The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-09

..Guess tlN folks Is all gone hs
theyp- he asked. -
.!Well, YES they are" TAy
spoke very carelessiy.
..What pretty spoons we use, III
wep', continued the visitor ''andyf
'aint our napkin rings gayE I"ser
if they're solid now
..Oh yes," said Tommy, eyAll
solid. all the ones we use and swe
keep put away, all solid" and thsdld
looked innocently in the rough fa
..Well now, my little man, thister,
needs cleaning, oh dreadfully &p-l
nose we put it in our bundle and han
+ for Won. so when we bring thick
yom,ll hardly know it," and 1.-The
red handkerchief went all the ons
and Frank and Nelson's nice kim
rinos: but Tommy looked quietly q
..Now the nice little boy re Of
what was kept put away; but drse
a little fellow like us, doesn know
where we keep things, oh no, course.
not" and the fellow blinked tkedly
at the innocent looking child. &
Tommy thrust his hands 4 the
pockets of his s.brief panta}n eS
Frank tauntingly called then Tb6.
he looked amazingly knowing
"Humphr' he said, II krw whre
there's things of ever so mA mre
| value than those you got, 'aE Piled
neither" -
..Well, now, you show us ryht s,ayl
where they are, and see what rerrtt
viii be coming right along" ~
..Oh. but they way up stfsf bbl
jected Tommy. He
sNeyer mind, here we gowtup-
stairs,n and the man was ALREADY psh-
ing Tommy towards the hll hing
sharp enough to make him go6H s.,
Over two flights of stairs tofattic
led Tommy. to a large storeP0 in
which were two or three large Pqs.
do you see that big chest?l sked
the child. pointing to one at I end
of the loft. IL
..Oh yes, we see it plainly.T
swell there's something in 1t the
keys under il" Ell
| Quick as flash the man 1td for
ward and tried to lift the heF6 chestl
while quicker than q flash Td1 dart
ed out of the room, shutting Ae door
after him, which fastened wild spring.
Over the stairs he flew and of the
front door. He ran and nev1fopped
nearly the half mile to the chfh. then
saw his father and brothers the dis
lance, fastening to meet hir
Il There! There mamma etle hero
scared to death, just as 50 he'd b
some time" said Frank. 81
But . moment later th@1Dys and
several Of the neighbors WEI running
towards the house
After the poor wretch. wlneant to
be so sly and sure, had " safely
CHARTERED in the county for the
night, to be sent to the city qer-guard
next day, Tommy, for ab0dhe tenth
time, told the whole story q to his
interested brothers- Then Alson re-
marked:
"Well, guess you won y so anx-
ious to stay alone anothatime, viii
you?" -er.
"WeIl, I don't know" Tommy
with q queer side look. s4khought
perfected your old napHing pretty
wen, and / didn't iib neitf. / told
the old fellow I knew whtthere Vas
| something o moro value anythin'
he'd got, for though the c. was full
% old clothes, grandma eton's old
Bible was 1t the bottom Il so now!
Don't you 90 a-tellin' Iseeived the
man cause l don't thil j did,
Grandma's old Bible Is nd, / nerez
heard of Il
Mrs. Weston says mord gnifcantly
than ever that she likes her boys;
but - to Tommy well. res some
thing about Tommy ID! makes heI
think in case Of an emdncy, she d
} about As soon have him and as any
of the rest-Horsiet a. HIseUcr. 81
Golden Rule.