The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-05-04
4 CAiiA,s Talens.

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"Oecupy with your talents, y said Kitty Lee
to herself, ~ she cat thoughtfully BY tho fire,
one Sabbath afternoon. "Papa said in his
sermon that God has given some talent to
everybody and thst W ought mot to bury il
in the earth wonder what mine To-"
She puzzled her little head over tho mat
ter, till her face grew very sober, and her
father, noticing It, called her TO his side.
"Whs1 are you thinking shout, danghssri"
Papa, and what talents : little girl like me,
can have" ssLet 10 see, Kitty, have yon not
~ power Of speaking kind words, and doing
pleasant things TO make other people happy
Do you always use this power when you have
opportunitya'
Kitty blushcd, and hung her head; for she
rsmsmbsred that only tho day before, she
liz blake, because she went IS school in .
patched dress, and sssmed awkward and stu
Did at recitation. She did mot hide her
thoughts from her father, for hs always on.
couraged her to be frank with him, and nov
he taught her that right desire TO uss her
talents would have led her TO take Sulia's
part, and to speak encouragingly to her.
81 will try and do better tomorrow said
Kitty; and with this resolution in mind, she
went 10 sooncl next day. At noon, when shs
saw Julia, e usual, apart from the Others
and looking quite friendless, she went kind.
" to her With little bouquet Of aowers
which she had picked from her own. evil
you have those, Julia, said che, end the CRATE.
ful smile which lighted up the poor girls fsc'
told Kitty that she had already dome bel
heart good. Then she talked with her abou
her lessons, and broqehs up pleasant subjects
till Julia began 70 feel quite like = new per
son. She stuiied that afternoon with cheer
fulnoss which she had mot had for many /
lAayyand won words Of appreciation from be-
tsseAaee which made her smile agoine An,
\ Ill ~ kQss Kitty Les had spoke Dly 4
hsf eds which she might havl h LON
before, u shs Aod only thought.
TO BE- sure Kitty gave up her secustome
play vo1h the other scholars, and this cos
her some trial, but do you think shs was sor
'lsy for this, whom she saw how happy she hs
made her little school-mate2 Who Of on
little readers will say he or she has not IN
talent 70 do good withs
4 HhAAia the little dron sAesid say,
- &<&kA drop ~ |, Sssss
/ q 1sfrssh tho thiml1 lds.
/ ~, ss = q. s ..y' J. .ss..
1houa In its 3ountAtn stay,
Because It's little light alone,
Could not create : day"
4 The drop does IL part In hslptng 70 max
the shower; the bean Of light Aeas IL part i
i helping 70 aake the day. So ~ sAila N
il on tie look sut for IL o. banitin 10 a
good, can help 70 nAks q Nm u hu
- happiness, md thaa - n4asurs
IL our blessed Savior, lille on earth
sswsnt aboat doing good. [Ohio Farmer
/ LYlso.-Thers was famous probls1
among the 6toies, which ran to this purpos,
sswhsn man says, / lie,' does 10 lie, q
does DO not? II 10 lies, Ne spstks.t The tsutl
ifIhe speaks The truth, he liss." Many wss
tho books wriEl upon this wondsrfui prob
lem; Chrys syered The world win )
4awer than Philstus sta1iod himss
death in kfDS0ln efforts 70 soI
a SCAR on rss FLsos~xf Iedy Tsads Lei
blasive proc 6lInu1 d. 1otioa 81 NJ
n Smith. the r re adnitgeA&o ssat 0
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