The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-11-10

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JUVENILE COLUMN,
SOMETHING WRONG.

ing. Every one at the breakfast ia
4ticed 1t when she came in. What wa
We're not her clothes in order9 Yee
ess was neat and whole; and she ha,
retty white apron it could not hav,
hat: Wasithere rain to spoil any o
ensf No; the sun was shining bean
and the birds were singing gaily
oil did not sing with them She die
pei like siugiDg-somethjng wal
went you finished your compost.
asked her brother Henry, looking
1.-THE table at her clondy face. Oh
aedn't worry about my composition y
nswered ungraciously and Henry
I'D his shoulders and said something
M getting out Of bed ON the wrong
Nell might have seid pleasant
to her brother's question, for abe
er composition written and folded
Rway within the leaves of her read
y could have happened to make Nell
speak sol Nothing went rightlyj
othing looked bright to- poor Nell
y day. 1t was such q beautiful, sun
day tool On her way to school,
ertook some of her classmates, who
hitting about in the field of early
grass like so many happy butterflies,
Aking and laughing merrily.
., Nell! see here" one cried as she
m. just look what lovely violets,
ach heaps Of them!" "And butter
90" called another, holding up her
kfuu of the shining, yellow flowers.
ing to take Miss Denton a splendid
for her desk !" "Who cares for vio-
to- pick them p VIM e0 Se m!'1 !
e you liked yiolets." swell, 1
PC go into that nasty wet grass for
anyhow!"
Nell, Nell! the beautiful wild flow.
the sweet fresh grass which God
how could you speak so Of them
Dry 1t must have made Him, to hear
p so ungratefully about the pretty
(which He sent to make earth pleas
you!
y-be Nell has new shoes on, and
want to get the dew on them," said
the girls, laughing, and then taking
y step right into the pearly drops
zone on every blade of grass.
made no answer, but walked slowly
ne didn't believe they cared for her
not one of them, or they wouldn't
Ter 30.
the little cloud grew larger and
and the day went on without any
4e for Nell. What was the reason
else seemed to have any trouble.
schQe}A lice Lee asked her to 90
lth nd play croquet as she had
One b6f6re. But Nell said "No,"
I'm went on home thinking to herself
re "woufd have liked a game, only
$essed Alice didn't want her much, or
|QfIdn't have left her, just to get those
IN the morning."
Is Nell her unsatisfying, cherries
4}ne to an end at last. Aud when she
bed, and thought it all over, am
IRE that she must have found out |
was that every thing seemed to 90 |
"a do you suppose was tle reason Z I |
M you. Nell had not prayed to God
% day. She went out and began the |
hout saying one Our Father to the
ther in heaven, who gave her 30
tessings. How sad it was. Do you
that every thing went wrong with
@ dayf How could day be pleas
s. right and good without Gods smile
STICK TO YOUR BUSH"
eorgan, was rich, and also good
he people of the town respected
st him to Parliament, and seldom
De anything without asking his ad-
~ school house was to be built
- had to be talked over with him.
p asked him what she should
"a her field; farmer L. always
dvice in buying cattle, and Mrs.
Hnsulted him about brin ginC up her
1H asked how he was so successful,
gan said: 81 will tell You how it
4ne day, when was lad. u party
and girls were going to distant
20 pick whortle berries, wanted
th them, but was fearful that my
on1d not let me. When I told him
IS going on, and he at once gave me
on to go with them, could hardly
myself for Joy and rushed into
on and got big basket, and asked
or q luncheon. l had the basket
nb and was just going out of the
ZEN my father called me back. He I
a of my hand and said, in gen. {
ph, what are you going for, to pick t
6r to playf" /
aick berries, replied.
Joseph, want to tell you one
- is this. When you find pretty 6
4Ah, do not leave it to find better |
Fhe other boys and girls will run T
licking little here and there, vast G
aat deal Of time and not getting q
erries. If you do as they do. you C
home with an empty basket. If a
berries stick to your BUSH" @
with the party and we had cap. e
But just as my father said. No f
~ one found n good bush than he d
We rest, and they left their sew C
and ran off to the new found q
Not content more than O minute O
one place thew ram hled over the q