Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-13
TloMth's Column.
TRUE GENTLEMANLINEss.

tired r.
"Pshaw ] you're always tired nova
days." said Harry Long, impatiently.
II wish you were like Jenny Dent: she's
the kind of girl I like-no whining or
fretting about her."
Edith's pale face flushed. and picking
up her bag of books she started again,
saying wistfully. Il suppose / am a
trouble to such bright, healthy fellow
as you, Harry. How l wish wehad a
little pony-wagon, SO you could drive me
to school r. haa
Her gentle answer made her brother
ashamed of his words. "Here, give me
your bag, Edie," he said more kindly.
IF your not as strong as Jenny, you're
a. deal better natured. / heard her
scold Tom and Rob awfully yesterday"
But though Edith bore the unkind
words SO sweetly. they made a deep i'm
preston upon her. II mustn't complain, !"
she said to herself, "no matter if do
get tired, or Harry will grow weary of
me, and | want him to love me dearly"
So day after day she walked the mile to
school and back, never asking to rest or
in any way complaining. Harry, never
thinking she was tired, would walk fast,
run races, or 60 home by a roundabout
w-y- o-s .4v.Hiu5 nurtn uau suarteu
on before her brother, that she might
walk more slowly; and Harry, as he ran
down the lane, heard the servant calling.
"What is it ?" he cried.
"Come back and get Edith's rubbers
and umbrella; it's going to rain"
| Nonsense 1t won't rain. Besides,
she's not made of SALT" said Harry to
himself as he ran on. He caught up to
Edith, and the two heard each others
lessons as they walked on, Harry never
once thinking of the rain. But they had
hardly started for home when storm
came on, and the two were thoroughly
wet before they reached the house.
81 say, Edie, get in the back way il
you can, for mother sent Bridget after
me with your rubbers and umbrella, and
! didn't 60 back for them. If she sees
you SO wet I'll be punished.
Edith, always ready to shield hel
brother, went quietly up to her room
changed her clothing hurridly, not tax
ing the precaution to rub herself, ant
went down stairs chilled and tired. Har
ry was little anxious, but never hat
Edith's cheeks been SO red or her eye
SO bright.
'1'm so glad you didn't take cold 7
he whispered and Edith did not tel
him her throat was sore and her hea
aching. But by midnight the poor gil
was SO i'll that her father went in hast
! for the doctor. and for days she lay a.
most unconscious.
"The wetting finished the business,
said the doctor; "but the girl has bee
7 going beyond her strength Tor some time.
, Harry heard his words, and thought wit
! shame and dismay of his carelessness.
81 leased her again and again abot
3 her tired ways, and she's kept up, an
maybe she'll die"
/ But Edith grew slowly better, an
e after she was out of danger Harry ha
: to go back to school. Jenny Dent W;
? very willing to run races and "carry on
r with him, but he longed for Edith's gel
| tie sympathy and forgiveness. Now tn;
, he was without her he felt how muc
t better she was than many stronger girl
a dear sister Edie p he thought, 8
a ought to take care of her and save h
e from fatigue. o, if only she gets wei
n I'll show her what a good brother is 7
0 But Harry was not easy until he hs
i told his father of his impatient way
r and asked him if he could think of an
r thing he could do to make it easier f
), Edith to 60 to school.
/ could you pull her in a lit
p wagon 2"
it 30 yes, indeed part way, anyhow.
/, "Well, I'll buy four strong wheel
" and you can make box for the wagon
So for several afternoons Harry wor
ed hard in the barn. and when Edi
grew strong enough to 60 to school s
was invited to get into her new lit
. carriage, which was painted dark blu
! with SISTER in white letters in front
! "There. Edie! I'll never tease y
! about getting tired any more. but drs
!. you halfway to school, at least.
. rather have you than any other sister
the world.
! Years after, people used to say, "Wh
;, true gentleman Harry Long is He
70 so careful of any one who is weak
r ailing. What makes him so differe
from most men 2"
And Edith, grown into strong, bea
tiful woman-thanks to her brothe
l. loving care would say to herself,
II know l'-Saanday School Visitor.
e. Gen. Banks says that nine-tenths
is the men who now control the busint