stopped
me; one of Gods goo0 angels. l think.
. OF course, father, I'll take it, I said,
heartily, giving nv scythc to one Of the men.
He gave me the package.
"sTbank you, JIM he said. L was going
myself. but somehow don't feel very strong
today
He walked with me to the road that
turned of to the town, and, as he left. put
his hand on my arm, saying again. Thank
you, my SON. You've always been a good
boy to me. Jim.'
II hurried into town and back again.
When came near the house saw a crowd
Of the farm-hands 1T the door, Oae of them
came TO me. the tears rolling down his face
Your father he said. He fell dead
Just - he reached the house. The last words
ne spoke were to you
Pm IN old man now, but have thanked
God ever and over again in all the years that
have passed since thai hour, that those last
verbs were, You have been good boy to
me-"
No human being ever yet was sorry for
love or kindness shown TO Others. But there
n no pang of remorse 30 keen as the bitter
ness with which We remember neglect or
eoldness, which we have shown to loved ones
Who aretead.
DO not begrudge loving deeds aud kind
words, especially to those who gather with
you about the same hearth IN many fami-
lies habit of nagging, crossness, or illns-
tured gibinR. gradually covers the real fes.
ing Of love that lies deep beneath.
And after all, 1t is such little way that
We can 60 together