The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.



Jane r., is one OF tho bustling
characters. She is always ready and
willing to help her mother, whom
she loves very much, and she makes
SO much noise and talk about any little
thing she has to do that one would
rather do 1t ten times over than be
present while she is doing 1t.
"Mother," said Jane, one morning
when she sat reading; mother,
mOther!'' calling several times before
her mother had time to look up.
Jane ought not to have interrupted
her mother while she was reading
unless on some important occasion
which I'm the present case II was not.
mother, mother, ] want to know
whether may go and put the BACK
parlor In rights p, ..a...s. :. ,.s.s.r,as,
"Yes' yes, you may" said her
mother, going on with her reading.
"Well-mOther, mother ?"
"What now, Jane?"
"May 1 take down all the books
from the shelves, and put them up?
1 know / can put them up right
again. May ], mOtherw
eyes, you may but do not talk to
me now, because am engaged"
Jane went to work, making u great
noise in taking down and putting up
the books. Instead of clearing one
shelf at time, and filling 1t again be-
fore she cleared the next, she took
down all the books at once, and as
she stood on a chair to replace them
she must needs jump down for each
parcel, as she set them up again.
go Janep her mother would now
and then exclaim, as the volumes
came tumbling upon the floor, "dO
be little more careful, and try To
make less noise"
But for Jane to have carried on any
work witOut making great fuss, or
OccasiOning interruption to other
persons, would have been quite out of
the question.
"There, mother, just come and see
how much better that looks" she
would say, each time she had filled a
shelf. efc
If her mother did not attend at
once, she would go on calling,
"MOther, mother" until ut last, be.
coming quite tired of being interrupt
ed, her mother babe her leave the
room as il was and sit down to heI
sewing. Jane felt mortified and
grievel at the reprOOf thus given, and
could scarcely repress her tears.
"Why, what is the matter, Jane ~
said her mother, laying down hel
book, and seeing her s0rrOwful look
This question brought the tears ut
once into James eyes; -,
"Why, Mother" she answered, 81
was putting the boOk-shelves tO
rights as well as / could, when you
spoke to me, and-and l was going
"Well, you did them very well,
and should have been glad if you
had finishsd them, but you made SC
much hustle about it, and talked sc
much, thatI could not go on with my
reading. / have never spoken to YOU
seriously about this fault, but it Il
one that you must try and overcome
You are a very lively, active little
girl. / should be sorry If you were
indolent and dull; but when yOu
have anything to do wish you to dC
it with as little noise and hustle ils
possible. Now, / will show you the
difference between tho bustling and
the quiet way of doing things. Let
me see, what shall l do? o! there is
the heartrug which is out Of Order.'
One edge of the rug was turned
under, and James mother walked to
the fireplace, stopped down to the
rug, and with one or two strokes oil
her hand spread 1t even, and smooth
ed out the fringe.
"There, that is the quiet way of do.
ing the thing; now l will show you
the busting way"
Her mother then hurried to the
fireplace, pulled away the chairs that
stood near, ratified the shovel and
tOngs, and turned over the rug in
such q manner as to cause q great puff
of smoke and dust from the fire, and
then, in the same fussy style, spread
it down again.
"That is the bustling way of doing
it," said her mother, sweeping up the
hearth and brushing off the ashes
that had settled upon the chimney
piece. "NOw / will show you how
annoying it is for persons to talk and
disturb others while theyare engaged
Let us suppose that you have lost
your thimble, and that am going tC
look after il for YOU" She then pre-
tended to he looking for the LOST
thimble. s.
"Why, Jane" said she, hastily
turning over the things on thu
table, "where do you suppose YOU
thimble can be? Surely, Susan must
have mislaid 1t when she swept the
parlOr. wish she was not such care
less girl" She then went to another
part of the room, and looked under
the sofa, continuing all the while tC
talk: "Why, Jane, perhaps you left
your thimble upstairs, did you not
Observation-Disclosures you not leave
your thimble up stairs? Shall coup
and SEQ? ?"
Jane stood laughing to see her
mother acting i'm this strange way.
"YOu think it odd for me to act in
such a MANNER" said her mother,
"but it is quite as improper i'm little
girl like you. Now" she continued,
III wish you to learn the quiet way oil
doing things, and then you will be
much more useful to me than you are
at present; for very often when there
is something that you could do, Isay,
mo, / will do II myself, for Jane will
have so much to say, and will cause
me more trouble than she will save
But wish you to begin now to learn
the quiet way of going about every
thing and then You will be a very
great help to NO." .....,
Jane, had many opportunities
throughout the day of practicing her
new lesson, and she felt amply repaid
by her mothers smile and approving
looks, and resolved ever aftcrWard to
try the quiet scdty rather than the
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