The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-15
JUVENILE COLUMN.
MARY's FORGIVENESS.


MARY's FORGIVENESS.
"she is real mean. and I'll never speak to her
again"
what has she done that my little daughter
should speak so harshlyT
Edith Crane, mamma. She is bigger and
older than I am, aud she makes fun of me,
and sets the other girls to laughing at me-
When go near her, she looks down on nre. or
turns away with o proud look, as if was no.
body. know my clothes are not 40 fine as
hers, but they are tidy. How could they be
otherwise, when you are always telling me to
put stitch here and Q button theref do
not see what have done to make her act So"
times very blaht in speech. Edith does not in
tend to be unktnd to you"
ooh, but she does; it is fun for her, she
says, to vex me, for my eyes snap and toss my
~ will tell you, Mary. Papa gave you
pretty little cherry basket, did he not I"
"wheu you go to school tomorrow, take it
to her, and ask her to please accept it. Tell
her that your papa made it for you, ont Of a
cherry stone, and you thought she would like
to wear it on her chain"
"Ob, mamma, how can do thntf Why, she
would turn aside, and may be throw away my
little basket, and make fun of me and call me
Try it, darling, aud see. She does not
know what o tender heart my little daughter
b IS. l do not think she will be rude, and
even if she is, it will take awsy all the bitter
ness from your own heart, and you will mover
care again. That is what our Lord meant
when He said, Love your enemies : and when
has no mamma to love her OF comfort her; ok
the Blessed Virgin to give her mothers love
and care"
az feel so wicked about her, am afraid I
could not say the words, mamma"
suit"
Mary trudged to school the next day, looking
very thoughtful and earnest, but fully deter
mined to do as her motffe- had advised
How different her looks, how light her step,
when she bounded into her mothers room that
afternoon.
Mamma, you were right. I took the basket
to Edith. Ny heart thunped and came nearly
| to my throat, when asked her to takeit. She
looked at it all over, and then lifted her eyes
and looked ut me. Mamma, saw tears there,
| and she said very gently, Mary, you are very
kind; will always keep this little trinket for
your sake She said no more; 1 did not wish
her to, she was gentle. When she saw me
puzzled over a sum, she came and helped me,
and her brown eyes were full of kindness, and
| 1 wondered what had become of the hate in
my heart, for when searched for it found
! love instead"
$50 it would be always, my dear Mary, if we
| would only overcome evil with good Try 1T,
my dear child, aud l can promise you that
yonr life will always be u very happy one."-
Young ChthOGc.
| "GIRLS, HELP FATHER"
"My hands are so stiff can hardly hold q
pen," said Farmer WILDER, as he sat down to
figure ont" some accounts that were getting
] behind-hand
down her bright crochet-work. Il shall be
glad to do SO if you will explain what you
! want"
he said rehectively. Pretty good at figures
are you :" 49,. 20 ~,
thing of them after going twice through the
arithmetic" said Lucy, laughing.
"Well, l can show you in five minutes what
have to do, and it'll be wonderful help il
you can do it for me. never was q master.
not grow any easier since put on spectacles.'
Very patiently did the helpful daug hter plod
through the long line of figures, leaving the
gay worsted to lie idle all the evening though
she was in such haste to finish her scarf. II
was reward enough to see her tired father
who had been toiiing all day for herself and
the other dear ones, sitting costly in his easy
The clock struck nine before her task was
over, but the hearty, Thank you, daughter
o thousand times" took away all sense o
WEAKNESS
cts rather looking up, when man car
have such an amenuensis" said the father. 81
! is not every farmer that can afford it,"
"Not every farmers daughter that is capabl
, of making one" said the mother, with lttl
, pardonable maternal pride.
"Nor every one would be willing, if able,
said Mr. WILDER, which last was SAD truth
How many daughters might be of use to thei
, fathers in this and many other ways, WHO neve
think of tightening care or labor. If aske
to perform some little service, it is done q
best with a reluctant step and unwilling all
which robs it of all sunshine or claim to graf
tude. Children exert great an influence O
, their parents as parents do on their children
D Guardian angels.
THE LAUNDERING LEGION.
G. When the Emperor Marcus Aurelius wa
making war upon the Germans aud Samaritan
his troops were reduced to the greatest o.
!, tremties for want of water. The barbarian
q had completely surrounded them; and seein
they were absolutely in their power, delaye
giving them battle in the hopes that the
. would perish by heat and thirst. But whe
y they were in the utmost distress, being unab
3 either to fight or retreat, and compelled to r
& main at their posts parched and exhausted
Il the soldiers of certain legion, who wei
Christians, threw themselves upon their knee
q in the sight both of their comrades and of tt
e enemy, and betook themselves to prayer. The
J a strange and marvellous thing happened
q suddenly clouds gathered overhead, and to
n rent of rain descended. The Romans, raisir
7, their mouths towards heaven. received Il