Smyrna times., 1882-03-22

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another little girl. She saw them helped
out, and saw the old gentleman and her
father lifting the trunk from under the
seat. They were coming in the back way.
Rob, palpitating all over, set down her
lamps and fed up stairs to her room
1t was five o'clock, and the June sun
was still high, and when Rob had sobbed
and cried upon the bed for an hour it was
high still. She got up and leaned out Of |
her window and heard them talking.
They were getting tea. She smelcd the /
biscuit. Now her mother was in the milk ,
room >kimming the cream for the berries. /
The two girls in blue dresses were walking /
about the yard, with the big baby todd!ing
between them. Rob heard them gay,
" No, nor when he stretched his chubby
hand to pick the curraAs. But nobody
called for Rob. She thought her father
would ask for her Ut tea-time: bat the
dishes ratified, and the biscuit smcled
more delicious than EYER. and 10 one
came.
Another hour went by. 'fhe back part
of the house was all quiet. They had
gone out in the yard, where Rob's croquet
set had been put up She supposed The
girls were using it--her set. Finally, he
stars came out and the house was all still.
Rob Was very much composed.
= wonder if l shall always have 20 give
up and do as she says" she unused.
And something answered: = Do right.
anyhow"
WAS it right for me to clean up the
oi?'
YES"
Then I'll go and do ii ROW
She stole down the dark stairs and into
the kitchen. and lighted :, candle, at:t got
the soap and the sand. Some unv had
wiped the spot but it showed plain enough
still. Rob got down on her knees and
scrubbed, back and forth, back and forth.
checking hystcrcal little sobS OF wcariness
and pain.
Why. child, whar are y.n doin2?''
said voi.'1.
. am trying 20 ,!O i,sh;" s;ammered
Rob. looking up.
Ii vas only the old gentleman whom her
E.thcr had brought home with the rest.
He Ead come down 10 smoke his pipe after
the others had retired.
. Waut to hear the whole story" be
said, sitting down.
-t4d Rob. sobbing, told il.
And, now," said he, you think when
= Your mother finds you have done it she
will let yon go to the pcrjc?"
, "I-e--s.' said Rob-
And, if she don't, you'll be sorry lor
: secured it?''
Il don't-know," said Rob, feeling very
wrctchGd i want to do right
\ queer, misty look came into the ole
. gentleman eyes. . Eat some bread anC
+ milk now and go to bed hc told her
Z and she did a. he said
. IN the morning il al seemed like
; dream. Rob put on her clean dress an,
c braided her hair and was introduced !,
Clara and Amy and then she was told tha
the old gentleman was IN uncle Of he
/ own mothers, who had come unexpected
ly to see them, and her quick young eye
7 informed her somehow that lie was Il pei
II son of consequence
= He was of so much consequence appal
emily, that when the morning Of the picni
" arrived, Mrs. Nickers consulted him abot
Eob'4 going
You see, Mr.. Fuller, Robina diaobeyc
toll L., IL,
)" What 90 YOU think | should do about i
considering that she afterwards did VIA:
She refused to do?''
II And Mr.. Fuller had replied Now N
dear lady, cannot advise you. Do ia
re what your heart says is right"
p Robina is hcadstrong,' said her mothe
lc " suppose ii is true kindness to conqu
IS her Perhaps il is best not to compromi
at this time
be Mr.. Fuller only leaned hard on his gol
OF headed cane when he heard the verdiC
Rob did not so to the picnic. She h
Ill down behind the pole beans in the gard
Ell when the rest were getting off. Unc
Fuller saw her sun-bonnet though. al
IN came to find her.
m Are you going 10 try to do right IL
en- time, too, Roby?" he asked.
he II don't know. ] want to go dol
see any right about it," she sobbed.
eIf' Do you care to know what ] think
ter right?'
ro- ooh! l can't. want to go so b.
TO Everybody will he there, and she will t
to them ALL"
on " Listen, Roby. Hyou control yours
lle and return good for evil, it will bring V
oIs more pleasure than twenty picnics.
She promise you that it SHALL"
'nd IdOn't care for anything but this pier
TO l wouldn't give cent for the Old Fo
lew Concert, or the Fourth Of July or anythi
Ter, else that is coming"
ad- " But, Roby, you said that first nj;
that YOU wanted to do right. Why
the you want to?"
'wh " don't know exactly" faltered r
ing People are nicer that do right; an,
want to be nice--that kind of nice"
the "Yes, and they get to be nice by !
such struggles as you're having tod
cx- Now which is going to conquer, Right
ant. Wrong in this strugglc?"
cry Rob got up, slowly. "I'll try" she S;
oap "I'll go and help--so they-can get o
ling early"
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