The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-17
JDlNIIEs PRIDE WAS LOWERED.

Little Daisv Jenkins had a small friend-Amy
| Smith-in to tea
They had played with Daisys doll house, then
with Dasy's dolls, then some common wooden ohes,
till at last they grew tired of play and games
together
So then Daisy brought out some knitting, and
she was lust in the midst Of this when her brother
jim dashed into the ROOM
He was only year older than Daisy, but he
made it seem years by the manner he talked and
acted towards her.
ooh. Jimin Daisy called out at once, eve
lust waiting for youl The toy drawer has stuck
and we can't get it open. l wish you'd try for
us" Jimmy seemed to grow bgget and broader
all at once
Leave it to me'-grandly- "I1l fix it,
First he gave mighty bang, then he gave a ire
mendous pull, and at last open 1t shot, but SO sud
denly as to send him neatly flat on his back. How
ever he soon pulled himself together, and SAID
proudly as he left the room;
what would you girls do without boy:
Mother happened to be passing at the time ami
overhead. but being wise mother, she SAID nothlh&
then but bided her time.
Now it so happened there lived in the same
village as these BARNS rich but odd, old bachelor.
He lived in an old fashioned house, set III the
midst of a grand old garden.
One day Jim and his chums plotted amongst
themselves to go dar1sh night and hclp thelh-
selves to his apples and pears
AS jim was one of the quickest and smallest,
he was chosen to go over the wall the hrs alq
then if all was safe he was to hoist signal anu
the others would follow
He climbed carefully, quietly, up the outside
and then as carefully and quietly let himself down
inside but Just as he about to give the slgnal
a pair of firm arms folded him III grasp that
hurt, and stern, hard voice SAID:
"Now, what are you up toE
A whisper of all this had somehow reached Mr.
Pusher's ears. 1'a
:: Fms
pered off as quickly their legs would take them
but ne was taken to Mr.. Pushers house
He was put into a room where he sat down
feeling very bad indeed, and wondering what the
end of it all was going to be. 1t made HIM shlVer
and grow pale to think Mr.. Pusher indeed was
very stern | doubt not, too jim would have had
to richly suffer but for one circumstances.
One of the other lads happened to be Jim
sneciaI chum. and felt very bad at leaving HIM
in the hands of the enemy, but how could nc save
him? First he thought of going to his parents
then he grew afraid of that, and so az last-Ior TIC
thought more of DaisyS wit than jim dld--he be-
thought himself to gand ask her 'what1ought to DC
00'' He found that she was spending the evening
with her little friend, Amy Smith, 50 he went
there.
heard what he had to tell but it was Amy who lrst
said
ooh, Daisy! Do let's go and see i we can beg
him off. l know that Mr.. Pusher-,jusi little
So off they went, hand in hand, AMI later, with
ever such a winsome look, they were shown into
the awful presence of old Mr. Pusher There he
sat with pucker between the eyes in greqi hgh
irdges in the land and there stood they, hand III
hand before him.
Their little faces were so earnest, their voices
so sweet and tremuous, their words SO eager wilaV
could he do later but take them both in his arms
kiss, and promise Jim's pardonl :,
They got more than this, too-a great pie Oh
apples and pears apiece I'll
"And, young boy" finished Mr., Pusher, sternly
Che might have guessed what Jim had thought and
said about the girls, believe me or not but for
these two little dears here and the sake of girl
/ once loved, I'd had an example made of you which
YOU wouldn't soon have forgotten Now you may
90, but remember that you have sinned against
the great God and you must ask Him to forgive
you"
And later, when mother got to know about It
all poor penitent Jim was thankful that he had
been stopped in his .@rongdoing and saved from
being thief-Child's Companion.