The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30

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Tha, WAS wha, y little girl eleven
wears Old hal written N a fair. rouud
hand in a diars ON that pleasant sum
mer morning out under the trees
why. Hattie Jorisn, what dread
ful spelling. exclaimed hST Sisters
voice behind her. "ioa had better
stop dreaming nj all events tilI YOU
learn how Ia spell the wori. and 60 Ia
STUDYING Your spelling book instead
Why. there are siN woris wrong
there
II wouldn't peek. anyway. answered
Hattie. springiug uP. flushed ana
angry.
Il really didn't. dearic.' replied
wise Agnes. drawing her down 10 her
side. Il called you Aicc. but you did
not answer. hut now tell me. Hattie.
what are gu going Ia do Ia the place
of dreaming. for YOU know You We spent
a great deaf II time in thaty'
.'Oh. sister. | want o. To everything
that's strong and good Sometime !
think I'll he a great scholar. ~ Mar
ga,et Fuller was. or n writer. or lcct'
urer. or something. Oh. Agnes. what
would YOU DO br>iF'
Wei. dear. | think the first thing ]
would 90 10 the dictionary and study
until | could spell every word In that
pretty verse Of yours correctly. Il
every day Of this Na~ation ! would
write out one page OF something aud
then study it out in the same way until
] could do better. What do YOU SAY.
for must 20 now"
But Hattie only shrugged her shout
dcrs and. left alone. leaned back against
the tree and watched the birds Hitting
about. and thought ot doing great
things by-and by. until the dinner bell
called her in to more practical things.
After dinrer llattie's father. who was
n minister. came out ON the piazza, and
asked the little girl TO write n note for
him. as his right hand WA bound up
from n bad cut. and everyone else was
busy.
ASK Deacon Conncrs il he will
please send the choir up here her
father said; for they often practiccd
with his prgan.
$50 Hattie wrote. Please send the
quire up here
And about an hour later who should
come up the steps but Deacon tOnEcrs
who was n booksellcr-and in his arms
several packages. II didn't know
which Kind Won wanted. sir. so I
brought several" he said. wiping his
hot ace.
Mr. Jordan looked in surprise at the
various styles of paper display ed. aud
finally said. but ] wasnot needing any
paper just now
Then the deacon Took out lIattic's
note. and the laugn they had over IL
sent the poor child in tears To Agnes.
You viii believe me now. dear"
said her sister. THAT d you want to bo
of any use or help in the word. YOU
must be willing To- begin improving Just
where you see you need Il. Thinking
of doing isn't working. Now you know
you are a poor speller; begin there and
that will be n step"
Then Hattie took her pretty diary
and the dictionary aud made those six
words right that she had spelled so o
" that morning; but that seemed sucl,
n little step toward becoming n woman.
Il believe ! could do better IL I hal
verse TO 60 by" she said To Agnes
that night.
Then here's one for you: .By pa
tient continuance in w~eli-doing.' Six
words made right does not seem much
to YOU tonight; bu; six words every
n Of the morr than the three hun irrd
working days In the year make how
manyy'
Most two thousand" answered
Hattie quickly.
Yes. and il every one 81 them
means. in Gods sight. something done
so n 10 make you n wiser aud more
helpful woman IT, Others. aud taxing
care Of the talent lie has given Won.
ism { hat worth while too. dariing9''
And Hattie answered very so.ty,
Yes for h saw then hos her life
might be like n ladder reaching up %
what God called her TO be, and the stems
Of the ladder would be the patient do
Ing OF each little duty or work she found
in her way.-Baptist BecHy.