The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13
Ghildren's Column.
II FORGOT

II ONEO1
Children, the story | am going to tell
you is true one, and l want you to learn
from it how wrong it is for you to forget
when you have made promise to any
one. How often we hear children say,
80, forgotH' and think it is of no con-
sequence.
One of the coolest days of last winter
a gentleman in Baltimore was going home
to his dinner. He was all mufied up and
didn't mind the cold wind much, but as
he turned corner he saw a little school
girl standing still on the sidewalk, and
looking so very cold that he stopped to
see if she got safely into the car that was
coming. But she didn't get into the car,
and so he crossed the street to speak to
her. He found that she had been cry
ing, and that the tears had frozen on her
little cheeks. Her hands were stretched
out stiff, and she took no notice when he
spoke to her. He saw in a moment what
was the matter; she was freezing to death
right in the street.
He picked her up in his arms as ten
derby as he could, and ran with her to
the nearest drug store There she was
rubbed and rubbed, and they put some
medicine. between her teeth to warm her
blood but it was long time before the
kind man saw any sign of life, and when
he did it was only SILVER and sigh
When the little eyes opened they looked
at him, but closed very quickly again
Would she live to speak, and tell who
she was and where she lived
After while the eyes opened again,
and then in low voice she said, where's
Allie?"
There, my dear" said the gentleman,
don't try to talk just yet; wait till you
feel better"
But Allies come, I guess. got so
cold waiting for him. Please let me go
to him"
Not just now, little dear; lie still
and I'll try to find Allie" said the gen
tleman.
So she closed her eyes again, and seem
ed to sleep, but suddenly She reused and
said, There's Allie, 1 hear him.
A crowd had gathered round the door,
and one little boy, very curious to find
out what was the matter had pushed his
way into the store, and when he saw the
little girl he cried out:
That's our Bessie It's BessieI !" Tt
was this that reused the child, and she
could not lie still till they brought him
to her.
He looked very much frightened.
20, Allie, said the little girl, as tears
came into her eyes, az waited so long and
got so cold"
And will you please tell us, sir, said
the gentleman, "why you let your little
sister wait so long in the cold; it seems
to have been your fault"
asked her to wait and carry home
my books while went to see Frank
Pages new dog, but I didn't have any
books to bring home to-day-and- and
And what? What about your little
sister,"
81 forgot her" said the boy, hanging
his head, and speaking very low.
Forgot her while you went to see
Frank Pages new dog and left her there
to freeze to death Suppose we had not
been able to bring her back to life, what
then?"
She needn't have waited, said the
frightened boy, trying to excuse himself.
All and then you would have scold-
ed her, no doubt, for mo- keeping her
promise. This is a serious lesson to you,
my lad, and hope you'll remember it as
long as you live Now go get me car
riage, and will take your little sister
home"
The parents were glad, you may be
sure, to have their little Bessie home
again, alive after such narrow escape,
and 1 presume they settled the matter
with Allie. I hope he will never again
be so careless and forgetful.-Mo7m5ng
L0ht.