The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-08-19
SrnIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
JUVENILE COLUMN.
NErr1E eMIrH AND ROSIE WHIT

ID a chair.
#ssNhy, Nettie, what is the matter =
.aksd her mother. 81 thought Sister Ger.
kxufe vas very good to YOU"
sss.sD, she's always finding fault with me
z3S eil the time .Nettie you should not dc
|s 'Nettie that's very wrong, and so on
1iE lay. wish had a teacher like Jennie
Brown's. She never say a word to her, no
1E TER what she does."
But may be, Nettie, it would be better
Jennie if her teacher did point out her
4lts and show her how to correct them
*8ery one falls into faults sometimes and
% day may come when Jennie will wish
1At some one bad taught her how to be
<Sad. 1t lie mark of real kindness and of
a truest friendship for person to tell us
zen we chance to do wrong. Bnt what
8 1a r. you dong when the Sister spoke to
Nettie hung hor head at this and said
ching; for her mother had asked ques
IN that it required little humility to
A8wer, and the girl had none too much of
bat virtue. Her mother repeated the
lestiOn; and Nettie answered that 'ft
7ae nothing hardly"
Come, my child, tell me exactly what
"a were doing"
sWen," said Nettie, "when l was put
&g up my books, Rosie White spoiled u
&tture l had ON my slate and l slapped
He on the hand; and then, when l was
ing out, the Sister called me to one eide
~ talked to me. l wish she would let
q alone. am old enough to know what
Sbould do"
HtAnd did the Sister speak kindly to
su ." asked her mother.
F.Yes, mother"
fsAnd did abe speak SO low that the 9th
children could not hear her."
tA gain il WAS svaao in q yary low toDe
y Nettie began to see that her mother had
b better side of the question.
#And she told you it was q sin, didn't
another "yes" came from the child's lips
% still lower tone.
And she told you that if you did not
rect email faults you would soon fall
"a larger ones"
ettie was forced to say that all this
~ true.
You see now" continued her mother,
ter Gertrude was as kind and gentle
"a You as che could be ; and YET you
#e got out of humor because she told you
1t was wrong to commit a sin against
7. See now how wrongly you have act
end how. instead of thanking the sister,
81 wish to have a teacher that will let
~ commit as many sins as you p ease.
b& can never be good unless We correct
Hfess we know what they are. We can
= see them like other people cau, for We
#e ourselves too much, CT, IT other words,
y nave little FOO mach pride. We may
te know it; bat hti;l We have it Don't
IA think, Nettio, this is the reason you
2Ard Sister Gertrude with SO bad q graCeT
The only answer from Nettie was a lit
t'yes," so small that you should put on
1nr spectacles to hearit. She now not only
n" tn ar the Slafar RIGHT and that Eha
"a wrong, bat she also repented of the
and prepared to make a resolution to
differently in future. After moments
se she took courage and eaiG: 'fBut.
her, it's go hard it makes me feel as if l
dn't help getting out of humor."
know it Is not easy, Nettie, but if you
s. determined at fret it will always be
ng easier. You must do like good st.
els of Sales used to say I; you must
your heart in both your hands and
q it do just what you want"
hat do you mean by that, mother, l
understand you"
mean," said her mother, "that you
try hard to make yourself listen
! ", and speak kindly, and even think
ty. Don't lose courage if it appears
At first, but rather think on the good
do you. must tell you of st Charles
omeo. He was a cardinal archbishop
nanded one of the priests who lived
him to tell him of every fault he might
eNlm commit, no matter how little it was.
Kes in this way that he became saint.
AN It must be in this way too that you
expect to be a good girl and useful
IN If ever you are to be good and use
Etie promised to follow the advice of
* other and on the next morning SIS
school at the right time. 1t may be-
NE was in some little mischief before |
spg, for she was lively child, but she |
BOT forget her good resolution. Still |
Rometimes found her patience almost |
and 1 think if you had watched
~ you might sometimes have seen II |
pass over her face. But it would be
FOR a moment, and thep like st. Fran
se would take her heart in both hands |
~ make it dc right. Indeed che got on |
well, as all children will do who are |
~ in earnest, and in little time the |
or seldom found it necessary to speak !
her, for her faults slowly disappeared |
when the Sister did speak, Nettie |
ays took her advice kindly and tried to |
It dy it. The little pains she was at in
beginning now had their reward, for |
~ good person who knew her loved her,
all felt certain that she would grow up |
useful and honorable life. This was