Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-09-25
Iacl1.s ReanIntiOn.

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"Oh. dear, dear Was there ever
such a boy before, / wonder7'. sighed
Mrs. Brown, as she unpacked the
market basket one warm morning I'M
July.
whats the matter, mother9" asked
Sally, who was working with her in the
kitchen; "has Jimmy forgotten any
thing?"
ayes, he has gone and forgotten the
baking powder again, and this is the
third time he has been to the VILLAGE
this week, and your father can't spare
the horse now in haying time to go
again, and Parson Dermots donation
party is to come off tomorrow after
noon, and | can't make anything un-i
less 1 have that powder And Mrs.
Brown sunk in On exhausted fashion
into a chair, after her unusually long
speech
well, mother, l don't see what you
can do, unless you let Jack take the
colt and go up to DR.. Gray's and have
Mrs. Gray send you some in payment
for the eggs you let her have last
week, and, besides. he can get that
new pattern of lace that / want, and
that will be doing two brands 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 his
fathers handsome young colt Cesar
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 a pretty
long ride for little chap like you, so
do be careful"
Little chap, indeed, thought Jack /;
Il am thirteen years old, and can re-
member what [ am sent for, anyhow,
and that's what jim can't, if he Is six
teen" But alas for boyish resolu-
tions. As he was passing Mr.. Ram
dall's house he wondered if he should
see Rex. Rex was his chosen friend
and companion. won't he stare,
though when he sees me on C@sar?"
he said to himself He had gone al
most out of sight Of the house when a
voice called: Jack! say, Jack,
wait a minute, l want to see you" and
Rex jumped over the fence and came
painting up.
Hurry up and fasten your horse to-
a tree, and come with me. Jip hal
found a woodchuck's burrow, and 1
want You to help me catch him. am
all alone; my folks have all gone away.
We will sell his skin, and l will give
you half of what ! get"
Jacks interest was reused immedi7
ately at the promise of money, for he
was saving al that he could get to buy
a second hand bicycle that he had seen
advertised at the village about a month
before Before he could think of his
resolution to go straight, he was off OF
Caesar and had him tied and was over
in the field with Rex. 1t took the
boys longer than they thought to get
the woodchuck, and to Jacks surprise
three hours had elapsed since he had
left Caesar tied to the tree, and tho
horse gave an impatient neigh when no
saw the boys. Jack being in as much
of hurry a. Caesar, babe Rex good-by
and wa off like the wind for Dr..
Grays, which was still two miles dis
tant When he reached Mrs Gray's
she would have him stay and have him
eat some of her nice ginger cookies,
Of which he was very fond, and kept
asking him innumerable questions
about home and his mother. When at,
last she let him go, and he rushed out
to get Caesar and go home. he saw a.
large black cloud coming up from the
northwest. "Oh, dearw thought
Jack, "there is an awful shower com
ing. and have jim's new saddle, and
it will be spoilt.'
When he dill reach home the horse,
boy, "a Idle and everything presented
O sorry-looking spectacle. They had
bgun to get worried about him, and
his father was Just going out to look
for him. After he had changed his
wet clothes for dry ones, there was AM
indignation meeting, and jim said that
Jack should give him all Of his bicycle
money to help him get a new saddle.
Jach's father and mother decided that
what jim asked was but just and
light, as nothing would have happened
if he had obeyed orders. So poor
Jack reluctantly handed over his
precious five dollars and mentally said
good-by to his bicycle, and came to
the conclusion that resolutions were a
good deal elsier made than kept
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