Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-12-07

much absorbed IN her own troubles TO sec
what her guest was trying TO do for her.
Jenny slept soundly after her day OF
work and worry, aud when light tap
on the door woke her she bounded out
of bed buoyant with the hopes that
Aunt Milly had inspired in her. She
was dressed and down stairs in time to
help get breakfast, and everything went
on smoothly tilllDick came in.
It's up early, isn't H." he said mock.
ingly.
Jenny paid no attention, but went
on laying the plates and knives.
"You feel big, don't you, cause Aunt
Mlly makes so much of you. She amt
much heard father say so last night"
81 don't believe IT," replied Jenny an
grily.
'S'pose you think I'd lie?"
No reply.
"Eh? do you? Answer me-" and
the boy pcered round into his sisters
face with a saucy leer.
Instantly, Jenny'S hand was raised
and il fell with such force npon master
Dicks face that the blood streamed from
his nostrils. His roar of pain woke the
baby, who added TO the upToar by
frightened screams. Mrs. Tanning
came in from the pantry with bowl of
cream in her hand. Dicks face covered
with blood frightened her SO that she
dropped the bowl, and the cream ran in
a snowy rivulet across the kitchen
floor.
What's the matter? demanded the
mother.
"She struck me-" said Dick.
''Go 10 your room Jenny and don:
you let me see you again to-day" was
Mrs Fanuing's verdict, and Jenny, with
ont any chance Of hearing, went sorrow
fully out OF the kitchen. II was sorrow
that she felt at first, but before she got
up stairs, she was 50 filled with a sense
of injustice that she clcnched her fists
and set her teeth together in fierce de-
termination never, never to forgive any
of them. She would live with them
while she was obliged to, but she hated
them, yes hated them.
"Why Jenny" said Aunt Milly, con-
ing out of her room, "what Is the mat
ter 2"
Matter enough, | wish | was dead"
"What, the skein tangled already?"
Eyes! Aud meant TO make such a
nice day." aud tie child sank down up
OH the stair in a fit Of uncomfortable
weeping. When Aunt Miily joined the
family. She found Mr.. flaming stolid and
his wife Indignant; Dick had washed off
the blood, and was telling I" how 1t hap
rened," making ont a good story tor
himself.
"And you didn't provoke your sister
at all" said Aunt Mllly.
"Oh, if you look at girl, it provokes
her. She'd better not strike me again
though"
MlIy said no more; though she long.
ed to become outwardly, aud 10 some
purpose, the champion OF the girl crying
50 bitterly up stairs. "What can ] do?''
she thought. "How l wish l was
strong" But she remembered that the
strongest of us can do little in such
cases, but love and wait, and she fervent-
~ asked God for patience and wisdom,
that she might show this jarring house
hold something better than discord and
discomfort. In the course of that day
there was another long talk with Jenny.
during which the child grew strong
agaiu to try once more to do right.
Its no use," she said, but I'll try.
told you something would happen TO
spoil this day, aud it'll be just SO to-mor-
row, and every day. II they'd only
love me, but you see they don't, Aunt
Milly."
"Perhaps they think you don't love
them"
"They wouldn't care if didn't"
"And d. you 2"
s'pose do"
"You had better cultivate love till you
are more sure of its possession"
"Weli I'll do the best can. l won't
strike Dick again if he makes faces al
the every time look at him"
ale isn't likely to do that. He'd
soon get tired Of it, If he saw you really
didn't mean 10 notice IL.
"Did yoa ever notice how the Ice
melts before the sunshine ?"
"Why ot course have Aunt Milly,'
"Well in just that way, all unkindness
mells before the sunshine of kindness
"But shouldn't Dick be kind too? ?"
"Certainly. But believe we agreed
to take things as they come. YOU'D
laugh at general that talked about
what he would do if there wasn't an enc
my
| WOf course I should Auuty,"