The Grange advance., 1874-02-04

90 nOCnlnS, ali tne morning, tor Bridget
was busy cleaning the parlor windows.
and could not be spared"
Bessy hung down her head: and the
color rose to her cheeks.
Mamma" said she, " that was me!
I'm real sorry, mamma al didn't think"
" No." said her mother, 'sI suppose
not. But you see now what it is to be
missionary at home. Suppose, now,
instead Of pining for an opportunity to
60 out to the Feejee or the South Sea
Islands, you try and see how much good
you can do in every day life. That is
the true way to be missionary"
.Well mother, III try" said Bessy.
IN begin tomorrow morning."
The next morning, bri ght and early,
the sun, peeping in through her window
blinds, woke her, and she was Just turn
ing comfortably over among the pillows
tor another nap, when she recollected
her plans for doing good.
:" 1t get up at once," she reflected.
II can help dress the children, so that
Bridget can carry grandmamma' break
fast up to her sooner"
Up she jumped at once, and began
to be missionary in her small way, so
that grandmamma got her cup of coffee
before she began to grow faint from
waiting.
"Grandmamma,' said she. when
breakfast was over. "shall / hold yarn
for you to wind this morning ?'
"There is some yarn that needs
winding" said the old lady, rather visit
fully; "but never mind it now. There
is only an hour before school. Go and
play and amuse yourself
But l would rather hold the warn,
indeed, grandmamma, said Bessy."
So grandmamma brought out her bas
kets OF yarn, and Bessy held it patient
ly until the big school-bell rang.
"You are a good girl, my DEAR" said
grandmamma, and she kissed Bessy.
The little girl ran off to school in
high spirits, feeling that she had al
ready done some good in the world.
"Its little," to be sure," thought
Bessy, but many Titles make much"
Josephine johnson sat pouting on
bench as Bessy came in. Josephine
was not favorite among the school
girls-she was cross and spiteful and
envious, and she had tipped her ink
bottle purposely over Bessy's copy book
only the week before, because it looked
better than her own.
"What's the matter with Josey ?"
Bessy asked one Of the other girls, as
she took off her bonnet and shawl, aud
hung them on the pegs behind the
door.
"She's going to be put back among
the little girls, because she can't under
stand the sums in arithmetic" said
Helen Davis. 'And Tn real e lad of
it. Amt you? 1t will mortify her so
much, and she deserves it ~
Bessy stood thinking moment. Jo-
sephine johnson scos disagreeable girl,
and she had done all she could to spite
her, Bessy. But-her resolution.
And she went up to Josephine and
sat down beside her.
"Josey," said she, " I think could
explain these sums to you, if you would
let me. Get your slate and pencil, they
are not so very difficult. We shall have
them before school,
''Will you really show me ?" jose
phine's dull face frightened up. "Oh,
Bessy Hyde, if you only could make me
Understandings I'd rather leave school
altogether than go back among those
little girls, only father won't let me-"
"Bessy! Bessy" called the merry
voices of half a dozen girls from the
green outside, "come and play croquet
I here's just time for round game be-
fore nine O'clock"
Now Bessy was very fond of croquet,
and she was not fond of explaining stu
pid rows of fgures-but she remem-
bered her resolve of the day before, and
shook her head to the merry little
tempters.
Not now, girls" she said II am
busy"
And then Josephine came up with
her slate, and Bessy set herself earnest
ly to work to show her the mysteries Of
the Rule of Three. Presently look Of
intelligence glimmered into her face.
| II see! [ understand it now ~ she
cried out. :: Let me try all by myself
now
And when the class in arithmetic was
called, Josephine astonished her teach
er by showing herself we'll posted in the