with the milk flowing over him, was a comical on

away! Drat the beasts! Now, Nat

t at once became sober, for he r

Uncle Abner--"

s too bad!" cried the farmer

my fault. You told me to

resh milk gone to waste!" Abner Balberry gave a groan. "I

ee how it'

he cows git

I did

't you know that mi

, bu

farmer, his rage growing as he looked at the spi

e youth ma

o teach ye a l

I mil

ye don't spill

s. By this time milking was over, and the lacteal fluid was carried to the spring-ho

n appetizing odor of frying fish filled

cheerfully. "You had some trouble wit

run around an' upset everything. Nat, I said as how I was g

d?" queri

at I said,

n right aft

e supper," snarle

s supper first?" put in

he ai

eclaration there wa

to bed without my supp

what I

sn't

n't

t my fault that the mil

I'll tan yer hide well fer

none of the fish he brough

ain't wo

fish yourself?" put in Nat, tart

urned around and caught the youth b

" he snarled. "I'll teach ye! Now

y from Nat. He felt that he had

a mou

supper I won't work for y

the farmer, and caught the boy once again. "Up

ir which came to an end when a chair was overturned and the

usekeeper, in alarm. "And the tea

berry. "He is a good-fer-nuthin', he is! Of

treated. As soon as he was on the stairs, the farmer slammed the door shut and bolted i

o bed without his supper," remarked the housekee

rted the farmer. "He's go

ul since noon, and we h

s. Felton. I'm goin' t

boy, Mr. Balberry. Maybe

e answer, from the sink, where the f

f he w

do, I'd li

but he may do something

his seat at the table. "He can't do nuthin'. I give him

food on the table. The fish had not been spoilt

he housekeeper, seeing that she ha

She had in mind to save what was left

ry. "He acts like he was of age, an' he is only sixteen. Last wee

did you

wages when he was wu

a man's work n

he him an' give him a comfortable home? H

e money?" went on Mrs. Felton, who could

Week before last he wanted a quarter to go

strict went to the circus. Tom Bra

oy is going to the dog

thinks he is a

oin' to make Nat toe the mark until he is twen

ght around the farm for the night. A little later he took a lamp and went upstairs

the boy's breathing. Then he peeped into the room, to behold Nat

mer told himself; and then retired, with no thought of wha