The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-03-16
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swcred busy, ~ stairs
q I'lesas f,sss dawn aiul show ms
how 10 pisy this Moonlight
wehs. sasl kalhis ...
"Nc, I cana I wsui b. read
foa't alwayr ealllus W tas for
asitsthing. responded Luey, aei
quite pleaSntlys -s
cob please lacy, ! caut play u at
alt" I.s ..I .'..
"wdl. give Il up then. .g,
aBat | wsut IT, learn Il 80 bad.
"work away ., il then, but don't
bother mds ,r.. ..f
RatAe turned slowly away, and
went back 10 the parlor, while Lucy
so,,lcl herself again to her charming
book. Tut its charm was gone, She
fxedlher eys on the page but her
thoughts kept wandering to the pa-
tient lille slater down stairs working
ANYWAY without any encourage
ment, and refused 10 take in the
meaning OF what she read. -
Conscience was at work, aud
no one can find enjoyment in any
thing with-a troubled eonsdence., {
Before long, Lucy laid lowd her
book, l j. a,,q q .t:.i-.l.t
II might have helped Rathie," T"
she said. II know she would have
lhelped NO. ! ,hellye I'll go down
and, see if she Is playing it yet."'.
4 She laid aside her book, and rau
rldown stairs, the faint sound Of tbs
piano telling her that Ruthie wa
still at her post She opened the par,
lor door and went ip, ,.,,n,,,o.,. "a.
eWell, Ruthic, got through viii
your waltz YETI nj l5.. .g,,r.t. ,
"Nc, / couldn't do anything will
it said Ruthie. beslw.a.
"Iiet us try it again, tlen.
have come down to help You"
aOh, havo you !" cried Ratlrie
Frightening up. ,""ThaPs good, Luc,
| was ready to ory because yo
wouldn't come before" MI
"That wouldn't mend matters,
laughed Lucy~ .Iguess ! was a LTD
selfish tken; but I thought better
f it you see.". .hso..a. ,,.-o..s ;.
Lucy replaced tho sheet Of mus
Eupon the rack and Ruthic, und,
her direction, worked away faitl
! fully q little whiIe,, until the difllcu
ties we're all mastered, and .themelot
flowed out clear and strong und
her 1.-the fingers. . IA s.1..,., =
d. "There, now, Think you'll DO.
usEBut you have ,practiced long enou,
for to-doy," said Lucy. sga
"Ithink | have, ! am very tired
returned Ruthie, and rising tn,
. both closed the piano, and left t
parlor. ss.yae..,
As Lucy went through the ht
Ralph came from tho dining roo
singing:
Each one may let evry day
: ~ Leave something good behind "
rs and at the sight of lucy stopped J
and tane, and came towards~her.
sd s "Ah, sister Iul ! want yog
M while 4" he sad. s4You hiisedr
~ help me fix mykito, and I'veget I
III frame all made, and now, /
in ready" af ~ sn lpa--i v
Y" oh, I-----p can't wason Luc,
~ lips, but the song Ralph had be
me- singing was in her mind and Istopp
le- the word.
"Well, I'm ready too," she III
sweetly, putting the thoughts Of I
tempting book up stairs out Of !
Of mind. "Whereis your frame a
ut paperf" 49, .,t
,on 4Up in my room. Come on, Lu.
IL. they went up stairs, and for an hs
ZEN Lucy worked away faithfully W
wo paste and paper, until the kite y
ere1 done. j
Inp "Thers! isn't she a beauty CT
r.tI Ralph holding itup, "Pm going
n name hewit tho Golden Star, and n
M awhile well sse how she fies
On. Thank you, lLpcy, for helping m
son "You're welcome, sir,' retur1
lnbl Lucy, smjingly, pleased because
was had made her brother happy; :,
hall now, fl,your demands arc satisf
ak I'll CO."
hen (lIAIlltright, 80 will L. said Ra'
ond OF he. went to try his new !
hon while Lucy songht her. own n
kell and took mp her book again. Z
. In r. When she opened it, the first
,elo- tence upon which her eyes tell !
jjstst thiss atf8 is9 ". a
most "The true secret Of being sha
not lies in trying 10 make other so.'
vita believe that ls true, SAID
we'd shutting up her book. II am
;na. | |, have been happier helping Rv
,esh. and Ralph: than ! would have =
nius. up here, reading for my own &c
and pleasure aassf
tago. She opened her book again,
] fash, for a little while read uninterrf
onev Then she heard her, father,s voi
was the hall, asking for Percy, her 2
40 Of brother. And she heard Rutl
onyi. him that Percy had gone ov'
. in Camden.
those Il II am very sorry said her "a
,ance "for have some papers here to
E1h, that I am In q hurry to have
vears | don't know what | shall do
|, the aThere's chance for you, 1
these whispered conscience. But y
,ames ness answered, "Eo, no. Paps
hould not know 1 am here, and he ]
twine call me. ! needn't ( lose my J
II alI,t I,tafternoon for other folks"
/ Il Cle. M But conscience whispered .