The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-10-16
BE-ELZEBUR.
How the Boys Manhood Saved the
Pet Lamb.

Fet LAIRD.
Why is it the child takes so littl
interest in his work? Is it his faul
or is it ours? Here is little story
every word of it true, giving an in
sight into human nature-first pity
then duty, crowned with success.
'Now you needn't bring that lam
in here, for l told you would not b
bothered with another pet lamb.
said mamma one morning whel
Frederick came into the kitchen lug
ging chilled lamb nearer dead thai
living. ''Now mamma" said Fred
erick, "this is old Pictures lamb ant
she wonT hardly claim it. She hat
twins this morning way back in thu
pasture but the other little fellow i!
dead. This one has followed her al
day but she claims the dead one anc
will have nothing to do with this one,
When I went to yard the sheep this
evening found this little fellow al.
most chilled to death and starving
for some milk and he has got to have
something to eat. just see, mamma,
what fine lamb he is. Please man,
ma, let him have some MILK" ooh,
nut him with another eWe." "But
mamma, the other lambs are too old
and strong and none of the ewes will
claim him." eve have only milk
enough saved for you boys supper"
said the mother, land the rest is
separated and poured out to the
pigs" The two boys at once cried
out, "I'll do without tonight and let
the lamb have my milk Mother
could hardly overlook such manli-
ness and self denial and hesitatingly
she said, "Well, if you boys will
promise to tend to the lamb, why all
right. But remember, you must
clean up the muss after him. Both
boys jumped up and down, for the
mother is hard headed, not easily
persuaded farmers wife, especially
when the past is an open book and
the future looks as clear. Feed it
too much and will kill it sure. That
is too much and it is not warm
"How much then ''Oh, / hate to
think of bothering with lamb. Here
take this teacup and get it half full of
milk. Put the teacup in the pan and
get it warm. Then at one o'clock to-
night he must be fed again. The
lamb drank we'll that night and at
one O'Clock. The boys took him in
a half hearted way out to the sheep
fold to see ii old Picture would claim
him or had any milk for him. Old
Picture is pure bred Shropshire
eve years old, that raised twins
and always good ones. She was
such fine eve and looked the pure
bred sheep. She was always ready
to pose for the camera or the buyer.
She has five rams scattered over
Missouri Three of them to parties
who said, 81 saw your ad in the Mis-
souri, Farmer" In the fall she did
not seem to pick up after the lambs
were weaned and on experimental
ton, the gums had shrunken away |
from her teeth. We tried to sell her
but as they offered pelt prices, we
decided to let her die on the farm.
She wintered poorly, even with extra
care and seemed to get thinner on
grass. To our surprise one strong
lamb caused the trouble and the
above talk between mother and sons.
The big brother had told the little
boys not to use cuss words but rath-
er say Be.elzebub, as that in the BIZ
BILE meant son of the devil. So the
amb was very hungry in the morn
ing and when they slipped their fin
ger into his mouth and into the cup
Of milk, he gave an energetic butt
which sent the milk over everything.
Right then he got his name. What's
more he never waited for the finger
out dived to the bottom Of the cup Of
milk which was good and warm and
;calded out clean. After a week the
midnight meal was advanced and
eight meals given each day. What
will we do with his tail which wig
Zled and shook at each meal But |
is a pure bred sheep. His
IRE is a choice imported ram, and
must 60 out in the world
md must look like all good sheep do,
70 his tail came off at two weeks old.
But as boracic acid was peppered in
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