The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-01

1793; others 1918, 1923, 1880 and so on while still others bear the image O each of the four Georges-kings of Eng. lland-the dates illegible.
 But pins needles and coins are o1 metal, and their preservation is less re. markabe than that of a little paper covered book, which is only very slightly Worm- eaten and time-stained though 1t has been in existence for cer- tainly seventy-fve years, possibly more and no one can say how long since it slipped away from the sight and knowledge of men.
 l It bears the imprint of Sheldon and Goodwin, Hartford, but unfortunately IS not dated. It is "embellished with cuts"-very quaint cuts and costumes they are, and has for title "The History Iof Tommy Two-Shoes, own Brother to Mrs. Margary Two-S Shoes" It has also certain Religious and Moral Lessons at the end, and on the last page, by way of advertising other books for children, a list of titles-among them The History of King Pippin," "The Entertaining History of Tommy Gin gerbread, Little Boy who Lived Upon Learning" The Alphabetical Tattoo, The Hermit of the Forest and the Wandering Infants, a Rural Frag- ment." &c., Sc.
 Tommy Two-Sho was born of poor but honest parents" who, however, We're taken 'early to their reward in Heaven,' leaving Tommy and his sis ter to the care of the benevolent, who fortunately were not wanting The gentleman who adopted Tommy said he would make little sailor of him, and accordingly had a jacket and trousers made for him.
 Evidently he had warm friends until then. As "he was a. little too young to go to sea-" he was sent to school, where he was so good and so industri- ous that he became pattern for the other boys to initiate But in course of time Tommy was got ready for sea, and after kissing his sister Margery a hundred times and wlping off her tears with corner of bis jacket he set sail "a very little boy and very poor" and returned-how long after is not stated "a very great man and very rich"
 His career, however, up to the time of his return could hardly have been an easy one, for even the best of boys of that day to initiate; and the most boy of the present time could scarcely hope to range forest in the land of the Hottentots, with a tame lion for companion. and armed with two guns. sword and as much powder and ball as he could carry"
 Tt was mighty easy for him to get food, for the animals in these wild and extensive forests, having never seen the effects of a gun readily ran from the lion, who hunted on one side, to Tommy, who hunted on the other, so that they were either caught by the lion or shot by his master. and it was pleasant enough after a hunting-match and the meat was dressed, to see how | cheek by jowl they sat down to din- ner" It was not in the country of the Hot -entots however, that Tommy made | his money, but in the land of Utopia. | He discovered by his wits, the place 1, where an Arabian philosopher had bur ed a copper chest full of gold and con- yeyed it away--we are left to wonder low, as all the inhabitants fled away in at the sight of man by a lion like a lad-dog. But 'onvey it away he did after digging it ID with a "chopner Ga thing like pa de)"-got it safe to old England, nd there spent his remaining days in ase and honor"
 On the title-page of the little volume s written the old legend:
 Steal not this book, my honest friend, Tor fear the gallows will be your end.' Also.
 Steal not this book for fear of shame, For you will see the owners name"- he name being that of daughter of he house, who lived to be over eighty nd passed away only three or four ears ago.
 The old house, with timbers still tanch and strong, is doomed, and be- ore the summer ends the last vestige f it will have disappeared. It has cen a sort of land -mark-one of the aw old buildings that in the march of ,odern progress have stood unchanged to speak of a former time. It is im- :: ossible for those who have had pleas- 1 mt associations connected with the lace not to feel a sentiment of regret ( t the thought of it's destruction. ;
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