The Somerset reporter., 1893-06-01
Dime Novels for Family
Reading.


\ club of boys once gathered num-
Der of novels of the lnnst sensational
type and were reading them upon the
slv. One mother who had discovered a
volume of this literature in her SOM
pocket committed the book to the flames
and threatened to whip him il any more
We're found. Another boy, according
10 this story from the Ladies' Home
Companion. WAS treated in Il quite dill
ferent manner:
Wien Harry heard his mothers voice
he sprang up and intended to hide tine
book, rs he had been thoroughly cau-
toned 10 do by the olhcrs.
WHY, Harry, what i it :
"Oh. only a book Il boy nj me.
is ii IA good one
Is, its awfnlly interesting.
well, I'm glad of that, Tor If there :
ANYTHING ! do enjoy il Is "A good book.
Just llN it by till af,er supper and thu
evening we'll read ii log thcr
Harry complied, but feellhg all the
time as if there was something wrong
about II somewhere. Alter supper MIS-.
Nelson got her sewing aud said, Now
Harry. you read and III Kew. -
So Harry began. lie read lutte
while, but somehow the book dldn
seem the same to him; things came up
in the story that he dld not Just IKE TO
read to his mother.
DO you like IT. he asked.
well, | can tell as you go on II YOU
are Interested III IL thlhk VIII pc'
SO larry read on, III WASH q'il'e Il
interesting as it had been Tor some rea,
sons. Finally As ms interest liag9eu
he told his mother al ABOUT II ahd "liefe
they we're reading them. -, :,
And can you get them al MIS-
Nelson asked. w nat treat inert ~ II,
store for us. wen hnish lhis one anu
then you can get another, ana theS II
last Us Tor the mos, OF tlle Winter :. :,
Harry WINGED. lie was Urea Oh 1t az
ready. lie expected ms ,lo,ner ~ ae. d
little as koo moticr iiaa' hrs; S ,t
went on WIN her sewing anu iia,ts
read III ABOUT nlhe ocioeh' ~ many ,
Harry iald down the Dook ana Nun soa'i !.
anxiety SAID :" nat 90 you ''''hh oi II
mother:
"oh' ITS very tlriiilng' aon you
thlnk so 49,.
we'll yes pul 40 you : pos' '''e9e
boys really 90 THESE tiiihSs
why you must last lil'ilh nov s"u
would do under sleh oircu s,aio -,
- should DC scared 10 uea'i' "'''n''
TED larry: ,,,
Mercy! Would you: WY, l was
ius' cohSra'.a'ls ,s SUI INA. u a po ',,'
holrid man was to step IN on US ana say,
'Madaln, your money or your me- you
would braveiv spring up 10 my rescue
and say, Hold there, william hilahu
that woman or your HE 5 blood slal
pay Ior me outrage anu 'ii'' YOU witt
immediately ORA" OUT th'te l'iliheisc
knife you got snort time ago anu 'ilaoe
so sharp ana STAB MN.
Harry eyes were luminous ny ,n's
tlihe, he cou'oii ohoe1s'"'''' HIS '''o'''''
at all.
but go on, larry must iiear 'ii'
rest OF IL pelofe go 10 sleeP' AN"
larry ieaa Il ii'.ie 'ohS1'. >..,z, 10
Ten O'Clock came ana MIS-. Nciso'' oc-
gan making preparations lor peu' ~.
their evening lesson she rea'' .'ie h's'
Psalm. In guarded language she "'t"
Harry $ attention TO tiie eiiiii'A Vi u'ie
verses, first, walking WIN .ie ihson'.,
then standing, stopping NIUE longer 70
listen, ana llnally pelnS 50 TAKEN up WIN
the attractiVehesS oi e'', as w 81. w" u
and stay with 1t. she ana not a''e'hp,
to moralize put just sowea .''e seeu anu
let alone then pressing nm 70 nei , l'ear,'
she kissed M iohd'y uoo heep YOU,
my boy, III the TIME III .en'p'"'ion. 'oo"
night $50. ....,....
"hen larry a"oke .l'e n nen, '''o'n'i W.
he lay thinking qnite pusl,y' ~ ~
started OH TO seiiooi ms ",o.'ie' u'',eu'
BE sure anu Scl announcer PUN, ""',s
ana tell tine boys 10 coIllc ileIt W hiSht