St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-29
st. s4ohnsburn Galedonialr.
efnr Mc Children.
Did She Love Truly !?
STORY FOR THE GIRLS.

Ida don't you know papa is not
rich ?"
81 cannot help it if he is rich or not
want it."
Yes, but we want lots of things"
''And we cannot get everything, OF
course, but | can and will have a
party
what even if papa cannot afford
it p
..Of course. He cannot afford to give
us new hornets, but then he has to, and
he cannot afford to do lots of things
and vet he makes out to do them"
ale tries to do everything for us and
everybody.'
'Well he can give me party, then
ale would have to buy heaps OF
things"
81 know. People always do"
''Candies and cakes and -
''Of course
''Papa said he could not pay the bread
bill this morning"
''Oh he meant not to-day"
81 do not know, but he seemed very
sad"
.'The little ships of things won't cost
much. | don't want great party, you
y
body nice around here. and Sophia and
see-Matida, and Josie and for boys
oh, my, cannot tell about them, but
mamma will know"
''Don't you think it will make lot
when you count them all up -
''NO. of course not. | believe | know
about big parties us well as yOu. Won't
it be nice | know papa will not say
no."
Hes awfully good, don't you think
so, Ida p
'.GeSr
Il love him more'n tongue can tell
$50 do |, Janet"
81 don't think | could ask him any
thing to give him trouble"
.'lou seem to think You are very
good yourself, Janet"
NO. was only thinking about
what Louise Oracle said-that if you
loved people truly. like we love papa
we ought to show our love-
''Well, oh dear, cannot wait to phi
Josephine, as Aunt Roney would cali it
am going to write everybody's name
on Il piece of paper"
"Maybc it wont he any use"
.'Ics, but it will be use for if papi
says no. I'll cry and cry till he say:
maybe, and that is Just the same as say
ing yes"
Janet tied dolly's sash and looked
down in her pretty face. saving nothing
but wishing to herself that Ida coul,
.'love papa truly" enough not to ash
just then to have party. and wonder
ing to herself if it would make hin
sigh as sadly as he had done at break.
fast time. when the baker had demand
ed the amount of his bill.
What did tell You - cried Ida
rushing up stairs and into the room
holding her heart and painting tor
breath. '.what did tell you. pincheG
his checks and pulled on his slipper,
and told him my heart would break if
did not have a party, and he told me
to have it,
didn't he mind it ~
''Of course not"
''What will mamma say, | wonder =
"She won't care. if papa does not
she will never say no, after he has said
yes
1--WE will have great fun | expect
said Janet, fixing Il feather in dolly's
hat and holding il off To look at. think
ing, however, of papa, and wondering
why he was so sad about the baker, if
he did not mind having IL party.
Mamma shook her head gravely when
she heard that papa had consented to
ida's wiSh and coaXed papa to take
back his words. and told Ida afterward
that for reasons she knew nothing about.
she was SOrry for the promise !; but af-
ter all the list of names of all the mice
} people" and the girls at school, the
ROsys and Matildas. was made out, and
the invitations sent the flowers and
the good things ordered, and ut the APP
pointed season Ida smiled at her owl
image III the glass so pretty with Its
rosc-colored silk, while Janet tied dol
Tvs haXen cmls with their ribbon, fol
the twentieth time, and got it right ii
last. A prctticr little party could moi
be found than that playing ''blind man,
buff and all sorts of things for fun, an'
everybody's face was bright in the tlasl
of the many lights.
Nobody knew that feet halted outside
on the pavement, and inquiring eye,
pceped through the lattice. on past the
damask curtains. and nobody knew thai
lips were saving, low but firmly, Il an
too poor to give fcaStS. and yet see thi.
extravaganza III Il man not rich enough
to pay What he owes | did intend t.
give him his time, but he has deceived
me this piece of extravaganza ha:
opened my eyes tomorrow | shall
proceed against him."
Nobody knew it. and so nobody wa!
sad except papa, as he walked in {
room alone. his hands clasped behint
him. feeling the weight on his mind o
affairs that hung with him as in bal
ance, ready at any moment to blin!
him ruin.
The lips that whispered at the case
ment were true To their promise. On
the morrow the first blow was givel
that brought anguish of mind, and ii
nally poverty, to the father and hi
household
Then did the little girl, being toll,
how it had happened, wish she ha,
''loved truly" and not brought sucl
trouble to the father always ready t,
give pleasure to those around him an,
especially to his children and she re
allied how sad thing it is to bring
to those we love, not pleasure and rest
but work and sorrow. -NeU York Oh
serrer.
EXPULSION OF JEWS FROM SPAIN
mistaken in Their faith 10y the rage o
tvrantS or the malice of the people, tn
Israelites prepared to abandon foreve
their luxurious homes, their lands, an,
their lich rOsscssiolIS, and go forth one
more to some distant and unknown
refuge. During the short time above,
them for their departure the roads O
n,