Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13
FOR OUR LITTLE FOLKS.
AcoLvMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
what Ch idren Have Done. What They
Are Doing. and what They should DO
90 Pass Their Chiahood Days
jack, R,solutlon.

90 Pass Their Chtiahoou DeJ~
jack, Resolution.
sOh. dear. dearl Was there ever
such a boy before, wonder?" sighed
Mrs. Brown, as she unpacked the
mafket-basket one warm morning In
July.
.sWhats the matter, mother2" asked
SALLY. who was wol king with her In the
kitchen; "has Jimmy forgotten any
thingp"
sYes: he has gone and forgotten the
bakiuQ-powder again. end this Is the
third time he has been to the village
this week, and your father can't spare
Ithe horse now in haying time to go
again. and Parson Dermot's donation
perty ia TO come off tomorrow after
noon. and can't make anything un-
less have that powder And MRS.
Brown sunk in an exhausted iasnion
into chair, after her unusually long
speech.
@Well, mother. don't see what you
can do, unless you let Jack take the
colt and go up to DIR. Grays and nave
Mrs. Gray send you some In payment
for the eggs you let her have last
week, and, besides. he cum get that
new pattern of lace that 1 want, and
that will be doing two errands In one
trip"
Jacks blue eyes frightened as he
thought OF the trust that his mother
and sister had in his not forgetting
ANYTHING, and q four-mile ride on has
fathers handsome young colt Caesar
had not the last place in his thoughts.
~Now, Jack" said his mother. as he
was all ready to start, "be sure and go
straight there and back. 1t is pretty
long ride for little chap like you, SO
DO be careful"
"Little chap, indeed" thought Jack
~I am thirteen years old, aud can re-
member what / am sent for, anyhow
and that's what Jim can't, If he Is six
teen." But alas! for boyish resoiu
tions. AS he was passing Mr.. Kan
dall's house he wondered If he shoult
see Rex. Rex was his chosen frien'
and companion. wont he stare
though, when he sees me on Caesar !!
he said to himself. He had gone al
= most out of sight of the house when
voice called: Jack / say, Jach
wait a minute, want to see you" an
Rex jumped over the fence and cam
= pantipg up.
to Hurry up and fasten your horse
is n tree.. and come With me.-Jip hf
IL found q woodchuck's burrow, and
BY want You to help me catch him. l al
nd all alone; my folks have all gone ava.
SO We will sell his skin, and 1 will gl,
=, you half of what get"
=" Jacks interest was reused lmmeo
~ atelv at the promise OF money, Tor
N. was saving oil that he could get to br
an n second hand bicycle that he had SCI
he advertised at the village about mon
or. before. Before he could think OF b
Ish resolution to 90 straight. he was of
ht- Cesar and had him tied and was ov
ng in the field with Rex. 1t took G
ed. bows longer than they thought to &
her the woodchuck, and to Jacks surpri
lus three hours had elapsed since he d
, ~, left Cesar tied to the tree. and I
Lei asd horse gave on impatient neigh when
In In. saw the boys. Jack being in as mu
ado OF hurry as Caesar, bade Rex good,
ial and was off like the wind Tor !
hat Gray's. which was still two miles 6
/. tant. When he reached Mrs. Gra
the she would have him stay and have J
Itc- eat some of her nice ginger COOK
be of which he was very fond, ana x
ne asking him innumerable questl
aso about home aud his mother. nen
seas sea-. last she let him go, aud he rushed
'us my to get Caesar and go home. he sa
ntiv large black cloud coming up from
vcry northwest. "Oh, dear!" thou
ieve Jack. ethere is an awful shower
d to inc. and have Jim's new saddle,
her it will be spoilt."
most When he did reach home the no
iirly' boy. saddle and everything preser
cent a sorry-looking spectacle They
the bgun to get worried, about him,
.,n MN his father was just going Quito,
rlaso for him. After he had changed
wet clothes for dry ones, there wa
indignation meeting, and Jim said
~ Jack should give him all OF his bic
70 money to help him get new sac
lacks father and mother decided
- what Jim asked was but Just
" III he had opeyeu Orders. So
: Jack reluctantly handed over
II precious five dollars and mentally
NJ eood-by to his bicycle. and can
~ the conclusion that resolutions W
"a GOOD deal easier made than ke
30 Se,D York Tribune.