The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-05-11
miscellaneous.
A Beautiful Story.
" = cheerful word Of sympathy
May scatter clouds an ay
One littie act I.efiofincd IN love
Iulna hnrknnAa into hnNl


IL was u warm summer afiefnoon-a law
otecze stole through the windows ofA little hot
district schoolhouse, lifting the white curtains
and rus,ling the leaves Of the copy books that
lay Open ON all the desks. Thirty or forty scho.
ars Of hll ages were bending over their writing
quiet and busy the Vote OF the master ~ be
I@ssed about among the writes VAS the Ouly
sound But though silent this little light, ho,
schooi-rooIn had iis heroes aud heriones as c,r-
iairly ~ the wider sphere Of life
The bell rings for the writing 10 BE- laid b.
and nov comes the last exerise OF the day, ihe
spelling, in which neatly all the school Joined -
At the head of the rass is q delicate little girl 10
a blue dress, whose bright eyes and attentive nit
show that she prizes her place, and means To-
keep IT,
Presently word, which had passed all the
lower cnd Of the class, came 70 Eunice The
word vas privilege. P-r-i-v. priv, privi-
l-e-g-e-privilege," speli Eunice. Bu, the teach
er, vexed with the mistakes Of the other end ~
the class misunderstood her and passed IT, TIL.
little girl looked amazed the bright color rame
into her cheeks and shc listened eagerly 10 the
neNt person, who sI'ei 1t again as she had don,
Right, said the teacher, 80 take your plnr,
srelt IL 50. whispered Eunict to hei.,r
iears springing TO her eyes as she passed down
But. too iimid 10 speak 10 the master. she f,.
mained in her place, inwardly determining 8.
get up again. hut her trials were not yet ovci
Many expedienis had teen tried in tie 81 huol
70 Keep out the arch enemy OF all ieacheis--whls-
Pei At length the following plan Was adopted
The nrsi whsperer was stood upon ia. floor 10
IA f:ont OF the teachers desk litrs hs acted rs
monitor Is soon rs be- detected snoihrf he took
his seat, and the next offender kept a sharp iouk
out TO find some one TO take his plac, tor nj
the close OF the school, the scholar who had tue
whisperer place was punished seserely-as The
school phrase was i" took ferrulingl This plan
appeared to operate very well every one dread
u. l-..am al. -
secured quietly, many Of the parents and SCHOLARS
doubted lie justice.
The boy who vas on the floor when Eunice
lost her place was an unruly surly fellow who
had smarted for his faults oftsn before and ~
school drew near its close be began TO trembl,
The insian, Euniees whispered complain, reach.
ed his ear his face Frightened up he was safe
now. And when the class was dismissed he
said Eunice Whispered, SIR -
Eunice rose and = trembling voice related
what she had said but the teacher saw no ex-
cue in IT, and she was called 10 take III. place
of the ungenerous boy who had told of hsr
The books bad been put away, and the wait.
ing school looked on Ia sorrowfullness rs Eunicc
LEFT her seat TO take the dreaded punishment
She was one Of the hest scholars-brighi. faiiin-
ful, sweet iemIsred, and general favorite. Ev-
cry one felt that 10 vas unjust and many angry
gances we're cast ai the boy who was mean
enough to gr, q little girl like her whipped
ONerComc win tuhtnt anu Ieatt sue ttOOu by int
side ofthe desk, crying bitterly while the teacher
was preparing TO infici the punishment.
At this moment tall boy stepped out " his
seat, and going TO the desk, said
- Are you going to whip Eunice, SIR "
Yes, never break my rules, Z" the TEACHER
answered
We will no, sac her whipped |" said the boy
IN an excited voice there is not o hoy here
but one that would see her whipped whip me-
sir, and keep your rule IL you must, but don't
touch that little girl T.
Tho master paused the school looked on tear.
fully.
DO you mean 10 say you will take her pun
ishment ~ asked the teacher.
a do, SIR" was the bold reply
The sobbing little girl was sent TO her scat.
and, without hinching, her friend stood up and
received the punishment that was TO have fallen
on her. The school was dismissed and the boys
paid him in admiration and praise for all he had
suffered while TIE grateful little girl blessed him
from her heart for q noble and generous boy, who
bad saved her from the greatest shame and suf.
sering
! said the little school had its heroes, aud this
was eoi them 10 you not think this conduct
admirable
Now for ths moral
The punishment received by this noble boy
was Christ like IL was one Of suffering from is
own will the punishmeni that was 20 have been
borne by another
You see-do you not THAT this 10 Just what
Christ did. who bore our sins 10 his own body
on the tree-the SAVIOUR OF men How great the
gratitude each Of us owes such o friend