The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-02-24
LULU.

A lew Gays ago, rs was So''o y
the brick school house that stands on a.
beautiful retired spot, few streets from
my home, saw six or seven lillle girls
sitting on the steps, all chatteling away
with animated faces, and glib tongues
There was no sour faces, no harsh voice,
among them, and | walked slowly, for |
wanted to hear what they were saying.
Il think Lulu is the sweetest girl in
our school, don't you, Bell ?" said one OF
them
Eyes, do. I've never seen any girl
so good to kiss as she is
GOOD to kiss % said the first little
speaker, Alice Monroe. "she's good
enough to eat, think. always feel as
il l wanted TO eat her up. She always
looks as If she loved everybody"
"She's always smiling. That's what
like her for," replied Bell.
q ike Lulu because she's always 50
patient and kind" said Nettie Graves,
another little speaker. One afternoon
last week, while l was hurrying TO do
my sums, and was crying because it was
SO 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 help me. ]
cried all the harder, though, just as !
always do when any one is SO kind TO me.
cried all over my slate, and the figures
all run together, so that Lulu had to get
the arithmetic and set the sum over
again. When | saw how it was rubbed
out, said was sorry, and she said, %,
no matter. Come on, old figures. March
on this slate as quick as you can She
was Just as good as she could be to me,
SO that we were through with the sun
when schoo. VAS out"
do you want to know what | like
her for ?" asked Lizzie Morton. | likt
her because sles so good to her mother
The other night went over to her hous'
to get her TO come out on the Sidewalk
and roll hoop; but she said she could'n
for her mother wasn't we'll and had gon
out to get the air, and she had staye'
home to rock the cradle. So | went IN
to Ter home, and stayed with her Will
she rocked little Willie in the cradle
She often stays at home to take care Q
little Willie, and she leases her mothe
to let her,
"We're all telling what we like he
for" said Emma Hawley. "I like he
because she always says the bes; thin!
she can for everybody, and she neve
tries to make out that anybody has don
more than they have. Don't you know
the other day, when Mr.. Lee was gons
to whip Charles HANDBOOK for THROWN!
a stone and hitting boy, she told hin
she thought he didn't mean to hit him
so Mr.. Lee stopped and inquired into il
and said he was satisfied the boy didn'
mean anything. She saves great man,
of the boys whippings because she al
ways says something to Mr.. Lee tina
sets him thinking"
81 like her because she always S
good to the poor little girls" said Mari
ana Stone. "She treats me just as we
as If / was rich
Little Mariana's words touched Choir,
in her own heart, and she couldn't sa,
any more, or sit any longer on the step:
but stole away and cried as she though
about Lulu. Blessed little Lulu Ma
she long have place in the brick school
house, and may Alice and Bell and Net
tie and Lizzie and Emma and poor littl
Mariana often sit on the steps and tel
what they " like her for" May |, toe
sometimes be there TO listen. Aud ma
all my young readers be like my darling
Lulu Tract Jou nal