The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-21

-EHzdbeth stuart Phelps, IN Wtde-A rake.
Cecite and Iulu.
s'What are those funny black marks,
Cecile, that we see everywhere on the
walls %
Letters, Lulu; don't you know
them?"
"No, Cecile; nobody has ever taught
me them"
calais how you have been neglected,
my poor little one but when one must
work all day long to earn living one
does not easily find the opportunity
either to teach or to study. [ myself
have forgotten great deal of what I
used to know when we were happy.
But what still remember I will teach
to you, little by little, as find time"
"Why are we so poor, Cecile %
cit is our misfortune, my child; we
must bear it with patience until Heaven
sends Ms better days. Only, if we could
find our uncle, all our troubles would
end"
"Why do we not go and look for him
at once, Cecile 2"
"My child, I did look for him every
where until all my money was gone.
But don't let us think of that any more.
You are going to take lesson, you know.
Here is poster which will serve very
nicely for reading-book.
"This letter here" said she, pointing
to it with her knitting 4" is called
III Look at it well will you remem-
Der it ?''
"H," repeated Lulu. "I will re-
member it. HI know it already"
And SO Cecile taught her little sister
the letters HOUSE.
"What does all that mean?" asked
little Lulu at length.
"These letters spell the word house
do you see it? H-o-u-s-e-house. But
there strikes the hour. have no more
time to teach you. [ must go to the
factory. Here is little basket of fruit
that I bought for your luncheon. Let
us goi"
ooh, Cecile don't shut me up in that
dark, narrow room I hate it. Let me
follow yen, or even leave me here, where
I feel the fresh air, and where there is
something to look at, beg of you p
CIVIL you promise me not to leave
this place to wander in the streets 90
&c will stay here until you return, Ce-
cile.''
Remember, Lulu, that if if 1 lose
you, I shall be all alone in the world
g Have no fear, Cecile; be sure L will
take good care"
6 | ask only that you will stay where
you can see the word house all the time
Be good, my child, and don't forget
what have taught you. Good-by p
She kissed her little sister, with tears
IN her eyes, and went away.
Lulu sat down well satisfied, and pro-
ceeded to examine the contents of her
basket, happily not dreaming that it had
cost her sister dinner. But her atten-
ton was soon diverted from her agreea-
able occupation by the various things
that were passing in the street She
thought them so new and SO delightful
At length Lulu ate her luncheon. then
she read over two or three times the
word house that she had Just learned.
and then she began to grow weary of the
place where she was, which became now
very quiet, for everybody had turned the
same street-corner, which seemed to her
the entrance to a mysterious place, where
all sorts of pretty things were to be
found. in order to see again these lost
wonders, Lulu ran to the corner, whence
she looked down a broad street lined
with magnificent shops, and thronged
with handsome carriages, children richly
dressed who were amusing themselves
with all sorts of pretty playthings, and
number of those little rogues that we
call street-Ara6s.
For a few minutes she took good care
not to lose sight of the word house. of
which she could still get a glimpse. But
she was not yet years old, and, besides.
she was very inexperienced, having come
recently from the country, where she was
born. This is why it is not very sur
Is 'n'se oHS Soou ioISOt TIE WoIu,
and thought of nothing but the interest
ing objects that she had before her eyes
Little by little she drew nearer to
these marvels, that attracted her ire
sistibly by their splendor, until she had
entirely turned the corner, and found
herself in the midst of her new paradise.
Time passed. More and more drawn
away by these charming novelties, Lulu
turned great many corners, without re-
Numbering how many, when all at once
the hour sounded when her sister was
accustomed to return home Thus
awakened from her dream of pleasure,