The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-13

new glow o pleasure spread over ner
good kind face.
al will hurry" said Tom. /" You
need not 60 out again 10 night" and Tom
started for the door. "Hurah. here
who brought in the woody"
Maggie laughed.
"Bless her little heart" said the faith
er, with tear glistening in bis eye, as he
rose stifly and prepared 10 go out TO help
Tom with the chores.
"Now, father" said Maggie, putting
her two arms round his neck and putting
him down, /" let me tell you, you must
not 90 out once more in this cold night"
But, pussy, / must 90 and help your
brother, it will take him an hour and n
half to do it all, and then he will be too
late you know
"Oh! no, il won't, father, only take
him fifteen minutes"
"Not to pump the water? and"
"The water is pumped" and she gave
her father a kiss.
And feed the sheepl"
"The sheep are fed" another kiss.
And throw down the hay for the
horses n
"The hay is down. and father gave
Maggie kiss.
Sand feed the pigs"
"The pigs are fed, and the oats are in
the trough for Ned and Bill; SO now,
dear father, let Tom do the rest"
"Hurrah hurrahT" shouted Tom again.
+" A perfect tom boy our Maggie is"
"A perfect TOMS boy more like"
answered Maggie with pouting lip
But l did not do it all for you i did it
so that papa would not have TO 90 out in
the cold any more; and wonder if girls
that have hands and feet can't do good
things just as well as boys, and not be call
ed Tom boys either"
"You're worth half dozen boys,
Maggie, and when | sell my rabbit skins,
I'll get you the pretticst fur tippet in
town, ms white as snow" And away
went Tom whistling as happy as king,
while Mr.. Harlow drew is little daughter
nearer TO him and rested his white hairs
against her quick beating heart, ms she
stood by his side. He did not speak, but
Maggie knew he was happy. :.
PICTURE II.
"Susie, lay by that Ledger, and 90
out and bring in some chips 10 start up
the fire."
"Goodness! gracious ! body can't read
a minute without being told 10 do some
thing or another"
"Why, Susie, you've been reading an
hour"
"'Taint ten minutes, and 'taint girls
business no how, 10 be building fires."-
And Susie did not stir from her book,
though the fire was low and the evening
cold and stormy.
The father came in stiff and wet; he
had been hard at work all the afternoon.
John was with him--both were tired
But there was no good fire TO sit down
by, SO John only hung his great coat up
by the door and turned round and went
out TO get wood. The father held his
dripping feet out over the almost dead
embers, and looked sadly at his daughter
"Susic," said he, "it seems 10 me you
ought to keep up better fires such a day
as this. john is really tired, and its hard
for him 10 work all day and then have
all these chores to do; and your mother
ought TO be helped too"
am sure il won't take long to bring
in little WOOD" she answered, pettishly,
dashing away the newspaper, for it was
now dark.
"Oh, no, not long, but he is wet and
cold, and good fire to come to is COM
Portable. You are most fourteen years
old now, and ought TO be thinking about
something useful, and see to some Of these
things without being told"
a wonder if l don't"
al hope So"
The father looked into the ashes and
said no more. Mother was busy as she
could be in the kitchen, fixing things for
supper, and the weary man and boy milk
ed and fed the stock, and took care Of the
horses, and brought in the nights wood,
and an hour had nearly elapsed ere either
could sit down to supper.
care you not going TO writing school
TO nightp asked the mother, as John sat
down in the corner after supper.
"No, ma'am," answered John, " am
so cold and tired that shake all over;
could not draw straight line if | sho'ld
try"
"Who'll 90 with mei' exclaimed Su-
sic, frightened at the idea Of missing the
sport Of the evening.
al shall not" was the reply, and the
boys head drooped, and the tears dropped
from his eyes as he shaded them with his
weary hand.