Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-04-02

we'd along quite easily. Seigbcrt watched
her progress with fresh delight. All al
once the little chair stood still. Johanni
in vain ezcrted all her strength it would
not move from the spOt. After many
fruitless attempts, she laid down the sticks
and leaned back exhausted and painting
for breath. After while she said in q
plaiutivc voice 'Fathcr is in the school,
aud mother is gone out, and Eva is in the
kitchen, where she can not hear me call
Oh how long must | wait before any bod y
will see after me and help me p'
As she spoke, the little girl mournfully
laid her head on her hand, and sighed
deeply. In short time she raised it again
and said earnestly-"Oh that | was a
bird; Or" she added after q pause, ''if
had but pair of ducks or goose's legs
| should be very thankful even for them "
And two large tears ran down her pale
thin checks.
Scigbert, who had just thought J Johanna
one Of the most cnviable of human beings,
now cOmpassionated her from the bottom
Of bis heart. "Oh ~ said be to himself,
81 had quite forgotten that the poor litth
cir, has contracted leg, and cannot walk
a step. To think tha, she would be
thankful for pair even q! ducks's or
goosc's legs. Why, have two good legs,
with which | can scramble over hedge and
ditch yes, or jump over this fence if |
like. My legs are truly more precious to
me than the handsomest wheel chair, and
all the PeacOcks, ducks, geese, fowls. doves.
and rabbits In the world"
Seigbert now pu, his mouth to the hole
he had been peeping through, as to the
mouth piece of speaking trumpet, aud
called out-"Johanna, shall l come over
to you and push your chair along?'
"Who is there % said the little girl in
surprise, turning her face towards the new
fashioned speaking-trumpet.
1T Is l answered the boy, "your new
neighbor +; my name is Seigberi"
"But do no, at all know you, objected
johanna, timidly.
ave can soon mend that" answered
Siegbert; and the next moment he was
astride upon the fence which separated
the two gardens. "There he said, with
a smile; snow you see who | am. Shall
jump down and push you alOng,or nOt?"
"But you will prick yourself with the
briars which -groy along the fence" said
cd Seigbert, letting himself drop among
the bushes.
"Look bow you have run the thorns
into you," cried the little girl in distress
cd voice, as she saw Seigbert stuck fast in
midst of the thorn bushes, and striving
with all his might to free himself from
them "a thorn will not kill me- said
making his way triumphantly
out Of the briars.
"Bu. your hands are bleeding, "exclaim-
cd Johanna, "anl your left cheek is bleed
ing too
at is only the skim said Seigbert, in
a conso.atOry tone, hiding the smart with
a forced smile, "and that soon heals again.
and he caught hold of the back Of the
chair to push it along.
The little girl hastily stopped him.
'Let me see your hands and your cheek
she said, in her sweet persuasive tones.
Seigbert obeyed, aud Johanna began with
a skilful though somewhat trembling hand
to draw out the thorns for him. "Docs it
hurt very much ?''she asked, looking anx-
iously in his face.
"Only like great bite answered Seig
bert, smiling again, and twinkling the .
tears out of his eyes.
"The thorns must come out" said the
young doc,ress, continuing her operations,
'else they would tester, and that would last /
much longer, and hurt great deal more. |
There that is the last; | told you before !
how it would bc-poor Seigber," The !
stout, hearty boy looked, In comparison I
with the pale and delicate Johanna, like
the full moon beside the last quarter-a
contrast that struck Srigbert himself. "Do
you not get enough to eat p be exclaimed;
"you look as pale and as thin as farthing
candle"
"My poor leg is the cause Of that" an-
swered johanna "not that | have too
little to eat"
"And you have very little strength, ,too,"
continued Seigbert "for only look, with
one hand and with very slight push, |
can send your chair forward whilst you
quite tire yourself, and can not move from
the spot"
"That also proceeds from my lame leg,
sighed the little girl.
THAT is very strange" said Seigbert.
"How can the weakness of one leg make
you so pale and thin and feeblc?'
"Wheu one member suffers, my father