The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-04

morning. And what il sbs :,
side DOWN." 0''u tun&
&C ncady'' she called; "Cadvn
,, But Cady was sound asleep and !,
door leading into mammals r. ro aua a
closed, too. What could She , So, y
more she thought about # t thc III
frightened she grew. Just t thsa MOI
remembered r, that the under dr r.u sA.
the bureau pulled completely " art =
was big enough for her to oct in V u \
down, land it's so low" She r "a ana lie
THAT if the earth rolls ovs ,'n ss
wouldn't be smothered, as she co con- she
the mattresses and heavy bed.o a,a ,9y
that would fall on her in case ho ou
little bed went bottom-sile UNI '' own
SO she pulled out the drawer o.,
dragged 1t into the middle Of the ro "ua
and' instead of blankets to k sce ron ~,
warm. she put another night.lregas o nsr
the one She already wore, and then her I wv,
toned her heavy ulster over all " ~;
tried to lie down. But dear mo-, aao
had to ''cuddle all up in a little hos sl S
Just like kitty in the basket. "p'
When grandma came in next uo.
ing to call the little girls she was , va.
much alarmed, supposing, Of cor ,sry
that Lizzie was forming the habit e;
walking in her sleep, ' VI
Before waking her, she called n.n.
and mamma. P"ps
"What shall we do?' exclaimed ~.
frightened mother. 'ue
Consult our physician at once ),
papa was saying, when the sound ~
their voices caused Lizzie to Omen ~.
eyes. A't
80. papa! mammal she said \.
fore trying to get out OF the dravsr
''has the world got turned over?"
Each looked at the other in astonish
ment.
Tell me, grandma" she continued
reaching her little pink.colored foo,
over the edge Of the bureau dnwe,
''has the earth rolled way oycr?'
"She is thinking about the peo,.
raphy lesson" Cady laughed, sittinno NJ
in the bed close by. YESTERDAY ths
lesson was about the motions Of ths s
earth - '
Eyes," interrupted Lizzie, AL ahont
the earth rolling over and over. and
making folks turn somersets.''
How papa laughed! So did MANN.
and grandma laughed and laughed.
Then papa took Lizzie right up in
his strong arms, and, tossing her On 70
his shoulder, carried her into IT,
nursery.
After his merriment had subsided. h
told her that every evening she repe,i.
ed her little prayer, and asked God n
take care of her through the sipk
HAS He not done so?" papa oues-
toned.
Lizzie said, "Yes."
Then papa explained to her that The
earth was cared for in the same waE-
the earth. and all that live on the earth.
He told her, also, that there was knowl.
edge too vast for her little brain to
comprehend, but as she grew older
she would be capable of attaining the
same, As was Cady and her older
brother.
You must love mamma, grandma
Baby Fred and your older brothers sad
,isters-''
land papa" Lizzie interrupted.
"Yes, and papa" he repeated, hss-
ing the little upturned face, and folding
Lizzie close in his arms. "Love every
one, dear; be kind to all your little
playmates, but always keep in mind
that if you obey rightly, and learn the
essons to be taught you, you need
never fear that God will not govern
fright this great, big, wonderful world,
which He made" and papa kissed her
;wo or three times. over and over.
Ask your mamma, little boy and little
,irl, to tell you all about little Lizzs's
9erplsxity.-Golden Rule. 1tfa