The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-06


the clump of lilacs.
"0h, good!' interrupted Nell, clapping
her hands.
"And what did she say?" cried Cora.
"She just looked at her daughter for
an instant, with such surprised, sorrow-
full eyes; then she turned her back upon
us all.
"'My poor childv she said to Jane, Il
did not know that you were exposed to
the mercy of little savages. Come with
mer fB# d
"Tenderly she took the hand of the
girl, and led her away. III
"'Mamma! mamma! cried Amabel,
in aspitiful voice, holding out her arms.
toward Mrs. Grey, af 81
1.-The girl worshipped her lovely
mamma, and when the latter passed on
without heading her supplication, she
threw herself upon the greensward, re-
CARELESS of her delicate dress, and sobbed
as though her heart was broken. We
stood about her, q sorry and shame-faced
group. Mrs. Grey would never love any
Of us after this we felt quite sure, and SO
we grew very unhappy.
Even the great tables, With their loads
of good things made especially to delight
the hearts of little folks, andssornamented
with festoons and garlands offlowers, and
pyramids of fruits and candies, failed to
bring back their former cheer.
"As for Jane, Mrs. Grey kept her con-
stantly by her side. She lead her through:
out the beautiful rooms; showed her rare
pictures, and told her some of the wonder,
full stories that she always had on hand for
little people. think she must have told
her Of the meek and lowly One who,
while on earth, had not where to lie His
head, and who patiently bore the SCOTS
and ridicule of the world, for the chill's
sad, downcast face frightened with look
of content and hope never seen there be-
fore. -.'
"Poor Amabel had no further enjoy
ment in her grand party, and we were all
glad to stink home away from under, Mrs.
Grey's gentle, reproachful eyes. r. s..
"The next morning when we had taken
our seats in school, we saw that Amabel
Grey's was unoccupied. Rut just as the
master had finished the opening prayer,
the door Enclosed, and shrinking little
figure glided into the empty seat.
,"We all looked in wide-mouthed as
constituent. Even the teacher stopped
inyoluntarily in the middle of command
and looked after the late conner co.,
=, "Conld that be Amabel Grey? Her
dress was plain linsey, scarcely better
than James. Ali the dainty frills and
ribbons had disappeared. The lovely
curls, of which she was so vain, were
braided tightly back from her tear-dis-
colored face. I never beheld such a
transformation. At first, we could not
believe it was really Amabel, and we
even turned in our seats to stare at her,
until the master called us to order by a
terrible rap on the desk with his ruler;
meanwhile Amabel covered her face with
her hBnds, and sobbed very much as Jane
had done on the previous day. --..5
It seems that Mrs. Grey had learned
how pitilessly her daughter had treated
little Jane at school, and she had taken
this way to punish her and at the same
time check the girls growing vanity. T.
"Some of the boys made sport of the
Inundated child, but the majority of us
felt her punishment keenly as rebuke to
ourselves. '- .
"An even to little Jane entreated Mrs.
Grey to allow Amabel to resume her own
pretty clothes. But she refused us very
kindly. So, for an entire week the proud
girl wore the dress ofpoverty, made more
terrible by disgrace. It was a bitter, but
effectual lesson. The child was cured of
her thoughtless pride, and showed ever
afterward tender sympathy and kind
ness for, the ill-clothed and friendless
Thus she grew as lovely in heart as she
was in person. '".s '.@ ..''.. 30,
"Little Jane was never again ill used by
any of us indeed, she became quite popu-
lar in school, from being the favorite
companion OF Amabel. I think Mrs.
Grey must have interested herself in the
child, for ever afterward she was we'll
dressed and attended school regularly"
can what became of her at last?" asked
Cora, as grandma paused. - - d.
"She grew up to be a very intelligent
and pretty woman, and married a worthy
young man, who eventually made an hon
orable name for himself and fortune for
his family" ''.-'s. =, .'
W. An the lovely Amabel grandma" 81
"she became kind and beautiful lady,
said May, IAN married a wonderful
Prince, didn'tshe?" ~ Er.
eyes; Amabel was beautiful, and good
and adored by all, butt ~.-. '..'
Grandma made long pause, and wiped
her eyes. .. ID. - ....~a ~
what is it, grandma" asked Nell,
softly. g.. -
"It was indeed Prince-tlle great
Prince that called her away. She died at
eighteen" ttjs ~ s., .H" E..t +.
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