The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29

VIII bind up your head with vine.
gar and water, and put a hot brick
at your feet"
Poor Ruth had to submit and
her mother tucked her up snugly,
and went down stairs; soon she
came back with bandages for her
head, a bowl of cruel, and il bottle
OF hot water for her feet. Ruth
detested Cruel, but she was obliged
to drink every spoonful of it. She
kicked the hot bottle, and tossed
about mussing the covers, and ma
king herself as uncomfortable as
possible. But all was no use. Her
mother told her that she hoped she
would soon be better, and left her
alone.
Hour after hour passed away,
aud nobody came into her room.
Ruth went to sIeep, woke, and
slept again. Then she cried for
change; and at last began studying
arithmetic with her fingers and
toes, because she was so very tired
OF doing nothing.
At last she heard some one com.
ing upstairs with her mother-a
lady who was chatting gaily and
laughing. Then the door opened,
and there stood her dear, lovely
Sunday. school teacher-her beauti.
| t'ul Miss Bella Lancaster.
Here is Ruth" said her NAM
ma. ~ will leave you to talk with
her; | am very busy today"
Except her papa and mamma and
baby brother, Ruth loved Miss
Lancaster better thany any one in
the wide world. And now to think
that she should see her in such dis
grace. In bed in the middle of the
day, and nothing the matter with
her; and her mother down stairs
doing all the housewOrk alone.
Poor Ruthie! She couldn't say
one word. Miss Bella came up to
the bed, looking as sweet and ten
der-heated as lady could; and
Ruth ust put out her dimpled |
arms and caught her 10y the neck,
and cned. She tried two or three
times to speak, but her sobs choOk-
ed her
"Never mind" said Miss Bella"
| know all about it,"
elias mamma"
"No, mamma hasn't told me
much, but can guess"
"No. you can't guess half how
cross | was, and how poky. when
mamma needed me so; and | al
ways thought was so good; every
body always said so, and called me
Sunshine, and, and" Ruth broke
down again, and Miss Bella com,
forted her.
"You'll never love me any more"
said the little girl; "you won't
want me in your class again.
"Oh yes, shall only | am sor-
ry that that"
"That what ?"
THAT you have learned so little
in my class"
"But | have learned all the les
sons perfectly-perfectly Miss Bel
la"
Why do you eat your breakfasts
and dinners and suppers, dear little
the sake of eating, or
for the sake of living and growing?"
Why, | s'pose | eat because Pm
obliged to, though like to eat too"
You eat because your body
needs food; it would die if you
should Starye yourself. Well, now,
the Bible verses and hymns, and I
to questions that you learn |
a the Sunday school, the talks |
hat you listen to, and the lectures l
hat You hear, are all food for your q
soul, or your character. They are 1
meant to make you grow; to make Il
you sweeter tempered, more patient a
md helpful, more enviouS to be t
lind to others, more thankful to t
,our dear mamma for all she has b
lone for you they are meant to t
each you to ask God to help you,
when you are naughty and unhap-
~. Now, darling, if this Sunday 81
chOol food, that we prepare for f,
'ou, does you no good, am very, I
cry sorry" II
alt does do me good, it shall,' a
obbed little Ruthie. c;
81 hope sO,p answered Miss Bel a
4. Do you remember the golden cI
ext we had last Sunday (" Il
"No, ma'am; | haven't thought ii
f it since" O
"And yet we all promised to try t
nd think of it every day in the ii
eek" said Miss Bella. b,
Ruth blqshed and was silent. II
For even Christ pleased not e,
imself," repeated the teacher. @,
I" Yes. that is it," said Ruth 81 d,
lought | should remember it, it is m
D short.n al
rBut you have been pleasing I'll
said Miss Lancaster. pl
Yes, ma'am,r said Ruth. th
"And perhaps you have always lii
leased yourself more than you VI
opposed; you thought you were til
ood- tempered girl when really b,
lere was nothing to make you i'll
,mpered. We have all called YOU
title Sunshine, but there has been d.
Dthing in your life to bring clouds. ni
he really sweet-tempered people
re those who are sweet when CT
lings 60 wrong" y.
"You will never call me Sun ue
line AGAIN." said Ruth, despond- SC
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