The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-28
Kntr. YI.If Dol %aInmland.

and her friends were often very uneom
Portable because of her bad temper. ON
day when she had been very naughty
her Aunt Ada vent away andleft her sit
ting on the sofa, telling her to stay there
tin She was good. Shortly after, q queer
little old man came in, and sayin, "kltt!
YOU must 90 with me" carried her of 70 I
very queer place indeed. "fou T Z
visit Glumland," he asid.
or all the gloomy skies she ever behelc
that was the worst which frowned doWr
on the dreadful city. There was an uttei
| absence OF green in the stunted, shapeles'
trees. as there was blue and white cloud
in the sky; there were no flowers no sun
beams, no pretty birds, though there wer'
numbers Of hurtful plants In III dis
orderly gardens, and croaking, hoatse
throated members OF the teathered trlbe
And the houses look so dulland black anG
dirty. Kitty thought she should die II The
King of Glumland didn't let her 90 bacS
to sunny England soon.
There were sounds OF snarling and guar
reliug in every street, and one thing
Kitty particularly noticed, and that was
that every man, woman and child wa
ugly, and had . mouth turned down at the
When she yentured to remark this tc
Crosspatch, he told her that this was moi
considered anything to be deplored II
Glnmland, and that 1t was the air which
produced this latter effect
Your mouth is turned down at the corn
ers," he observed. "But come, enter the
palace, and let me carry you into the
presence Of King 0weagrudge. One word
OF advice. Take care how you offend him,
Punishment is surely to follow JorereT; the
king never Iorgire.
Never? Ohow drcadiully wicked! ]
sometimes don't quite forgive fora month,
but l shouldn't be able to hold out
Iortrer," said Kitty.
10, that comes with practice" exclaim'
ed Crosspatch with dignity.
Then he led Kitty at once into the
Royal court, which was ten fold more
dingy and gloomy, more d~iscordantiy
noisy, more fearful, than anything which
she had seen in the city streets:
King 0weagrudge was hideous. His
mouth, for dropping corners, was the worst
in the whole kingdom. He wasa horribly
mishapen creature, arrayed in black,
crowned in black, and seated on a black
throne.
Kitty, as she knelt before it, burst into
floods OF tears, and cried, 30 King, be
merciful, and let me go homo again!
| shall never be happy in your Kingdom"
When King Oweagrudge heard these
words he became very irritated, n struck
Kitty's head with his black sceptre.
"Not while your mouth turns down at
the corners, Kitty Subsidies; not while
Won shake your shoulders and pout, not
while you bang doors and tear books In a
passion, and end by sulking for a fort
night"
lures, and Just m page OF Flo's nursery
rhymes" pleaded Kitty, in q frightened
whisper. "Let me return TO my dear sun
ny home, o King Of Glumland!"
But he gave no heed TO her entreaty
nor did any courtier undertake to plead
her u with his Majesty, though she be-
sought first one and then another. Gross
patch deserted her, nobody looked kindly
upon her; they never smile in Glumland:
Kitty was all alone in this dark land OF
misery. -,
"What am I to do! What am l to do!'
she cried out In her grief. ~ wonder now,
IL I tried to turn up my mouth st the cor
|ners, II l tried TO veal q smile, whether
Christie would come and fetch me out OF
.Glumlard. He's a kind boy is Christie,
and II ever ! get home again I'll give in TO
his wishes when We are playing together.
O, deari l can't turn my mouth corners
upi What shall 1 dol"
"Dear child, the Improvement must take
place within you. Learn OF Me to control
your temper, for am meek and lowly OF
heart See not your " pleasure, out the
good happiness OF those around you: Let
Me teach you, let Me be your loving
Guide" This was Jesus who spoke so
kindly to Kitty, and whose ears were open
10 her cry. "What shall | do? What
shall 1 doPn "Follow Me. Let Ne lead
you, loved one. Forgive as forgive"
Dear Jesus | mean to try. o, so hard!
Be kind and merciful enough to lead me
safe home again, for ! want TO be q good
girl to father and mother, grandma and
auntie, Flo and Christie, and and every
body"
And Immediately she heard a familiar
voice, close by, calling, kitty! Kitty!
we've been wondering where you were,
child. Come, wake up, and come down to
supper" .. .,.,;,n ~. hoor ~
Glumland, and I've been so unhappy! Do
kiss me, now I've come home again"
"Glumland!" exclaimed auntie.
YES said Kitty, 20 pixie cameto fetch
me, III tell you all about it after supper"
Aunt Ada laughed as she kissed her.
and then she led her down stairs out Of
the dark lumber.room, and soon discover
| ed that Kitty was very hungry, and that
she was unusually gentle and amiable, too;
When Kitty was tucked into bed and
Flo was sound asleep, she told Aunt Ada,
| who sat by her pillow in the moonlight, all
about her visit to Glumland. It was a
I hard struggle for years for Kitty TO learn
10 curb her selfish desires, and TO keep In
subsection her dreadfully bad temper; but
she had & wholesome fear OF the King OF
Glumland, and horror OF another visit
from his messenger C~rospatch, when
| Aunt Ada limited ct their existence.
Turn your mouth up at the corners,
Kitty, or perhaps King 0weagrudge will
send for you to go to Glumland again"
Adesiro sprang up in Kitty's heart as
she grew older, which made her sit and
think till the tears came into her eyes.
and caused her to fall down on her knees
beside her bed, and pray 50 earnestly TO
Him; who was her only deliverer from
the thraldrom of Glumland, that He
would purify her, and make her sweet and
gentle, brave, truthful, good, like-minded
with Him.
SO she grew into noble woman. whom
everybody loved; and Flo and Christie,
Augusta and Tom, who, ] forgot to men
ltion before, had gone out to spend the
day, when Kitty sat sulky in the lumber
room, and went to Glumland, Clarence,
and all her cousins and friends, said that
she was no longer "Kitty Subsidies" but
their 'Merry, merry sunbeam."-ENILY
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