The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-02
ADDE'S AWE FOOT.

"OH, I've got such a pain in nv knee ~
cried Addie JAG c7hs, as she came limDing
4 back into the horse a few minutes after
she had started for school
"Tn vour treei" said Mrs Jacobs. a
'ooh Of anxiety in her face. "What kind
of n rain9'
"Oh, lis such sharp pain" And Ad-
die mped about, and made a terribly wry
face
Mrs. Jacobs. was alarmed. She had
heard onlv the day before Of LITTLE Girl
who had once been taken suddenly with
a pain in her knee, and was now a
cripple.
So she took off Adde'S hat and coat,
felt the knee all over, the child shrinking
when she touched a certain spot, saying
that it hurt her
There was no going to school that day.
Addie wae placed on lounge, with her
leg on pillow But IS all this trouble
about her knee was. I am sorry 10 say,
only n nretenca that she might stay at
home. she got tired Of keeping still. and
after il was too late 10 GO tn school. got
off tho lornoo, ard was able to go about
as well as usual.
Now. If Aadie had never deceived her
mother before, Mrs. Jacobs would have
the room But now it flashed through
her mind that her little Girl. who was not,
regrct 70 saw. 2 truthful child had both
told and acted lie: and she was very
sorry ard mnch displeased So she
watched Addie closely. and hecame salts
fed frat she had deceived her.
Abnnt week afterward, on berg got
ready for school. Ad7ie said fhet her shoe
hurt her foot TTcr mother bad nCf for
gotten the pretended pain in her knee,
ard repliad impatient'v.
"Ii'c all mrkp heli~ve run alone"
Bat Adfie limned tadlv. end began to
orv. s7v;nr her foot hurt her dceaifuliy-
Mrs Jocebr. 70 make SIRE took her on
her knee. and f-lt the boot 81 over.
ssIt's rig'at ihe-e,' Ada.e cried ont, SIS
hor mother pressed a certain part Of the
foot.
So Mrs. Jacobs took # lie boot, and
ther the stocking, brit c0uld ind ~ hurt
or hruiee Putting them on aGain, she
gave her scoliinr. and sent her off 10
school. Addie left the house limping and
crying
At noon she returned. 50 lame that one
Of her school rates he'd II hclo her along.
Her f,ot WIS row b dly swollen ard very
red an1 She YVES in 50 mu"h pain from
wslking home tha- she could scarcely help
screaming cloud in the street.
a. told vou it hurt me,' she said 10 her
m mAther as she cane IN, the tears running
down her face "But you would make
re 90 70 school
That was because you tol1 an un-
truth about your knee" replied Mrs.
Jacobs. with some severity. hiiing her
alarm eFf nv little airIs word hsd al-
Il In~ f.p-
liercd her THE morning But q liar-tnat
is hard word 10 say. hut Il Is the right
worl-ve can never trust
Ad3ie hid her face with her hands IN
shame the doctor was sent for. who, on
eya-7ininr the foot, found j. badly III
flamod and said she was threatened with
ervsipelas A whole week pass-d before
she could rest her foot or the ground,
ana uuriug part % that time nhe suf-
ferad great Geal Of pain.
Much Of this was causei by Adde'S
walk ing So far afffr her foot was swollen
end infiamed II she had never deceived
her mother. she would not have been sent
TO school when she said her foot hurt her
so badly. l hope she never forgot the
lesson.
We cannot do wrong in word or oct
without bringing UPON us psin of some
kind-pain of mind, or pain of body. II
is rs sure 70 follow as pain from a wound
or blow Think. little girl or boy, now
reading this: "Did you ever tell an un-
truth, or 20 a wrong act without its caus-
ing you to suffer in some way?' am
sure you never did.
Speak the truth always-do the RIGHT
always: IL is the only way 20 be happy as
and happy IS men and women.
-MIdren's HOYr.