Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-08-12
for the igumag folks
WHY ANNE WAS UNHAPPY.
BY OLIVE RAYMOND.

Little Anne got out of bed feeling very
unhappy. She had not rested well th'
first part of the night; and in the morn
ing, when every body else was up anC
wide awake, her little peppers beggeC
sister, and nurse were cross; though, il
fact, they were as pleasant as usual.
Instead of dressing herself, she sal
down on the floor and gazed at her toes
You would have thought, from the ex.
preston of her face, that they had beer
very naughty little toes, and had done
her some great injury.
When sine had become tired of looking
at them, she began to dress. She wash.
ed her face and hands; the soap got into
her eyes,, She put on her boot; the
string got twisted into knot. She
csmbed her hair; it got into q snarl. She
put on her dress; and pin which she
had left in it the night before scratched
her.
When she ate her breakfast, her coffee
was too hot and the cakes were too cold.
She was too near the fire, and she would
not go nearer the window. Johnny look
ed too sober, and Allie laughed too
much. She was sorry she had risen %
early, and she was sure she would be
late at school.
She was in such a miserable humor
that she made all the family uncomfort-
able by her complaints. Johnny said
she must have gotten out of bed head
first; and Allie thought she had better
go back, and get up again in the right
way.
Her mother asked her kindly IL she
were sick. No. If she wanted this or
that, naming several different things.
No, she did not want any of them
'"Well, then, my child, what do you
want?" asked her mother.
Now Anne could not think Of any
thing in particular that she did want.
She only knew that she did not want
anything that she could have; so she
said, "I want something you have not
got, mamma
Then Anne had a real good cry. After
that she felt little better; but two or
three days passed before she felt quite
happy again.
Now, what DO you suppose made every
thing look 80 blue to Anne that morning?
Her mother did not know, and do not
think she has found out yet. But think
L know; for / was visiting her house the
evening before, and saw Anne eat heart
lily of meat, rich cakes, and preserves for
her supper. / am sure that if | had
eaten such supper should have been
cross and unhappy too the next day.
1t seems strange to me that grown-up
people will allow children to eat such
things, particularly at night. Hot bread
and rich cakes should never be eaten by
anybody at any time; but they are more
injurious at night than earl in the day.
I sometimes see men and women who
are nervous, peevish, and unreasonable;
and who, by being so, make all about
them uncom ;Ortable. / always feel pret-
ty sure that such persons eat or drink
that which il hurtful, and too much OF
il too.
God has made for our use an abund-
ance of good and healthful food and
drink; and, if We would be content to
use such only, we should be healthier
and happier.
Neither Anne nor her mother suspect
ed the fool she had eaten was the cause
of her wretched feelings that morning,
because she had no pain in any partie-
ular spot. 4
If any person had treated Anne as she
had treated her stomach, she would have
herself very badly dealt With.
If her stomach could have spoken, IT,
might have said, PLEASE do not make
me work so hard tonight, to digest all
these unwholesome things. i have been
busy all day helping to change the
breakfast and dinner you ate into the
blood which is to carry nourishment to
every part of your body. / am tired and
need rest, so as to be able to work for
you again tomorrow. Take only light
supper, and I will allow you to sleep
well sll night, and you will awake in
the morning refreshed and cheerful"
We call men who drink whisky and |
other intoxicating drinks very foolish |
and wicked; and so they are. But |
think that persons who eat too much,
and food that is not wholesome, are fool |
ish and wicked also.
People seem to forget that the stomach |
has anything to do with the rest of the |
body. They remind me of q little boy |
once knew. His mother told him to
come out of the water, in which he was
xading. She told him that getting hi
'eet wet would make his tooth achs
again. He thought he was wiser than
The, so he replied, "But my feet are not
near my teethp
If children wish to be healthy, happy,
md useful when they grow up, they
must be temperate In eating as well as in i