The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-09-05

strike up Yankee DoodIe"-and be com
meuced rapidly pacing the room, whist
liug Yankee Doodle to baby's great salts
faction.
Ju-t as be was beginning to End i
pretty hard work the door opened, an,
his sister Sarah came 10 from school,
Turn out aud relieve guard" said Ar
chic, dropping the baby into her lap and
throwing himself full length on the ear
pet.
You're full of your war nonsense,
said Sarah. laughing.
20, WE'LL" said Archie, "auything tc
amu.e baby and keep fellow good ma
tured this hot weather"
Willie Downer lay still under the tree
for while after Archie left him, think.
iog what great things he would do wher
be grew up to be a man; how be would
be brave general. and lead armies tc
battle, and be called the defender of his
country. Then, when be thought dinner
was about ready, he got up and sauntered
slowly home.
His tired mother was hurrying about
the kitchen with the baby on one arm,
trying to prepare the food for the table
20, Willie," said she, Il have wanted you
to help me so much. Mary is sick with
the headache, and while l was gone for
cool water for her the body woke up,
and have had to carry bin around ever
since. | called you twice, but you didn't
hear me-"
Willie felt little guilty at these words,
but be did not make any answer, except
to complain Of the heat and ask how soon
dinner would be ready.
His iistless attempts at amusing the
baby ouly made bin fret the more, till
Mary rose slowly from her pillow and
took hin 10 her arm.
%, deari' said Willie, dropping upon
The sofa where his sister had beeu lying
II DO wish | was man and could do
something worth doing
You might have found enough to Go
if you had been at home this forenoon" "
said Mary; poor mother needed you sad
ly."
81 don't like tending baby and bring
ing wood aDd water. aud such tiresoue
work, said Willie scornfully; Il think
mother might keep girl to do it for
her"
"Wiliie," said his sister, II think you
must have forgotten the first verse Of your
Bible last Sabbath He that is faithful
in that which is least, i. faithful also in
% uch; and be that is unjust in the least,
IS unju,t also in much Suppose com
psny Of soldier- were going to be attacked
By an euemy, and instead oi preparing to
defend themselves. should just lie idle
wait for their coming. why don't you
20 to WORK aud throw up some fortifica-
tions, aud get your rifles in order, and
Jour big gnns uountedt' you would ask
them. o. they would say, we don't
like digging trenches, and cleaning arDs,
and drilling aud praciicIng; We are going
TO fi2bt, and when the enemy comes you
will see how brave We are What fool
ish soldiers you would sag, aud 30 say
to you. What q Jo0liSh S0Jd5er! Here
you are with Jour fort to build, aud you
haven't laid up any stone OF ammunition
or learned how to use your weapons, and
yet you are impatient for the enemy to
cone. Don't you know that every time
you give up Jour own pleasure for the
good of others there is one big St0'ae 10
your fo7t; every time you cheerfully sub
nit to uncomfortable. unpleasant things.
there is another stoUe. Everything new
that you learn is SO much smmunition
laid up for use; the great things are can
uoubalis, and the little things are powder
and SHOT. 1t takes a great deal of pa
tieut drilling to make good soldier,
Willie, but one good one can accomplish
more than great many poor ones"
Give NE the baby," laid Willie, jump
ing up, "nother told me to take care OF
b;u, and Iii begin to drill by learning to
obey orders; Archie says that's the fret
thing. | have been thinking what brave
mau | would be. Mary, but see after
all hase been acting like coward, aud
deserve to be drummed out Of camp
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