Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-18
The Sled that Won the - Golden
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One cold day a lady looked from win
dow down to the sidewalk, and she
saw there little girl and a little boy.
The girl had a broken sled. and on the
sled there was a board that tell of If
anybody touched it, and fwouldn' tstays
oh unless it was held. sHI9i-g,. tIsea sos,
Well, the little girl held the board
just right. and made quick. lump and
got on it, SO that the board staid in
place; then she got off, and told the
boy to jump on. Fl e1afg fsa
HE jumped. The board tipped, and
the little boy fell on the sidewalk. But
the little girl picked him up. and
brushed off the snow. Then the lady
at the window slid up the sash, and this
is what she heard the girl say: "a h,s
Try it again., 10! That was TOO bad.
Sister is sorry. She will hold the board
tbs time So the board was again put
on the broken sled, and held until 10
was safely on it. lao i3sa s1iis41gssTaft.
. s.Now. sit still. 10, and I'll give you
q nice sIed-ride.'' said the little girl.
And then she picked up the rope and
pulled. Up few JOS feet and he iell
over backward; but he was not hurt
much. and after another brushing, the
girl said: Nov. sit with Your feet, to
the back; you can tumble off that way
But he did. Only that time he fell on
his face! Next he sat sidewise, with
his feet hanging over part of a runner.
In this way he went, safely as far, as
across little room,e but then board and
boy once more upset. ~
The good sister tried dozen times to
give 10 a ride. but every time theold.
broken sled threw him Oft. II still the lit
tie girl was patient and kind, and spoke
gently, and took good care of her little
brother. And that wxs better Tor both
fbf Hem that day than a fine sled ride
would have BEEN For,w they went
AWAY the lady opened the window wide.
and sent. a big boy to follow them and
tod him TO come back and tell her the
hdltse they lived IN. f.si'.' Saf itfit 8i5r'
III And then, the same day, nshe went
3outf and bought a, strong and pretty
,sleaL Ats name was, '1Gplden. ARROW.
I hen she went herself to the house
Where the little girl lived, and asked
for the little girl who had been trying
to give her little brother a, staigh-ride
that morning. - aak ..satffnrt lgi.,
Julia! Jnlia!' called her mother
Here IS lady, asking for YOU '.1'''e
"'J Jffia ran to the gate s5fi '"i.*4A",2
were trying to draw a little
boy ,ona the sidewalk in front. of my
house, this morning - began the lady:
but, she could not say another word
then, for Julia was frightened and
said:9h's Oh, ma am, / didn't,eI didn't
mean to do anything ,,aughty.'ad Then
she began to cry very hard, and ran
away. <,.,,.l-..s,.1,, 5,.t. t
~ .sWhat 'isit, ma am, that my child has
been fdomgP'" aske Julia's nother.ta
g q s'Shs is a dood sister, said little 30.
III Ehe lady smiled. II watched her
this morning she, sad, land she was
SO sweet and patient that l wished to
make her present! And at my house
there is a new sled for her, if she will
come and get t.''iD &c 3Gst ssit5 ia ila5l45
i Pretty soon, Julia was at, the, lady's
house.. with Jp and three other little
brothers, and the Golden Arrow"
n,ade five children happy many days
for these. children were real, children.
and, it, all happened just like this story.
st. Nicholas.