The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-11-22
Asrnlng Star and Catholic Messenger.
JUVENILE COLUMN.
MARIoN's JEWELS.

~ have favor to ask of you; will you
3 let me wear the gold watch and chain that
A knowf I will take great care of them !;
may ], mamma ."
Mrs. Clifford looked up from her work
j into her little daughters eager face.
"Why do you want that, Lucy 7" she
said. 81 think you look much nicer as you
are"
! "Oh, no, indeed. mamma! Do pray let
me wear them Yesterday, when we were
at grandpapa's, Ellen Baird had on the
most beautiful watch every one was
was. did SO wish had mine on"
"Oh and mamma" interrupted Garry,
twill yon bny me hat like Minnie Oak
ley'sf You must have noticed tit had
on the most beautiful long sweeping feath
er and her sash was such lovely blue,
sasbes like that, dear mamma. Do you
know we were the only ones who had no
sashes, except, indeed, Marion Elton but
then-she is not lady she -"
~ thought Marion Elton the best dress
ed little girl amongst you," said Mrs. Cliff
ford, quietly. The children both exclaim-
ed at once
"Marion Elton! Why, mamma, how
funny! She bad not single pretty thing
on she had nothing on but print frock
trimming.-Don't you think you have
make q mistake. mamma 7"
"I think not" said her mamma "I
know Marion quite we'll, and, repeat,
that I saw some beautiful ornaments on
her /; indeed, wish could have had some
of them for my own little daughters"
The two children opened their eyes wide
with astonisbment truth to tell, they had
rather looked down upon and despised
4 little Marion, because she was poorly dress
ed and they knew she did not live in a
great house like themselves and their little
companions. They had neglected her, too,
yesterday, leaving her out of their games,
and had even been unkind enough to laugh
at her simple dress. So you may imagine
their astonishment when they heard their
mamma speak of Marion's ornaments.
"Do tell US. what you mean, mamma"
said Lucy 81 am sure did not see
single ornament about her, and know
her mother is quite poor, too, 80 of course
she could not afford to buy her any,"
"Well," said Mrs Clifford, "I saw at least
six, and I have reason to think she has
many more at home. Don't interrupt me
while count them up. In the first place,
when you were all hunting for violets in
the wood behind the house, Marion dis
covered quite nest of them. know some
little girls who would have kept quiet, and
gathered them all, as fast as they could,
for their own nosegays but l observed
that che ran immediately and told the
others, and even helped some of the little
ones to gather; then saw that she had
efeo""Ooo'
When little Fanny Hall fell down, and
tore her nice new dress in the bushes, no
one stopped to help her, for you were all
in such hurry to go and see the green
house with grandpapa; but Marion ran back
when she saw what had happened, soothed
the little girl, and waited behind to sew
up the tear, in her dress that showed mr.
that she possessed another bright jewel
loving kindness. When Geo. Keith pushed
against her, 80 rudely, and knocked over
- ln~Ir Co..
moment, but directly after she spoke
quite gently and sweetly, and, as she
! stopped to pick up the fruit. l saw two
other very rare and precious ornaments;
y these were-forbearance and patience. She
never talked and laughed loudly. She had
the beautiful Undergraduates And, last
ly, saw one ornament of great price 1T
shone so brightly that it lighted-up all
other jewels. When you left her out of
your games, and laughed and made fun of
her because che had not smart blue sash,
or feather in her hat, then l saw it. Many
children would have been angry and sui
len, but Marion was az sweet tempered and
gentle as possible. She had the ornament
of a meek and quiet spirit, which is. in the
sight of God, of great price: observed
several more precious jewels, but L will
leave you to find them out for yourselves
when you know her better. l have told
you of six. Do you not agree with me,
my children, that Marion Elton was at
least as we'll dressed as Lucy and Garry
Clifford ~
The little girls looked very much con
fused, and neither of them spoke for some
time at last, Lucy said, with tears in her
eyes
"Mamma, if you will let me go and see
Marion, one day, will try to-to make her
forget our unkindness. Is che lady,
mamma7"
"If you mean-does she live in a grand
house, with great many servants and
carriages, and a great deal of money, i
things do not make lady. People may
have all these and not be what L wish my
Lucy to be, whether she lives in palace
or cottage-a lady. A lady is humble,
and gentle, and considerable. 1t would
grieve me-ohl I cannot tell how deeply
to think that my children should be proud
and unkind to others, merely because they