Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-07
CFor the Herald
Letters for Children No. 3.
BY wILD-BIRD.

DEAR NHlLDREN - nope you are Ill
well and happy this bright morning and
ready to hear about little Anne She was
Ia few years older than Redeme, and lived
in the family of Gov. G. Mrs. G. was a
kind lady and loved Anne. They lived in
a large house and near by was very deep
well. Two large buckets hung in the well,
and there was no curb around it, which
made it very dangerous for children
Sometimes Anne would look down into
the well to see the large rock which pro-
,jeeted from the side, and she would say
eff | should fall into the well | should get
killed on that rock" But Mrs. G. never
.Isent her to draw water lest she should slip
lin. One day Mrs. G. was very busy get
ting dinner aud she said to Anne, /" Get
some butter" Bot Anne thought she sad
2 Get some WATER" so away she ran, and
Mrs. G. was so busy she did not think of
her again for little while. But soon she
began to think it strange that Anne stayed
Iso long, and she tried to find her, but when
she called there was no answer Then
Mrs. G. went to the well, and there hung
the broken rope and one bucket was in the
fwell; then she knew that Anne had tried
Itc draw water and the rope had broken and
the falling bucket had pulled her into the
lweIl. Then some men came and drew up
the child; but one limb was broken, and
one side of her head was crushed, and poor
little Anne was dead. When Redeme
heard that her dear little sister and play
mate was gone she could not be comiorted,
and she wanted to 60 TO the funeral; but
the unkind~AIr M. did not care to take her
there. But Redeme never forgot that sis
ter, and she used to cry and wish that some
one would 60 to the grave and DIG up Anne,
for she thought if she could only kiss her
again she should be happier. Poor enid |!
no one was there to tell her they hoped
that little sister was in heaven with the
joyful angels; no one taught hei to look
up to the starry skies and think Of the
glorious God who dweIls there, and how
much He loves little children and listens to
} their prayers and comforts them. So little
r. was very lonely. But | don't want you
10 be lonely, my dearlittle friends. hope
you are all taught to love Jesus, and are as
!. joyful AZ the bright birds are in a clear,
summers morning. And now will tell
you how to keep pleasant. Love the
Lord Jesus, and pray to Him very often
ask Him to forgive your sins and make
], you love to do right always; then God will
teach you and comfort you. | know this
is true because / have tried it. 1t makes
,ime happy and it will make you SO, too, il
you will do it: it will make you love father
and mother and love to please them; and
your hearts will be full Of gladness, and
your thoughts will be bright, happy
Thoughts, clear as the waters Of fountain
!, bursting up all the time, and cheering you.
But If we do not love Jesus and often pray
Him to bless us, it will not take much
trouble to make us very miserable; and
whenever things don't 60 to please us, all
our honey turns to bitterness; for you all
know that when we are cross and inpatient
we are very unhappy. There IS verse
lin the Bible that love so dearly that |
often repeat it to myself; it IS this; I We
should believe on the name of bis son
Jesus Christ, and love one another" /
want you all to learn this verse, it j. 50
good. Sometimes | wish it was written in
great, shining letters all over the sky, so
that every body could see it; and then if
they wouIl only do it we should be just as
happy as the angels are. Then there
would be no strife am ong nations, no strife
among men, and no strife among little chill
dren. This world would then he sweet
Eden again. May that blest day soon
come and Christ the Prince Of Peace be
known and loved by all.
i This is a long letter, but when | write
to you never know when to stop, because
I I love you 50 much.
Sweet is the fragrance Of summers bright roses
when they burst into bloom the lovely day closes,
Bat no dover ever blossomd ID gtrden o. wild
So sweet as the smile Of dutful child
!. That smile ever cheers me- it whispers Of love
Like that If the angels ii glory above;
Ard whom earth s!.-ll grow dim that smile shall
endure
A. bricht a. the sun, but moro fadeess and pure
/ So aaieu. little children be gentle and wise;
keen KIDD sords on Jour lips and sweet smiles IN
your eyes;
let no cruel thought find nest in your heart,
Tbon nothing shall draw you from love to Depart
----~sar. g Go
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I27th ult., III an article discussing the agltl-
ltions at Washington, says" There IS only
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