The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-05-30
Uncle Williams Lectures.
LECTURE II.

me to talk to you this week about
q little girls resolutions.
"I mean to be very good to-day
said Lille Summers to herself, one
fine June morning, as abe wa
dressing. al will obey mamma
Nfiss Morton shall not have TO com
plain Of my idleness, and ! will b,
kind to little Essie."
She here stopped, kneit at he
bedside, and "said" her prayer
hastily, negleeting to ask for the
help of God to enable her to keeT
her resolutions.
When she had risen from hel
knees, the breakfast bell rang, SO
she went down stairs. After break
fast, Lille looked over her lesson,
and then went into a pretty little
arbor that was in the garden, taking
a story-bock with her, intending
to read until nine o'clock, when she
would have to go into school. She
had not been reading long, when
her little sister Essie came and said
"Please Lille will you help me to
learn my lesson2 l cannot under.
stand some of the words, aud Miss
Morton will be angry if l do not
know it."
Lilly answered crosby
"Oh, Essie, 1 wish you would
not trouble me 80 , l can learn my
lessons without troubling anyone
else, so why cannot you? Besides,
| want to read this story-book that
cousin Mildred has lent me-"
Lille again turned to her book
with which she soon appeared to
be deeply engaged, and would not
listen to Essie's entreaties. Just
as the latter was turning sorrow
fully away, their brother Joined
them, and seeing Essie's sad looks,
asked what was the matter. He
was told, and he soon dispersed the
cloud which had gathered on hi'
little sisters brow, by explaining
her lesson, and assisting her Il
learn it.
The clock struck nine, and 8,
! Lille was obliged to put down he
story-book, and 60 with her siste
to the school-room, where th,
governess was before them. During
the morning, Lilies pen fell from
her idle fingers to the floor, tho
noise of which startled her from
the dream into which she had
fallen. She seemed to have for
gotten her lessons, and to be think
Ing of nothing but the story book
that she had been reading before
school time. Miss Morton had to
reprove her many times for her
insttention.
In the afternoon, which was a
holiday for the children, Lilies
mamma asked her to hem a hand
kerchief for her. Now Lille was
dressing a doll for Essie, and, If she
had been an obedient little girl, she
would gladly have left off the dolls
trock, and gone to work for her
mamma. But Lille was dressing
the doll for her own pleasure, and
not to oblige her little sister. She
began very reluctantly to hem the
handkerchief, and had not hemmed
an inch before she complained that
she pricked her finger so with the
fine needle, and the muslin was 60
stiff.
The dolls frock was much sitter
than the handkerchief, and Lille
managed not to prick her finger
in sewing for the doll, and was
vexed That she had to leave it Of
to hem the handkerchief for hel
mamma.
ooh, mamma, I cannot be good
1 meant to be good this morning
but everything went all wrong
and here she sobbed afresh. He
mamma answered gently
az think 1t was my Lillio't
actions that 'went all wrong Die
she ask God to pardon her pas
sins, and to enable her, by the hell
of His Holy Spirit, to resist tempta
ton for Jesus sakef"
Lille declared that she had sait
her prayers, but she owned tina
she had not thought of what sh'
was saying-she had prayed only
with her lips and not with he
heart. Her mamma said;--
81 hop8 dear Lille, that yoT
now see that in your own strength
YOU can do nothing. But Jesus
has said that-'Whatsoevsr "
shall ask the Father in my name
he will give it you.' He has alst
said, IF ye then, being evil, know
how to give good gifts unto you
children, how much more shal
your heavenly Father give thu
Holy Spirit to them that ask him
Therefore, ifyou you humbly ask
God, in faith, for his Holy Spirit tc
, renew yourheart and oleanseit from
ali sin, for sake of the. Savior, yor
~. oaaurad hv his words that hC