The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-01-23

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Che brick school house that stand, on ,
beautiful retired spot, u Jew streets from
my house, ! saw six or seven little pirl,
sitting GA the steps, all chatting ava,
with animated faces, anI glib tongues
There was 40 sour lace, no harsh voice
an, ng them; aud | walked slowly, for
wanted To hear what they were suyiur.
i think Lulu is the sweetest girl, il
cur school, don't you, Bel = said one u
them.
" Yes, do. I've novr seen any cir
so good 10 kiss as she is.
"Gcod to kiss :" said the FIRST little
speaker, Alice Muuroo. e" Sne's rood
enough 10 cat, think. always feel as
IT wanted TO cat her up. She alway
looks as irshc loyed every body"
"SLe's always smiling. Thurs whai
| like her for" replied Bell.
81 like Lulu because she's Ulwfys g.
pationt aud kind" said Ncttic Graves.
another little speaker. "One afternoon
last week, when | was hurrying to do
my sum, and was crying bccaus5 il was
so late, aud | was afraid | should have to
stay alter school, she took out her hand.
kcrchlcl aud wiped my eyes, aud told me
not t" cry, she'd helpmc. cried all the
harder though just Us always do when
any one is 30 kind TO me. | cri d All
over the satc, ard the flurcs all run TO.
gethcr, 20 that lulu had to get the nrith-
mctIc and sct the sum over 0aiin. when
| saw how il was rubJcI cut, said was
sorry, aud she said, - q, no matter.
Come on, old figures. March on to the
Alhtc as quick as you can She was
Just as good us she could be 10 me, 50
that we were through with the sum when
The school was cut"
Do you want 10 know what | like
her Tor ~ asked Liz2i, Morton. like
her because she's 80 good to her mother.
night | went over to her hous,
to get her to come cut on the sidewalk
aud roll hoop; but she said she cuuldn't.
Tor her mother wasn't well, and gone
out to get the air, and she had Stayed
home 10 rock the cradle. So went into
her house and stayed with her while she
rocked little Willie in the cradle. She
often stays at home to take cure of little
Willie, and she tcasos her mother to let
her."
" We're all telling what we Ike Lulu
for, SO I'll tell what like her for, said
Emma IIa@ ley. II like her because she
always says the best thing she eau TO-.
everybody, and sha never tries TO make
out that uny body has done more than
they have. Dont you know, the other
day, when Mr.. Lee was going to whip
Charles fIarlbrook, for throwing stone
and hiItinr boy she told him she thoughl
le dlGn't mean 10 bit h,~ so Mr Ino
stopped and inquired into il, and said a.
VAS satisfied the boy didn't mean any.
hing. She saves gicut many of the
boys whippings, because she always suys
to Mr. Lee that sets him
" like her becaose she is always so
good to the liiile girls" said Marina
Stone. She treats me just Us we'll as
il wOs rch.'
Little Marina's words touched chord
In her own heart, and sh" couldn't say
any mtre, or sit any longer on ia,
steps, but stole away and cried az shr
thought ebOut Lulu. Blessed little Lulu
May she long have place in the brick
school'house, and may Alics and Bel
und Nettie and Lizzie aud Emma and
and poor little Marina often sit on the
steps and tell what they ''like her for. " =
May j, too, be there sometimes to listen.
Aud may all my young readers be like
my darling Lulu.-Tract Journal.