Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-09
ADDE'S LAME FOOT.

"OH! rye got such pain in my knee !"
cried Addie Jacobs, as she came limping
back into the house few minutes after
she had started for school.
"In your kneel" said Mrs. Jacobs,
look of anxiety in her face. "What kind
Of pain p
"Oh, it's such sharp pain" And Ad-
die limped about, and made terribly wry
face.
Mrs Jacobs was alarmed. She had
heard only the day before of little girl
who had once been taken suddenly with
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 il hurt her.
There was no going TO school that day.
Addie was placed on lounge, with her
leg on q pillow. But as all this trouble
about her knee was, am sorry to cay,
only pretence that she might stay at
home, she got tired Of keeping still, and
after 1t was too late to 60 to school, got
of the lounge, and was able TO 90 about
as well ~ usual.
Now, IL Addie had never deceived her
mother before, Mrs. Jacobs would have
felt glad when she saw her playing about
the room But now 1t flashed through
her mind that her little girl, who was not,
l regret TO say, truthful child, had both
told and acted lie: and che was very
sorry and much displeased. So she
watched Addie closely, and became salts.
fed that she had deceived her.
About week afterward, on being got
ready for school, Addie said that her shoe
hurt her foot. Her mother had not for
gotten the pretended pain in her knee,
and replied, impatiently,
ats allmake believe run along /"
But Addie limped badly, and began to
cry. saying her foot hurt her dreadfully.
Mrs Jacobs, to make sure, took her on
her knee, and felt the boot all over.
"It's right thereI' Addie cried out, a.
her mother pressed certain part Of tho
foot.
So Mrs. Jacobs took of the boot and
then the stocking, but could find no hurt
OK bruise. Putting them on again, sh-
gave her a scolding, and sent her off to
school. Addie left the house limping and
cryinA
LOT her school-mates bad TO help her along.
Her foot was now badly swollen and very
red, and she was in 70 much pain from
walking home that she could scarcely help
screaming aloud In the street.
II told you II hurt mew she said to her
mother as she came In, the tears running
down her face. But you would make
me 20 to school"
That was because you told an un-
truth about your knee" replied Mrs.
Jacobs, with some severity, hiding her
alarm. "Ifmy little girls word had a.
ways been true word, would have be-
lieved her this morning. But liar-that
il hard word to say, but II b the right
word-we can never trust"
Addie hid her face with her hands In
shame the doctor was sent for, who on
examining the foot, found 1t badly In
famed, and said she was threatened with
erysipelas A whole week passed before
she could rest her foot on the ground,
and during . part OF that time she sui.
fered . great deal of pain.
Much Of this was caused by Adde'S
walking 10 far after her foot was ewollen
end inflsmed. If she had never deceived
her mother, she would not have been sent
to school when she said her foot hurt her
80 badly. I hope she never forgot the
We cannot do wrong in word or act
without bringing upon us pain of some
kind--pain OF mind, or pain OF body. 1t
is 40 sure to follow a. pain from wound |
or blow. Think, little girl or boy, now
reading this: "Did you ever tell an un- |
truth, or do wrong act without It's caus.
ing you to suffer In some way" am
sure you never did
Speak the truth alwsys-do the right |
always; 1t Is the only way TO be happy as |
children, and happy a. men and women.
Hour.