The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-08
JUVENILE CoLUBN.
A HARD LESSON.


mired Sabra very much, as little girls often
|do admire older ones; 30, though she re.
'membered her mothers orders, she walked
along in the direction nf Sabra's home,
feeling proud of the notice of her compan
lion, who was handsome, and had GOOD
Neal of what is called "sty lea poor lml
NATION of elegance.
a fannie had been wiser, she would nave
spown that Sabras talk was as wieiess as
water gurgling out of a bottle. MIS-. L'oyd
had good reasons for wishing TO prevent
Intimacy between them: Annie was yield
ceitful, and fond of power. her only mo
tive for noticing poor little Annie was her
desire to find good tool TO help her in
plsyiDg an unkind trick upon school
mate who bad offended her. The first step
was to make Annie love her we'll enough
to submit to her direction
Foolish little Annie enjoyed her walk
extremely. Never before had any older
person treated her in SO hattering man
ner; never before had she heard such in
terestipg and surprising adventures az Sa-
bra coDfded to her. Just as if l were
grown up" thought Annie, as she tro,ted
on, her mild eyes opening wider and wider,
80 she listened to the wonderful tales in
which Sabra was always the heroine.
"Isn't this perfectly .tascimeting!' said
Sabra; "let us take these walks together
very often, Annie; and, just for a joke,
we'll not tell single soQl about our friend
ship: little bit Of mystery makes things
so interesting"
Silly Annie, with a flush of gratifeG
vanity, agreed, aed felt sure she had form
ed friendship which shoold last for life
as if anything good could begin in deceit !!
They had walked a long way, when a
pony carriage came swiftly towards them
and stopped within few yards.
"Come, Sabra," said the young girl who
NO driving 60 uOjnD m .Iay1pv Mny,s
/ to play croquet, and you must come; your
mother will not object, l am sure"
"Oh, no." said Sabra "ma let's me do as
like. Oh, that will be too Jdscincting !
Annie, dear, we have had an enchanting
walk, haven't We: we will have nice time
. to-morrow-one of our secret expeditions.
you know-and have something TO tell
You more exciting ttlan any thing you have
he ard to day"
Annie was crimson with mortii cation.
hardly know tho way Donle," she said,
timidly, eve have taken many turns"
sob! III tell yen exactly" said Sabra ::
just run up this hill into the woods, and
take the third turning TO the right; it will
lead you home by short cut. Good by,
darling! we are great friends, aren't we -
And then che sPrang into the carriage !;
and, as they whirled away, the wind
brought back to Annie's ears these words,
spoken by Sabra to her compsnion-"Oh,
she is only one OF the little girls at school ~
suppose you dismiss Apnie's troubles
with the comment that "she was little
goose, and deserved it ALL" You must be
wiser than am, If you have 10 need to
sympsthize with this foolish child. Temp
tation had come for the FIRST time to her
atectionate heart, weak will, and mind
both ignorant and vain. The tempter
stood betrayed. Sabra, who had seemed
30 tender and contiding, had forsaken her
without the faineest apology.
Annie ran up the bank into tho woods,
crying as if her heart would break. 1t wac
growing dark, and che was unused to find
ing her way through the woods alone. Did
Sabra say the sescnd turning to the right
In Annie's confusion she had not listened
to the directions, and was completely pug
Eled. She took the second tuSuing, which
led to forked road. Then she took the
road which seemed TO lead towards home,
walked on and Oh, until Der feet acheG and
her eyes were swollen with crying, and
found herself in beautiful dell, from
which several paths led in various dIrec-
lions. Then panic came upon her, aud
She threw herself on the grouHd feeling
that she should never tiud her way ont OF
the woods agniu.
The extent of her fault became plain to
her; she saw her disobedieuce vanity. and
Stiffness as am afraid she would not have
seen them if the result had been les. main
fnl. While she was merrily talking with
odOIdS sue naa DOG LdOGSnC OF HSr heavenly
Father once; Of her good mot her, watching
and waiting at home, she hsd thought as OF
an unreasonable and seveTe judge. Now
that it was too late, she saw the whole
rightly.
Her painful thoughts were Interrupted by
harsh voice, which filled her with a new
kind of fear. She jumped up, and pushed
her hair back from her eyes. An old wo-
man, with basket of herbs on her arm,
had spoken to her-that was all but it was
great deal to Annie, for she had seen the
Old crone with her nutcracker features and
oent form, and had heard the school child
rem call her "Molly, the Witch" Annie
grew rigid with fear, and dared not to an
sWer Molly's inquiries, which were not very
terrible, must confess.
Poor little gall" said this awful cres-
lure: you've clean lost your way, hain't
you You're little Annie Lloyd, beant
yGNT Then, with sigh, she said, as An
h ss $1,000 sSood silent before her, "You needn't
ii lie bStesred o. me gather YARDS by the
cgrn U o VI the young mooU, but it's only to
III %ne SicS iolke. TAey call me witch, and
CON- N OI IVA poor old woman that must soon
I enc Oesore the Judgment Seat of God; 30