Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-06
cHILDREN's COLUMN,
To Give UP is to Gain.
BY MARIE THEIRS.

&S}S2 gone away crled out Maidie,
1kgp scanpering TO the window and |
sgT standing upon her tip-toes to |
stretch her rumpled curly head out |
among the woodbines. Not "a drop of |
rain to-day and the sky Is Just silver. !
and the woodbine is full of fiswers-
everything is SO sweet, and am so glad !
could almost cry
Nonsense laughed Dolly, rubbing
her eyes, scarcely all aroused from her
long nights sieep-snonsense; you need !
not be so glad; what is ride in our old |
wagon, after all? Jacob and l go TO
town in it every week, and its uot such
a dreadfully wonderful thing
Maybe, If you lived in town all the !
time, as do. and never got into wag-
ons at all, you would be some glad too
Nonsense; Jacob says its hard work
TO drive with such a slow old horse as
our Charlie, and he knows
We'll. maybe so, but think l shall
like it; he seemed to he coming dread
fully fast when he brought grandpa and
me up the road
Fast! well. Maidic Brown, you are
goose; never in my life would have
believed 1t; wonder what Jacob would
sav?' . ...s
Maidie reached up agaiE to peep out
| of the windew, saying, Well, / know
shall be glad, and i caunot help what
Jacob says'-and letting go the window
sill she danced hither aud thither, her
little bare feet pattcring gayly over the
attic floor.
| The sun was up and the breakfast was
over, and the house all in order. and
| the clock striking lazily nine ia the
| morning. when Charlie, sleek, and
ready for ride, ratified the earrv-all
| down the lane to the garden gate. Ja-
cob should drive, and Mary sit in the
| front seat because she liked it; and
| grandpa ana aunt Sue on the back seat
/ because it was comfortable, and Mailie
| and 10 on the middle seat to make IN
load-it was all settled before the sun
was up Dolly could not 90 because the
load was already too large, add because
she did not care TO go; she wanted to
stay at home and string beads; she did
not care for such hard work rs driving
| below SLOW Charlie. So everybody was
ready, and Dolly stood against tree a
little way off, while Maidie scampercd
up TO grandpa's valise for the glasses he
had left behind.
| What is the matter, D0lly?' said
aunt Sue, why. your face is very long,
| oh, nothing, only 1 just wish had
not staid behind. Bob will spill NV
beads, L know, and Martha is cross OH
| wash days, and l suppose you will ne
/ gone dreadful while: oh dear! dearr
and she covered her round face In her
apron aud cried as hard as she could
cry.
| Yes, but little daughter, YOU know
you cannot go; Charlie has too much TO
pull, and 10 aud Mary and Maidie can
not stay at home for they are your lit
tie guests :,
in the world is all this - -
Nothing, only I wanted to go'-
sobbed Dolly, everybody can go but
me- r f,..
i .Maidie,' whispered grandpa as he
took his glasses, 'Maidie, do you remein-
ber the little talk We had yesterday
about giving upF Now | want you, If
you would like it, to give up your ride
to Dolly .
She Strengthened up with a little
start. rs though she had been strnck.
; with just the one word on her lips-
'grandpap She tossed her arms around
I him, laid her cheek to his, chokei down
. the sobs, and In minute more was
, kissing him goodbye. and clambering
out of the carry-all.
Come, Dolly she said, Il win give
up my ride, did not know you wanted
to go.'
behind her apron, & thought yoii We re
so glad -
Never mind, Jacob says hurry; can
f play something guess
Away went dolly in the carry-all.
: climbing over DO, and teasing Mary to
SIT in front. and forgetting all about
Maidie, who, by trying very hard, kept
, her face striight until they were all out
!, of sight and then slipping upstairs,
behind the little attic door, cried with
) all her might. 8f
: After y while. however, she heard the
: birds singing near the window aud the
bees hummiug iii the woodbine. and
while She was listening She dried her
I tears, and suddenly remembering the
/ paper doll which aunt Sue had givc,,
her, she ran down to the cupboard to
i get it. Bob was FASTING his Kite in the
hal! and Martha was singing over the
) Wasii-tub in the shed, and pussy was
DOING on the footstoOl, aud things
! seemed SO generally comfortable tiiat
: she tried TO Be comfortable too. und What
with helping Bob make his kite, and
hanging out doily's clean rufiied aprons
on the bushes TO dry, a,id pctting pusay
D and the paper doll, the old clock was
; striking twelve and the carry-ali was
4 rtmDllng slowly up the lane, before she
u knew how the time was flying.
a 'We have had, oh, such Il nice time !,
: cried Dolly uiambeiing down over tile
wheels from the front seat, which she
had taken from Mary after groat tlea
, OF fitssing-' Jacob made Charlie trot Us
u fast as he could, aud we got cakes with
e our pennies at the store-oll, tue nices,
y things ever were; and do you know
}, whispering close to Maidic's ear. Il dc
believe grandpa is going to take inc ou,
G with him in grand carriage this after.
q noon, for heard him telling the stable.
u man to come right up the lane ut three
: O'Clock, with the carriage,-a little bi,
: of a one, only big enough for two, and
q That he wanted 10 take n little girl along
u which, Miss Maitsic, of course meant
+ me-
Y Maidie's lips trembled too much te
say any of the words she was going Il
u say and all she could do was to run ant
y kiss grandpa and aunt Sue, and scampe,
i away behind the arbor to get rid of tn,
: tears that would, in spite of everything
'e roll over her cheeks. Maidie could no
help thinking Dolly a little selfish I.
= take all the rides, as she could go evcry
y week of her life. However, she wa
st happier, In spite OF her tears, than sh,
l would have been had she left Dolly cry
d ing under the tree and gone for the rid,
1t herself; she had pleased grandpa ant
i done right, so the tears only lasted ;
+ minute, and it was not long before sh,
If was skipping down the flower -bordcre,
n path as bright as q bird, picking til,
< pink buds and the white ones for auu
d Sues new vase that stood on the parlol
! mantel. Not brighter. happier fac,
d lighted up the table with It's wash -da,
dinner; not a lighter heart beat in al
t. the house. She could not help wishiu.
3. aud wishing every little while, tha
L. grandpa could squeeze her in ht.sil
re Dolly; she was tempted To ask him, b,,
: then she thought-.ssSndpa knows how
ie tt would please me without my aSkin:
8: him.. and | viii not trouble him b,
Id coaXing.'
s So when Dolly. quite sure she wa
c, TO so for ride, said she believed thu,
20 she would go d,ess aud be ready, Maidi
I, gave only ;llittle bit OF sigh SO softl
,e that nobody knew about 1t, and uotide
n yes to Dolly when asked to loan he
:: bran new HAT with scarlet rihhans.'
;, Dolly was Just trying on the hat sn
thinking, as she looked in the glass u
10 In the little attic room. how much sweo,
] er than Maidlc she looked in Il, whe
cd grandpa's voice was heard over the Iii
III 1.Nss q So,