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son. It followed him about wherever he went, and 

 was his constant companion in the work- 

 shop. By-and-by " Jacky," as he is 

 called, became very mischievous, and 

 stole everything he was able to lift. All 

 the small tools disappeared, but by 

 watching his movements the hiding- 

 place was found, and the stolen articles 

 recovered. For some time the 

 playing of marbles by boys on 

 the road in the , . 



centre of the vil- 

 lage had come to 

 be a source of annoy- 

 ance. " Jacky," how- 

 ever, soon put a stop 

 to this. Quick as light- 

 ning he would dart 

 down among the boys, 

 pick up a marble, and 

 fly off with it to his "Jacky," the liberton magpie. 

 hiding-place. But the loss of their marbles was more 



