South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-05-11

l tuCu AuSAe OO"u ouu tus 1tS ttSUO wv
der her arm. Grandpa came back.
breathles, from his chase, aud held
Mr.. Lamb tight while grandma fed
him. And il you could have seen his
splutterings and splashings and strug-
giles to get away. ut the very time
when he was plainly enjoying his sup.
per as much as any hungry little cresA-
ture could, you would have said with
Floy, sWhat stupid
While on their way to the houec,
Lelly, who for some time seemed to
be in q meditative mood, suddenly
said, with much decision,--
| Aunt Trudie mus tall her lammic
Jimp.'
and Aunt Nellie had better call
hers Silly. said Floy. 4 never saw
such goose
1T is not very wise. certainly; but
then, he is only a lamb. We expect
to find rather moro sense in human
beings, do We notf And yet I hive
known children who did not seem to.
be bit wiser than this poor, foolish,
little lamb
Why. grandma! Did you ever sec
any children that had TO DO held tight
and made to cat their supper p
well, not exactly that. Ibelieve all
the children know anything about are
usually ready for their suppers. but
have seen children, and grown people
too, for that matter. who fought just az
foolishly against what was really best
and pieasantest for them as the lamb did
tonight. For instance. she went on,
with a smiling glance down into Floy's
puzzled face, Il have seen children Who
cried and refused again and again to
take their medicine, although it was Civ
en- to relieve them from painful sickness.
Oh! mediciner said Floy, with dis
guste air. but, grandma. medicine is
bitter and horrid to take, not sweet and
nice like the lambs supper
Yes. that is trne. Medicine is disa-
greeab!e, although VIC expect good to
come Of it. But it is not disagreeable
TO sleep. is it ? l have known children
J to cry and struggle and declare they
would mt 60 To bed, although they liked
to sleep, and if compelled TO stay awake,
would have thought themselves very
badly treated. And have known them
TO complain bitterly when it was pro.
posed that they should have nice, re-
freshinS bath, and clean clothes, al
though there was nothing they really
liked better than to be sweet and clean,
amt wear dainty garments. OF course,
these are little things. but we must re-
member that the self-control we gain in
overcoming our foolish fears and ignor.
ant self-will in little things will help US
to be wise in-greater ones. You UNDER
stand me, don't you. Foy p
Yes, man. said Foy, and her sweet
young Lace grew thoughtful even seri.
Qua, as she walked quietly along by her
grand mas side.
And Lelly? Do You understand.
little one 2
Yves, ma'am.' said Lelly.
Can't you tell me something about
it, then2 What did say p
Oh, oh, dwam'ma! You know YOU
SET. Phat you ask me por?'
Il don't believe J on remember word
of it,
yves, l do
Tell me, then. What were we talk
ing about 2
'Oh, l know. About the naughty
children at would Mt be washed. and
would E't go to peep. and would Mt
take med'cin. | don't wike med Gin,
d~an'm But refectiveiy. may be III
ravver tate it an be 'hpped.'
I here was moments silence. then
her eyes began TO twinkle with a new
idea.
% dwam' she cried, does Aunt
Nelly ky when you dive her her medi-
cin Do you-do you have to hip her?
sNn Haar' satH uraplo,a tr,;nc, L.xl
not TO laugh at the queer, little air Of
confidential mystery Which the little
maid put on, as sue hesitatingly brought
forward this interesting question.
Aunt Nelly = cried Floy. oh, you
silly. little thing =
Aud grandma decided that for some
ears a. least Lelly's lessons in ethics
would have to be OF a strictly practical
nature.
Aani Trudie had no, known that the little
giris were coming that day. and vas spending
the afiernoou sssy from hsme. The children
pOs rae out to the gate To look for her, think.
Jag 70 was big time tor her return They had
tbOsght the ssIne dozen tunes before, bat this
time they wers right che coming They
met her 10 great excitement led her into The
Esuss. and then n nsW ifolic bsgan When
that Wss Finished IL WAS bed Ums. Lelfy
thought = good q al about mamma just then
bat sas Vas too rave TO be hOmedcE She
drank her milk and vent % led like a n: tie Ia.
dy, sod never opened Der eyes again unnl iba
sun lad sB0he 90 lOng IL d dried psarly all
| the dew co the grass
fhe birth day sas past. but the celebration
seemed % b. going ou Tor here she Vas At
graodPas still, With aoothsr happy day before
Ter. flOg hsd been W an bouI or 40 already,
abd Bsiig islt that ste he'd lOst time II SHE
bad, s5e rss s0Oa Dasy eusagb 10 make IL aIl
up. There vsfs tie ls@os 70 fed sgsin thea
gfsu dPa t0Ok Der aud sister Out toto the Zelda.
aod tbea Aunt frudls lei them help hsS hust
the eggs sad feed the chictsBs aud then -
Bat % you ever wsut oat 20 EntGdpas farm is
Juns, % kuow All sb0ut Ia. ani will say 90
more, except thst ihe tine Coz E3ibg hoEs cssse
altogeiher Too sooo Zoe Toe htus g.ds They
c0aid sOt te.isxs s1Ou.sr dsy 80 - sesfly
gone They thsuEht psps aisst have nzds
mistake ahout H Bet ihele sas 40 rnstake,
sad 40 heiP iOf ii-tagy must 90 50 ICY