The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-08
4 Story For the Little Folks.

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Story For the Little Folks.
There was no help for it. Daisy |
mnsf be drowned-little, gentle, two
months.old Daisy, that was always 50
good and quiet, and yet SO luli VI NE
and frolic! Little Katie's heart was
unite broken thinking about IL. bul
mamma. who knew best, had said So
and there was no help for it. Three
cats took so much milk. And there
were so many human mouths to Ieed
And milk at ten cents a quart. Poof
little Katie She saw it was best,
but it brought grief to her heart. :,
..If some one would only buy DAISY.
she said, clinging to her mother
dress.
speople don't buy kitties. said her
mother, STOPPING to kiss the nttie
flushed, fearful face lifted TO ners
abut wish some one would take nef
AS a Gift. You wouldn t mind giving
Daisy away. would you, Katie! .That
wonid he better than drowning her.
eyes. indeed a hundred times bet
ter y answered the chld, her race
| lighting up.
That night little, tear-wet face
pressed katie's pillow. The child was
offering up her evening prayer. Dear
Father she said, please send some
! one long who wants a kittle. IL Is SO
awful to have llaisy drowned, ana IL
hurts SOL Please, dear Father, be
good TO Daisy, and don't let her be
drowned And here the little voice
grew choked, and great tears fell on
the white FELLOWSHIP. Soon, however,
she fell a asleep, her prayer had
Quoted her.
e.Good-by, Daisy. OH | wish GOD
had thought it best. But he didn't.
and YOU must GO, And Katie turned
from her brother Reuben, who hello
Daisy in his strong arms.
Don cry, Katie, sad the coy
pausng moment, oil do 1t rea
quick she won't suffer u minute. III
lie big stone to the bag, and It'll be
all over in a jiffy.
Poor. laundering Reuben! lie
meant to comfort Katie, but his words
only made her cry the harder.
Reuben walked along far from com
Portable. There was the bag III hi:
pocket and Daisy in his arms, looking
, up in his face conldlngly as though IL
were the best friend she had IN TIL
world. In a few minutes poor Dals.
, would be struggling in the water, ant
/ he should have to 60 back and tac'
Katie and tell her it was all over.
u declare can't do it.! he exclaim
) ed half aloud. I'm going in here t
Bill Watson's. Perhaps his folks woul'
like kitten. Anyway, III see
f A little It'll girl stood In the door
: way.
| .sHalloo, Jenny want kitty! Nv
: brought you a beauty look!
{ Jenny's pretty face flushed with dc
5 light.
20 mother!" she exclaimed, runnin
! back into the room, may have thu
: kittyi Reuben has brought it on pun
h pose for me!'
d Reuben had to tell his story-ho'
d they had two cats at home, how thel
G, wasn't milk enough for them all, al
z how Katie had cried when mother sal
J. Daisy must be drowned.
g Don t say another word, Interrupt
y ed Mrs. Watson. leave puss her
d I IN right glad of her.
So Reuben put Daisy into Jenny
j, arms, and with heartfelt "ThaI
you, maam, Katie will be SO glad,
4 hurried home to tell his sister tt
Is good news.
te On, how happy Katie was that eve
st ing God did hear me ; didn't Il
Id mamma2 Dear little Daisy thin
e, God must love kitties almost rs mu'
I'd AZ He does little girls don't VI
m mamma e.
at :. His tender mercies are over I
His works, murmnred katie's mot
o, er to herself, then she turned to b
DC little girl and said:
e ssGod loves and cares for everythil
ty that he has made, dear child. / thar
az Him that my Katie has q tender, ln
r. ing heart toward His creatures ; and
p am glad. too, that Daisy has found
d. good home