The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-03-29
JUVENILE COLUMN.

traveller through dusty road strewed the
lea;
Love sought Its shade at evening tme to breathe its
early vows;
And age pleased heata of noon. bask beneath
its boughs;
The dormouse loved dangling twigs sweet
nuslc bore;
1t stood glory in Its place, blessing evermore.
little spring had lost its way amid tho grass and
A passing stranger scooped wen where weary men
might turn;
Ee walled It in and hung with at the br nk
He thought not of the deed he did, Judged that toll
might drink;
He passed again, and 10! the wol by summers never
dried,
Had cooled thousand parohng ton gues and saved
a life beside.
A dreamer dropped a random thought; twas old and
yet twas new;
simple fancy Of the BRAIN but strong being true
It upon genial mind and its light became
A lamp of life. beacon ray. q nonitory Game.
The thought small, It's issue great a watehfre on
the hill
It shed its radiance far adown, cheers the valley
still.
nameless man, amid crowd that thronged the daily
Let fall word of hope and love 'unstudied from the
heart;
whisper the tumult throwing transtory breath.
1t raised brother from the dust 1t soul from
death.
germ fountl o word of lpvsI o thought at ran
dom cast!
Ye were but little ut first but mighty at the last
CHAs. MAcKAY.
THE HPEACEMAKER.
BIZ CARMEL HENpRY.
Ellie Nelson was dear little girl, and
nnaaeaaed many an1iah1a uua1itiaa I'm fnr
none did she deserve praise as much as for
her love of peace, and her endeavors to
preserve it. Her parents were poor and
struggling: her father worked in a foundry,
and her mother assisted in a laundry and
out of the fruits of their toll, they had
large family to support,-Ellie, at sixteen,
being the eldest of six. But, thanks to
their dear child, their lives passed very
happily. They lived on the outskirts of
large city, in a little cottage Mrs. Nelson
habitation, although furnished in the poor
est manner, was kept by Ellie's untiriag
industry, in such perfect order. that it was
really pretty and attractive. Father Cam,
when he paid his round of parochial visits,
he liked to cau at her house best, because
he saw there no marks of thriftlessness OF
indolenoe,-bad habits amongst his flock,
that he was frequently grieved to observe.
When Ellie's parents returned at night
from their work, they always found tidy
room, cheerful fire, and q comfortable
meal awaiting them. When the meal was
over, Ellie, who had received good, sen-
sible education at the Sisters School,
and instructive book she had gotten from
the Sunday School library. y
But am not telling you, dear children,
in what way Ellie was peacemaker. You
can all imagine, and perhaps many of you
know from experience, how many little
nnarrPIa 6iffprapcaa chi
dren. Now, among the Nelson's, these
things were of rare occurrence and it was
owing to Ellie's tact and good management
that such harmony prevailed. Here is
ed. Katie, aged seven years, and
little Susie, aged four, started to take their
fathers dinner to him /: Susie, who liked
to be important, insisted on carrying the
basket, to which Katie objected. Ellie
took Katie aside, and begged her to graft |
fly the little ones within, which would soon |
pass away, as she would grow weary of /
the weight of the basket, and be glad to
yield it to her. This point was settled,
and the little girls started.-When they |
reached the gate, a gale of wind nearly |
carried Susie's hat away, and she begged
Katie to tighten the ribbon that fastened it
on. Katie bad not recovered from her |
resentment against Susie, in the matter of
the basket, and she refused to cite the |
ribbon, and her refusal sent Susie crying |
and seeing Katie standing sulkily by the
gate, and Susie tugging at the string of
her hat, comprehended the situation at
once. Instead of scolding Katie, she knelt
ribbon to her satisfaction. She then led |
her to Katie, and put the little, chubby
hand in the elder sisters saying gently
"Now, Katie dear, be good to our little
sister, and don't tease her any more for
when you were her age, you did not like to
be teased, and mother forbid us to worry
you"
Softened by these gentle words, and
ashamed of her unkindness, Katie took
pains to make the walk very pleasant to
Susie, by pointing oHt all the sheep, geese
or chickens they passed on their way.
When they returned home Katie threw
her arms around Ellie's neck, and whisper
ed "Sister, I think Father Carr meant peo-
pie like you, whom he said in his sermon last
Sunday, BLESSED are the peacemakers.' -
Guardian An9sE.