Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-10-18
KITTY's PRIZE.
STORY FOR SCHOOL GIRLS.

as round and rosy as apples, lour eyes
Just as bright as diamonds, and four dim
pied hanos stretched out toward the feet
to warm. before the two children, to whom
they all belonged, ran into the next room
to bed. Kitty and Ruth HOwit were their
names; and their mother set just behind
them, in her low rocker, close by the pine
table, with stocking in her hand, and, oh,
such basket, heaped of mending, at her
side! The little girls were talking about
their school examination, which was just
approaching. They were good scholars,
both of them; but Kitty was first in her
class, which was the highest in the gram
mar-school, She was looking forward TO
the first prize, as certain; and they were
now talking about girl hamed Jane Bangs,
who stood next her for the last half-year.
"She is the crossest girl ever saw!"-
said Kitty. "She fries every way she can
to make me miss, and know she would
be perfectly delighted to get above me; but
she wonf."
"She is always teasing the smaller girls"
said Ruth; sand she is very disoblig-
ing. There isn't one in the whole school
that loves her."
s'Poor child" said Mrs. Hewitt, Drop
ping her work, and locking at Ruth
"She is TO be pitied, if no one loves her
Where does she live?"
"DOwn by the Cross Roads, in an cid
barn of house, with her aunt, Karin
Bangs-that horid homely woman that sits
back under the singing seas IN church,
Don't you knows"
40, yes; sac is very high-tempered
person. And no loves one Jane?"
"Not one. She won't give 'em chance" ="
"Who does she sit by in SCHOOL,"
:By hsrslf There isn't girl tha! would
sit by her,
"My dear children, have either CT you
ever tried 20 make her love yOu?"
Kitty and Ruth hung their heads, and
were silent. Mrs. Howit went on, in a
serious tone:-
She thinks no one cares for her. She is
neglected at home and summed at school;
but she Is good scholar, isn't she?
"Yes, ma'am next: best TO Kitty"
"Then she is trying 10 learn: that is one
good trait in her character. How do you
know that she won't give any one chance
TO love her? Has any one tried?"
81 don't know, mother" said Kitty, TAX
ing her feet down from the fender, and
stealing to her mothers side.
Suppose you try, Kitty?
| will but l know she won't let me; and
if she would make up faces, or be sulky,
then shall very likely get vexed, and say
something that shall be sorry for.
Be patient, and remember how long your
Heavenly Father has borne with your sins
and, although you refuse 10 love him, he
has not given you up.
Tears were in Kitty's eyes as she kissed
her mother good night and went away tG
bed; and she determined 10 try very hard
to win that love Of poor, neglected Jane
Bangs.
OF course the girls at school all wonder
ed, and talked and laughed, when they
found what Kitty Hewitt was doing. Bu
no one wondered more than Jane herself
At first she repelled every advance with q
frown or cross word, for she could not
understand the changed manner cshor rival
But Kitty preserved, and was rewarded
one morning at recess by this question
from Jane:
"Do you really care anything about me
Kitty Howitt?"
ayes; am sure I do, if you will lei
me-"
'I don't see why you should, ! am home
ly, and poor, and cross"
81 don't think you would be cross If the
girls were pleasant to you. want you te
love me, and we viii be good friends"
81 don't know about that said Jane. 81
guess /. will do the best TO stay just as We
have been all the time"
"No; I'm not going to do any such thing,
cried Kitty, laughing and throwing he'
plump little arms around James neck. 81
shall lore you a. any rate:"
That very evening Kitty was taken il
with fever, and was sick for two or three
weeks. In the meanwhile Jane went or
with her studies,. and of course, took her
place first in the class. Examination. day
came at last; and Kitty, though thin and
pale, was able to be present. Just before
the exercises began, she whispers to Jane:
II am glad you are 10 hsvs.the prize.
think you deserved il more than /, all the
time, beeauss you have studied so hard.''