The Tin Box and What it Contained

ry, anxiously, as he bent over th

of Harry bending over him, all came b

xclaimed furiously, as h

need help," said Harry, glad t

horse?" dem

s run

ip, angrily. "My buggy's broken, too, and

unished already for your unreasonable conduct," said Harry,

Philip, with the air of a

o," said Harry, coolly, and h

off and leave me here?"

s to Mr. Mead. I would help you otherwise-th

son, gazing at his broken buggy in helpless anger.

said Harry, as he gathered the reins into his

e. It was a good time to consider whether he had acted wisely in demanding more t

rry, the son of a poor widow, who had to work fo

the wreck. He learned that the frightened horse had already found his way to the st

to his father and mother, and excited the in

Ross, emphatically. "To think that boy should deliberat

her," said Philip, enjoying t

te so thoroughly convinc

rry half the roa

gh to get by," answer

hat you should give

don't justify that ho

id Mrs. Ros

er to make him amenable to the law for the damage Philip's tea

oss, with more anger than reason. "I've no doub

heartless boy ride on and leave y

d me if I was hurt," Phi

said Mrs. Ross,

would be put in prison if

undoubtedly. He didn't of

t," answered Philip, glad that he c

jaculated Mrs. Ross. "He ought t

can be?" asked

f your father exerts

el Ross, who was not a fool. "I

e. "I call it a high-handed outrage. The boy ought to be arr

her husband by his Christian n

will see Mead, and tell him that a boy who a

discharge Harry. Then he'll have

nishment for him," said

id Colonel Ross, who was by no means as unfeeling as his wife and son. "

s," said his wife, nodding emphatically. "If she had brought up the

y damages if he loses h

o

nt him discharged f

rs, "you had better undertake the management of the affa

lacrity. "I will call on the boy

Lucinda. Remember, it i

ve broken his neck. Oh, it makes my blood run cold when I th

Philip, nervously, unpleasantly affect

ing it, for it mi

ing to first, mot

nsider her responsible, for if she had brought u

go wi

ld rather

d have taken him with her, to make her reproof more effective, but, as h

, mother," said Philip,

ow what to

ake her think we are goin

boy has done a very serious thing, and

ogether. He seems to think that I am no bett

unusual care, not out of respect for Mrs. Gilbert, but ra