The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-02-19
\ STORY FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
NITTY'S ZE.

-Four little bare. NnItc feet, toasting on thC
fender IN front OF a bIazn ng fire. four checks
as ronud and NJ rosy as apples, four eyes Just
a. bright as diamonds, and four dimpIrd hsud-
stretched out towards the fire to warm, before
the Two children to whom they all belonged
ran into the next room To bed Kitty aud
Ruth Hewitt were their names, and then
mother sat Just behind them, in he: low rock
er, close by the p ne table, with a stocking
in her hand, and, oh, such basket, tcapcd,
Of mending at her side The little girls were
talking about their school examination, which
was Just approaching They were good scho
ars, both them; but Katy was rst in her
class, which was the highest in the grammar
school. She was looking forward TO the first
prize as certain and they wcre now talking
about girl named Jane Bangs, who has stood
next to her for the last haIf.year.
She is the crossest girl ever saw. said
Kitty "She tries every way Size can to
make me miss, and know she would be per.
fectly delighted to get above me, but she
10 aI.
She i, always teasing tho smaller girls, ="
said Ruth: and she is disoblicing. There
isn't one in the whole school that loves her
Poor child " said Mrs. Hewitt, dropping
her work and looking at Ruth. She is to
he pitcd, if no one loves her. Where does
she live"
"DoWn by th" Gross Roads in an old barn
Of house, with her aunt, Karin Bangs-that
horrid homcly woman that sits back under
the singing scats n church. Don't you
know"
"Oh, YES; she is very hlgh-tempered
person. and nobody loves Jane! .,
Not oue-she won't give them chance.
"Who does she sit by IN school
BY herself There isn't a girl that would
sit by her
My children, have either ot you tried to
make her love you.'
Kitty and Ruth both hung h"ir n" dN ana
re silent. Mr. l!ow!t went ou IN serI'
Gus tone
':Sh' lhi"ks that no o'' cares iof nor
l. neglected at nome a.d summed "a. a.
school, lut .4e i, good seh'i2T I.,,, Is ut she
~ eS, ma am; next 'es' 20 h!',E'
"Thrn she Is nyinc to learn; that Is one
good trait IN h"r char 'e'or' low i. 10 you ,i
know Shr won give any '., one " '"a"'' 10 '''e
her! Has any one 'iI,I'
81 don Know moLhcF' "' N,''H' "a
king her lec' down nom i"' ''h'e'' ana
stealing to her m'th'l 1'dr.
"SorpoSe You Try h,''y'
"'.' Vo' "'o" sue "o" 'e' ,ne' 1'.
i Ste would MAKE u' '"c''i OF o' S"'N!' 'he"
snail very "E'. S'' ''N',I' '@' S'y so"'e
'hng mat shall DC sorry 'or.
"H" patient and remember 10" long your
Heavenly Father hhs borne WIN your SINS
nu. although y"n refuse 10 I've Inn, lie
ha- not given yon up.
I"ar> were IN hlltl's 'Frs aS she h''.ed
her mother good nleh'' "Ai went away 20
bed ana >he determined '' Try very nara u
WIN the love oi poor, neglected. J''e "aIg7'
Inc gifi, al Sc ."I AL wondered more '"Hn
Jan" herself AT hr''' 50" ''P'II'1 every "i-
vance win tfown or cross w'tI l'r -"
could not ugdc'Hiana lie ch''ge' manner
OF her uyh. But h''y Ier''V'r,d' ana was
rwari'd one morning at recess hy tins qoes
tion from Jane:
"Do You really care any thing about me
Kitty howlIt
Yes, am sure do, II You VIII Iet me-
81 d'nt see Why YOU should l am
homcIy, poor and cross.
81 don't think you would be cross II me
girls were pIeaSeht 10 you. want you 10
love me. end we will be trond,'
81 don'i know about that sad Jane
Il guess 1t will be the best to stay us we
have been all the time. =.
NO, I'm not going to 90 any such thing
cried Kitty I"nsning'and throwing nGr plump
little arms aroundJane neck - sh"II love you
at any rate nat eVeping hItty was taken
III with fever, and was SICK TWO or thtce
weeks. In the meantime Jane went on win
h'r studies, and OF course took her place hrat
IN the class. Examination day cnlne al Iast'
and Kitty though thin and pale, was able to
be present. just before the examination be-
gan, sEe whispered TO Jane
| am q lad You are to have the prize |
think you deserved 1t E,re than !, all the
time, because you studied so hard,
Jane made no 'crIy: but ituth, who wa.
looking saw her turn away ant draw her hand