Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-09-17
TwO Rnles, ana HOW They worked.

said Giles Warner, looking up from the
paper he was reading, and addressinga q
younger brother, who was sitting by the
stove playing with a 6avorite dog. III
"Wen, what are they let's have them,Y
said Fred, suspending his sport with the
dog -.T et.
1.-THE first is, Never get vexed with
anything you can help The second Is,
. Never get vexed with anything you can't
help"
Are not those rules as applicable TO
YOU as to meg" inquired Fred, archly.
"No doubt OF that" replied Giles, good
humoredly; "but then IL is so much easier
to hand over piece of good advice TO an
other than to keep it for ones own per
sonal use. 1t is kind of generosity that
does not require any selt-deniaL" Fred
laughed.
"But what do you say TO these rulesY"
continued Giles. |" How would they work
if we adopt themp"
II think they take pretty wide and
clean sweep" said Fred. fThey don't
leave fellow any chance at all to get
veXed.n ..
"That might be an objection to them,"
said Giles, "if any one became wiser,
better, or happier for getting vexed. l
think they are sensible rules. II Is foolish
to vex ourselves about what can't be
helped Let us assist each other TO re-
member and obey these two simple rules.
What say youT
"Tn agree TO IT." said Fred, who was
usually ready TO agree TO anything his
brother proposed, if it was only proposed
good humoredly.
"Thats too bad" exclaimed Fred, the
next morning, while making preparations
for school.
"What is the matters" inquired Giles.
81 have broken my shoe string, and it is
vcXatious; I'm in such hurry"
at is vexatious, no doubt" replied
| Giles, "but you must not get vexed, for this
| is one of the things that can be helped
| You can find string in the left corner of
the upper drawer in mothers bureau"
"But we shall be late at school" said
Fred
mo, we shall not" said Giles. 1--WE
| shall only have to walk little iaster.
| Besides, il you keep cool, you will find
the string and put it in much sooner than
| you can If you become yexcd and wor-
| ried.'
"That's true" said Fred, as he went
for the string, quito restored to good-hu-
NOR.
Several opportunities occurred during
| the day for putting the rules into practice.
| The best was this: In the evening, Giles
broke the blade of hisknifc while whiting
n piece of hard wood
"It can't be helped, so you arc not to
get vexed about il" said Fred. ..t
at can't be helped, but can do better
than fret about it, ! can learn lesson of
care for the future, which may some daJ
save me knife more valuable than this
The rules work well. Let's try them to-
morrow"
The next morning Fred devoted an
hour before school to writing a compost
ton. After he had written half a dozen
lines, his mother called him of to do some
thing for her. In his absence, his sister
Lucy made use of his pen to write her
J name in book, and she let fall drop of
ink on the page he was writing. Fred re-
turned while She was busily employed in
doing what she could do to repair the mis-
chief
"You have made great blot on my
composition" he exclaimed, looking over
her shoulder.
, 81 am very sorry. did not mean to dc
, it," said Lucy But Fred was so vexed
| tIiau ne wOUlu nave aIIswoLod his sistr,
very roughly if Giles had not interposed.
"Take care, Fred you know the thing
is done and can't be helped"
Fred tried hard to suppress his vcxa-
, ton.
=. | i KNOW III WIS ull uCtiutiiti Nv sdlu
pleasantly, after a brief struggle.
Lucy left the room, and Fred sat down
again to his composition. After a moment
he looked up. "No great harm is done,
after all Two or three alterations are
much needed, and if write it over again
can make them"
$50 much for a good cool head and not
, getting vexed," said Giles, laughing, "OGr
. rules work well"
AT night Fred tore his trowsers in climb.
: ing fence "That's too bad" -
at can b. helped" said Giles; they
can be mended."
"The way to help it is what. troubles
me-" said Fred. AZ don't like to ask
mother, she has so much to do"
Giles pg9pQsed% that that he abSqlB9 tB u get tins 9F5f65
for him, as her mother had taught her to
mend very neatly. Fred was rot at first
disposed to adopt this measure. Heknew
, that Lucy disliked mending very much,
and was afraid she would be cross if asked
to do it but at last decided to run the
risk of that They found Lucy busily en-
. ployed with piece of embroidery, and
quite absorbed with her work.
Fred looked significantly at Giles, when
he w,how she was employed; but he
concluded he had gone too far to retreat,
and must make bold push.
81 wish to ask great favor of you,
Lucy, but | fear have come in the wrong
time" said Fred.
"What do you want ?" said Lucy.
"I am almost afraid TO tell you. It's too
bad to ask you to dowhat know you dis
. like"
"You are good while getting to what
! is wanted, said Lucy, laughing. "Come,
! out with it"
Fred, thus encouraged, held up his foot
and displayed the rent.
3 "Well, take them off; will do my best,
said Lucy, cheerfully -,
"You are dear, good sister" said
3 Fred
3 when / saw what you were about,
! thought you would not be willing TO do
it,"
my unusual amiability quite puzzles
you, does itg" said Lucy, laughing. II
shall have to let you into the secret. To
) tell the truth, have been thinking al
J day what could do for you in return fol-
.. your composition. So now you have it. ;
5 $50 much for our rules" exclaimed
} Giles, triumphantly. "They work to a
! charm"
"What rules ?" inquired Lucy.
ave must tell Lucy all about ii, said
Giles.
. They did tell her all about it and the
result was that she agreed to join them in
, trying the new rules.-AmerieGH PtrenO'
! LO1icdt Journal.