The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14
The Arkansas Travellers.
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as they did that night and that the
breakfast the next morning was the
best they had ever eaten. After break
fast they thanked Mr.. H. for his kind.
ness and took their leave, notwithstand.
ing it was Sunday morning.
Soon after starting, Bob told Alec that
he would move that his father send the
paper to Mr. H., free of charge, in re-
turn for his favor. Alec seconded the
motion and it was carried without dis
senting vote, so that the only thing nec-
essary to carry the said motion was Mr..
Hardy's consent; but whether it was
given am unable to state.
That day the boys forded two or three
good sized streams, crossed Ozark and
Pennsylvania prairies and about sunset,
arrived in milo or so of Greenfield.
AS they had some provisions left, they
stopped, built fire, made coffee and
baked lhair last johnny cakes. Perhaps
that last supper was enjoyed as much
as any they had eaten since leaving
home. 1t would soon be dark and there
fore they started OH and wended their
way into Greenfield. There were still
some boys on the street and as they rec
ognized our "Arkansaw travellers" they
sent up three cheers for them. Then
came the vexing questions, Say, kids,
how many scalps did you get? How
many bar hides did you take? How is
Barry county for deer? What did big
Indian say to little white papoose ?"
To which last question some mischiev.
Gus boy in the crowd grrnted out "Ugh!
him better hunt him mammee."
Our three travellers, to escape this tor
nado of unpleasant questions, quietly
separated, and lodging down alleys and
cutting across commons, were soon al
the thresholds of their respective pa.
rental mansions. Here We will leave al
least two Of them, hoping that they are
wiser if not better boys. Alec, the third
one, whom some one may say is the
hero OF this story, is better as well as
a wiser boy. verify believe that the
same divine hand that saved him from 9
watery grave, that bleak March day, has
guided and directed his course in bring
ing him out here to the Buckeye State
to be educated in this Christian college
He is my right.hand man at the table
but he is not the same boy who sat there
before theholidays, for during that timt
he gave his heart to Jesus. He told mi
the other day that he had given hi
folks "racket" about wanting to max
doctor out OF him and limited that in
stead of being physician for the bod.
he meant to be physician for the soul
am unable to say what calling in life
Alec will follow, as he is still young, bu
think am safe in saying that he vii
make an intelligent Christian man.
Now, boys, in conclusion let us Sc
what we have LEANED from this narrs
tive. In the first place think we ca
all see and will all agree, that we shoul
not spend our time and money in reat
lug dime navels. Better throw tn
money in the fire and spend the time
counting our fingers and toes than j
this way.
Secondly, haven't we learned th'
there is mo place like home" and tn,
we had better stay there until we are {
age, or till we get the consent of OF
parents to leave? thinkso. beliey
there comes a time in almost every boy
life, when he feels that home is Gag
and wants to go out into the world. A
least, it was so with myself and 1 dout
not that had as good a home, as kin
father and as loving mother as til
average Highland boy.
imagine I hear some boy say, "Yo
run off to kill hears and Indians ?" N,
; it wasn't for that l thought OF goin
NV mind never ran much in that lin,
I always took more to "books and larl
in," although never remarkable in thi
But it was due to this chat such thougl
!, entered my Uranium. l wanted to 9
away from home to school year befol
J father thought l was ready and whe
he refused his consent, began to thin
of going anyhow. 1 first took an invel
, tory OF the notes had in hand and {
! this added the highest cash value that
thought my colt. calf, sheep and no
would bring if forced on the marke
All the while those air castles, the del,
. sion of every boy in such circumstance
) danced before my mind. could easil
, see myself coming home with an M. A
! a b. A. or, perchance, L. L. d. appent
ed to my name and being welcomed b
both father and mother Then too,
remembered OF some boys who ha
= taken the step was contemplating an
had done well, as thought. Boys, Il
me say right here that they are few an
far between, perhaps one success I
ninety-nine failures. Yet it seemed I
me then, that the successes were plent!
s and one. in particular, OF which I ha
heard, impressed me the most. Th
2 was of poor boy who, although ne
3 exactly running of, went off from HON,
0 with but one suit of clothes and a poe
9 one at that and $5.l23 in cash, If l mi
toGo mot 7 cop Gid orod that y q 1;d n, al