The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-01-07

dow, when Mrs. Smith and her little girl
about James age, drove up to the door in
fine double carriage for Mrs. Barrett
and Jane to take ride into the country
Mrs. Barrett quickly stepped to the back
window and said:
Jane come here, dear; want you. "
piled. Her mother commenced to put on
her things, and finding that Jane was not
coming, called again. " Yes, in min
ute, again answered the little girl
AS usual, her minute was long one,
and Mrs Barrett was ready to start. So
she went down stairs, stepped to the
kitchen, and told Bridget she was going
out, and then left the house. After about
five minutes, Jane came slowly into the
house, and on her way up stairs, kept
repeating in a complaining tone, What
do you want, mother ?" But she got no
answer, and when she looked into her
mothers room. and saw no mother there,
she was surprised enough. She quickly
ran down to the kitchen, and exclaimed
" Where's mother, Bridget"
"' Where's mother?" scornfully re-
peated Bridget. "Sure, it's time yewere
askin that. It's ridin' in the beautiful
country she is, to be sure, a-listening to
the birds, an a-smelling the Elegant flow
ers; where yourself would ha' been, had
We come when she called we. Them high
steppin' horses of Mrs. Smiths has no
call to be waitin' for your minutes to be
up"
80 Bridget, Bridget sobbed the
child. Has mother gone to ride with
Mrs. Smith? And did Susie go, too ?"
THAT she did," said Bridget, land
such mornin' for ridin' yell not often
see.
ooh dear?" sighed Jane, "why didn't
you call me?"
{" An didn't your mother call YEP
Sure, if we wouldn't come for her, We
wouldn't for me. Ye had better learn
to mind when you're spoken to, and do
your playing after"
Finding that she could get no comfort
from Bridget, she went up stairs again to
her mothers room, threw herself on the
lounge, and, after firing herself out with
crying, fell asleep.
When her mother came home she found
her there, and as she stood and looked
on the flushed and tear-stained face, she
felt very sorry for her. But she knew
that only by such hard lessons as this
would her little girl ever learn to mind
her promptly.
When Jane awoke, and found that her
mother had really been in the country,
seen many chickens and ducks, and some
little lambs as white as snow, she felt
worse than ever.
About week after that, Mrs. Smith
called again for them to go to ride Jane,
as usual, was playing in the back yard,
and when her mother called, she answer
ed, " Yes, mother, and in twinkling was
up stairs. She saw the carriage from the
front window, and, with ajoyful cry, ex-
ooh how glad I am I haven't lost my
ride this timep'
AS they passed through the hall, on
their way out, Bridget called from the
II guess yell find it'll pay ye best to
mind your mother when she spakes to We.
They spent the whole day in the coun-
try, and when they got home, Jane was
glad enough to creep into her little bed.
But before she went to sleep her moth
er said to her,
Jane, why did you come so quickly
when called you this morning."
Because, mother, was so afraid some
thing had come for us to go to ride, and
didn't want to lose it, b"
THAT is what thought, dear, and 1
am glad you have given me an honest
answer. But want you to remember
that you minded me promptly to-day to
give yourself pleasure There is better
motive than that. Can you think what
it is?
Can any of our young readers think
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