The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-03-01
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sGive to him that askeik thee, sad rom him
> that would borrow Of thee, turn not thOt
avay."OLEIC1 .LpLC Elz.l 7L
.hizzis, won't you lend me your new
lead pencil to finish drawing my horse
with-nline is worn so short and stum-
Pyp
: Little George looked up pleadingly
from his seat on the door, where he was
bending over rough drawing in an old
blank book.
! No, George, l cam answered his sis
ter, a little pettishly; I'm afraid you'll
break off the point -
I no, III be very careful; please lend
it 10 me, Lzzie! .f~ -.
u can't, say; don't ask me again
T why not, EizzieF asked her grown
up Cousin Grace, who was sitting BY the
window, busy with some smbroidery;
suppose he does break off the point, you
can sharpen it again, or it you cannot
do it nicely, I viii do it for you. Don't
be so disobliging.'
oh, well, don't Ike TO lend my
things, Cousin Grace. They, always get
spoiled in some way. Maybe he'll
break off the ivory head, or scratch 1t,
or something, and want to keep it all
nice and new "
\. Cousin Grace made no answer to this
cross and selfish speech.
4 will lend you mine, George she
said; it is away up stairs, but no mat
ter And She rose and laid aside her
thimble, and scissors, and work.
George looked up with delighted
thank YOU and Lizzie pouted. but she
did not offer to save her cousin the
trouble; 50 the kind young lady went
up stairs and brought down her pencil
for the Ittie boy, who was made happy
for an hour, by the nice bold strokes
with which he could now shade of the
horse be was drawing
F. The next morning, as Cousin Grace
was again seated near the window, en-
broidering, Lizzie came up to her and
said nG i-i. a. sr a-5ss ar
Won't you be so kind as 10 lend me
your small sissors, Cousin Graeel Mine
are so blunt they won't cut eyelets at
all-and I shall spoil this band
No Lizzie, IcSn't' said Cousin Grace,
mimicking exactly the tone in which
Lizzie had answered her little brother
the day before.-'I'm afraid YOU might
break of the points.
why, no l shant,' said Lizzie, scarce
iy knowing whether her cousin was in
earnestor not I'm not going to cut
tow-cioth with them p i.'..~
Wei, you might tarnish their bright
ness, or dull them, or something, an
sweFed Cousin Grace, ii sort Of pet
tisl drawl; 4 like to keep my things
nice and now.' Is
Lizzie could not mistake her meaning
now. She turned very red, and walk
ing away without a word, sat down,
and went on hacking away with her
blunt scissors in silence.-Oousin Grace
sewed on silently, too, for some time;
but she was very kind hearted, and
could not bear to punish her little cousin
very long. So she said, presently, in
kind, grave tone
4 suppose you think me little hard,
do you, Lizzie 4,
Lizzie blushed again, but did not
speak. She knew it was only just.
4 am sorry to say that have seen
this fault growing upon you, my dear
child, Cousin Grace continued, and it
is grieyous one, and makes the person
guilty of it disagreesbIe to everyone
else. How can George love you, when
you refuse all his little requests, and
never put yourself out to make him
hsppyi or how can the rest of us love
you, when we see you so disobhgingl
And more than that God is displeased
to see you. SO selfish. Did you know
you were breaking a command of his
| yesterday, when you refused to lend
George your pencill he says, give to
them that asketh thee, and from him
that would borrow of thee turn not
thou away
| But | have heard mother say it vas
not right to borrow, said Lizzie, little
sullenly,
! And so it is not right to make hab-
it of borrowing. 1t is very bad plan
\ for neighbors to be constantly borrowing
among each other: they should try to
have what is necessary, of their own,
and do without what they cannot get
for themselves. But that rule does not
apply to such little acts of kindness and
courtesy. Christ gave this esmmand
as he did many others, to teach US to be
unselish, and to care for the pleasure Of
others, as much as for our own. I want
you to learn that text, Lizzie, and prom
ise me that you viii try to act according
to its spirit, hereafter. And, now, are
the scissors
So Lizzie came to get them, and
kissed her Cousin Grace, and promised
to remember what had been said to
her.-Ckild at Ho1ae.