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


lnge il In the mighty State OF Connecticut
John Saltonstall was poor orphan but he
was Of such happy disposition that his io' was
not hard as that Of most orphans, because lhere
was not a family in the village who was not glad
tn keen John over night and give him two meals
lust 10 hear his merry laugh and his melodous
whistle. And he was willing boy, too. ana
MANI IL the wood pile that has grown up by the
sound Of his saw and many are tho weeds that
have peiishcd inglorlously. thanks to his fingers
Now when he was years old, wicked
and mean man, whose name was Milford Farweil
and who Harmed It. about three miles out oil wood
stock, took II into his wicked head that he must
have n hired boy. And this was less because
he needed help than because he wanted 10 have
some one IL hector and tease. So he sough' "u'
John and asked him II he'd like n nice home ana
all the comforts Of farm lie, and happy little John
smiled one of his smiles and laughed one OF his
laughs and said yes
The next day John left the old carpenter shop
where he had been sleeping for some time past,
md walked out to Farwclls place, which Is near
Pomfrct lie found II to be an unnvting looking
farm of some sixty acres There was big two
story houss connected with woodshcd and
carriage house. a b"-n and ten hen houses all
sadly In need of paint
That night John had a supper Of milk and
went to bed without having been scolded but
early the next morning nt daybrcak MI Far
we'll came up Ia the attic and called him with
rough Here. you dtowsr-alcd, what am iecdh
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 md dressed smiling all the while
nj tn, rough words Of Mr. Farwcll. for he supposed
that he was TESTING
But Farwcr never tested and as soon as the
Lov wns out Of doors he hcHyed n piece OF earth
at him and snid: i want my ten patch
Of corn hocd before breakfast III 'usnt done
no breakfast"
John seized the hoe and ran. laughing, 10 the
lot hut know Of no boys who could do such
ion before breakfast unless breakfast were post
roncd 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 n bobohnk frrchcd 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.
Iuill i, tho rest, you know.
So John kept on hocug AMI laughing, and
wh.stling and the hocunvcllc'i ~ 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 Farwcll came up To trounce
him Tor not doing his task. John had finished
the Job and was blowing On blade OF grass
Mr Farwrli was 81 surprised that he i"rgoi
IN he angry. and he told the boy 10 80 into the
hou,s. and eat his breakfast and n quick about
H. MS he wasn't going u keep him IN ii!cncsS
John had chased the hos ~ hard that he had
good appetite ani'hc quickly made an end 81
the pop corn and milk that served for breakfast
The meal over he wandered out into the kitchen
10 see # there as any one 10 talk To- for he was
sociahr little fellow. But there was no one.
Tl" hrca! fast had not needed cooking MI
fnrw" ponr"d enough E rna ia', and he i"nI All
alone Indeed no one would have dared iulivc with
him except John. who too iiehi-hcartcd u
Fa-wcll had bfeakfastrd ~ soon as he had risen
and he cam" in and found John in the Kitchen,
my house II YOU'RE through with your break
fast e. out and clear my four 10, Of s,umrS
had The tim" nor the strength. Get It done by
noon rr you have. no lunch but MhlpiinE
,lohn laughed long and loud. Then he said
IT'S easy tr wu-k for u man who makes my work
~ hight aud who feeds me - we'll" For john
w.s dc4 crr,cly fond Of popcorn and milk and
thought I, better than meat any day.
He walked rn'ly out To The lot whctr the S'umps
were wing He Nhistcd like thrush as he went,
hut when h" say TIE size II the lot and the num-
her ~ ok sturps he was troubled However.
II not like HIM To- give mp AT the outset 81 h"
s"iycd his h"" and hr"ycIy tackled the first stump.
picked up a cr"wbnr aud tired In pry tn" stump
out " rs "1rthv h"d hut the poor child might
vol have tri.d 10 t'ruw the earth nj the sun. The
stump wouldn't bulge. But he didn't cry or 81
down IN drsrH~ lie simply whislci = new tame
eui tackled tn" Job again While he ahor"d,
singing aud whiSiling by turns, n beautiful but
,crnv few up 20 him aud settled upon the ctowbar
mud in an ins'an' II brc1n" ~ ligh, as y feather
In his hands for NJ course thrrc are few things
Ugh, n butterfly. and II n h"wy butterfly would
hhv" made tie CTuwhhr heavier. II would stand
I" fcason that light butterfly would max" /,
lighter
Nut a light crowbar is not as serviccnhc ms, a
heavy one, and John saw the lightn">s was IN the
wrong place so h" snlt very gently. he " iSalwaNs
kind H. animals N YOU please. Miss lutics'ly
| think that II you'd luticr down 10 the stump II
wuul help me- more than II does I" max" th"cr'w,
hrr light" I'll butterfly nodded her wings and
few upun the up rnd in n moment 1t became
- lirhi that John pulled !, gu, D." ih' ground ana
:" tho butterfly iluttcrcd from stump 10 stump
followed by John wh" first dug the earth from
and by II O'clock hr had cleared the whole
Iicd and nd, hrd pied the S'umps up in pyramid
Promptly at IL Mr. Farwcll came gu, to
III" lot looking lik" cross giant lis was very
mll and his fsc" was ugly and wrnklcd IN NE
was growing and grumnli and inwardly chuck
ling, because he knew that he'd have the fun Il
thra>hing John in about two minutes lie did
not the boy at first. hut hearing him whistle
he looked up and there sat John on the apex ct
the pyramid, smiling like Cheshire cat Well
that End he burst out into harsh laugh and said
,n" S vii eY h !" %2H eyer SA" Con"
Lunch consisted 81 milk aud pop corn, After
II WAS finished Mr. Farwcll said u have bought
tire" hundred fowls ni Edison Larrabcr and |
want YOU should fetch en- over this afternoon
II YOU get ON here by nlghtfall you can have
have aDmc supper II you're later than III wallop
You aud send you To bed without mOut hiul 10 eat
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-
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, ferwcl thought he had set 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 7mcannesS,
However, hc was sure that the hoy 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 gave IN beating the poor little orphan
at o'clock
John sat out with light heart The greatest
writer that ever lived has told us
\ m"rry heart goes i the day.
Your sad tires In a mile a.
And So il was vita Joan. He made nothing
NJ the ten miles To Ed larrabee's and when he
came IL the h ,use he gave q loud yippoo and Ed
came 10 the front door Hello, Mr., larrahcc,"
I.L, l.,r. a., han itIINIG