Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-05-12
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From the Southern r .eid and Fife.ide
Do Not Gil Bad Namesl

From the Southern ED and F,csi,le
Do Not eaiI Bad Names!
~ me seat by .nnie's side at the Sunday
HehoQi ta' be IN vacant that morning. hiz2io
Green, hcI dearest friend and classmato, WAS
abscnt A servant had broughta pretty DO.
quot with g Miss Lizzic's love /" to- her,
teacher !; but Lizzie was "too i'll to como
out"
Annie. was, very sorry for she low 4 Liz
zle dearly. They were BOSOM fr; ends and
insepraDc companions. But Ac did not
think much Of her friends Sickness till after
she got home, when, Sc led in the rarlor
she all at once tho .ght OF Lizzie and hcr
Illness, III conner ON with what she had
heard the tcacher say ut the school, when she
talked to the 'nildren about the text 8 lit
Tie chlldror, loye one another" After be,
lnS ve', thoughtful for n few minutes, she
turr ii to her mother and said, with tears in
"N!othcr, I Ihcvc been very wicked girl"
gu my child-why, what have you
done ?' .1
The Ettle girl wiped the tears from her
trustful eyes us she said
|. " Mama, you say it we call our little play
( mates by bad names, we are not good and
| do not love them; am not good but do
love Lizzie Green, and | called her a bad
name. Oh, mama, did not mean to do it.
but was mad. We were playing " tea par
! ty and lizzie said [ atxalS thc ten cakes:
did not, mother, so called her " story"
but Lizzie didn't go to tell ii story, aud am
sorry said t.''
Lam sorry YOU have forgotten the "Gold.
en- Rule" Annie; if you know how much
fear and pain feel, on account of your
quick temper, you would not be so hasty. -
You must zee Lizzie, and ask her pardon for
your udcncSs Lizzie was mistaken she did
not tell story"
let mo 20 now, oh, mama / do so
want to sec dear Lizzie, and tell her how sor-
ry | au."
"Not tonight, it is time for you to go
to bed you will have to wait until another
time to get your lesson. Perhaps Lizzie will
be well Tomorrow; and you can study to-
gcthcr."
I" 1t is only 4 few steps across the street; ;
Susan can run over with me; | want to see
her tonight. SEQ there is light in Mrs.
tGrccn's room; oh | am afraid that Lizzie is
very sick
| Only a chill, She will be we'll to-n,orrow
Good night love, now 90 to bod but do
not forget to ask God for bcttGr heart, and
to restore your LITTLE friend to he e,lth again
| soon"
81 will not forget, mother" Annie Was
not happy, she did not at once fall into the
sweet slumher of childhood, for there was
strange burden upon her heart. From the
parted curtains Of her little window she long
watched the light in Mrs Green's room.-
When the weary eyes did close in sleep,
the pale, sweet face of Lizzie haunted ther
dlcams.
Ero the sun was up next morning, Annie
stole from her chamber. and stood at Mrs.
Green's door. Susap her own maid, an.
| swcred her knock, and cxclamod: ase-,1
"What on yeartl, Miss Annie; brings YOU
here? Ran back hone you nusn't-i
81 want to see Lizzie" interrupted Annie
You can't she's mighty sick. AIissus is
here, they sept for her in dc night; go back.
home chile
| Repeatedly was poor little Annie refused
! ndmlttanee. Lizzie was too i'll to soc her.---
The doctor stayed with her nearly all tile
time, and Mrs Jordan was kind and faithg
tal nurse. Parents, friends and physicians
did all within their power for the little suf
tercr, but they could not keep her. Annie
was pcrmlttcdto see her playmate once more
but the cold form was shroudcd for tho
grave. Yes, Lizzie was with the angels
whom Anuie slipped the white rosebuds into
that stlifencd hand, ard in childish anguish
kissed, for the last time, that icy forehead
The coihn lid was closed above those silent
lips, and they had not spoken the fosiNing
word -
Children. may you never know such ,sor-
row as Annie felt when she stood by the
fresh, damp grave of that little friend, with
whom she had last parted in anger. If YOU
have been cross, and hurt the feelings of
playmate It you have called your little friend
by bad name, 80 to that friend at oncc,
| anu ask foropardon. 81 Let not the sun 90
down upon your wrath . To-morroy, is NAV
be too late. We have very few in tbk
void to love us, and we should not do or
say anything to keep othcss from thinking
kindly of, and Joyibg US. Remember that
we may not long have pur friends with us.--
When they lie ia the dark a,:d narrow grave
we.wiH regret every harsh word that we have
given them. little children, love one AN.
other" ALICE AL1crrou
WE were staying at houSc the other
evening, where there were a humber OF
young children. One of them had the
measles, one the whoopingscoueh, and. an
other was afflicted with the Young potltry.
pox. They were all ysc5iyiag. the trrsStGss
sympatby and attention, While one iittie gid,
about live years old sat ia a.eorner, ieryiT8
bitterly: esaskea hersWhat. was the met.
ter She Tepied, breaking out ina heart
breaking eush of tears t' FSerg >ona 81
tile other children got the measles and tho