The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-12-25
JUVENILE COLUMN.
LOST DINNER.

"OkhCu III q COhl luiuOs 1o WAS Ctsllcu
patient Joe, because if grief came to him
he would say, otis all for the best; those
who love God shall find all things work
together for good"
If things went we'll with him Joe would
praise God; and if things went ill with him
best what is for my good. We must not
Judge OF things by this life alone;
there's life to come after this; and things
that may not seem good for us here may be
good for us there"
In the al-pit where Joe worked, some
of the men would jeer and laugh at him
when he said, ''It's all for the best" There
was man 10y the name of Tim who would
lose no chance to laugh at Joe.
One day, as Tim and Joe were getting
ready to go down into the pit, Joe who had
brought his dinner of bacon and bread with
him, laid it on the ground fora moment.
Before he could take it up, a hungry dog
seized it and ran Oft.
"Ha! ha!n cried Tim, "it's all for the
best, is it mani Now stick to thy creed
and say yes"
"well, 1 do say yes" said Joe; "but as
my dinner. If get it back it will be all
for the best, and if don't get it back, why |
it will be all for the best, just the same.
God is SO great thai he can rule the small
est things as we'll as the greatest"
SoJoe ran after the dog; and Tim, with
coal-pit. Joe ran long way, but could
not catch the dog. At last Joe gave up the
chase, and came back to the mine, think
ing to himself that the men would have
good laugh at him."
But he found them all pale with alarm
and awe.
"What a narrow escape you had, Joew
said one of them. "The pit has caved in
and poor Tim is killed. II that dog had
not run off with your dinner you would
have gone with Tim into the pit and been
killed"
Joe took off his hat, and while his breast
heaved, and his cheek grew pale, and the
tears came into his eyes, he looked up to
heaven, but said not word.
THE OwL.-The owl is large bird, re-
markable from the fact that its head bears
a striking resemblance to that of q cat. 1t
is SO very like q cat, that little boy, who
| a few days ago had seen an owl for the first
| time, being asked what it was, answered,
| "It ia a cat with feathers on it.' During
the day it remains concealed in the hollow
| of an old tree, or some other secret place,
aud at night it comes out in search of food.
| 1t has remarkably large eyes, and Is very
keen sighted, being able to see we'll in the
dark. 1t lives on birds and chickens when
ever it can find them. Indeed it is quite
ing able to carry off good sized chicken.
1t is exceedingly shy, aud on all occasions
shuns the approach of man. 1t will not at
tack any one, unless it's hiding place be in
vaded, when it will defend itself with its
large, sharp claws. The owl has some
qualities in.tinctively, which it would be
we'll, at least, for some boys and girls to ac-
auire by study and training. We don't
mean, of course, it's inclination to eat
chickens, although that is not bad in itself
provided the chickens are got honestly
and not from neighbours hen-roost. The
4 o,rl % o.; vhfaH There are man It'll liz
folks that ought to be more attentive to
their lessons, and more keen-sighted IN
, avoiding dangers and difficulties. The
, owl is said to be exceedingly shy. Some
little boys and girls are 30 forward and I'm
polite that a little shyness would add a
) great deal to their esteem in the minds OF
their most sincere admirera. The owl will
, not attack any one with i"s claws, unless
III self defence, and every o''N has right
to defend himself when uni Justly attacked
|, But there are naughty boys and girls, big
! and little, who attack their companions anc
others very uni Justly, making claws Of theIl
, little hands, which God gave to them fol-
I other and better purposes. The eNl does
that for which God made il. Children
can your parents and friends say that o
you7 God made you to know Him: NC
YOU learn your catechism God made yo'
l to love and serve Him. Do you show you
love for Him, by keeping his command
ments7
, FA1ru.-The first beams of the morning
sun streamed into the wretched attic wher
Nettie, a little five-year-old maiden, knel
+ at her morning prayers. She had stolel
3 out of bed softly, so as not to waken he
! invalid mother, and hungry and cold, knel
4 down beside her to repeat the Lord
: PRAYER. "Give us this day our dali
: bread,n words sounded like mock
I ery as the fell from the lips of a starving
: child; but not a shadow of doubt dimme
the wasted little face. When she had tin
ished. she rose aud looked around her; no
!. n crumb was to be found in the cold com
y fortress room, and "Mamma" had told he
% if she asked her Father who lived up l
:. the beautiful blue sky for bread, He woul
, give it to her. Her heart sank for a me
ment but suddenly "a bright thought struc
!. her: She must go and look for it. TO hurr
- on the shabby little cloak was the work {
=" n moment, and pattcr, patter, went III
little feet down the long stairway, throuS
e the dark court aud dingy alley, out int
n the crowded street. 1t was lovely morn
J. ihr: the promise of perfect day Was shin
d ing in cloudless sky; the wind blew fires
l, from the sea. 1t brought tinge of colo
ii to Nettie's paliid face. She had bee
70 frightened IL little at the throng of strang
1t people, at first, but God would take care
)" her. and she struggled bravely on. Presen
20 ly her eyes fell on bakers window, an
the child's heart leaped for joy. Plenty
bread for hungry wayfarers there. VI
lie how nice they looked, the crisp roii