The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-01-24
LITTLE Lulu.

by the brick school house that
stands on a beautiful. retired spot, n
few streets from nv home, | saw six
or seven little girls sitting on the
steps all chatting with animated
faces ard glib tongues. There was
no sour face, no harsh voice, among
them; and ! walked very slowly; for
wanted to hear what they were
saving.
81 think Lulu is the sweetest girl
in our school, don't you, BeIl!" said
one Of them.
"Yes, | do. I've never seen any
girl so good 10 kiss as she IS"
"Good TO kiss" said the first little
speaker, Alice Monroe. ashes good
enough to eat, l think. always
feel as if L wanted to eat her up.
She always looks as ii she loven ev-
erybodv.
"She's always smiling. That's
what like her for" replied Bell.
81 like Lulu because she's always
SO patient and kind" said Nettie
Graves.ano,her little speaker. "One
afternoon last week, when was
hurrying 10 do my sums, and was
crying because il was late, and was
afraid ! should have TO stay after
school, she took out her handkerchief
and wiped my eyes, and told me
not to cry, she'd nelp me. I cried
all the harder. though, just as | al
ways do when any one is so kind TO
me. cried all over the slate, and
the figures all ran together. so thai,
Lulu had to get the arithmetic and
set tine sum all over again. When
saw how it was rubbed out said
was sorry,and she said, %, no mat
ter; come on. old figures; march on
10 this slate as quick as you cam
She was as good as she could be to
me, so that we were through with
the sum when school was out"
'Do you want to know what /
like her forf' asked Lizzie Morton.
81 like her because she's 70 good TO
her mother. The other night |
went over 20 her house TO get her to
come out on the side walk and roll
hoop, but she said she couldn't, for
her mother wasn't well, and had
gone out to get the air, and she had
stayed home 10 rock the cradle. So
l went into her house, and stayed
with her while she rocked little VIII
lie in the cradle. She often STAYS at
home TO take caro- of little Willie,
and she leases her mother TO lei
her..
"We'r= all telling wha, we like
Lulu for, SO I'll tell what | like her
for said Emma Hawley. 81 like
her because she always says the bes,
thing she can for everybody, and
she never tries TO make out that any,
body has done more than they have.
Dont you know the other day when
mr. Lee was going to whip Charles
Harlbrook for throwing stone and
hitting boy, she told him she tho't
ne didn't mean TO hit him, so Mr..
Lee stopped and inquired into it,
and said he was satisfied the boy
didn't mean any thing. She saves
agreat many of the boys whippings,
because she always says something
to Mr. Lee that sets him 10 think.
ing"
81 like her because she's ALWAYS
SO good 10 the poor little girls" said
Mariana Stone. "She treats me Just
as well as if | was rich"
Little Mariana's words had touch
ed a chord in her own heart, and she
couldn't say any more, or sit any
longer on the steps, but stole away
and cried as she thought about Lulu.
Blessed little Lulu! May she long
have a place in the brick school
house, and Alice and Bell and Net
tie and Lizzis and Emma and poor
little Mariana often set on the steps
and fell what they 'like her for"
May !, too, sometimes be there 10
listen. And may all my youny read
errs be like darling LuIu..Trac,