The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-04-16
rur TINE TO BE PLEASANT.

ruR TINE TO BE PLEASANT.
uu,tber's cross!" said Maggie, coming
49,. ;uto the kitchen with a pout on her
gu. Her aunt was busy ironing, but she
looked up and answered Maggie:
,..sant and hopeful. Mother was awake
! treat deal in the night with the poor
O1 Maggie made no reply. She put on her
hat and walked into the garden. But q
new idea went with her. The very time
to be hopeful and pleasant is when other
~ Ueople are cross. Sure enough" thought
ahe that would be the time when it
Would do the most good. remember
when was sick last year, was 30 ner-
vous that If anybody spoke to me could
hardly help being CROSS and mother never
angry or out of patience, but was a. just
now and will. And she eprang mp from
the grass where she had thrown herself,
and turning face full of cheerful resolu-
ton toward the room where her mother
sat tending q fretful, teethipg baby. Mag.
gle brought ont the pretty ivory balls and
He stopped fretting and smile dimpled
the corners of his lips. "COuldn'nt take
him out to ride in his carriage, mother it is
such a nice morning 2" che asked,
81 should be glad if you would!"said
her mother.
Inc llCCI0 D8G 6UQ SACK were UTOuBuG,
and the baby was soon ready for his ride:
"I'll keep him as long as he is good"
said Maggie; and you must lie on the
sofa and get nap when I am gone. You
look dreadfully tired"
The kind words and the kiss that accom-
pied them were almost too much for the
mother. The tears rose to her eyes, and
her voice trembled as she answered,
"Thank, you, dearie, it will do me world
of good if You can keep him out an hour,
and the air will do him good, too. My
head aches badly this morning"
What happy heart beat in Maggie's
bosom as che truddled the little carriage
up and down the walk She had done
real good. She had given back a little of the
help and forbearance that had 30 often
been bestowed upon her. She had made
her mother happier and given her time to
rest. She resolved always to remember
and act upon her aunt's good word: "Tbe
very time to be helpful and pleasant is
when everybody is tired and Cross"
A HAPPY FAMILY.
Once upon a time, blind man, young
seamstress, and a dog lived together, and
were friends. The blind man was very
old, the dog was a poodle, and the young
woman was far from rich, for her modest
earnings did not exceed twenty five cents
day: Some days she got no work at all,
and then they all lived upon hope
The three lived together because, as the
proverb tells ue, =" Misery loves COMPANY.
The kind hearted young woman managed
the slender house keeping, and mended the
clothes of the blind man, and also combed
the hair of Baptiste-the dog-on SUNDAYS.
The old man repaid these kind atten
tions by entertaining her at night, after
her hard days work, with tales of the glor-
les of the first empire-when Napoleon
under whom he had served, was in the
height Of his power. This happy confrater-
nifty of the garnet lasted until one sad day,
when the humble hearse of the poor car
ried away the poor blind man. His two faith
full friends followed him to the grave, and
when they returned to the lonely garrett,
Baptiste attached himself fondly to the
good little seamstress.
The room of the young woman was a
miserable lodging, so poor that it offered
no temptation to thieves. There was no
lock on the door, only a simple latch
winch Baptiste, with the sagacity of q
blind mans dog, in two days learned tc
open.
The good young woman at last could inc
out little work and when even her fol mel
slender ptttance failed, was beginning t.
STOW very uneasy. Bot one day, upor
returning to her room, she found upon the
moor pieces of money two cents, ten cents
twenty FIVE cent piece-in all, little
fortune of seven dollars! In the mids
OF these treasures Baptiste lay stretched
out sleeping with all the composure of
philosopher.
In vain the young woman tried to fine
out who the odd benefactor could be, who
thus threw his gifts upon the floor, instead
OF laying them upon the table.
The next day the mysterious aims were
again bestowed, and che found on her re-
turn sum of more than six dollars. A
the end of eight days, having received abou
fifty dollars, she resolved to try and fine
out the unknown benefactor who thus en-
Tched her in her absence, and hid herself il
the passage to watch. Ten minutes after she
recognized her mysterious friend; it wa
baPtiste! Day after day, on her depar
ture, he had stolen forth, his wooden bow
IN MS mouth, and had gone to the city, anC
installed himself in the very place which
1ad long been occupied by his dead master
seeing the dog alone, the charitable pass
eSrs-oy, who knew him well, and had be
neved his master to be i'll at home, hat
generously thrown into the wooden bow
S saet larger aims than usual, for the alb
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