The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-12-03

soul about to tiki; it's III gbt, u We
should be- still td dsheatwhat "God;, tie
Lord, vill:speak, /" individually, to sach
through: the. lesson; Of . burial scene.
The grave yard.should be rescusd from
the deluse of spsech-making< which
now subme,ges the earth. ::>..,.::
80 i CHAPTER II.
THE FAMILY AND THE BErRornED.
The family, thus; deprived Of its
head and support, consisted Of The wid-
on Merlyn; i woman who had devoted
rare good sense .nd much mere than
an average strength Of mind, intensity
Of affection and general intelligence, to
the care Of her. family; Margaret: our
heroine Willie, the, crippled son !; Mi:
nerva, sixteen ; 70, fourteen, who took
her name md her raven hue Of hair
from: a Hoguenot l.dy .ho . ,l,'''| had mar
ried into the: family > century. before ];
Julia, twelve year,, Old Fanny, nine !
and last, .1eannie, whose golden curls
were: 1,asctins' back Tho light of Tie
lat month in'her fourth ysal:. Jzxnu Jsxnu-
nie Va. 4mietsd from bttth, and Jty:
ing had been positively prohibited, BY
the family physician. So the stern
discipline under which the Others, even
Willie, had that fur been brought up,
was totally reversed in Jeannie's~ case.
She governed the. house; andtheshouse
enjoyed the government. A little chld
led them i; they loved; to follow, and
the might Of -gentleness, alone CONTROL.
ed her despotie. will; -. j She looked with
wonder on all he:signs of voc aud
appeared, like Elisabeth. to ponder
thste things in- her heart. | She 40.
counted for her fathers absence. by #:
frming that n.Eadger! was .tskin'
took p as the only times .he hhad hhad qi&
sed him from home, she had heard her
mother say he "w.s taking stock" ~:
7" On the second day, .it.r thss ths'ffia;ai funeral,
Margaret ana til, gilt, & went 70 plant
ro6es on the iii. new made gave; :; J;
leaving mother, wiuie' md Je.6niiee .io1e
occupants Of mother ! room, d. .Thieey ia had
sivedi 'Je;.olniie basket '',,ff' II cob. VIII
which to build house u for" dolly x
door h.a been lsft' opsn, l;: aud aud mother
asked Jeanhie to-. closs IL; = service
which she .had.of,s. rendered >: but her
architecture did not prospeE,s and ',ae
WIS id no hunor: to be ;:distlsbedi,,>5o 10
answered; positively E. ~'..t;: >tsFs e.:
"Ms no do'ew '>:E
:: The mother: thought best tessake so
notice, and Jsanaie' tried in yaia fox
the usual gentle. .reproof which net her
occasional acts g, Of disebedieuee. Not
receiving it she repeated With some en-
"'Me no. do'eT :<.n ...~1 =.
Waiting again in vain to be urged,
and evidently thinking she, had not
been heard, che turned and looking at
her mother, said -.
"Mudgy! me tell 90 me no doe"
Still no sign Of being heard, and .f:
ter waiting !. moment she deliberately
put down dolly aud the cobs,, and wad.
ding. up 70 her mother tool her BY
tie arm, and pulling and shaking It
hooked quietly, not ds6antly, up INTO
her f.ee, saying: >'''
."Mudgy! Muddy! do 90 he.h at
what me s.y too! me tell 90 me no
doe r. 2':5 %E'''..~ +'' s:'.>;'t
Looking down sadly into Tho per:
picked and upturdsd face, her mother
replied: 4 "s'': ''S'' Z. ~! n -:
"Je.snis' is : naughty child r. y:
"w,llr was Tho answer; and h.v:
ing thus nadsshsssslf uaderetood;; ind
placed hsrself "right upon tho .isioordi;' ii;o.ri -
shs waddled back !; and for half ~
hour, went determiuedly and quietly
on with her house-buildipg. Then ris'
ing and putting down her. toys che
went and, closed the door, and coming
to her mother, shook her arm 10, esl|
her attention, aud looking up said So.
"Mudgy! me shut . ldoeg':': t: ys:2:..
"Jeannie 10 mothsr1 darling r. IVA.
! the loving reply. .7>s:5 i .xs