Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-04


visage past recovery. am not sure that
she has forgiven us yet that we did not
give her chance to be miserable how is
it, sis?" a.a
"Well, l did want to 90 dreadfully.-
said Carrie, coloring slightly.
"Yes, dear, know you did, and it was
a sore disappointment to you that YOU
were denied, and your feeling was that if
yon couldn't have that pleasure, YOU
wouldn't have any. The trouble is the
same with the rest of us; that if we can
not have happiness in our own wav, we
will not have it at all. So we willingly
cling to our disappointments, and pet and
hug them, and push away all the lows
which come near. Remember, Carrie,
that this is all wrong.n
Why" she replied, laughing, '.if peo-
pie enjoy crying and grieving, should
think they might have the pleasure
"No they must not. The luxury of
sorrow is a luxury which nobody can
afford
"But you would not say, John, that we
ought never to be sad ?n said Emily.
Certainly not" he replied. One might
as well be rock or monkey as to be in
sensible to grief; hut | do say that we
ought never to indulge habit of sadness,
and that we have no right to be unhappy"
"What if we can't help it urged Carrie.
1--WE can. We always cheat ourselves
when we say that we cannot help being
unhappy. 1t often costs a sacrifice, a
great, sometimes terrible sacrifice, of
will. OF pride, of ease, but it can be made,
and it ought to be. Ny poor, dear Carrie
how little you know of the life before you,
and its trials, of the hundred gates for
sorrow to come in upon you," he exclaimed
with much emotion, putting his arm about
the little girl, and drawing her to him.
lie kissed her tenderly, and went on, but
you can learn now the lesson which will
bear you through them all, and make you
happy in the midst of them. Learn to
trust better wisdom than yours, so as to
give up to it your own will and your own
way. Learn resolutely and eheerfully to
say what is true, and do what is right,
and suffering will never hurt you.'
Don't you think little girls have any
trials, Johnp"
Indeed do and this is the very thing
| would make you understand, that #
you bear your child-trials well, you will
bear your woman-trials well. II YOU had
loved and trusted father and mother enough
to submit your will to theirs, you would
have shown them that you could be happy
in giving up great pleasure, since they
denied it; If Mrs. Wilmot loved and
trusted God, she would show Him that she
can be happy in giving up all the dear
comforts of her life, since He takes them
away. Believe me now, viii you, Carrie ?n
"Why, yes, John, always believe
what you sayn
well, then, you need not be unhappy
all your life. If you find yourself so, be
sure there is something wrong, and set
yourself with full purpose Of heart to
make it right"
Carrie sat silent moment and then
turned toward him with the manner of one
who asks an unanswerable question, say,
ing,
Don't you think ought to be unhappy
when l have done wrong?" -
"Y GU ought to be so thoroughly sorry
| as at once to repent and be forgiven then
there would be no room, no time to be un,
happy" !,
Wouldn't be sorry after was fors
given?" :
''Sorry, yes, but you would not have
that uncomfortable, that tormenting feel
ing, which you know comes after bad
wv. AhS "oioc IL oCClACti W NOu t1c uiOTC
you would love the merciful God who fors
gave it, and the dear Saviour for whose,
sake it was forgiven. When ones heart
is full of love and gratitude, there is no
place for misery. DO you remember
breaking that porcelain vase last summer ps
Yes, and | blamed myself great deal
more, and felt great deal worse because
mother was so kind to me ABOUT it," -.
You felt great deal worse, and yet r
never saw you look more perfectly happy
than you did when you threw your arms
around her neck, with your eyes full of
tears, and said, how good you are to for
give such a careless little Carrie Peni!
tence isn't the thing to make us wretched.a
But mother calls you, and you must go,
for this time. You do not want to go?
Then now is a good time to try your new
lesson. If you find yourself unhappy
when you get into the nursery, helping
mother, just look into your heart and see
what the trouble is-see lift is not because
you love Carrie Moore so much better than
anybody eise.-ifhhe tongregationalist.