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with no prospects in sight of no house Nor 

 well or branch Stream for which they could 

 get any way much as water, but had trav- 

 eled all day without anything to eat nor 

 drink. Untill nearly night, just as the Sun 

 was going down when the skyes began to 

 look pale and red as if the world was on 

 fire, riding along down the road he distin- 

 guished somthing far ahead of him som- 

 thing like a gathering of somthing bu t as 

 he was so far away he could not make out 

 what it was. as traveling on some roads 

 you can see along way ahead of you jurney 

 as the roadway being straight, but when he 

 advanced forward and forwards he and 

 his little Pony opon which he arrive at the 

 scene of a great Fatal Tragedy. Whom 

 but he seen laying on the ground, a youth 

 young and tender Dead ; and by whom some 

 few people had a horse and a rope attached 

 to the body of the dead ; draging it up and 

 down the road, Johny stoped still and Ask 

 the cruel people what was they doing and 

 what was they draging a dead; body op 

 and down the road like that for?. They 

 haulted and replied to the Stranger whom 

 was Little Johny on the Pony. Mister you 

 see her we have thi s young fellow living 

 with us and he got sick and died ; leaving 

 himself over one thousand dollars in dept 

 to us and we are draging his remains to 

 Get the be'nirit out of him. because he died 

 owing us over one thousand dollars and wz 

 are going to drag his remain untill we are 

 satisfired. Get up Pete they exclaim to the 

 horse they had the body attached to. But 

 Little Johny quickly spoke and said, hold 

 on there wait? just a moment, you said the 

 dead man owe's you all one thousand dol- 

 lars, and to whom should i pay the money 

 too will you all Burry the dead ; body if i 

 pay the Dept?. question was quickly An- 

 swered, Yes Sir; we will Burry it if you 

 pay Us one thousand dollars we will, with- 

 out another word from Little Johny, but 

 quickly pulled from his inside pocket a 

 purse containing one thousand Dollars, for 

 which he handed over to the Authority par- 

 ties claiming the Dept. Just to think his 

 last cent he give, the Authority's burried 

 the body on the side of the road just a lit- 

 tle distance from the main drive, So after 

 they had burried the dead ; body. Johny 

 without a cent resumed his jurney. passed 

 the house of the those whom had draged 

 the body, although mighty hungry he was 

 and also his Pony for water and feed, he 

 went on untill night had claimed its victims 

 of the eastern part of the world, findly 

 Johny met another traveler on hourse back 

 same ac he. and had asked him how far he 

 recconed it was to another place where he 

 could stop for the rest of the night, but 

 the stranger replied. My Son you are a 

 far far distance from the next accomidating 

 place, for i have traveled two days and a 

 half without seeing no house and only meet 



two more travelers out side of my self. So 

 they passed each other, but determined to 

 keep his promis to his father he would not 

 turn back, but after he had left his friend 

 he met in the road he had only gone but a 

 little ways before he began to give it up of 

 going where he was intended too. but by 

 being so thirsty and hungry he turn his 

 Pony , around and started back to his Fa- 

 ther's home, as the distance was to far for 

 him and his faithful Pony to reach without 

 starving to> death;. So he started back 

 homeward, passing the same house again 

 without stoping to ask for food nor water 

 for either one. by this time it was good 

 dark. Little Johny had a good nerve and 

 bravery with it. So as he neared the spot 

 where he had stoped and gived his last cent 

 to burry a dead ; body. In front he seen a 

 little dart as an Image so he first stop his 

 Pony and looked, So the object looked to 

 be as some one just in frnt of him playing 

 along the side of the Road. So he rode up 

 to where he was stoped and asked a ques- 

 tion?, from a little Lad. Say Mister will 

 you let me ride a little way behind you and 

 your hourse?. Y-es as his hair every stran 

 stood to its self as he knew that was about 

 the spot wher e he seen an Awful sight. 

 But he said yes my boy you can jump up 

 behind and ride as fare as you wish, the 

 little fellow did so. asking no question the 

 little fellow onlv sit behind without a word 

 to say. but after they had rode a little 

 ways, Little Johny says. Oh I am So hun- 

 gry I don't know what to do. As he said 

 the little fellow behind says. Hungry didn't 

 You say Mr. Johny?. Another feeling run 

 all over him by the youth calling him by 

 his name. Yes' replied Johny. replied the 

 little fellow behind. Well when we'll get 

 to that light you see just a little distance 

 a way we will stop and put up for the night 

 do you mind?. Oh no. replied Johny, know- 

 ing that he never remembered seeing any 

 house along there as he passed before he 

 arrived at the Awful scene, but did'nt refuse 

 to return his answer to saying Yes'. Yes 

 we will stop there if any one lives there?. 

 Oh there is some one live there alright 

 enought said the little fellow behind So 

 when they come to the place. It was a very 

 large house handsomly built. They dis- 

 mounted the Pony and call to some one to 

 respond to their call. So some one did. 

 asked them In. they went in. Johny was 

 the first to Enter the door, he noticed the 

 lady did'nt seem to see no one but him. So 

 again he said to him self that there was a 

 Ghost following him, he went in the Room 

 where he was Invited the little fellow still 

 followed behind him. and still no one seem 

 to see him still, by this time Johny knew 

 somthing was wrong, he aske for lodging 

 he was accepted of same and also his Pony 

 taken to a stable and feed, Still he had not 

 a peny. but the people of the house thought 



