The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-11

prayers. now" and by the time she
was fairly tucked up" in her little
bed the blue eyes closed. and she never
knew that mamma kissed her good
night.
How long she had been asleep she
did not know, but the first thing she re-
membered when awaking was that the
earth turned over.
"Likely as not" Lizzie began to
conjecture, IS it begins turning over in
the morning, cause it 8 so big, it would
take it all day to roll over. Why, OF
course" she concluded, cit would
have to get turned over by nighttime
SO as to be all ready to begin new in the
morning" And what if she should
slide off, or if the bed should turn up
side DOWN."
"Cadyn' she called; "Cadyr'
But Cady was sound asleep, and the
door leading into mammals room was
closed, too. What could she do! The
more she thought about it, the more
frightened she grew. just then she
remembered that the under drawer Of
the bureau pulled completely out. 1t
was big enough for her to get in and lie
down, land it's so low," she reasoned,
"that if the earth rolls over she
wouldn't be smothered, as she could by
the mattresses and heavy bed-clothes
that would fall on her in case her own
little bed went bottom-side up"
| So she pulled out the drawer and
dragged it into the middle of the room,
and, instead of blankets to keep her
warm, she put another night dress over
the one she already wore, and then but
toned her heavy ulster over all, and
tried to lie down. But dear mel she
had to ''cuddle all up in little heap"
just like kitty in the basket. ..-,.
When grandma came in next morn
ing to call the little girls she was very
much alarmed, supposing, of course,
that Lizzie was forming the habit Of
walking in her sleep. ......
Before waking her, she called papa
and mamma.
"What shall we do?' exclaimed the
frightened mother. .t5l.. -.l e.
"ConsuiG our physician at once"
papa was saying, when the sound Of
their voices caused Lizzie to open her
eyes. ~ FEB.
80, papa! mammal she said, be-
fore trying to get out of the drawer,
'has the world got turned over?'
Each looked at the other in astonish-
ment. '-t,. n'. ||.t -. -..
Tell me, grandma she continued,
reaching her little pink-colored foot
over the edge of the bureau drawer,
''has the earth rolled way over?"
"She is thinking about the geog~
raphy leSSon,n Cady laughed, sitting up
in the bed close by. Yesterday the
lesson was about the motions of the
earth -"
Eyes" interrupted Lizzie; call about
the earth rolling over and over, and
making folks turn somersets.' .- ..
How papa laughed! So did mamma,
and grandma laughed and laughed.
Then papa took Lizzie right up in
his strong arms, and, tossing her on to
his shoulder, carried her into the
nursery. ....
After his merriment had subsidized he
told her that every evening she repeat
ed her little prayer. and asked God to
take care of her through the night.
HAS He not done so?' papa ques-
:ioned.
Lizzie said, eyes,
Then papa explained to her that the
earth was cared for in the same way
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 to the
same, as was Cady and her older
brother
You must love mamma, grandma,
Baby Fred and your older brothers and
sisters ..... ..,.| ... pee.
"And papa Lizzie interrupted.
Eyes, and papa" he repeated, kiss
ing the little upturned face, and folding
Lizzie close in his arms. Glove every
one, dear; be kind to all your little
playmates, but always keep in mind
that if you obey rightly, and learn the
lessons to be taught you, you need
never fear that God will not govern
Alright this great, big, wonderful world,
which He made" and papa kissed her
two or three times. over and over.
Ask your mamma, little boy and little
girl, to tell you all about little Lizzie s
perplexity. Golden Rule. .O