The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-11-12
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How One Little Girl Took Care
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From the Congregationalist.

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.ts0h dear. I wish I did not have
to mind mother. / think she is real
mean, anyhow. 1 guess when /
grow up and have little girl, I'll
let her do as she pleases; and if she
wants to go out to play after school,
l won't make her come straight
home"
SO said little girl as she walked
slowly along, one pleasant spring
morning, feeling very much abused
because a kind mother had decided
that it was not safe for child, who
had just recovered from fever, tc
play in the brook that afternoon.
And at home, that same kline
mother, thinking over the scenes o.
the morning, said to herself, Il won
der if it would have been safe fol
Lizzie to play in the water. ! was
sorry to disappoint her, but l was
so afraid she would get cold.
guess, tomorrow, I will give hel
permission to do just as she pleases
in every particular, and let her see
if she is as happy as she thinks she
will be.''
So at night when Lizzie. came
home and began to say fretfully, q
know l would not have caught cole
playing il the brook;' her mother
interrupted her and said:
ssLizzie, tomorrow you may dt
just as you please in everything"
sDo yon really mean it mamma ?
exclaimed the little girl joyfully.
"Certainly, my dear"
80, won't | have a nice time
How 1 wish it was tomorrow now r
The next morning directly after
breakfast Lizzie said, ''Now mamma
1 don't believe 1 will go to schoo
to day, would you ?"
''Just as you please, my dear
said her mother.
well, guess l won't; but wha
had better do to amuse myself?
"Anything you choose, my child
you know to- day you are to do JUS
what you please
Lizzie turned away, and pres
entity her mother going to the. win
dow, saw her swinging under the
tree. In about half an hour sh,
reappeared and said, ''mamma, will
you please give me something tc
eat %
"Tal1e anything you please,'' re
piled her mother; and Lizzie helped
herself to generous slice Of fruit
cake.
The morning hours dragged heav
lily along to the little girl. She triet
Que occupation after another, bu
found that play alone was not de
sirable, and would have been glad i
her mother had given her som,
work. But she was too proud t.
acknowledge herself wrong, and asl
for it.
After dinner she said, "I guess
will GO to school this afternoon
but don't be worried if I don't ge
home till tea tine
Every WE'LL" said her mother
smiling quietly
After school some Of Lizzie
friends said to her, "Come with u
and wade in the brook; you don
know what fun we have"
Lizzie hesitated. Something with
in told her she ought not to go, bu
sitting the little voice, she hurried
after the girls. Yet somehow sh
did not enjoy herself as much as sh'
expected The girls were rough
and spattered water over her, AM
at last, one Of the larger girls, ''ius
for the fun of it," pushed her owe
into the water. Then she began t,
cry, and the girls called her q ''cry
baby" and told her to run home t.
her mother. This she did willingly
and just before dark her mother sa,
very forlorn little girl comm
with her wet clothes hanging closel
about her W hat do you suppos
her mother did then ? Did she tel
Lizzie that she would not help he
that she had done just as sh
pleased all day, and that she migh
do just as she pleased about gettin
warm and dry? No, indeed; sh
took the little girl up tenderly
changed her wet clothes for dr.
ones, and gave her nice hot SUI
per, and then muflied her up war;
and cosy, in her little bed. But a
she was bending over her for he
goodnight kiss, Lizzie threw he
arms around her neck and said, q
think it was real good in God t
give little girls mammas to take car
Of them, for they know SO niue
more than children; and [ mea
always after this to do just whs
you want me to do, mamma" whic
was very nice conclusion for he
to come to, | think, don't you?
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