The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-13
VII, su,le. Pound il Hard to be Good:

{ susie was - bright, active little girl
i-and lpade herself nlany friends fy ,hei
cheerful, pleasant ways; bat She ilad
one.very serious fault she ,Iij not gov
erp her temper. >.
One morning susie wdkencd early,
and running To her mammals ROOM,
put up her lips for a ki--, and said:
'f's Mamma, TIM ssing to. bc'gooxi all
f,!ay; I'm not soins to be naughty oicc,
even if brother Dick ,l,',- tease me-
" breakfast and prayers :Su-ie ic-
l,avesi .Iriic well. iiTep, whiisss her
mother was busy, she amuscd lit
: Tic Eddie, picked up hi playthins>,
sang for him, and took such good care
of him, tlfat wheiI her mother looked
in ut the door, she saiI
'' >ilsie.is iiiy littiks hth ;t,-diy.sf
by and iby Slisie 'l5oket. oti ut the
F, window and saw Dick in the garden,
( ciiasiug n butterfly. Il looked 30 plea
S;.sit i'm the Sunshine that Susie. Leean
olwiSil inamnii woui,l come and tS kc
Eddie; but rfl.i,nma WAS busy. Eddie
! grew frctfHl aHd Sii~ie grew impatient.
until ut lss-t >he >iIook the little fellow
until he sere;,i,ied with fright. Her
mother c.inic, and iindii'g her ~ an
CRY, Told her to go to her roonl alone
! fora little while. Susie yaiScd away
Without speaking, her chetk> iiii~lic,i,
! and naughty tllought- in her heart.
The little girl was very unhappy. and,
after standing i,ilv about for some time,
s,e took lIcr dbl frau its crib, and go
/ iHg % a little table be:sas,. dressing il.
! Wlier >iic srcw-tircd al this. size turn
! csi VVcf the ltssyeS ra, Ssine picture
books. She was still 1T llis' ,ai,.e viIcn
/ the door opened softly and Dick "li,lc'l
in, and, otlning up itliimd his sister,
/ put "a small piece pi icC, upon her bare
ncck.f. SlISic S;,reanIcd, ap.l turned To
I her lisoti.cr with angry eyes and hand
/ r;listd To strike ~ she tllfiied, she
/ upset !, ciiair, and llii- overturned the
/ table on whirii lay her books a,i. her
( beautiful doIi. The doll, her hast birth
i day present, wa- broken ami ruined
J When dick saw the mischief he had
caused lc wa9 very sorry, for he rval-
/ iv loved lii- sister. Susie wss Very aii-
1 gry, and said she would never love
Z Dick any more.
- " hen Eddie 0iss asleep, aHd -us;e'~
I nleliicF came uI,to her little daughters
i,Ipsil, she f6tn,i licr sitting with the
! broken doll in her lap, and the tc;sr>
: sill fallin. from her eye. W hen Su-
sic -sw her mother, ~iie sVi,isd "ut:
40 .namIua u wattted 10 De good
All day, and Everything has gone
wfon@" -
Taking the little .isl in her ;sm> :, her
mamma asked, Did yeu remember
: 60 ask Cool iilis morning To- help you To
l,c good 90 f.ls.. ssaf7 f.r
'sNe', nla,nsnla, fo1ses that Su-ie
answered.
.'Thcl, that is just the reason ycu
lsaye i;iiie,l, = her mother said. We
can only be. good by looking to Jesus
for help" ~.
J. :St-ic asked her mother 10 ask God,
Itlicn To forgive her for being 80 naugli-
~, and 10 help her 10 be good. When
they rose ifom their knees, Susie said:
s. Please, namma, forgive me for be-
( ing eriiss to dear little Eddie"
h. Then she went 10 lin Dick, AMI told
him she was sorry she had been angry
will, him, and that she iofyayc HIM
: for trying Ia tease her. Aftcr tbat Sn-
sie did not is1.ct to ask Col TO i1elp
her to be eossl. =. y. Ilss'fof-