The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1874-07-12
5aernIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
THW orIEArs, SUNDAY. JULY la. 1874.
! JUVENILE COLUMN.
CARELEssNEss.

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JUVENILE COLUMN.
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W cARELEssNEss.
f Mary Bell was q little girl who, though
ke had many good qualities, was also,
IKE most persons, possessed of some very
~ 2cEoence and careIesspess, which showed
n seE in many matters, and especially in
hsr dress,
ss She was affectionste, kind-hearted, and
e&ood d-natured always ready to assist 9th
|z5rs, even when by SO doing she stood IN
the way of her own pleasure. But, alas
hog slovenliness,
t$a HID all her better quahties'
58s This trait in Mary's character gave her
snnother a great deal Of trouble. She did
znot want her little girl 70 Dc vain OF dress'
sflch is very foolish as well az wickeG'
cry sometimes suffered much inconve,
Hence from her carelessness. She would
16ften, when preparing for walk or ride,
waste half an hour in looking for missing
glove Or stocking, and when found, the
E6rticle was generally 30 much out of repair
rs hardly to be worn with decency:
ia Bat she had got the habit of throwing
Der things a6oue, AND tefting Inem 90 un-
@{nended, and it seemed impossible to break
#hef of it. So true 1t 10 that children shonio
s&be very careful how they fern habits that
may cling to them through lie anu, II oao'
Ecause, them much trouble.
About half q mile from Mrs. Belis there
lived q very nice old woman, who had
formerly been q housekeeper In the famiiy'
and who was very fond indeed OF little
Mary. Mary, in return, loved Mrs. Brown,
h as the old woman was called, and was al
ways delighted to be the bearer OF the
little delicasies which her mother often
sent to her.
One Saturday morning Mrs. Bell called
SssArsrv - her. and told her chat she had
haan good girl. and learned all her tasks
that wsak yerv we'll. she might 90 over
and snend the day with Mrs Brown, adding,
that rben sSa was dressed. sbe would find
n;tcher of broth on the dinnine-table,
1binh Che wished her To take with her
Morv vas delichted with the permission,
an5 ron nn.s.airs aa fast as pessib}e to get
ready.
yns,o, half the artic,es abe wanted to
80 s Mara ,,ias;ns and M too in the same
,nIsna en- tbat I"no time was coosumed
!, II I"nk;no for them. One of her shoes was
IN her bes3room. bnt where the other had
rona was mvsterv which no one iu the
So.o. Soao non,d soivs The servants were
a.I,sS froy, THAR WORK to know If thew had
saa,, e. hnt none NJ them knew ANYTHING
4 aSont Il.
"oS 1.An us;st;,o . lono time in tbis wav.
Marv hanpened to recollect that the night
hascyye AZ had pulled IL off. on account of
10 uelI,v Inrt;no sr her and thrown IT under the
s.inrinn1as .SS vhere n was found. The
pa; pl..;n Oss ent hnt he;no nv this time in
s.r,ne ~ hnrsy Msr M Msry coneIn6e3 II would stay
greaS; g;thnnt nu ,na y and nnt r. ON as il was.
yn Tn sh.nS;ne her dress. sbe noticed small
Al s ;.s F. - sL;rs cf which har mother had
toiS har nome davs before. but which she
had forgotten to mend.
sNever mind,n thought she, sit will not
be noticed, and can sew it mp when
come home.n One glove was in her pocket,
1 and the other, after some search, she found
/ in her rcSicule. These required mendiU g
also, but we're thrust on without it. The
i atrine of her bonnet was ripped off, and
I beinT In too much haate to fasten it pro
perly, 'she merely stuck a pin in it, hoping
at last ready, Mary took the pitcher, which
was a very handsome one, and started on
her journey.
It was a lovely day, and she went on
for some distance in the greatest gee, al
Though her shoe kept slipping up and down
in most troublesome manner. She was
Z thinking how much pleased Mrs. Brown
& would be to see her, and get the nice broth,
when, in crossing a stle, the corner of one
h Of the steps caught in the rent in her dress,