The Newtown bee., 1906-12-21

charge you. do nothing against your con-
science: 60 You will keep peace at home;
which win b fsaSt t. 10Y IN the day OF
Whatsoever the fever. His touch can heal it;
Whatever the tempest, Hts voice can still
There is only joy. as We seek His pleasure;
School troubles in which he became
involved ended In Rev Richard South
being compelled to leave the parish OF
Arlington, when Robin was about ID
years. Robin went to his grandfather
and the parsons family were shelter
ed by the grandfather's benevolence
in q house not far from his Massact1u-
setts home. The removal of the
goods from Arlington was too deeply
Impressed upon Robins memory to be
ever forgotten. With his father, he
left Massachusetts,, each driving a
team with which the household effects
were to be hauled across country. The
father drove two horses and Robin q
single horse, the trip to Arlington
star ting in one of the dense fOgs that
visit the Connecticut river valley, so
darkling that it was hardly possible
front in. sight. Arlington was reach
ed without incident, the goods loaded
and start made on the return trip
for mile or two, to pass the night
at the home of a friendly ex-parishion-
er. Then trouble began. Robins
horse baked at the first considerable
hill and old Jim, q faithful beast, but
blind as bat, after hauling his share
of the two-horse load up the hill, was
brought back to pull up the load of his
balky friend. The start next morn
ing was early, with Robin more asleep
than awake, old Jim being now as
signed to him, with the single horse
load. Going down hill, Jim stumbled
and fell In such way as to hold both
front wheels of the loaded wagon
against his belly. Jim seemed to be
dead. Robin was terrified and called
to his father, who returned to find
moving, bad enough in itself, involved
in fresh perplexity. 1t was not yet
day and a lantern and help were
sought from q house near by. 0 d
Jim was finally extricaLed, happily
seeming none the worse for his peril
GUS fall. The front wheels and thills
were taken back some distance,
blacksmith reused and, after a few
hours, the teams were again ready to
vexatfOns. The hills we're many and
steep and the balky horse, now in the
pair hauling the two-horse load, re-
fused to pull up the hill. He would
pull the heaviest carriage up hill
without a balk, but he absolutely re-
fused to be considered as beast of
burden. The result was that old Jim
had to haul the two-horse load up the
hill and then return and pull the one
horse load up also. 1t is always true
that shirks make double work for 9TH
ers, but the willing and faithful have
the final honors in this world, as sure
ly as in the next. Old Jim was as
true as gold and as willing as true
God bless the faithful souls who keep
faith in humanity and the love of God
from dying out of the world! To add
to the perplexitieS of the situation,
rain began to fall and stop was made
for the night at a hotel about half
way to the destination. The day fol
lowing was bright and clear, and, the
hills growing less difficult, the last
half OF the journey was made without
further mishap.
Rev Richard finally secured another
Connecticut parish at Bellingham and
again the household effects were NOV
ed, Robin and his next younger BROTH
er being left at the grandfather's un-
til the family should become settled
in the new home. This accomplished,
Rev Richard returned for them, driv-
ing up in a-Sulky, which was hitched
back of q buggy, left behind in the re-
moval of the household stuff, on the
return...trip. The double load was
quite enough for Mel, so long the
faithful family horse, and Robin had
to push behind on the sulky in the f.
nal climb up the Bellingham hills.
How little push, bit of willing as