The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-01

II fills the live-long day,
And anu happy, happy,
Too happy even to say.
And 90 goodbye, you hurrying brook,
have heard Of brooks that lose themselves
In yonder tossing sea.
The WORST Boy IN SCHOoL.-FOur
boys waited impatiently in the parlor
for their mother to join them-Or, rather,
Ned and Arthur waited impatiently, for
it was only the two older boys who said
that mothers Saturday-night talk helped
them to be good for whole week. Little
Louis and Laurie, their twin baby
brothers, liked to come, too, to hear
mammals stories; but l think they
usually were fast asleep before the talk I"
was over. ~ az
Mrs. Day did not keep her children
waiting long, however, and they were
nicely settled, little Louis and Louis's
great ball in mammals lap, and Laurie,
apparently thinking himself the Oldest
oftho party, seated in chair by her
side.
Arthur made himself as uncomfortable
as possible by climbing up behind her,
and squeezing his toes between the seat
and the back of her chair, so as to indulge
in a series of kisses on mammals neck and
cheeks. Ned, always too restless to be
seated for five minutes at once, stood
with his hands on the arms of mothers
chair.
Mother" said Arthur, "do you
know Dick Rogers has broken his leg :
and Pm glad" ~ 80
"Poor boyi~ heard to-day that he
was hurt. But why are you glad? p
asked Mrs. Day, gravely.
because think he deserved it. He's
the worst boy in the school. He's always
plaguing us little folks"
"And he's so mean, mamma" said
Ned. "He's always backbiting. The
boys hate him. don't believe he has 8
single friend" :,
"Then he steals, too, / think" said
Arthur; "for lots of things have beer
missing lately, and you know that wa'
the way he broke his leg. He was steal
ing Mr.. Grigger's apples when he fell
He hasn't been to school for two days
but we didn't know what was the matte
till to-day. Ihope he will never come
back"
"Isn't he that humpbacked boy hav
SUCH Ddys
Yes, ma" said Arthur; "and W
would be sorry for him if he wasn't s
mean"
"Do the boys ever tease him abou
his backT'
eyes ma; they call him Punch
sometimes. They only do it because he
so cross. But Ned and wouldn't teas
him."
"Perhaps he would behave better
the boys were thoughtful and kind
him." said mamma. "They may hay
hurt him 50 much by their cruelty tha
his temper has been spoiled. Iwish yo
would tell me what is charity, boys"
Giving things to poor people" sal
Arthur.
at means love, doesn't it9' aske
Ned. az. 81 - a. 80
Yes, it means lore, Ned; and what
that which God commands 2"
"The Commandments" said Ned.
eyes, but it is easier to remember ths
we must love God with all our heart
and our neighbors as ourselves. st. Pal
says our goodness is worth little il we d
not have charity, and that 'charit
thinketh no evil ] will leave you
think over what have said, for / mu
put these sleepy children to bed, and
you decide that you have been unchar
table, / will let you do anything in yol
power to make amends. And try to r
member after this not to think 9th,
people have done wrong until you kno
it."
1 will not tell you what the boys d
cided. You may judge of that yoursel
will only tell you that late on Sunda
afternoon Dick Rogers raised his h
head from his pillow in surprise, as h
mother opened the door for Ned ar
Arthur Day.
"What have you come for ?" he mu
tered, turning his face to the wall. POI
boy, he could only move his head ar
arms. tf
Ned and Arthur stood still, lookiI
around the hot, barely-furnished ROOF
very shy, and not knowing how to nal
advances after this coel reception.
After a moments whispering, N,
stepped to the bedside, and said, 81 81
Dick, we're very sorry, and we've con
tn see IL we can't do something for 20
1t must be miserable to lie here all day
81 suppose you have come to sec he
Punch is getting along2 He'll be i
tie uglier than ever, after this" said Die
Dick! Arthur and ! never call,
you Punch" cried Ned, with a crims,
face. Don't you believe we were 30 mea
But we're very sorry we ever helped .
boys to plague you becausa--well-
think If we had been in your place, =,
would have tattled, too, when the DO
called us Punch. So shake hands, al
say you'll forgive us, and here's sol
wine,jelly mother thought you won
like, and we'll be friends when you COZ
back 70 school, won't weTI srlg1R
Poor Ned talked 80 fast, that Di
looked quite bewildered. THEME seem
to be thinking, and at last, as he turn
his face toward his visitors again, I
younger boy saw that the hard, fret
look had quite gone, and left in its Pl'
asoft, sad one. - {, = =,
at isn't my leg I mind 80 mucl
said he, though it's very hard 70
poor fellow with hump on his back
break his leg, but it's because when I'll
picked me up and carried me home
other day, ! heard some one say h
been up in the tree stealing apples. i
hadn't. Indeed hadn't" And Di
tried To raise himself up in his earne
ness, but fell back again. al climt
mn IN oet a doll II was little Mel