Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-08-28

You made q mistake. miss. You gave me
this'-h,iding up the gold dollar--"fOr a silver
piece"
Did IL Well it was a mistake. l am very
near-sighted bet you are an honest little girl and
you shall have ii as u reward"
mo, Miss thank you | would rather have the
silver piece"
You are a singular child. Pray tell me why
you would rathe
Because-b ecause-it would remind me"-
NelIle burst into tears, and covered her face with
her hands,
"Of what ? tell me child"
"uow Il was tempted to break Gods COM
mand."
And to keep the dollar you mean ?"
"Yea, MISS"
but you resisted the temptation as God gave
you strength. That was beautiful in you. Now
tell me your name, | must remember it,"
Nellie Town end"
There is no sin in being tempted. The sin
consists 10 yielding to temptation. Now that you
have resisted, you will find yourself strengthened
III might, to overcome evil. lIenceforth | shall
not lear for you. Only resist the first ptings to
do wrong-resist them and all will he well. Mel.
lie, you are not aware of il, today you taught me
q lesson OF contentmcnt, which 1 shall not easily
forget and you shall have the happiness of know
ing that, though a littie child, you have been a
minister of good to me. Aud you must let me re-
ward you. You must keep that identical dollar to
remind you of what has occurred to-day and
you have no reason to be ashamed of it. Now
tell me what was the temptation What did you
most desire to do with it ?"
Nellie ~hesitated, and then said ; LA Sunday
mother had no neat dress to go to church. That
would just buy a calico. / only thought Of it
for o moment"
Minnie Hamilton turned aside without 81 esk-
ing. When she looked again there was o mois,
ture on the eyelids which had not been there be,
fore.
"Does your mother require anything else p
Does she not want a bonnet, too
"Yes, miss but | shall soon earn that by my
berries. Mothers sowing has already paid the
rent for this month"
Nellie, you and l must be friends. Go now
and sell the remainder of your strawberries, and
call here on your way home"
That evening, Nellie was tripping home her
empty little baskets strung around her as usual
out IN the larger ones lay a new straw bonnet,
trimmed with a neat ribbon, and a package which
she was directed not TO open until her RETURN
Mrs. Townsend was looking anxiously for Mel
lie when she arrived, but what was her astonish.
ment and gratitude when she heard her story,
with a full confession of the temptation, not q
word OF which she Withheld.
When the package was opened, it was found to
contain a fine calico dress for each, with d five
dollar bill fastened within. Upon q slip of paper
were written these words
"For Mrs, Townsend, as an cement
of a benefit received from her little girl, whom she
has 1eared to be an example of truth. and honesty
and virtue"
From this time Nellie and her mother were un,
der the peculiar patronage of the Hamilton fami
ly. Sewing was supplied, for which they received
good pay. and Nellie was transferred to Minnie's
sunday School class, where she was received as O
pattern of truth and integrity by her associates.
And shall not her example speak also to our lit
tie readers, and remind them of that which the
Bible teaches-to resist evil" and "to follow tina,
which is good, for that will bring them peace al
last"