The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
4 CONNECTICUT FAIRY STORY.
THE BOY, THE BOBOLlNK, THE
BUTTERFLIES AND
THE BEES.


lnge il in the mighty State Of Connecticut
John Saltonstall was poor orphan, but he
was Of such a happy disposition that his LOT was
not as hard as that Of most orphans because 'hete
was not n family In the village who was not glad
To keen John over night and give him two meals
Just TO hear his merry laugh and his me'od'ous
whistle And he was willing boy, too, and
many Is the wood pile that has grown up by INC
sound Of his saw and many the weeds that
have pefshcd inglorlously, thanks to his fingers
Now when he was years old. wicked
and mean man. whose name was Milford Farweii
and who "nrme,i It. about three miles out oil Wood
stock, took II into his wicked head that ne must
have n hired boy And this was less because
he needed help than because he wanted To nave
some one tn hector and tease. So he sought ou'
John and asked him II he'd like nice home ana
all the comforts Of farm lie, and happy little John
smiled one of his smiles and laughed ono OF his
laughs and said yes
The next day John left the old carpenter shop.
where he Ind been sleeping for some time past,
and walked out to Farwcls place, which Is near
pomfrct lie found II tn be an uninviting looking
farm of some sixty acres There was big two
story housa connected with woodshcd and n
carriage house. a BIN and ten hen hounes, oil
sadly in need of paint
That night John had a supper Of milk and
went to bed without having been scoIded, but
early the next morning nt daybrcak MI Far
we'll came ZIP Ia the attic and called him with a
rough Here. you drowsr abcd, what am iecdin
and clothin' you fer. I'd like I know, cf II amt
tibet you may work fer me. GIT UP an come
out doors an earn yer breakfast
John rose and dressed, smiling all the while
nj tn, rough words Of Mr. Farwc for he supposed
that he was TESTING
lint Farvrll never tested and soon as the
hov was out Of doors he hcHScd n piece OF earth
at him and said. 4 want my tcn.acre patch
Of corn hocd before breakfast III 'tsnt done,
no breakfast"
John s.ilcd the hoe and ran. laughing 10 the
| lot but know Of no boys who could do such
ion before breakfast unless breakfast were post
poncd several days. and then I'm sure they could
not do IT,
However John set bravcly to work and after
he had done one row a bobonk rcrchcd on his
hoe handle and began singing, and although
| the hoy had never understood bird language
before he now knew that the bird was saying
"Kcer on langhin: while you hoe.
will Il, the rest. You know.
So John kept on hociug AMI laughing. and
vhlstling and the huctfnvclcd ~ fast that he
could hardly keep up with H. lie followed II
up with his hands on the handle and before you
could say Jack Robinson lie had hood ten long
rows and when Mr Farwell came UP To uouncc
him far not doing his task, John had finished
the Job and was blowing on a blade OF grass
Mi Farwrli was surprised that he forgot
IN be angry and he told the boy Ia So into the
hous. and eat his breakfast and bc dn'SN ab"u'
II, us he wasn't going " keep him In ii.cncsS
John had chased the hos ~ hard that he had
good appetite and'hc quickly made an end Of
the pop corn and milk that served for breakfast
The meal over he wandered out into the kitchen
60 n, a. ne la talk for he
sociabr little fellow But there was no one
III" breakfast had not needed cooking MI
Far"r popped enough corn To last Mex ana s2
ninu, Indeed no one Nouid have dared live with
him except John. who Was too iiehrhcartcd u
Fa-wcll had bfeakiastcd A. soon as he had risen
and he cam" IN AM found John IN ,hr klirhrn:
| my hnusr il you're through with your break
fast e out and clear my four acre lot 81 siumrS
rvr been meaning 10 DO Tor &r"rs h"i rye m.Ir,
| noon rr YOU have no lunch but WHIPPING"
John laughed long and loud Then he said
~ high, aud who feeds me So we'll" for, john
Wa dc4' crntcly fond II popcorn and milk aud
| thought II h"'irr than meat any day.
