Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-02-16

How miserable y exclaimed Sarah
Green. / wish | had something for them
! to cat
Stop said Katie, let's speak to them;'
and as they stopped and talked, others
joined the group. 'HU give you some
thing said Katie, tEning the change of
her mothers purse into her hand.
Give them six cents for loaf said
Sarah Green. Katie took up a shilling.
Six cents is enough now,' whispered
Ellen Mo;ay because we will fud out
where they live, and get them properly
helped
No., said Katie, tossing back her head,
shall give her this holding up the
silver to the children and to the girls also:
there, take that, it is shilling
How generous exclaimed one of the
group. -,
Yes, Katie, you are good, giving away
your own money So added another.
Katie did not say it was not her own
money.
When they reached school, the story of
the poor children was rehearsed, and
Katie's kindness to them. She said it
was nothing at ALL but the girls seemed
to make 1t out something, and she was
quite willing they should. But had Truth
nothing to say all this while! There was
SO much clamor that poor Truth could
hardly have been heard When the hush
OF school-time came, Katie looked at her
expecting | think to find smile of approx
al upon her face; perhaps she hoped to
have made up for Truths disapproval in
the morning. But Truth looked tearfully
sad,
What have I done now?' cried Katie.
reddening with anger. What do you
see in me that you don't like g
'Loce Of display said Truth. take
heed that ye do not your aims before men.
to be seen of them, otherwise ye have
no reward of your Father which is in
heaven
Everybody else is pleased with me-
man ftii6so tii6soKettaGssaa.g. L..
God 1ooketh at the heart,' answered Truth.
Abashed by her searching look, Katie
turned away. There was to be an exhibi-
ton that evening which Katie wanted to
attend, but which she doubted if her moth
er would approve of and consent to her
going. Instead of asking her mother, and
trusting to her deci' ion, she went to her
uncle to ask him to coax her mother for
leave to GO. Mother will let you take
me- persuaded Katie, you can make her
do anything; tell her you know there is
no harm in it, aud she will believe you.
Dear Uncle George, you will, will you
not? do so lo0e you, Uncle George
Especially when. you want anything
said Uncle George, smiling.
Then Katie caught glance from
Truths eye, there was no smile in that
What nova? she said quickly, kindling
into quarrel.
Lying lips and .fotterimg tongue,'
said Truth, ARE an abomiustion to the
Lord, but they that deal truly are His de-
light
Uncle George did not know why, tho
dare say he was glad of it, but Katie
instantly left of teasing, and went away.
1t is the worst day ever had, Aunt
Mary said Katie that night before she
went to bed. can't bear Truth | hate
her; III have nothing more to do with
her; she does nothing but find fault with
me; other people like me but she doesn't
Hush, my dear child, husb,' said Aunt
Mary; it is sad thing to dislike Truth.
well, / do,' muttercd Katie, stubborn
: ly. ,.s..- ..... --
Did You not know that Truth wa.
born in Heaven 2 asked Aunt Mary, seri-
onsly. The God of Truth sent her down
to this dark world in order to release u
from the father of lies, whose only endeav'
or is to make us believe that we are right
when we are all wrong, and thus work
: our ruin. If we receive Truth to oul
, confidence she first tries to open our eyes
: to our real danger, aud then, # zoe arr
villing, she will lead US into the paths O
: the Lord, which are mercy and truth ane
6 in order to make US feel her value, VI
o are commanded to have Truth in our in
: ward parts,' that is, make her our bosom
> companion; to use the words of trutl
!, and soberness,' that is, follow her coun
+ sells; and to have 'our loins girt abou
# with trsth,' to be defended and strength
ened by her. know it needs bot
II courage and neekness to receive her re
|, proofs, but faithful are the wounds OF
d friend, and what shall we think of thos
d who bar their hearts against such afriend
20, Aunt Mary said Katie, with
: trembling voice, Il did not think of a
d this
g Poor Katie she arose and left th
Of room,
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