The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-04-11
for the gittle folks,
A LESSON FOR YOU ALL.

"What were you doing' asked
Minnie.
"Oh we've had such 4 splendid
time. You know that deep shady
alley in the garden, where the cedar
trees meet over head so sweet well,
Mrs. Wright said we might keep
house,and we got brooms and swept
il all out, and put down carpet,
and fastened up curtains all round.
just as il it was night, and hung up
lamp, and pretended 10 have a
great party you know. And we had
grapes and cakes, and we got some
dishes and handed them round, aud
Matte True put Oh Nannie'S dress.
Oh you ought to have seen her. Ia
king a stiff in her trail, dragging it
round on our carpet, as ii she was a
big fashion lady,
"Was Ella Brent therel'
"No indeedl we wouldn't let her
know anything about it,
"Why! she always wears pretty
clothes
"WeIl, | don't care if she does, she
always wants 10 have her owa way.
and gets the pouts ii we won't let
her.
swell, she says her pa is richer
than all ours put together
81 don't care if he is; my pa is just
as good as her pa, if he is rich.and
she needn't think she is going TO
have every thing her own way
The little speaker scowled angii-
". Ihad walked slowly little way.
on purpose to hear all about that
"splendid time" in the garden, but |
could hear no more, and walked on.
thinking. thinking. what pity i,
was that these too sweet little girls
should so suddenly have drawn the
clouds over their sunny faces by
talking lily of their young compan-
ion. Perhaps she deserved ii; if SOFT
was a great pity 10 be sure, that III
Ia Brent should be SO proud and nv
erbearing, because she coald wear
fine clothes. and had rich IA: and
what pity, too. that sweet, blue
eyed Minnie should seem 10 think
that riches ana fac clothes We're all
that was needed to make Ella an ac-
ceptable playmate. Susan Cross.
who was telling about the PLAYHOUSE
and the garden party. was very
good girl, aad liked her idea, that
her pa, if he was moi rich. was "a
good as any body else's pa; she was
right, too, in thinking that a girl who
pOuied because she could not nave
her own way, was not pleasant
companion; but she ought not To
: have pouled herself, or 10 have >po-
ken so spithfully. They all needed
some little lessons to help them TO
get the right of things.
And so | kept thinking how all
these little girls had good thoughts
and pleasant ways, and happy ieel-
ings; aud each of them, also, had
some ways and thoughts that were
not so good, and how easy it it To
spoil a good character by very lit
tie fault, that may be corrected by a
very little pains.
So thinking, ! reached home, and
went into my garden 10 pluck some
flowers for friend. There was one
beautiful daily rose just opening, as
sweet, aid fair. and fresh, and full
OF sunshine, as the faces of the two
little girls | clipped il with my scis-
sors, and was just putting il TO my
nose Tor a good smell. when discov-
cred a little worm lying right on its
heart. was tempted TO throw it
from me, and then | said mo! ! will
not; it is only one worm to dozen
beautiful petals, and will shake it
out;' and so did, and my rose was
so beautiful when the worm was
gone! And that set me thinking a
gain, that the little worm that spoils
the sweetness OF so many darling lit
tie roses that we call boys and girls,
might be shaken out if they would
only try for it; and then they would
be all lovely. like my flower; but if
those hateful worms of jealousy.
pride, arrogance. pe,,islIness, iil-hu-
NOR, Observation-Disclosures, selishness,
and | don't know how many more,
are allowed to lay at the heart and
eat into the core, until they grow to
be men and women, they will no!
be good, or loveable. or beautiful 5
no one will put such flower in a
boquei, or choose such boy or girl
for friend.-AUsr FANNY, in Field
Notes.
Every little boy and girl should
remember that SIN is the worm IN
the heart-ihat the longer it remains
the deeper it will gnaw. until al last
all that is beautiful and pleasant in
the soul will be deslroyed-all the
sweet flowers will perish. and only
the rank, ugly and poisonous weeds