Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-26

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Ons day her 0A0Da ealIoA ~ io1o
The hose. snd told hor sho voo1od hss
70 20 up tovn and bay noss eloeh loe
her dress- She gave Circle, - - ssP-
20 I'd, the exsct anouns Of ehanee thss
II would cost. but aftss buying il,
Gracie found that shs bod IN csats LEA.
Nov. II there vas oss thing Gr.cis
liked better than another, il vss eAndy.
She knes that her nsmma thoaght Sic
had given her only esoagh noeey 10
bay the cloth. and il shs bought the
candy her mamms would never know 10.
She walked along slowly till she came
TO . candy store. and then the temPta-
tion sas 20 great that abe cent in and
bought the candy. She enjoyed il very
much for awhile. but after little her
conscience began TO prick. and she
wished that abe had never bought it,
did it take all the money I gave
you. Gr.cie ?" asked Mrs. WentVorth.
:" Yes, mamma" answered 0r1cie,
but at the same time blushing bright
scarlet.
"very we'll. darling. am much OBJ
liged 10 you for doing my errand %
nicely, and nov kiss me, and run out
and play"
Oracle went ont. but not play, for she
felt very miserable.
( At the supper table. her papa noticed
how sober she looked, and asked her
what Was the matter.
Nothing. papa" answered Gracie,
"only have headache"
Headache, hey ?" said her papa
we'll, the best remedy for that. 10 to
60 TO bed and sleep it of 20 kiss me
good night Puss. and wake up in the
morning feeling all right"
Oracle went to bed, but could not
sleep, and when her mamma went up
to kiss her good. night, she found her
eyes vide open.
What ! not asleep yet !" she ex.
claimed. "Why, l thought you were
in Dreamland by this time now shut
your eyes right up and 60 straight to
sleep"
Gucie did as she was told. and soon
fell into heavy sleep, from which she
awoke in the morning feeling unre-
freshed.
Mrs. Wentworth had decided to make
her dress different from what she had
expected to at first, and found that she
had yet not enough cloth so she de-
cided to go up town and get more her.
self. Arriving up town she found that
the price had been lowered from 80 to
20 cents yard.
why, this is funny" she thought |;
"Gracie did not say anything about it
yesterday" Then turning to the clerk,
she asked, "When was the price of
this article lowered
Day before yesterday, ma'am," re-
piled he.
Mrs. Wentworth was more puzzled
than ever. She bought the cloth and
hurried home.
Oracle met her at the gate, but seeing
the sober look on her mammals face,
she exclaimed:
why, mamma, what is the matter ?"
"Come into the house. Oracle, I
want to speak to you" answered her
mamma.
She went into the house, and after
she had taken off her wraps. she took
Oracle on her lap and said {: Now,
Oracle, I want you to tell mamma the
truth. Did it take all the money I
gave you for the cloth that you bought
yesterday p
eyes. mamma" answered Oracle.
hanging her head.
Are you very sure, Oracle ?"
eyes. mamma, very sure" she an
svered.
every we'll, then, replied her man.
ma. "you may run and play now"
That night as Oracle lay in her little
bed, she thought OF the lie she had told
her mamma, and just as Mrs. Went
worth was going to bed little white
figure glided into her room. "Why,
Oracle, child, are you sick?" exclaimed
her mamma.
"No, mamma" replied Oracle.
Mamma, tit didn't take all that
money for-for the cloth"
"Why, I thought you said 1t did,"
said her mamma, beginning to be sur
prised.
~ did ; but, oh, mamma. I told q
lie. I bought candy with it," said
Oracle, bursting into tears.
my poor child" said her mamma,
taking her on her lap, mamma knew
all about it, and that is why questioned
you so closely, but see you are
cory"
"Oh, mamma, I am, oh ! 90 sorry
can you ever forgive me ?" said Gracie.
Darling" replied her mamma, ~
will willingly forgive you, but there il
one whose forgiveness you have not
asked"
"Yes. mamma." replied Oracle, ~
did, and, oh. do believe He has for.
given me, but you ask Him. too,
mamma"
So Oracle knelt by the side Of her
mamma. while she asked tho forgive.
ness Of God for her little daughters
wickedness.
"Now. darling" said her mamma.
kissing her vet cheeks, +" 20 to bed and
have pleasant dreams, and ask God 10
keep you from another such tsmpta-
ton"
l may say that il Gneis vas ever
tempted 10 do any wrong. she thought
Of "her tsmptafion," - che called il.
and 70 grew M 10 10 an honest and