The Lincoln County herald., 1870-12-22
Children's Department.
From The Young Folks RuraE
WHO BROKE THE PITCHER.



hopes you'll like the syrup ma'am. It
was made on her fathers old place, and
came all the way from Vermont" and
the freckled faced girl put down her
pitcher and awaited Mrs. Lemminys
pleasure.
"Well, now, this is very kind Of Mrs.
White" said the lady, looking into the
amber liquid with an apprec,ative glance.
"She knows how very fond am Of
maple syrup, and has sent this as treat
Lille, bring me the crooked pitcher"
"Ycs, mamma" answered brisk voice,
and little Miss Lille danced off 70 the
kitchen, whence she soon returned, bear
ing singular, long, narrow.necked. an
tique pitcher, into which her mother at
once proceeded to turn tho sweet mix
ture
"a Taste, q taste, mamma |" cried the
two children in chorus, as their mother
reached up to the high mantel and
placed the treasure thereon.
"Not until supper tims8' said Mrs:
Lemming, who believed in teaching chill.
dren self denial. ~ am going over to
your Aunt Carries now, and l am sure
you will neither Of you touch the pitcher
until | return"
ri want some syrup" said Ii lie,
boldly.
so do l." echoed Will. IL cannot
wait until supper"
Mrs. Lsmmiug looked at the children
with distressed face, at which they both
we're sorry, and prol,ised not to touch or
taste the coveted molasses.
The mother was gone just ON hour.
More than once she wondered if they
would keep their word, and if it would
not have been better to lock the syrup
up. Somehow Mrs. Lemmeng did not
believe in bolts and bars she liked to
put her children and her servants on their
honor-to trust them, in fact, and hth.
erto the rule had worked we'll, not per-
fectly, perhaps, but reasonably we'll.
When the children we're alone, they
began to talk syrup.
"Didn't it look good p said Lille
"Not halt as good as il tastes" an
swered Will.
ut is sweet with tang to it just like
like cider
SIS il as thick as sugar syrup?"
queried- Lllie.
Thicker" said Will solemnly; lyon
can almost chew it,"
"Why, thes it would be maple wax p
Lillie replied.
"Hadn't We better talk about some.
thing elso ?" urged Will I'm begin
ming to feel dreadful sweet"
w'm going to look at it" said Lille
II didn't get right color of it,"
"You promised mamma not to touch
i'll" cried VIII. "Ohl oh Lille Linn
ming ~
"Well, who is going to touch it2 I'm
just going to get up in the chair aud
peep over. till can see into it. l guess
that wouldn't break my PROMISE" said
Lille, deiautly.
II woldnt be girl and so curious for
the world" said Will.
"And [ wouldn't DO boy and . COW :
ard p retorted Lille.
Will answered by going out and bang
ing the door, and then Lille was afraid
to look, aud the two crept away.
When Mrs. Lcmming returned, she
went into the sitting room, whero a gre
vious sight presented itself. On the
the hearth-rug lay the broken pieces oi
her favorite pitcher, and the trauslucen,
syrup tricklcd far down on the clean
carpet in an amber trail, while Lilo and
Win, with spoons and bowl, were try
ing to save some from the general wreck
I'VE didn't do IT," they cried simulta
neously, as their mother appeared. "W'
most did, for we wanted to see it,"
-"You did," said VIII stoutiy.
Sand then We heard . crash, aud wer,
afraid to come iu for . minute, and wher
We did, it was just this way" sobberet
Lille. srtl Tv , 0TEIIa 1i
They then told their mother all tha
bad been said, aud shs waited until afte
supper before she passed judgement upol
them. She hated to think they woulf
deceive her, and yet she knew how OTTER
and easily older people are led into temp
ta,ion. fE9 "a. H.
avon Lpow AIico vou hava nfta,