Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-30
TRUE OBEDIENCE.


: Johnny Brown was sitting in tho
woodshcd making q seat for his little
cart. There stood fresh from the
painters with all the colors of tho
rainbow. Johnny was working indus.
triously to finish his scat, for he wan.
ted TO give Winnie, his sister Effie's
doll ride before tea timo.
Beside his work on tho cart, John
nys thoughts wore busy with story
which his kind mother had been read.
ing to him about u little boy who by
his obedience and good behavior gain
cd the love Of all who knew him.
Johnny was resolving in his mind
that he would try and be as good and
obcdient a little boy as "Archic
Gray"
AS Johnny was about to leave the
garden with Miss Winnie safely slowed
away in her seat, and little Gtiie by
his side, he heard his mother call to
him from the side door,
"Johnny, won't you bring in an
armful of wood and mako the fire
for tea? You know l am engaged
with company in the parlor and can.
not very we'll leave"
ayes, mother, in a minute" shout
cd Johnny; and although he fully in
tended to obey his other, yet instead
of ono it WAS fully sixty minutes be-
fore tho thought again camo into
Johnny's curly patio, and it was then
too late, for mamma had left her COM
pany and made the fire herself. John
ny hung his head when he remember
cd his resolve, and he earnestly asked
his mothers forgiveness that night
when ho went to bed. So you sec
that Johnny, although he had the in
tention, was not promptly oJedient.
The next day Johnny did all in his
power to help his mother, and her
pleasant smile and loving words we'll
repaid Johnny for his attempts to be
truly obedient. Yet wo shall see if
.ho actually succeeded, for the day has
not yet closed, and Johnny is out in
tho yard pllying with Efiie:, -.
Presently a ragged boy with tum.
tled hair and uirty face shouted to
; Johnny to comes and play marbles
with him.
Now this was ybhuny's avoritc
game, aud ho cane rushing into the
house in q perfeos turmoil to know il
he might go and play marbles with
Tommy Price.
"Johnny," said Mss. Brown, II do
not wish you to play with Tommy
:, for bo is not fit companion for you
and l would rather you would wait till
LtoAmorrow, and then 60 and play
with your cousin Frank"
"Pshaw,,"@ "@grnmt8ed Johnny to him.
y .aalE e thisk hot might let me go,
: I never So SO and be. slam
med the door: WITH snc6 Xpisnss ~, ,te
kaoeis1own the tsaan Of raxs when
y the; ba6y Lana- hadshspn erecting asith
~T-A"ah care. - '.E's''r'eq '.',s ~. '''5'-1
: Johnny know it w,.- .aaiass to teas.
his mother after sbe had once forbid
den him, SO ho wont TO bed Mat night
: feeling that he was not ye. truly obc-
dient' for he was s>,not yot cheecfuu,
s1 obedient.
A night of rest seemed to have
I turned Jehnny's i'll nature; and in
Fthe morning he awoko, resolved tha,
for once he would certainly try his
best to do right. But little readers
he did not do it in his own streng gilt
That morning, as he knott beside bis
littie<bed, he thanked God for keeping
him through tho night, and asked bis
blessing for tho day, and then rose
) from his knees and left the room
That day baby LENA was sick and
irctfai, and at his mothers request be
cheerfniIy rocked the cradle while his
mother was at work., although he Lost
bis promised visit to .Frankie" fos
that day. .-.
| And Johnny went to sleep that night
wfth'a smile on his chubby face aud a
warm kiss Of approval on bis ..rosy
lips. Happy Johnny, he had at last
learned to 20 truly Evange-
list. -:
EXPEDITION REou1RED.-A reveE
rend doctor. Of Georgia has erather
slow delivery, which was tho qosa-.
slon Of an amusing scenein the'f5ha-
tic asyfund. Ho was preaching and
illustrating his subjeet'by tho fase of
man 2. "a. condemned TO be hnng And re-
prlsKed upder the gaIlews, fe went
on to describe the :gatheritg Of the.
! crowd, the -brinoink.uSt beytbe ioriso.