The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-04

-: N Ven was IT. Can't you
thlnk? nh Il Il
Twas twas Twas" he SIAM
mered, as if the word he sought was
| very near his mind; ,"twas--"
4 well, what?" :
"lVA;skyr" he exclaimed dclightedly,
his small face glowing with satisfac-
! ton at his mental conquest
DO you mean he stole it, or drank
ito' 5000
He done steal it fuss, an then he
done drink it,
Well that was very wrong and
wicked and he'll get punished forSit
some Of these days, Iexpect. Now
want to tell you two things that YOU'LL
get punished for if you ever do them;
one is stealing and the other is lying
II see you know very we'll what they
mean. shall leave money and every
thing about the house where you are,
money, come to me and will give you
some; and things to eat, too. And you
are always to tell me the truth.
''If you tell me a story, orif yon take
fanything that is not yours, YOU have
got to be punished. Now, do you un-
derstand? l won't keep you with me if
yoa do either of those things"
BY Putting few more questions she
saw that the child understood perfectly,
and was quite responsible intellectual
| ". So she asked him to give her a
promise that he would never do either
Of these things, lie gave it quite
seriously. /
| shake handsagai Junius," she said
in conclusions: and as he complied he
raised his big, pathetic eyes and said:
That amt my name."5 -
Would you rather be called Jeunce?"
"Yes'm; that who l am-Jeuuce. :"
| And he seemed so disconnected by the
strange new name that Miss Mary con-
cluded to yield the point, IT, was. .evi-
| dent that the change distressed him.
SO she said no more about it, and
Jeunce he remained.
For awhile all went we'll. The child
showed an aptitude to learn that was
perfectly marvellous. He remembered
! and protited so well by Miss Mary's in
structions thathe soon grew to be a
great comfort to her-waiting on her,
buttoning her boots, running errands,
and doing so intelligently all that was
intrusted to him that he seemed an in
dispensable adjunct to the comfort of
the house. He usually sat on a small
hassock at one corner of the big fire.
place, to be near at hand to bring a
glass of water or to wait on Miss Mary,
and when she was alone she often spent
a part OF each evening in teaching him.
He learned his letters at once, and
showed surprising aptitude in remem-
ber.ng the catechism. Miss Mary never
lost an opportunity of pointing a moral
out of his lessons, and Thou shalt not
steal was the commandment that he
repeated with the greatest emphasis.
He walked to church behind her. car
rying her books, and then went and sat
on the back seat, going through the
service with great propriety.
Miss Mary's friends laughed at her
great deal about her little protege, and
predicted direful things of him; but she
had settled down .into an assured conf
dence in him, the awakening from
which was sharp and sudden.
One afternoon she asked a friend to
do Il little shopping for her. and gave
her for the purpose purse containing
five dollars She happened to know
that the article she wanted cost exactly
two dollars, but she had not that
amount in change.
The girl made the purchase for her,
and brought back the parcel and the
purse.
Miss Mary was entertaining visitors
at the time, and laid the two articles on
the table by her, thanking her friend,
who Immediately went away. Later,
after the visitors were gone. Miss Mary
went out, leaving Jeunce alone in the
room with the pocket book. She STAYED
several hours, and when she cal me back,
happening to notice the pocletbool1,
she took it up and looked in it, expect
ing to find three dollars in change.
Instead of three dollars she found
one. The unpleasant conviction that
Jeunces former propensities had come
to the boy again forced itself upon her
She sat down and called the child to
her.
"Jeunce,' she said, you must have
taken the money out of my pocket
book Tell me the truth, and l will
not whip you.
Il amt tetch no money, Miss May"
said Jeunce, with a look Of candid III
nocenee. 81 amt had my ham fon de
pocketbook. % hsSss " agsS
Tell Milly to come to me-" Miss
Mary said.
40 nd ,1x>
terrogated. She had been in Miss
Mary's service for many years, and her
honesty was unimpeachable. She as
sured Miss Mary that no one had been
in the room during her absence except
Jeuncc.
That will do" said Miss Mary, and
the maid retired.
Now, Jeunce," proceeded Miss
Mary, turning to the child, Il know
you took that money. Every time
you deny it you te1l"a wicked lie lfyou
will tell me what you have done with
sit and confess the truth, l will let you
off this time. You needn't deny it, for
l know you took it."
Miss May, clar 1 didn't" Jeunce
began, with an expression so clear and
innocent that his judge would have
found it difficult to proceed with the
sentencei if the effrontery of the thing
had not reused herindignation.
S'' 'Jeunce," she said, ''dont you dare
to deny it any more. tell you you took
that money, and every time you say you
didn't you tell a wicked lie. Now tell
me at once, what did you do with it?
Tell me this minute-do you hear?''
''I-I-put it out in de barn." said
:Jeunce, timidly, at last.
Then come and show me where it
is" said Miss Mary, rising.
The little culprit followed her, and
they walked in silence to the barn; and
when they entered it Miss Mary
ordered him to get the money. He be- 1
gan to search for it under theshay, but
after quite a long time looked up and
said: . SESaa q 81 r e <assas SsA@
"Miss May, forgot. l put it in the
greenhouse.
Very WELL" said Miss Mary: "take