The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-17

said: Whatever will Sammie be like when he's
man, II he's SO bad when he's only ten?"
Peter Collins dfferent-it was easier for him to be
good And I'm sorry to say that Peter envied Sammie
which was wrong in more ways than one and sure to
lead to trouble.
The first time Peter saw Sanlme, he was on the top
branch Of the maple tree in the school yard 1t the
day Peters mother ceased teaching him at home and
sent him TO learn the Second Reader at school Sam
fe had his pockets stuffed with snow apples, and he
threw down that the boys and girls under the
tree coald each have bite Just then Farmer Binns
drove up to the gate, and the first thing he said
where is Sanme Bumstak |"
Up there" shouted all the boys and girls.
All, you young thiefl" roared Farmer Binns and
he went into the school to find the master In a min
ute the bel rang and Peter and the others went into
school but Samme stayed up the tree. And he stayed
there till at last Farmer Bnns had to give up and go
home, for the master could not make him come down
That was all Peter of Samme that day, because
as soon as the master went into the school, Sarnmie
came down and ran away.
Now Peter who had never climbed in his life,
for fear Of tearing his stockings admired Samme for
two things Onetwas because he could climb such
high tree and the other because he not afraid
of the master And Peter was envious because all the
boys land girls talked about Sarnnlie all that day
Peter wished they would talk about him. OF cotifse
he would not have liked to have Sammie's strappng
the next day though Sammie did not to mind it
at all Johnnie Jones told Peter that was because he
had put rosin on his hands He said that some of the
boys 541t it every morning and then the strappng
didn't hurt Sammie did nearly everything bad
boy can in school that day. And Peter at last made
uD his mind that he would be bad too 1t seemed to be
Snch fun and everybody admired you much. But he
Thought better
after thinking very hard he tied string low down
the dark passage from the kitchen to the dining
room, trip up Anne when she in to set the
tea-table But few minutes afterwards, his mother
called him to come and wash his hands, and running
in in great hurry he forgot about the string, and
bumped his head hard against the dning-room door,
\ that he roared with the pain for half an hour OF
course, when mamma found out how the string came
to be there, she not sorry for Peter any more,
but sent him to bed with dry bread for tea. So you
bad.
After that Peter gave up trying to be bad at home,
and became great friends with Samrne Bumstak, who
was not nice boy at all He showed Peter all kinds
of naughty things to do in school, but the boys and girls
never noticed Peter, while they were always talking
about Sammie's last trick This made Peter grow al
most green with jealousy and he made up his mind that
he must do something really great, even if he got
strapping for it. In the middle of the night he had
splendid idea / to take all the pears from Mrs.
Dobson pear tree The beauty of the plan was this
The pear tree was in full sight from the road along
which the boys and girls went to school, and also the
pears not yet ripe, which would give him time to
i practise climbing trees.
The next day he began and if he had taken anything
like the pains learn his lessons that he did to climb
he old apple tree in the yard, Peter would be learned
tboy byftis time He began to look very ragged and
his mother busy every day nending his stockings
When papa wanted to whip him. she said with smile
4 at Peter "Oh Boys must learn to climb trees, OF
course This made Peter feel little ashamed but by
this time he could climb pretty well and the pears were
Enearly ripe, he had fixed the day alter Tomorrow
q for the taking of the pears.
So on fine morning. he stole a tin pail out OF the
kitchen and got Mrs. Dobson's fence little be-
fore the children began go to school, He soon
under the pear tree tasting fine ripe pear that was on
the ground Ii very juicy, and he was very glad
he was soon going to have pailful. The boys and
& girls would notice him to-day all right
He tied the pail round his waist and was looking up
TO see the best place. when dreadful thing happened
A black and white fox-terrier out of Mrs Dob
sons back gate and it Peter, it began to
run at him. barking terribly, and evidently meaning to
tear him into small pieces. Peter was halfway up
tfa tree in no time with the pail getting in his way
TOO The terrier jumped higher every moment, but
Peter was Just out Of his reach How glad ne was to
scramble OFT ON to a7ii1b where he was quite safe!
But when he looked down, he saw just beneath him
the terriers brstig hair and bloodthrsty eyes, and
over on the road was Sanfnie Bumstak, with crowd
of children They were laughing at him
20 Samnib!' cried poor Peter almost frightened
ont of his wits, cant you save me-?
'IIa hal" laughed Sanrie. "AintNthe pears fine and
SWEET
And Sanifnie and the others went laughing on to
school, and every child running past made fun OF Peter
AT last the school bell rang, and nobody else came
past The dog grew tired Of barking and lay down to
sleep underefe tree. The getting hotter every
minute and Peter did not dare to from his I'M
comfortable seat for fear of waking the dog So for
hours and hours he sat there until atlast the bell rang
FOR recess. Now it was lucky for Peter that kind
little girl named Amy Rogers had to run home at re-
ress For when she him stuck up in the tree, she
did not laugh, but called out
"Oh you poor little boy Didn't any one take the
dog away YET? I'll run and tell Mrs. Dobson.
So very soon Mrs. Dobson who was terfible-iook
ing old ladv and very tall and thin. came out to her
tree and she held the terrier while poor stiff Peter
s~-1Is lown from his hard perch, and sneaked away