The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-04-24
troubles to see what her guest was try
Ing to do for her.

troubles to see what her guest was try.
Ing to do for her.
Jenny slept soundly after that day
OF work aud worry, and when light
tap on the door woke her she bounded
out OF bed buoyant with the hopes that
Aunt Milly had inspired in her. She
was dressed and down stairs in time
to help get breakfast, and everything
went on smoothly till Dick came in.
"Irs up early, isn't it?" he said
mockingly.
Jenny paid no attention, but went
on laying the plates and knives.
"You feel big, don't you, cause
Aunt Milly makes so much Of youP-
She amt much: l heard father say so
last night"
II don't believe IT," replied Jenny
angrily.
dispose you think I'd lie?"
No reply.
"Eh? DO you? Answer me-" and
the boy peered round into his sisters
face with a saucy leer.
Instantly Jenny's hand was raised
and it fell with such force upon Mas
ter Dicks face that the blood stream
ed from his nostrils. His roar Of pain
woke the baby, who added to the up
roar by frightened screams. Mrs Fam
ming came in from the pantry with
bowl of cream in her hand Dicks
face covered with blood frightened her
so that she dropped the bowl, and the
cream ran in snowy rivulet across
the kitchen floor.
whats the matter?" demanded
the mother "She struck me-" said
Dick.
"Go to your room, Jenny, and don't
let me see you again to-day" was Mrs.
Fanning's verdict; and Jenny, without
any chance Of hearing, went sorrow
fully out of the kitchen. It was sor-
row that she felt at first, but before
she got up stairs, she was so filled with
with q sense of injustice that she
clenched her fists and set her teeth to.
gether in fierce determination never,
never to forgive any Of them. She
would live with them while she was
obliged to, but she hated them, yes hs.
ted them.
"Why, Jennie!" said Aunt Milly,
coming out Of her room, "What is the
matter" matter enough, wish l
was dead"
"What! the skein tangled already"
"Yes; and meant to make such q
nice day." aud the child sank down
upon the stairs in fit Of uncontrola-
BILE weeping. When Aunt Milly join
ed the family, she found Mr.. Tanning
stelid and his wife indignant; Dick
had washed off the blood, and was
telling "how 1t happened" making
out good story for himself.
"And you didn't provoke your sister
at all" said Aunt Milly.
"Oh, II you look at girl it provokes
her. She'd better not strike me again
though"
Milly said no more; though she
longed to become outwardly, and to
some purpose, the champion OF the
girl crying 90 bitterly up stairs. "what
can ! do?" she thought. "How l wish
l was strong" But she remembered
that the strongest of US can do little
in such cases, but love and wait, and
she fervently asked God for patience
and wisdom, that she might show this
jarring household something better
than discord and discomfort. In the
course of that day there was another
long talk with Jenny, during which
the child grew strong again to try once
more to do right.
Its no use," she said, "but will |
try. told you something would hap
pen to- spoil this day, and it'll be just
20 tomorrow, and every day. Ifthey'd
only love me, but you see they don't,
Aunt Milly."
Perhaps they think you don't love
hem"
"They wouldn't care, il / didn't"
"And do your"
II s'pose do.'
"iou had better cultivate love till
'ou are more sure of its possession
swell, I'll do the best can."
II won't strike Dick again IL he
makes faces at me every time look
t him."
He isn't likely to do that. He'd
Don get tired of it, if he saw you real
y didn't mean to notice it,"
"Did you ever notice how the ice
nelts before the sunshine?"
"Whp, of course have, Aunt Mil.
y"
"Well, in just that way, all unkind-
ess melts before the sunshine OF kind
less."
"But shouldn't Dick be kind, too?"
Certainly. But believe we agreed
. take things as they are. You'd laugh
/ general that talked about what he
7ould do If there wasn't any enemy"
"Of course l should, Aunty."
To he Continued.