The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-08-29
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and brought TO her MIND verso snas sno
PA once learned, and which 1t would be
n .Isil for every boy and girl, no only 30
,ssrn. but also to remember, "Whatsoever
INV hand findeth to do, do IL With thy
night" $50
.,onble if she had kept these words before
Ssr / have told you she had not forgot
tan them, bnt as you will see, she failed TO
think of them at the right time.
emma, look after Bennie, will you !"
said her mother to- her an hour or two at
forward.
eyes, mamma"
Now Bonnie was a little fellow, between
two and three years old, and about as mis-
II chieyous as it was possible for ever boy
to be. Any one who undertook to look al,
Ter him and keep him in order would find
that he had as much as he could possioIy
do. Emma knew this very well, but sne
did not always do that which she mao
promised to attend to quite earnestly. SO
on this occasion she attempted to do sew
erai other things besides see to her bro
Their. She had in her room story, part OF
which remained to be read, for she had
been called away from it that morning as
abe was reading q most interesting chapter.
This she now fetched and sat down TO
read.
She did not forget her brother, bat now
and then asked, Bonnie what are You do
ipgi IL Bonnie good boy = and to this
latter question the child invariably replied,
"Yes,p in a most positive tone. Bonnie.
indeed, seemed always to think himself
good, for which Emma sometimes called
him little Pharisee.
"Bennie are you all right 7"
"Yes."
But Bennie's conscience was not quite
easy, as Emma could judge from his voice.
She therefore looked up, and saw that he
was standing on the chair with the cup
board door open.
40. Bonnie, now 1 feel sure you
are getting into mischief. Get down, di-
rectly."
dyes" said Bonnie; and he made a
movement as if to come out of the chair.
1t satisfied Emma, who went on with her
reading, and soon forgot Bonnie.
Presently however, he was 80 very still,
that the Thought flashed across her mind
that he must again be Gin mischief" 80 she
once more glanced up, and do not think
she will soon forget the sight that che
saw.
Bonnie had managed to get to a flask of
oil, and had used it as plaything. He
head, for he had poured il on his light
hair, and completely saturated it. That
was bad enough; but, of course, it had
not stopped there. 1t had run down over
his frock and pinsfore, and had made a
great oily patch on the carpet.
GiMLh0 wac oV obSAy ohou obo cloPPSO
her little brother, and she did it without
any compunction, for she felt that he richly
deserved it. Perhaps he did-that lie, if
he had been taught that he must not
touch things; but l think that Emma was
h to blame too, since, instead of doing the
work of minding him with her might, she
had only partly done it, and had given most
of her attention to something else. Her mo-
ther thought 30 too, and blamed her very
decidedly.
30, Emma how careless Of you, to be
sure J" esid she, when che saw the carpet
90 spoiled.
"Why, mammal did not do it,"
"No ; but you ought to have seen that
Bonnie did not do it either. left him in
your care, you know, and you did not prop
erly attend to him."
''He lie so very tiresome, mamma"
%! know he is; and therefore would
not leave him alone"
SIT tires one 30 to see that he gets into no
mischief" i.
Certainly; and all work tires usif we
do 1t diligently and conscientiously. do
think that you have been very wrong in
deed not to do better that which'I asked
You to do" @aF
Emma thought so too, and she said as
much to her mother.
81 will try and remember to do one
thing at a time, and do that as we'll as pos
sible," said abe.
But 1t took another and moro severe les
son to teach this rule to Emma quite thor
| Oughly.
1t was fortnight afterwards when she
was again left in sole charge of her brother
Now, do not think she could have had
anything to do which so greatly tried her
patience, good humor, and strength.
But because it was trying, Emma should
have striven to do it satisfactorily.
this time she had new piece of music
which she wanted to try, and she sat down
before the piano to play it over. As she
dld 80, sbe glanced at Bonnie. He was all
right ; he had seated himself on the rug
with picture-book the leaves of which
ne was turning over with extraordinary
care. Feeling comfortable in her mind
with regard to him, abe soon became ab-
sGr0ed in the music. She had played it twice
Mnen she missed BenDie.-She found that
sne mad left the door open, and he had gone
She ran to look for him, calling his name
sSSgerly. Presently she heard scream.
one followed in the direction Of the sound,