The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-17
JUVENILE. COLUMN,
BE 8 stE's MISTAKE.
Bf ANNIE L. T. orLLEN.

b dreadful Alder girls" eaid Bessie Refill,
turning away from the window, where s6
!, over to the sofa, where her mother We
seated, busily sewing. VIZ
What is it, dear ~ asked her motbe,
looking up from her work.
. why, mamma, for the last three f1av
I've I've seen Allie Juetin walking with Kat,
} and she talks so about keeping bad comnan,
, that wander very much to see her talkins
they are" po'f'' 81
GLOW do you know that thew ara q,
very pad, II you have never been in thei,
reproving tone. 80
o.,,!. Know they are bad, wicked girls, 70,
same smith told me that her mother en- I.
Pioyed the eldest girl, Jane, and before she
leit sne stole some of Mrs. Smiths silver
spoons and number of other little things.
sn mey say pad words, tell lies, and work on
SUNDAY sunday. They are always playing in the
street, and won't go to schools
Does Allie Justin know that those girls
are guilty OF all those grave offences which
yoa nave just mentioned, Bessie Z"
=, Yes, mamma, she knows all about
IIem' ana she has often remarked to me,
what great pity it was that they had no
one TO teach them BETTER" "
6eiore Mrs. Reilly had time to reply,
lazy friend entered, accompanied bv her
little daughter, one of Bessie's schoolmates.
sn after, the children were left to
gether to visit sick friend. NV "
=, hardly had the parlor door closed upon
mem, when Bessie turned eagerly to her
companion, saying, "Oh! Annie. oniv
t am!l for the last three days I've seen
Ale Aiae, justin u'i walking past with the two
more. You and the other girls can do ., |
you please about it, but think Allies real
mean to notice such girls, so Ido.n
but she is such q good, sweet pirl.v
said Annie. "and we should be- verv cara.
h a, aDoGt J1dgipg her too hastily and per
aee, or speak an uDkind word of any one
Done be too hasty in judging Allie until
You are sure of what you say"
You wish to associate with her yon
can 90 80, but shan't, and that's all abont
It," replied Bessie. '"'
The conversation about Amo I,
ped, and Annie tried, in her sweet eantp.
temper. S"0"
The next day at school, Bessie bastened
20 tell all her playmates that she had. on
several occasions, seen Allie Justin in the .
aaepKst " o sne Two worst girls of the vii
I'm not going to have anything to do 4, .
YIN her, since she is SO fond of Eeepino
och company as they are. Allie oueht to t
70 ashamed of herself, so she ought: don't \
,1 Gtt LINK so, Mary !" she asked, turning to
Yes, do; and I'll never visit her anv
ao.e, nor invite her to my birthday party" =
Bessie Reilly was the leader in every. =
aing' and her example was followed by a "
amoer OF her schoolmates. o
~ oe h,,ia days passed, and the unsuspect-
- AiAe wondered very much why it was il
nat the girls did not seem to care to have NJ
er play with them. She had always haen al
ia9orlte with tue good Sisters and all the ~
ilaren now, the only one of the girls a
. mo seemed s; to care for her society was BIZ
1T grieved the good little girl sadly. and pa
= 70 ~epe IN silence, wondering. what she w
20 none to cause her companions to sbun an
a week passed. sad,-weary week tn an an
n, whose school hours were constant wi
,ssle heiliy, and asked in quivering Tin
nee, Bessie, won't you please tell me PIE
lat I've done to offend you ~ tbs
"Oh nothing much" replied Bessie ski
ughtily. and walked away quickly to ioin wa
'roup OF girls in the further end of the EN-
sy-rcom. '"0 ied
Allie stole quietly into the school room. Str Str
SINKING down into one of the seats. she fec
rs1 10 TO tears and sobbed as though her gal
lie heart would break. -e' Clip
WY, Anne, dear, what's the matter ~ En-!
{ was the soft voice of her kin6 taaaI,. jacl
ter ; Agnes: "TelI me why You Weep in
chlld," said Sister Agnes, putting her Gar
! ABOUT the little girl, and drawing her ,
liter much persuasion, she told the good We
;er now strangely the girls had acted Iris
ing the last week. '
Can you recall an thing ron b,r. a q
tend the children, Allief'' peri
NO Sister, nothing" answered the sob at Z
3 child. Sister Sncs sontheS ~. Tue SOD Nor
by telling her that she ,nnnfS In9 iIttie brat
earn the cause of their at ron. enueavor ed,
essie Reilly was called inf" s. NIoul a or
erior's room. and oneet;o NioIner mad
1T Allie Justin. She bes;totad e. CLOSELY pala
1ents before she answered. 90 - I" 10" tent
Sister Agnes how she had seen Allie in tuou
company of the Alder girls. boat
Old you tell the other children that elect
mad "a; seen Allie in the company of those mon mon
Yes, Sister," as a
3essie Refill y" said the Sister, in a pune
re tone' but her countenance still re- ene
hoo