The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-11-08

when needed. l noticed o.
were not so tidy and helnfn Si's sne ghis
mouse as | had been taught T. 4 y .ae
as l tild not see who supplied ~ ~, but
cleneies thought little ahont ~ y deh-
gay q picnic had been plannsdl = Oae
heard the girls hnpatientiv ~, and /
ing upon the illness of the oD eoahinelt
as II threw upon them some Al sefYalIt
ole household duties. How MS1a M
ton ever accomplished tba -'4 ~, Nor.
lunch we ate that day. only sucb ,a Y,
worked mothers can explain. tba Y gs
assistance givenby Stella and AIi ,s = e
nave peen most unsatisfactory y y
we returned by rnoonlig6t so.
that we went to our rooms witbo q = g
ing any one, if indeed anv ona' Nv y =
at that hour. By and by-f So 'o sas p &
how long we had sleptLa fr;,s ! all'sF
voice called Stella, who shared nv roas
ana soon we all knew that qenfIe ~ t;l
Mrs Morton was alarminrly n 4'sa
sunrise she was gone, without ba.ua A.
Inc voices so full Of love and se $500
Girls, can't describe Stella's or sosle y,
placed her own delicate bapd II Id s1e
the thin, toil-stained dead one AMI ~ TO
See, Louise. at what a cost r nm, = y:
1alr; and | have been vain of INV vl; =
hands. She kissed the cold tna .s,s
again and again. Anssn
One day | found Stella Al s.
mothers workable holdinc mn { s.a .,sf
unfinished piece, evidently left Is b so.le
Louise, she said, mother asked , u, - :
do this and l really meant to. III L, s.R .
didn't do it at onee?' II Y
"You can understand what AZ q
preston all this made llpon M mi -,
when, few days later, ! was eal la
home by the illness of my own raotl'ss
the feeling was intensified. MosSat,
was very i'll, and as hope grew fs;,,le.
my distress was hardly less than Stal
las. One night, when, my sister NH mi
| were too anxious to sleep, / told Il,
about Stella, and we then PLEDGED om 3.
selves to take from mother every ness
Die care, and to make our home opv
first object. To make the promise more
binding and real, we EXCHANGED .ra,os
Mothers illness made it seem more nst.
ural and easy at first, and eyerytIiag
moved on so smoothly that / reallv
think she regained her health nora
quickly.
All the mending and sowing was done
promptly under her direction. and Va
always silenced her by saving that Ne
liked to do it. She seldom knows vbat
is preparing for tea or breakfast; ve
beg her not to inquire, for we know shat
she enjoys little surprises. The l,ovs
and the dear baby are better and han
pier for having so much of her time and
attention.
LAST summer | visited Stella aoain
She is the light Of the home. OnF for
the discipline had passed through
could | understand how she was able Il
do SO much. Once when l expressed
something of this to her, her ewes fIlea
with tears as she asked: DO you s,up-
pose she can see us--that she knows
what ! am trying to doP' Her h.Inas
were not fair and delicate, butt thought
them more beautiful. Why, girls I
never see a pretty hand without won
dering if it has right to be fair and
white. Sol am going home to help
mother; I shall be happier because |
know it is my duty
As Louise finished speaking the fetif.
ing bell sounded. Not word was
spoken, but the kiss that each bestowed
upon the flushed face Of the earnhst
speaker told Of the impression her
words had made. Those mothers alone
can tell whether the influence was last
ing ORqreqdtiondliss