The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-01-26
lgerning Star and Catholic Messenger.
JUVENILE COLUMN.
CHAMPIONSHIPS SPECS,

JUVENILE COLUMN. a
GRANDMoTHER's SPECS. .. .,.-.. |;
".Well, think that IL polite Grandma
expects me to sit still while she takes .
nap instead Of telling me stories. How
sel3sh some people are."
Aashe spoke, little Patty looked apgriiy
from the old lady nodding in her chair to
the. book, in her lap, and felt very much
Injured because she couldn't have her own
Way. The rain ratified ON the window
panes, the wind blew dismally, and the
twilight. 1t wasn't a cheerful scene either
inside or out, and Patty couldn't decide
whether to cry and wake grandma. or to
GO and do. some mischief. AS she sat |
thinkiDg about her wrongs, her eye wand
cred 20 the book again.
ssHtupid old pictures, I've seen 'em a |
desen times, and am tired of 'em. But
there is no other book here, and mustn't |
leave the room, / wonder how they'd |
look through grandma's specs"
Putting the glasses on her little nose,
Patty turned q leaf and looked. Dear me,
ago she saw o cat and kittens on the page,
and now there was o picture ahe had never
seen. A sweet, pale-faced lady lay 10 q bed
and was putting little baby into the arms
ofan old lady who seemed promising some
thing with tender yet sorrowful look.
when she gave me to grandma, the day she
died! Papa told meabout il" cried Patty,
very much surprised. Wondering what
had come to her book, she eagerly turned
over another leaf and there was o new
picture.
This was still mere curious one, for the
figures seemed to move. The same old
lady was teaching the same baby to walk,
60 kindly, SO patiently; and the baby SEEM
ed to love her dearly, for it ran to her with
eager, totteripg little feet, and laughed
with delight when it was safe in her moth.
efiy arms. Several other pictures showed
the good old lady caring for the same pref
tn baby in many ways watching over it
when ill tending, teaching and amusing
il taking many steps for it, thinking,
working and prayiugfor it, and devoting
herself to it as faithfully as any mother,
little girl and the old lady still older, but
al kind as ever. Judging from the pictures,
Z the child was rather a careless, selfish
little girl. for she seemed not TO obey, and
70 leave many things undone. One of these
showed this child running away and getting
lost, because she was bid to do something
she didn't like and the old lady was seen
going after her and bringing her back and
Yorgivipg the naughty little girl. Another
was where the child appeared to be nearly
run over, and the old lady saved her, but
was much hurt herself.
hober, and the pettish expression left her
lace, as she said softly:-'
ayes, that's what grandma did for me
and that's how she got so lame. Poo'
4 grandma. L wish had got her cane for he1
when she asked me-"
The last pictures showed the old lady
lying dead, and the child, tall girl now
standing by her with very sorrowful fac'
which said as plainly asEwords, ooh, VIII.
wasn't l kinder to her when she did 81
30 much for me J"
AS Patty looked, her eyes grew so iin
with tears that the page was all blur, and
putting up her hand to wipe the drop
Away, the spectacles fell off aud the strang
pictures vanished. -
Patty sat quite still for several minutes
thinking of all the unkind words she ha'
said, the duties ellie had neglected, the Low
4 ali she owed dear kind, patient
grandma. She covered up her face an
I. cried till her handkerchief was wet, so ful
of repentant sorrow was she. Suddenl
she thought, cit isn't too late, she ism
gone, and there's time to be good to he
now What shall do to show how sorry
amp
Wipingup her tears she looked about tn
room and saw plenty to do. The fire wa
nearly out, because Patty had forgotten
tell the maid to bring wood. and had loi
grapdmas cane without which she couldn
about in the rntidy way which trouble
grandma. The yarn she had been asked
wind, hung in a tangle on the chair whel
she had left it. Grandma's knitting ha
dropped down and the stitches were ha
!, out, for Patty didn't bring the spectacle
and without these she could not p pick the ae,
= Patty's doll, and the poor old lady ha
qSes s gone to sleep and never asked f
It, though she looked chilly even in her ma
GLOW naughty | am to be SO lazy, an
selfish, and dsobedient. Dear grandma
too kind to punish me, but ought to
punished, hard" said Patty, shaking ne
self and wondering how any one could
patient with her.
Full of good resolutions she fell to VOL
and turning over new leaf at once, n
waiting minute or saying "Iil be Eg,hina
and found the cane and leaned it again
grandma's chair all ready for her: She P
back the speetaeles, picked up the stitch sa
- fJ5ad tho aha WI aoftlv round her, al