Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1861-01-10
KITTY,s PRIZE

the two children, TO whom they all belonged ran
into The next room 20 bed. Kitty and Ruth
Hewitt were their names and their mother a,
just behind them, in her low roeker close BY the
pine table. with a stocking in her hand. and. oh.
such a basket. heaped. Of nsndine At ber side !
The httle girls we're talking about their school
ersrninstion. which was just sppre.ehiag.-
They were good scholars. both of them but
Kitty was frat in her class which va. the high
est in the grammar school. she wa. loolinr
forward to the first prize. n certain and they
we're nov talking about = girl name Jane Bangs.
who had stood nsxt her for the Last AaR wear.
"she is the erossest girl ever saw = .ad
NIFTY. "she tries every vsy she can 20 make
me niss, and know she wosld b. perfectly De-.
lighted to get above me but she won't
she =. always teasing the smaller girls. : sai,l
Ruth "and she Is very disoblging Taerr isA't
one IN the whole school that loves her
Poor child :" said ars. Hewitt dropping her
work and looking at Roth "she is To b. piticd.
If no one loves her. Where does she live -
Down by The Cross Roads. in an cid barn Of
house. With her aunt. Karin Bang. that hor.
nd h0niely woman that sits back unsIer the ,ip.
ins-se in church. Dcnt YOU knoN -
oh YES sbe J, a very highte,npcrei person.
And 80 nobody loves Jane =
-Not one. She won't give Sn n chance
who does sbc at by in SCHOOL, =
BY herself Therv isn't a girl that would 81,
by her
MY dear children. have either u ron ever
tried 70 make brr love YOU @
Kitty and Ruth hung their heads. and ~er, Al,
lent Mrs Hewitt went on, in n seriou. ,nne
she thinks that no one care. for hcr. She !.
neglected at home and Stunned a, school. ba,
she Is good scholar, isn't she'"
Yes. maam next best 70 Kitty"
hen abe Is trying to learn that is ono good
trait IN her character How DO on know that
che wont give any one a chance 10 love her.
Has any one tried =
Il don't know, mother said K;,ty ,ak;.,
her iect down from ths fender. and stealing %
her mothers side
Suppose you Try, Khtyl"
Il will bat know she wont le, me and II
she should make up faces, or be sulky. then I
AAall very likely gct veSed. aud say ssme,Aing
that SHALL be sorry for
Be Paiient, and remember how long vour
Heaveaiy Father has borne with your sin.. and.
although you refuse to love him. he has not civ.
en- yoa up"
Iean we're in Kittys eyes as shs kissed her
mother good-nigbt and went away 10 bed and
she determined to tn very hard to win the love
ofpoor, neglected Jane Bangs.
or course the girls at school alt wondered
austtaiked, and laughed, when they found ~ha,
KITTY HoNrit was doing. But No ons won.l-r-
cd moro than Jane herself AZ drst she repell.
ed every advance with frown or cross word;
FOR she could no, uhdertsud the changed man.
ssr Of her rival But Kitty persesercd. aoa
was rewarded onr morning At recess by this
question from Jane
DO you really care ANYTHING about me, Kit
~ Howify-
Yes am snrr DO, II you will let me
Il don't see Why you should. am homely
and poor, and sruss.T
Il don't think yOa would be cross II the Girl.
were pleasant TO YOU. want you 10 love me.
and NE viii b. good frisods"
! dont kDO~ sbout that sajd Jane Il guess
it viii be best 10 sIAy jusi as ~e have bren all
The tims"
Ne; I'm not Eoiag 10 do any saeh tAine.
cried Kitty. laughing, and throwing her ylpnp
h''ls arms arOusd James nsck Il shail love you.
a. Aay rate.
IAAi very sveniag Kitty wps takes m With
icysr. Hnd vas sick two sr three weeks In IN.
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u soaT>s, iook hes piAoe sr.s IN tbs clAs.. Fx
sni9riionday eanse - last and Kistv. tAossh
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her eyes AZ ths closs of ths aaerueoa. she
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