Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-05-23
Iht family Circle.
Mothers and Children.
ONE OF CHRIsT's TEA PARTIES.

ONE OF CHRIsT's TEA PARTIES.
"There'll be Jennie, she's one, and Ma
mic and Lulu, they're two-no four Oh.
mamma, it mortfies me that l can't count
three. And Kittie and Flo and Grace.
Mamma, are you in real truly earnest'
Yes, dear; you can take your choice
between birthday presents and tea par
ty."
"Oh, I've chose the party the moment
YOU mentioned bout it. But am l TO do
all my own vting? All my own self?"
The family were gathered in the room
for worship and mamma only had time to
nod ives 81 before books were given out
and the reading was begun. Pinkie sat
still as Il mouse, thinking who to invite TO
her party. until papa, in whose lap she
sat, read in his turn. Then said lie also
to him that babe them: When thou max
est a dinner or supper, call not thy friends.
nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor
thy rich neighbors; lest they also bid thee
again and recompense be made thee
but when thou makcst n feast call the poor,
the manned, the lame, the blind"
Pinkie was very attentive all the rest of
the time. As they rose from their knees
She WHISPERED eagerly to her father:
"NYho is lie? The one that said who to
invite TO YOUR party?n And when he an
swcrel q" r6e Lord Jesus, darling" she
said musinrly. Il s'poscd it must have
been. Nobody else would a thought of
il, would thew" and, without waiting for
IN answer. off she ran.
The Girl were all very loving in school
that day. Jennie Davis in the strictest
confidence" Promise You'll never tell:
50 LONGS YOU live. never,"-had told half
the Girls. and they told the other half.
Pintie Nav was going to have a tea party.
tomorrow, and Ter mother said she could
invite inst ybom she pleased. Human
natnra in small Girls is strikinolv like the
same thino in bio people Pinkin was
overwhelmed with offers Of iuiube naste
ljcorice root. pop-corn and. from n few
choice shirts. ciewinc.cnm. TO saw moth.
inc of tbe slate pencils that were shower
ed on her when She couldn't find her own.
Bnt She bore her popularitv with a GOOD
dcnl Of DIGNITY. !. 4 cirl nine years ola |
mustn't net Ike a pack of children anv
more" she told Jennie Davis. who admir-
ed and agreed.
To-morrow came. brinoino with If many
kisses and GOOD wishes for Miss Nine. |
Yeor.OId from bio sister Maooie down to
brother JACK.
What time does the party bccin .,
asked nan, at the breakfast tabIo
q" Five o'clock said mamma
" who hive Won invited, Pintie9r
Mamma. rlease don't ask Vii Won 500
ON, ro,na in Won tnow yor mr6n WI "a
Ana Loren:t ,vitad them vat - onJ ~
bnrriei off 70 escsne from t6af nro~o o Sm
Jack who marched slowly after ber sinT9,
inc. on. Pink and Bl1e m com;n9
to9'n which Pfnkie saii ,y,s not nnatr5
" C,nsn hIna ,nI Zoo Ion,t orI VIII ~
s,n,o Iott,r" ''''
Tbron n'clocl. r,n,n anil no p;r,-i.
u.Icnos+ tbreoi Fonr, II,lf, ,,st - ca,
Mamma looked oravo Cornelia t nnt on ro bar
hat and won't ar6nnJ to tho nr~ ~t va Io'
,on r. 80 ol,fIJ iaI,,,. 60. lD', '90' W
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oF ,ha c,ii, VI, L. -. .'e' nei nol any
is ~ ~ 80 ''o' w -" SUPPOSE sue
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bnn91Ie Thar iooIed lite b o ~, ,, WIZ, oa,
ounuIe vli''t iooAeu i'He DooNs' was o1er-
sosr"h L T, tho n" HI boit rnUte 'IorGush
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nHen 9o, ho Taor nnd ,bon o'T MY IS sue
rar ont I In AND ' cIor. my Us, voice
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