The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-01-13
[From Golden Hours.l

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Z, What a beautiful day it was!-
The front yard was wilderness of
roses, and all the air was full of
June sounds and scents. Lefty sat
in tho doorway, arched over by q
climbing honeysuckle-a fair.faccd
little girl, with great brown eyes,
and curls that exactly matched
them, and cunning hiding places
for dimples oil round her rosy
mouth. Beside her was dainty
little works basket of braided viii.
low, and in her hands she held o
bit of gay patch work. And a
very pretty picture Lefty might
have mado in that lovely green
frame had Of something wrong
been busy down in her hcart,
drawing ugly wrinkles through
her white forehead and pulling
her red lips into a vcxed pcnt. =
There II said Lefty, with an
impatient! jerk, zone, two, three
knots right together, and now my
thread is broken. again. | hate
this over.and-oYer sewing, and /
wish | might never see another
piece of patch>work as long as /
live 70 y i 'yoD 81 81 tel1F
There was no one to hear this
but the bees and the birds, but
they sometimes understand more
than people think. SO the hee
buEzed louder in the honeysuckle,
as if ho were saying, TRY again,
Lefty. Nothing SO pleasant as
being busy, busy, busy y saAnd
the robin called out at Tho top Of
the elm tree as plainly as a bird
could, "Oheer up, cheer up, my
dear! Think of me with four
mouths to fillfr Cheer up! ls
A little zephyr, too, passing near
by, parted the vine leaves and
shook down q shower OF sunlight
on Letty's ripping brown curls.
But the little girl would neither
see nor hear. The frown on her
face grew darker. 0tiio o.9Ts
~ don't see why mamma will
make mo sew just so much every
day. l think it's real unkind OF
her. l want 10 go and play with
Rover on the grass. q s'a'e 3
Then the bee few away as flsl
as he could to the hive, the robin
went silently to look for another
worm for her children, and the
leaves dropping suddenly shut out
the sun. Lefty leaned her head
on her hand and looked very hard
ut nothing. BY and by the bright
chintz and muslin fell into hor lap,
the curly head sank lower and
the long brown lashcs crept slowly
over the round cheeks. Tho fret.
full lines smoothed out ono by one
1t was thon that she saw the
fairy. He was dressed in a suit Of
golden mail, SO glisteningthat Let
ty's eyes were quite duzzled al
first. In bis hand was a tiny
| golden mallet, ,his eyes were bright
as diamonds; and his face wore
such a fierce expression that Lefty
was quite startled. fi 'rd ,no.ia
'"Where did you como from ?
said she. $50 ig ih7oTIga r.f F.
'n"Out of your thimble," answered
the fairy. bah 1isft 'at mos
a"How can that be when it is on
my fioeer?"y laughed Lefty.
The fairy did not notice hcl
question: .d hviieIiel 5Hca ~
"a pretty child you arc /" hc
said in an angry voice, ."Are nj
you ashamed of yourselfPH | sup
pose you did not know that it was
| who knotted and broke your
thread on purpose 10 punish your
'Youp" cried Lefty in amazemont
'how could you beso unkindTl
s"How could you be 80 cross and
ungrateful2 Who took care O
you when you wero a little woak
baby2 When you were i'll who
carried you in her arms often fol
a whole night together? Who il
mover tired Of trying to make yol
happyp Who bears with you wheI
you are naughty, and keeps OF
loving you just the same when yol
-1cgrieve her3 WHO worked all las
Wednesday afternoon with a burst
ing headache to finish t6elaem
broidery of nyourl blue cambric
lest yod should be disappointed b,
not wearing it to May Evans par
typ Answer me r. criod The flair,
with on indignant wave Of hi
4 golden mallot.f flfa sa I'M o. brt
S9p pItwas mamma, said Lefty il
a faint voice. ia a9EllG ila bhl
"And what have you been say
ing and thinking AS your man
, ma would ever willingly set you
disagreeable task, or ask you to d
anything which is not for You
goodl Ifyou had workedpatient
4 1ly and diligently would not 20
have been ready to play by thi