The Lincoln County herald., 1871-10-05
Childrcn'S Department.
TWO STORIES TOLD IN ONE.
BG HAPPY ELLA BRANCH.

4 way up on the top branch Of very
Sitc home. II was not very nice
house, but Of u rough exterior, painted
green.
The little chestnut had oftea aeasS her
parents tell aLou, the world, but as there
vas no window and but one door to theis
house, end the door was always fastened,
the little Chestnut nevcs had seen what
her parents called the world, and she
shought it very funny name
Lower down, but on tho same tree.
another little chestnut grew. IL was the
youngest Of three children, and st times
very cross, disagreeable chestnut.
1t had also heard its parents talk
about the world, and it was very impa
tient, because the door was always fas.
tened, and il had often tried its best to
open it, but it seemed to close the
tighter.
But, one morning, Jack Frost, in his
own good time, set the doors ajar to each
Of their homes, and each Of the chestnu,s
saw the world she had heard SO much
about.
1t happened that the two chestnuts
were standing in their doors at the same
time, and as the lower one looked up,
she saw her neighbor so much higher
than she was and looking SO happy, she
began at once to be discontented, because
her home was not SO high.
But Light Brown" which was the
other chestnut's name, was very happy
that she could see the world at all and
though there were other chestnuts
great deal higher than she, instead of
envying them she felt sorry that they
could not see tho ground better aud all
that was going on.
In vain Light Brown tried to make
friends with ozark Brown" tho other
chestnuts uame, bu, being repulsed with
cross looks and unkinI words, she grew
weary and looked up for higher company.
One night i. blew very hard, and both
ches,nuts we're thrown from their houses
and fell to the ground.
Light Brown" fell in a mossy bed.
where it was warm and nice, and she
soon went TO sleep again.
"Dayk Brown" FIJI in a dark, damp
bed, where it was very cold, and there
was nothing but little fern that grew
above her to keep her from the wind.
This made her feel very badly, think
ing she must always be SO low, but she
could not help wondering where "Light
Brown" fol-. and sory accidentally she
saw her in her messy bed. This made
her feel very badly again, to think her
envied neisi.bor must always be higher
aud more comfortable than she.
1t was not long before so much pros
perity made the chestnut that lay in the
messy bed proud, and as soon as she saw
ozark Brown" in the damp bed she was
very glad, and began 20 boast what she
was going to do some day. She was
going to be very large tree, and the
pride of the woods. She would be sc
10 cut Der down.
All this, and much moro, the Chestnut
SAID, that ozark Brown" might hear it.
and her wish was grati6ed, for "Darl
Brown" heard every word, and resolved
in her heart that some day she woul'
excel the boashng chestnut, and maxi
all the trees and flowers look up in won
der at the humble chestnut that grew 81
low.
And sure enough, when the sprin
months opened, "Light Brown Wa
dried and witherdd, and nothing re
NAMED to tell that she once lived.
But Ozark Brown" is quite li,tl
tree, and tho fern that grew beside he
looks up with pride on the little chest
sut that "bids fair to be the queen 9
the woods" and SO beautiful that n
woodman wants to cut it down.
$50 mans beginnings are often obscure;
But IL strong in his purpose
iIo keeps his heart pure;
Though We see not his progress,
His name never hear,
Yet at last he will burst forth,
And in glory appear"
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