The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29

Roof UP THE WEEDs.-Two bows,
Jim, and Will, were employed by a
gentleman to keep the paths of his
garden weeded. Jim contented himself
with taking off the tops of the weeds.
He soon cried out, "Pve cleared my
path," and having swept away the leaves
he went off to play.
Will was much longer at work, for he
stopped to take all the weeds up by the
roots, and he was well tired when he
went home.
But the rain came down in the night
and all the next day, and when the boys
father went, few days after, to look at
the two paths, Jim's wanted wedding as
much as at first, while Willie's was clear,
and only needed a few turnsof the roller
to make it quite neat. So Jim was sent
back to do his work properly; and very
tired he would have been had not Will
good naturedly helped him to finish his
task.
Only thorough work is worth doing.
Faults only half uprooted will appear
again and again, and we shallal most de-
spair of curing them. Will you remem
oCi ehios DftVht oeVc'
. A BOY returned from school one day,
with the report that his scholarship had
fallen below the usual average. "Well,"
said his father, "you have fallen behind
this month, have your eyes, SIR"
How did that happenT' The father
knew, if his son did not. He had OBJ
served number of cheap novels scat
tered about the house, but he had not
thought it worth while to say anything
until fitting opportunity should offer
itself. A basket of apples stood upon
the floor, and he said Empty those ap-
pies and take the basket and bring it to
me half full of chips. And now," he
continued, "put those apples back into
the basket" When half the apples
were replaced, the son said: "Father
they roll of; l can't put in any more"
" Put them in, l tell YOU" But father,
/ can't put them in" "Put them in!
No, off course you can't put them in.
Do you expect to fill basket halffull of
chips and then fill it with apples? You
said you didn't know why you fell behind
at school, and 1 will tell you. Your
mind is like that basket, it will not hold
more than so much, and here you have
been this past month filling it up with
rubbish-worthless cheap novels" The
boy turned on his heels and whistled,
and said "Whew! / can see the point"
A SHEPHERD BOY.-One beautiful
spring morning merry-hearted shepherd
boy was watching his flock in blooming
valley between woody mountains, and
was singing about for very Joy. The
prince of the land was hunting in that
neighborhood, and seeing him, called
him nearer, and said, "What makes you
30 happy, my dear little one p
The boy did not know the prince, and
replied, "Why shouldn't 1 be happy?
Our most gracious sovereign is not richer
than amp
"How soT asked the prince; "let
me hear about your riches"
"The sun in the clear blue sky shines
as brightly for me as for the prince"
,aid the youth; "and mountains and
valleys grow green and bloom as sweetly
for me as for him. would not part
with my two hands for all the money,
nor sell my two feet for all the Jewels,
in the royal treasury. Besides l have
everything / reallyneed. / have enough
10 eat every day, and good warm clothes
10 wear, and get money enough every
year for my labor and pains to meet all
my wants. Can you say the prince
really has morep
The kind prince smiled, made himself
known, and said, "You are right, my
boy. Keep fast hold of your cheerful
'pirit."
"THANK you, Charlie" said Mrs.
Brown, as her little son handed her a
paper he was requested to bring.
hThank you, Bridget" said the little
fellow few hours after, as he received
ylass of water from his nurse.
"Well, Mrs. Brown, you have the best
children ever sawp said a
neighbor. / should be thankful if mine
we're as polite to me as yours are to the
servants. You never spend half as much
lime on your children's clothes as / do,
Ind yet every one notices them, they are
70 we'll behaved"
"We always try to treat our children |
was the quiet reply.
This was the whole secret. When / |
,ear parents grumbling about the ill
manners of their children, Ialways wish |
o ask: ".Haye you always treated them |
With politenessT' I once knew a man,
considered quite gentleman in society, |
Who would speak to his children in
manner that a well-instructed dog
would resent. He would order them
With growl to bring his slippers, or per-
orm some other little service; and yet
le complained of the rudeness and dis