Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24

True turned, and would have struck
nm had he not seen that the child was
lame. As it was, he said Grossly:
be Oft with you, and let my fish
alone!" N''-'
Il don't want Your fish," was the
reply, In quiet, hurt voice. 81 ONLY
want to give you a knife YOU dropped
tins morning, and to tell you used
What business had you to do that 2"
began True; but his tone suddenly
changed. Il beg your pardon" said
he. dow did you know the knife was
mlne? And he rummaged his pockets
tor a penny, which, not finding, he
drew forth instead lump of putty.
Here, said he, don't you want this \"
NO, said Perry; but his eyes seemed
to contradict his words.
Yes, You do" said True, now good
naturedly; 'and / am much obliged to
you. The knife is new, and I have
lost about dozen in a year. What did
you do with it?"
l. made some boats. I'll give you
one 1or the putty, for believe I can
use that"
.,Ceftainly you can. Come on, BOYS,
let's go to see the little chaps boats.
don't believe they are good for any
thlng' but 1t may please him, he added,
IN an undertone, conscious that he had
been too hasty and cross in his first
suspicion.
Perry led the way to his house. fol.
lowed by the three others, and when
they saw his days work they were botl
astonlshed and ashamed.
10 think that little lame chan
could do all this while we were laziuo
about, whispered Ned.
II can't do much," said Perry, mod
estly, "'cause l haven't good tools
that's the reason l used your knife, .
turning to True. Il hope 1 haven't
dulled it, and I'm sorrv."
You may keep it week, month
You may have it out and out" said the
impulsive True.
NO, I WON'T" replied Perry. color
ing holly.
Why not?"
"Because-oh, no er!-only Tn
glad you came back this way from the
river, for don't know where YOU live
and IT had gone on using it 1 NIGH
have broken it on something"
Nov, see here" said True, taking
up boat and squirting at it, "I'n
going to the seashore, and I want hal
dozen boats just like this. l cam
make them myself; so if you can
let's call it an order, and you take hal
your pay out in the use of the knife"
That's fair" said the other boys
So Perry yielded; and True, who hat
turn for business, drew up contrac
ON piece of brown paper, in lead
pencil, and made every one sign it
The boats We're to be done in a week
and We're to cost twenty-five cents.
The bargain, however, did not enc
there. True went to the seashore anl
showed his boats to every one, telling
all he knew about Perry The boa
trade became so brisk that the lam,
boy could hardly.work fast enough
and he had been able to buy yer,
good knife for himself. When Tru
came home from his summer jaunt
and found Perry looking pale and thin
he did something else, in which Ne
and Will joined. They rowed him on
on the river once day steadily, an
had the satisfaction Of seeing him sc
a nice healthy color in his cheeks.
Perry never told any one but hi
mother the whole history of that sum
mer morning; and now he cuts chess
men, and sells enough to buy books a
we'll as knives, he often thinks no,
different his life would have been ha,
he yielded to that subtle temptation Q
his invisible guest.-TAe Churchma71