The sun., 1862-05-14

blue hc'i spread. which ho hai dragl,c
from huge box Of rags that stoU
in the gnrrct, (ani whose side help
Ell to make his wall of separatiou.) all alon,
his barrels and down the slope over head; he h,c
erected lon. shcl, against this partition. an,
covered it neatly with rci paper, spreading
over it, IN one place which he used ior his dc,l
" table. some dark cnlorcd calico. On thi
bench he had arlngcd with much TASTE all H.,
treasures he had been able to collect. Their,
were a few pretty toNs aud keepsake. that hao
been his and Rulinls whcu thcv lived hnppily
with their parents; there was kuhnIs hihlc.
sad to say. very much neglected, but for Eu-
land's sake, dearly loved; there were oihct
huuks, somc very old and ra :,cd. hut
III ncatl, covered and arranged alun,
the shclt within reach nf Eric, hand 4.
hc sat Al hi- desk. On tho desk wcrr paper.
pens. inN. waters lead pencils. AMI .'>crd par
tail, skctchrd luls,npr- mot mcaulV dome. nt.
d broken sllsr aul lima ot vivid hucs. white
pebbles, dead butterflies, dried mn..cs, cone,
from pnc trees, lrimclr.S slate with pcncil
ti~l I" a.. hcruns csl,- aud many other thug,
adorned the shelf. AMI over ii, pinned to the blue
cloth. were various prints nnd craps vt poetry.
AMI riilN prose; also several neatly worked
nut 'Namll's in cube root.
There were two iinr, rel checked nppl,s on ia,
desk part uf the huch.
" Ia, ono while 81, the other said Eric
and the two mouths. tull ut -harp. white teeth
made quick work ot dcmoli>hing ,hc Juicy fruit
"W hrrr did YOU yet all these things again
questioned the little girl.
W'll part ct them were given me. part
louhi. anu pati dF', replied Eric. deliberately
" std" inltcrcl Jessie, gazing with duuh
ard terror ,t the hoy.
" Yes lid and ! expect To- steal grca
.le"l more before get done, Tor Won see. Jessie
w" made NJ my mind to have an education an,
g." know, ~ well as do, that shall never irci
N ''m Ncal umr h,"ks, money. every
ihlhE--lnd I'm Euius to do u. Then when
grow a man aud hcsin to earn money. shall
steal No nor' hut return tu tli' So ,rccpS and Ia
every h1'v else from whom | take any thing.
d"nhI" the m"rih m II all.
J'.~ic lnl never ,nkcu h"r great ewes from the
speaker ia'c-'hc was growing ~ pale ~ u
sheet fric hrcim" frightened.
Nv nat ais You; he asked. Don't stare 50,
lot mrrc's sake. DO YOU STE ghostt Nny,
what the ma't"rf
",i make me sick "a death. What makes
You talk So wickcdN am afraid tn ,thN her.
win YOU.
why =
'Bccause You are ,hici. was the plain re-
ply. when with ,hutlcr Eric rc,il.ncl viu-
lcntl,. II was one thing boldly To- declare that
h" had stolen and that he meant To steal again |;
hut quite another To hear some onc else tell him
to hi, tacc TINT he was thief.
Thus 1t Is With all, we can bear to have our
own hearts tell us what We ar,--bcar il, and
never start nor change color hut when the
rough worlN are hurled nj us from the lips of our
fellows We crimson with shame and Indignation.
/" You are polite said Erie.
" You said II, " returned tho clill ~ vou said
that vou had siolcn---l cannot love vou it vuu
stcal--tiod will lo something dreadful to YOU
am sure. ] wish did not live here. d"
The poor little girl was trembling 50 that she
could hardly creep out of Erc's study u, hc call
ed II. But she contriyci to get TO her hard bed
hN the window.
Erie felt drcadtully. lie had expected To have
such good time IN his study with Jc.sic to ait
beside him, h" had intended to teach her great
man, things hut now IL was all over lic did
not believe he could ever get her in there again
and besides, she would not like him amy more.
- moHf steal Jessie IL II makes vol feel 81
bad. will take back every single thing tina, IL
not mine that I've got IN my study. ii YOU wont
cry any more, and ii ,ou will like mo ~ we'll ~
ever, hc said, TRYING 10 make the chill li't her
head.
But God, God saw YOU. lie IL the one that
wants US to be honest and good Eric win YOU
ask him to forgive You AMI keep you from ever