The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-07-29
Seteft Tale.
EVIL SPEAKING.
BY FRANCIS LEE.


er pot. Bertha was not very sick; she
had been for days and weeks, but the
good Lord who can order that medicine
and care shall makeus well, OF can do us
no good at all-had been pleased to send
away the pain and the fever, and she was
growing stronger and better, day by day
SO that now she was able to sew pin
cushion for the soldiers every day.
She was sitting by the wirdow watch,
ing the piled up loads of wood drawn into
the village on sleas, by heavy footed OK.
en-, the pleasure sleighs dashing by with
flash of bright ribbons and a glimpse
OF rich, handsome furs, the ladies out,
making calls and shopping. and the hur-
rying to and from their work. As she
was growing tired of looking, and was
about to ask that her sofa might be
wheeled away from the window, she
caught sight Of Anne Drisccll, coming
around the corner, with her new fur cape
on, and red rose in her hand.
Burtha turned eagerly to the window
again, tapping upon the pane, while Anne
looked up smiling, and nodding a great
many times.
Her cheeks were red as the rose, and
her eyes were shining with the walk in
the fresh air, as she came in saying,
"Holloa Bertha ! You got most well
haven't you Here is a rose brought
on purpose for you, from my rose tree.
1t is the very first one it has ever borne -
20 what an elegant rose 1t is per-
fectly splendid, and l thank 5ou ever SO
much," answered Bertha, her face spark
ling with pleasure.
now the rose was far from elegant or
splendid. 1t was puny, single leaved
rose from a dwarfed pot.planl, and in
June when there is rose bush in every
garden, full Of perfect flowers, this poor
little blossom would be thrown away as
mere rubbish. But in winter, and espe-
cial y to Bertha, who has been shut in
doors so long, it was very charming and
after the manner of many another young
miss whom know, she had a foolish
habit Of wasting words by using large
ones on small occasions.
20 Anne, l am awful glad to see you
1t is horrid lonesome staying at home all
day. Do tell me all about the girls, and
how you get on at school. Is Miss Har-
ney as Gloss as ever she continued.
eyes indeed !! A hundred times cross
er but don't care, she is pleasant e
nough to me, and it is fun to see her
scold at the rest, especially that ittleMary
Dodd, when she hasn't her lesson"
"Mary Bodd never has her lessons, has
she ? She didn't use to get it a bit good,
when l was in school,"
"No, she doesn't have it half the time,
l think she is a stupid thing, any way /;
and how queer she wears her hair brai-
ded. Actually, to-day she had it tied
together with a piece Of twine l saw
it myself. I should think she would
have it shingled, like the rest of u.s.
$50 l SLY. But think she wears it
so to be odd. Does Clara !Barns go
now" asked Bertha, smelling of her rose.
which was scentless, and laying lack on
the sofa pillows.
"Yes, she goes, and sits with Phila
Howe. They are real thick together now.
Ono never stirs without the other, and
they don't condescend to look at anybody
else. Bu. | always say, 'hot luve is soon
cold,' and SO do the other girls. I shan't
wonder if they get mad as fire, before the
;erm is half out. Plila is terrible quick,
don't you think so ?"
Eyes, indeed She is awful tempered.
l wouldn't be intimate with her for con-
siderable. Do you like Clara Burns
much ?"
"Why-ye-es I think she is Kind Of
good, do your" returned Anne, hesitat-
ing, ds though it were a sin to approve oi
anybody.
al like her well enough, but don't you
think she is real queer about some things?
She told me once that she had mover
slept away from home night in her life'
and then don't you know she is always
studying at recess instead Of playing ?