The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-04-09

llNh huOMt AQlu you hua sun WIZ NeIN
often be shining one hour, aud il win be
raining fast the next"
"Anl," said Conway, 'you know il
was wet. and you ought 20 have worn
your rubber boots instead Of those little
sandals What good can they do you
when you are ankle-deep in mudw
do you think that would be seen
calling at Madame Grfoups With pair
Of clumsy rubber boots on? am sure
hate them bad enough at any time. But
iof AZ things to make calls in themw
IL fancy you would have had to mako
calls in them ii mamma had been AZ
home, or else you wouldn't have made
calls at all. !"
20, come, children" #" said Gene, "don' I
make bad matter worse. Run and
change your clothes, Grisel. and then
we'll have a right pleasant evening, IL is
such an awful day"
GLOW vain Grisel is," said Conway,
after she had gone.
"She resembles her elder brother in
that respect, answered Gene.
"Me2 pm not VAN, I'm sure No
Body ever accused mo Of being vain.--
Mamma often says she wishes had
little more pride, 20 keep myself looking
nice. She says she is quite ashamed Of
me when we have visitors"
"And you are amply repaid for il by
hearing her say TO her visitors, Conway
is all study. L he go.s book, he does
not know whether his hair is combed or
not And the visitor replies, 'Oh, that
is good faault. We all know that he is
fue scholar, and so don't mind it il he
does not look rs tidy as some boys do"
Conway blushed aud laughed, and Gene
said pleasantly,
Isn't 1t = little Bit so, now?'
"Well, yes. said he. frankly. "t think
il is; but am sure i. is nos half 50 bad
to be proud of being good scholar as it
is Of wearing feathers and silk"
whats that about feathers and silk?'
said Grisel, enteringl "soniething against
me, suppose, as usual
"No, no. cried Conway, "take cour-
age Seuorita. The tables are turned.-
Gene here says that am as vain as you.
What say you to that?"
IL always thought so, for m part, +"
answered Grisel.
Don't believe you ever thought Of it
before In your hfe.''
"Well, if had, should have thought
so; but you have always been 'diggin Z
.. me so about my own vanity. that
never had chance to examine you.
Gene, | am glad you have carried the
war into the camp"
"And bat you see my vanity is great
deal better kind than yours. That make,
all the difference in the world"
"No," said Gene, II did not say So
and do not think So"
"Wha,l You think it is just as fool
ish to try to be good scholar, as to wea
feathers in 4 Bonuel?p
"Not StaD. Bit itis Just as foolish t
be vain of Being good scholar as to b
vain of dress"
IL don't think so; because IL you al
good scholar, it is something you d
yourself. and there is some merit in it,
But there is no merit in wearing partiC
- ular kind Of dress. You don't make i
you don't have anything to do with
but wear t.; aud il seems so perfectly si
ly to be proud of that"
- "Aud to be a good scholar, you mus
have = mind, which God has given yol
You must have books and traohers, whio
your parents give. All you have to Dc
IS to improve what you have given yol
II you do not do this. il is wicked; an
ne if you do this, il seems SO perfectly 81
ell ly to be proud Of H.. Grisel has as muc
he to do with her clothes as you have VIC
nd your opportunities. IL is not wrong f
up her to take'p 'pleasurelin them any more tina
- for you 10 take pleasure in your studie
", II is just as right for her to like prett
bonnet batter than an ugly one, as it
an for you 10 like latin better than French,
"rheu you think did right to we
to MY blue bonnet this afternoon" sal
as Grisel, looking little surprised
Ht "No, do not. Nor do l think
her would be right for Conway TO refuse
or study French because he does not like
Lhe Our tastes are to be grati6ed only so (
10 as they do not conflict with Gods viii
but tend to glorify him"
~? "Oousin Gene, you always were 90 Cd
md | should like TO know what God can ca
ali about my dress. or Conway's stufyir
AXE French. Who ever heard Of such
ark thing?"
ed st. Paul heard of it. my dear, al
ley talked Of il. Do you not remember,
my says. whether ye eat or drink. OF wha
- soever ye do, do all to the glory
op- GodY'
see, ''Yes; but never supposed he mea
me actual eating and drinking"
81 think he did; bus you may jpi
/ in for yourself. Which do you really .thi
and would have pleased your mother-t
,op- dress you wore this aherooon, or 20
,oor school bonnet and rubbers?"
,.= 81 suppose, the old ones"
$. "kud is il not the will OF God u
lene you should obey your parents ia
,on- things2'' sm
lied eyes; only that was not disobedieuI
you know. Mamma did not tell mo- p
risel mo. nos exactly; but if. when 7
med we're dressing, you had thought, now
ath want very much 70 wear my best bonn
but know mamma would think it M
~ proper and safe to wear the other; $
SIM she has not said I must mayer wear Il