Year: 1871

Bernard felt very much pleased as he
started along again; and pretty soon he
met the doctor; and the doctor stopped
and he said; "Why, Bernard, you've got
a fine cart there" And Bernard told the
doctor that he made it himself, and that
he had been to Brownville on an errand
for Mr.. Alvord. q + O.. @'
:" Now that's just the thing" said the
doctor, and then he said he very often
wanted some one to take parcels for him,
and that he should remember and send
for the little expressmau.


Bernard went home feeling very much
pleased; and when he took John out of
the cart he patted him, and told him how
well he had behaved. And now john"
he said, ~ hope you viii always be good
after this, for you and must do a great
deal of work" And Bernard began to
whistle, and9John, i think, was happy,
too; he went into his place in the shed
and ate his supper as though he had very
good appetite.


While Bernard was eating his own sup
per, he told his father and mother all
about his tripto Brownville. Z" And now,
father said he, Il mean to be an ex-
pressnlan. John and are going on er-
rands for people Squire Preston says he
thinks shall do very well; that he shall
W ant llC ACAb WOCh w SO W I1dht
At first, you know, shant get very many
errands to do, but after while / guess /
SHALL" And Bernard went to bed that
night feeling very happy, and making
great many plans about what he meant to
do. .'..'d trls t.. ....- ...t s.. s....


One day he went to the store, and the
storekeeper gave him some paint, and he
painted his little cart; and he painted
" Express" on each of the sides, because
Bernard said he meant to be real ex-
pressman Then he pulled Johns ears,
and said: Now, John, after this / shall
be the eXpressman, and you are to be the
expressman's donkey, So. remember
now, and none of your pranks any morep


And John seemed to know how impor-
tant he and Bernard were getting to be;
though after this, it is true, he would
once in a, while stop right still in the mid
die of the road, as though he was think
ing of something, or else taking a nap,
and he would stand still till he was
pleased to go along. Sometimes he would
all of sudden give great jump, when
there was nothing at all to jump at; and
once in while he would be so silly as to
stop right in the middle of the road and
kick up his heels, and then everything
would go flying out of the cart; but, as
general thing, John behaved pretty well.


After little while Bernard had errands
to do every day, and pretty soon he had
so much business he could hardly attend
to it all; he got so many nice things for
his father and mother, and after a few
years he had money enough to buy nice
house for them to live in; and he boughta
beautiful chair for his mother and horse
and wagon for his father, just as he used
to say he should. s-e.t r.-


They were all so happy and everybody
said that he and Angie were going to be
married, and so it finally turned out. And
Angie used to put her arms around Johns
neck and pat him and play with him: and
she used to ask him il he remembered the
first time when he came to see her and
walked right into the parlor! but Donkey
John stood winking and blinking as usual,
and never answered her a single word
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