Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02
THE MOUNTAIN ,POSY.

"'TAINT no pse, man," said Posy, sin
s-tryin' to make me lady. I'm nuthin'
but mountain Wallfe, an amt no good
to nobody!" -.
She was off to Sunday-school, her hat
hind-side before and shoe-strings dan
Cling, ere could overtake her. When l
dscreetly chose her Sunday-school
boob, entitled "Be Neat" upon getting
home found she had exchanged with u
little boy for one bearing the more en-
gaging title of 6 The Dancing Bears"
"Who was the first MANI" asked the
class, impressivcly holding up the Cate
chism. I" ADAM" was the general salts
factory response. "Nary time!" ex-
claimed Posy; "God was the first !"
and, gathering her books, she went to the
head of the class. After the filters had
subsidized, l continued; until, upon de-
handing who was the strongest man, she
replied, Satan ~ greatly to my discom-
future, as dreaded discussion, having
so frequently impressed her with the dam
gerous power of his dark majesty. David
was little and insignificant, with God al
ways on his side; while Goliath was a
giant hero, and ought to have been the
chosen king. Still more was | annoyed.
when L found her sympathy for Jesus
was altogether because, like herself, He
had two fathers, God and Joseph, and had
no home, but preached outdoors and
wandered about.
Then it dawned upon me to lot the Cat
eehsm alone, and teach my class more of
the humanity of Christ. So they soon
grew to love the sweet stories of His
beautiful life. g A little child shall lead"
thought, as POsy remarked, =" We all
used to be scared o. God. but the way
you've got to talkin' lately makes Him
more like friends" She nursed broken
legged birds, sick chickens, and deserted
kittens; in fact, admired and loved what
ever was terrible or brave, helpless or
distressed.
Oneraw. cold day, looking from my Sit
nng-roOm window, | beheld Posy head
ing dusky procession into the kitchen.
upon Fastening to those quarters, behold!
she was entertaining her gypsies about a
not stove; Willie dirty papoose, stiffly
ted In its basket, was in her lap, its little
black toes almost in the fire. ''Posy,"
cried, how dare you bring those filthy In
dams in here? Take them out at once,
and sweep the room; then bathe
thoroughly, and use your fine-tooth
combp'
W. buCI IC iIlCuuS " HAIL.
an they're awful cold" she pleaded
81 don't care if they freeze" / an
swered. 1.-The open air is the native and
only fit element for such creatures. Give
them a loaf and turn them out of the
yard. You'll distract me with your hos
pital business. A gaping chicken rolled
up in nv breakfast-shawl yesterday, and a
crippled rabbit in the warm oven, were
your last anxieties. These missionary
enterprises must be stopped, or you must
leave.'
So she strapped the black-eyed, sober
papoose on its mothers back, and soon
sent them on the march to their pine-nut
quarters.
If she was a trial, she was an interest
ing one, and joyfully noticed much i'm
provement and growing attachment in
response to my love for her.
A Mariposa spring is the perfection of
hlry-land, and even its winter very love-
"; but a Mariposa summer, with its
scorching heat, ought to be powerful
e1hOrter in turning the sinner from the
error of his ways, If at all tinctured with
we doctrine of Calvinisln.
S' ior the Big Trees and summer hOli-
IA a company had arrived, but one hour
mn'n, ,o,e, from long railroad trip and a
s%un more wearisome dusty stage-ride of
tior'y to miles. The representative live Yam
~ headed the party, which consisted Of
as VIE, illiterate but rich his daughter,
ionsl iMsl specimen of the New York girl,
aOas'volced and prononce a deliberate,
;aasy.going Englishman and his compan-
unable wife; brusque English student;
sapale'faced, curly-headed boy-poet, and
ia Sa invalid. Posy and myself were to fin
H4 nIllng up the large South Fork stage.
Before anyone else had half eaten sup-
per, the Yankee Bluster, grabbing his hat
s Mon Under his chair, rushed from the
;Sn,nlAg-hall, UNI lodged into the parlor, thence
hn1 nSH tne reading-room, then out into the
n,n nd,i, iurlously exclaiming Landlord.
VII IN IN the name of heaven, is that dri-
ser' ,,' It's time we were off, This ellie
nan, ,.eu no especial reply from the compla-
IL ,t MS calling, had become Injured to digs,
sshrusts. and personal earthouakes of All
Ceserlptions. Ces So he serenely ouaffsd hi.
creamy lager with townsmsnf and Rlus.
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