Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-29
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"Shall take him to the station noussr--
''No," said l. in answer to the boys ap-
pealing look of terror, ''let him go. Tll
have the window mended and his parents
must pay for it. That's the way we do
when our boys break windows" For had
gone through with considerable experience
of this kind of "fun."
That's the rights of it," said the po-
Hceman, nodding and walking off, after
having taken the criminals name and ad-
dress.
Later, having had the broken window
properly repaired, went to the street and
number given with the gI azier's bill in my
hand / found the family 1 sought-it
consisted only of the boy who brok the
glass and his widowed mother. They were
living in tiny fiat, F." beautifully clean,
but scantiIy furnished. Understanding
my errand in a few words, the lady said,
with sigh:
'Get three dollars and half from the
little black box, Eugene"
"Not that money!" said her son, in ex-
element. 'iOh, mother, not that"
81 have no other" said s mother, sad
ly; you know how hard we have found it
to save that from our daily living. The
memory might have madB you more con-
siderate." Then, see ng my look of in
very difficult to support herself and
Eugene since her husbands death, and
to keep the latter at school until be
should be old enough to enter into busi-
ness.
II had another child" she said, "dar.
ling little Lily. Eugene and I laid her in
the cemetery over a year ago. and we are
trying to save enough to pay for a little
white head-Stone to put over her grave
next Easter. We have had almost enough
several times, but,n with another sigh,
1--WE have always had to use it for some
thing else. Give the lady the money, Eu.
gene, and tell her you are sorry for your
careiessness."
Quivering with excitement and she'd
ding passionate tears, the boy turned to
obey, but prevented him.
NO." l said, 81 couldn't take money
saved for such a purpose. / can afford to
lose il better than you can. Eugene is
no worse than my own boys, though they
did not happen to break the window this
time. Good evening, madam; am very
sorry troubled you"
But Eugene followed me down stairs,
and before / reached the street threw his
arms around me, sobbing out his thanks
and saying:
''You are too good. 1t seems so very
dreadful to have that money used to pay
for my carelessness. l'll pay it all to
you just as soon as l am big enough to
earn any thing. 1 don't mean to be bad
boy. / like to have a little fun some.
times. But this don't look like fun now,
and / will be more Thoughtful in future"
Nor did it 'look like fun" to my own
boys when 1 told them the story. Some
how, as we talked the matter over, good
many things that they had been won't to
delight in ce ased to be funny and came
out in their true colors of mischief, dis
obedience, unkindness and impertinence-
Boys are apt to put good resolution ms into
words, but we who watch over ours "as
they that shall give account" can dis
tinctly trace in Ernest, Adolph and Eu-
gene-who soon became fast friends-a
great improve mont in thoughtful con
sideration, which dated from that even
ing. We have had no more visits from
aggri eyed little boys, murdered" Irish
men, or indi g nent policemen, and don't
see but what our boys have as much
STUN, " if that is the right name for en-.
ioyment, as when their amusements were
spiced W ith mischief and followed bv
catastrophes.
At the head of Lilly's grave little
white head stone has been erected; on it
are ins cri bed the words: "At Thy right
hand there are p leasures for evermore."
think Eugene and his friends remem-
ber, when they read them, that into
those purer pleasures there ent er no un-
kindness, selfishness, or even careless
ness, to spoil the "fun."-N. Y Observer.