The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-05-15
i Fanny "the ielly's what G, in for
,oks first rate"

ral''y 'H- JeHy VIM "' ="
,oks firsi.rate." 4
Get some prcsorve-r'atcs. Biddy, and Fl
z e it,eut." said Winnie. the oldest danc''-
and helpmeet Of her mother. as also Der
rarion and counselor. Bv the way. fhe
= somntimas called ''Miss prim." whe9 Y
doors were closed. because she wa5 81
lt and trim in her figure, so partikplar
lt her dress. mnthodical in nor arrNre-
It's, and of,entimcs so severely shGked
he childish imnroprin'ics manifrstl IN
kourgar lro,hers and sister, wh'S she
me outrrown. Of course some years fince
'o Pass This t, father. Rddv. and thi' TO
bier" sail Winnie. "pass th",n along,
- hgstcrs." she addod, as she A'le' one
4, another Of the litile plates "Oh Fan
nion't do So. d. help the rest hefTe you
h to eat she said reproving'yJ as she
|hor i,npetucus litt'e sister prepfring TO
before she had supplied nj !, 'ss who
beyond her at The table.
What manners the children have!'
Grcc, who was Miss Winnijs shadow
~ echo.
hh dear. ohor," continued Winnie, VI
see how Won live with so 'tny child
land oil Of them doing somefrong thing
whole continual time. 1twh'd set m"
And there YOU sit as chplacent as
Oh vou didn't care at al abIdt IT.
Faulty manners don't trnn' me 50 .lN mnch
a family principles. Thfch'I I'ren VIII
rtrow these things N time. esRccally II
Hand Grace set them goes example :
the neither smiled lock &affar,ion and
Arrangement upcn her twoIdpigh'ers.
IAYes r,r,s. manner. are lsbt 9he outside
/ an N."ndipl father "Ifcuf HEARTS are
I,iaht and 'lofleye. tie mTnners will come
to corrosbnl Ago correctS great many
child n tnllS.' .''isaid he. odkin- at Winnie
/ witt " Ixnressi,n ,ha, secmel ,tp say that
lshc iaJh,d Just such faults once,
"REcs. f,ther. ! know, y pied Winnie,
lanrin-, 81 remember suppose it's only
paiace that's needed"
Ianl gcn'lan ss," said mthcr, sand for
lfnnee. and lineguprn"
I'N. bah, roo ley r sna a'en'v ciecu'at"d
ot offeniin- Fsnnys "Tt's hrrid =
NJ .uasty ulr-itstastSsike"
4 E'There. stop now, fasnv,'', exclaimed
nni, "Yon disgust erry enc. You
1T i not rcft., my lea, To speak so,'
mother. .'If you drpt Ike any article
ko,d, leave it, andsav fnthirg about it. Z
other f,lks hike it il ;ou don't," said
A,cr. II think its. very sice,"
4 guess it :" chi'nca n Chal"s. "It's
Nsorcd with wine, mothr, and it's first
+"
r.With wine asked sElwar,', as he bal
,ed his spoon on his finger, apparently
k,>i'lering if it were wrth while to 'tas'c
n jelly. "Say, Charls. is it though" ?"
ITO he sure it is Taste anil see, It's
III god, too"
IN. I don't think shall like IL" said
Ewar,l. IL know Isha'n't" and the deli
DC morsel which hsl been quivcring on The
Pc Of III, spoon . a no'nant, wa quietly
rolacei on the plit.
81 DIT b lieye,1i. you',l Ike it." Ed
Il try it,"
II wouldn't, Nlie-don't-it' awful"
1terpos ID Fannf
mo. don't w.nt to, persi ted Edward.
Annt M,ry uberstool in a moment tic
rue state Of thccse, and right glad was she
stat the oeca>ihs had arisen. She felt a
Eopc that COOL hight result from it to her
bwn flock. lit she said nothing. She
fvanted to see hw Edward would manage,
Ind so she let de children talk on without
interruption. Father, in the meantime, was
Keeping up apleasant conversation with
Robert and Snic. who were privileged 70 sit
one at li,,i h han and the other at his
left. They wre eniaymg themselves over
their nice hsnl;t, and paid but little atten
ton TO y hatva. going on hynnd them.
Edward Jwett's father was thorough.
going trmprance MN, in practice as wpll MS
principle He was no, one If those whn & )
in for stItt hws anl t,'fil abstinence ior
evcrvl II but th-ms Ives. bn, h. liveda h
prof., ss, and bro',ght ,,p his cailAIcn MT
to touch taste. or bundle any hing tha, could
intnNirar e or tend t'at way. Edward be-
lon~e u 'ha "r,ll-w ter army." and Of
cnur e'ru'd nj be ,cnpt d t, drink any
>ot q piri,nus liquor But he hid also
bsen tnght hr his parents that, in. order 10
carry pui i,;s ptinnip'e>, h must not partakc
o ihff,rbidd n articlcin any shape; not
ev nj taste offnd ofwhic', it was n part,
At hfn. h ha, never had any temp alton
Of ,lr kind That was his first trial.
Mr Winche,t r. as well as Mr.. Jewe,t.
ha,l teen brou s'lt mp on temperance p,inci-
PIES, and professed 70 he a 'horongh-going
TEMPERANCE man. lie wnull have been Of.
fend d. inleel, fhe hadhcen called ANYTHING
less, Bu' h. fancie't that prineiple lad done
is solk. when it h,d built M hrs own char.
acte' and habits; and now that they were
established, there was m need TO. him to
cm'iaue that rigid adherence to t,'al a',s.i-
n"nce rules. IIc was strong ennn n t, walk
h'ncefrth without the lealing s'rin = o.
forms anl p'ed.es. All feeling sure that he
shnnll never abuse his li',ersv hy arntinc
inm1'eri'e'v. was Mt ,yer-e. i, MS n gooi(!)
WINS and liqnnrs occa finally. as mHdi inc
or F, thn n p,rat;, \, .,f r. n aNiure nias