He walk,i rnhy out To thc lot where the stGmps
wcrclyinr. lie whIs,lcd like thrush as he went.
but when h" saw thr size " the -, and thc Num-
her ~ uPk siulips he was troubled However,
II not like hIm To- give up al the outset :" he
seized his h." and hr"vcly tackled the first stump
lie hp"d ,'.r cath from around IT aah then he
picked up a crowhar and tired In pry tn" stump
"u, II IT'S crrthv h.d hut the poor child might rs
VOL have tr.d Ia t,ruw the earth nj the sun The
stump wouldn't bulge IN, he didn't cry "r 81
down In drsrar- lie simply whisiici p new tame
rui tackled the Job again. While he lahor"d,
singing and whSiling by turns, n beautiful but
,rrnv flow up ,n him aud settled upon the Ctowbar
aud in an ins'an' II became 49, light A. u feather
light ~ butterfly, and Il n hc,vy butterfly would
haV" made tie Cruwbhr heavier. II would stand
To- frason that light butterfly would max" II
lighter
But a light crrwbar is not as serviccnhlc as a
heavy one, and John saw the lighin"Ns was IN the
wrong place so h" snid very gently hc ~ isalwgN,
Kind H. animals III YOU plcnsc Miss butterfly,
| think that II you'd hut;cr DOWN H. the stump It
Won I help me- more Than II does !" maxi thrctlW,
hHr light" Tl' buttrrilv nodded her wings and
ii'w upun the stu.up rnd IN n moment II became
srlrh, that John rncd y out If The ground and
So tho butterfly iu,tcrcd from stump 10 stump.
followed by John, who frs, dug the earth from
Ground ,hm AMI then SnnEc them opt W., Th sSs
field and had piled the s'umps up in a pyramid
Promptly At IL Mr. Farwcll came gu, to
IN" lot looking lik" cross giant He was very
tnll and his face was ugly and wrinklcd IN ne
was growing and Erumnng and inwardly chuck
ling. because he knew that he'd have the fun ~
moi ~" IN" boy at first hut hearing him whistle
he looked up and there sat John on the apex 81
the pyramid, smiling like Cheshire cat We'll,
even Farwrll'S i'll nature was not proof against
that End he burst out into harsh laugh and said
You're the best boy to work | eyer saw Com"
Lunch consisted ol milk and pop corn. After
II was finished Mr. Farwcll said: u have bought
thrc" hundred fowls ni Edison Iarrnhr and l
want YOU should fetch EN- over this afternoon,
II YOU get 'cm here by nightial you cnn have
have aImc supper II you're later than ~ wallop
You aud send You To- bed without mOu,hful 10 cat
John always liked to work among hens and he
never borrowed trouble SO he said III go at once,
Shall hitch up and get en- or shall lead en-
Hitch up? Why, Tiers 800 on EN-
and They're, Of three diHscIcn. breeds Wagon
wouldn't half hold EN-, They must be led back
and II you mix 'cm up I'll mix you up So hard you
won't know your hands from your feet"
Now, Farwcl thought he had vet John an i'm
possible Job. lie was aching 10 trouncc the boy
and would have done 81 long before II it hadn't
been for his infectious laugh That seemed 10
render him incapable Of his usual NmcanncsS
However he was sure that the hOv would not be-
able 10 bring back even ten Of the hens and he
rubbed his LANDS together in anticipation Of the
fun he would rave N beating thc poor little orphan
at o'clock
John sat out with light heart The greatest
writer that ever lived has told rs
\ merry heart goes a the day,
Your sad tires In a mica.
And SO II was vita Joan. He made nothing
~ the ten miles To Ed larrabec's and when he
came u the h 'use he gave q loud ylppoo and Ed
came 10 the front door. Hello, Mr. larrabec"
-. l1nN han IfANNl