The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-09-27
A BRAVE LITTLE GIRL.

OunSiiihe Noou1ea was one OF the
u9ai'9U anu PrctI!eSG IlCtle girls that
T'Ti Sl""O1eneu inc neartS OF house
ho ia go,
~ il'"I was oi IeC''''SmSold ana 1t
IL II ,n'lio1' ''li over hG' Slllall round head.
H.. 20 VIZ Do o1'o @S SUMMER
ICY . 2Ny '''l, '7 sP9lNlInS as sum-
lnoI ~ III S''IH' anu Icr .neebS' ana
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~ ~ ''1'iio'D 90 ~" "S Tue peItIe' we
ii;i'i Vi' NV wiz" IoSo Du9lIc9 alIef inc
pm IN, io"'l' ar ZONE
III, ~ ~. ~ was 'ne IoE5iy Aature Oh tNe
e tI,4 SUNNI .nLouSn I'r PrcCly face
'"'Y l'i % t,!I 59' n'lilo lcI IiioVt'G[ n''u
EEa ,,',l iier "hen sue was loudIih9
p"oy Iu1t tne one ABOVE an 4therS thaI
'iiC.,. nv ~, DGeh CHOSEN lof her'
CUISINE n''' ~ pIo'LeIS anu only
oi1 Si9 4i'a x"l ~ was SIN years
oi,.ei .ii''n leI2 1!,I NeYer were Two
1'o.o $50, 'lIoI' uilIINc III aPpea'ahce-Ior
huGy > tn7eAS we're pdI Ialhtly tlh@ed
WIN PINK, ana her eyes were halel and
her hair Stra'9At ana broWn-or more
alIke IN disposition. and never did
TWO SISTERS loFe each othef more dearly.
LUCY was zen anu NuhShlie TOUR
"H9H Ilielr oear lhoUhef lelJ them. She
h''u oeeh suffering many weeks, and
Ine hl@ht she ceased TO suiler She said
TO Lucy VINO sat by her bedside: 81
must leave you very soon my darling,
ana want YOU to promise to be little
inoIier 10 SuhShIne when l am gone.
1o4 nave always been great blessing
anu COMFORT TO us all, but now you will
nave TO Try TO Ill my place as well a
your own.
a week or two after that a sister OF
Mf. "oodleaI came ana took charge
OF The household affairs, and reSigna-
llon-noy notwithstanding 10 The
sorfo"lng hearts, things began to go on
in lnuch me usual way again. And
most lalth1ully dlu Lucy fulfill the
promise she had given her dying moth
er' Hhe never lett her little sister night
OF day Even when recl ing her lessons
to ner goVe'ness she kept the little one
by her slue. one patheu her, dressed
her' Played with her, TOOK her to walk.
taught iler anu hear'l her say hcr pray
CHS; ~,
bu' IN spite OF all her devoted watch
lulneSS ana care sunshine had scarcely
SIC; siSA ol d leFfloie Fever ana Jay between
me anu ~, Geatu lor TWO long, long
ihohthS' linen came blessed &c ODER
5'enih9 "hGh sue ceased tossing he
ut'u % anu 20 on her p,l!o"' anu sank
'nL0 qu'eI steep rom "hle4 sne aWohe
WIN ne; OF" smile on ne paie IlPs-
=; -'hu now, SAD lhe doctor, '11o~
u inc t! an 10 10 more careful than
aver me least excitement might
9E %, laIaI'
Inc ueAI 'ay' anu the next, sunshine
grew oo''ef anu Detter' ana on the
hILu hI%HJ heF iaI1er' VINO hau
"H'cl'e(' WIN 'ltr almost every hl2ht
SINCE SAc was HfSJ taken SICK, went
away to his own room to try to get a
IttIc OF the rest OF which he was so
hUch IN meet ms room was IN the Sc
ohd STORY just below Lucy So leaving
Lucy lying on the bed beside her sleep
ng sister And gust before daylight
sunshine aWoHe, and, to Lucys great
surprise. sad IN weak little voice:
What kind OF a story shall it be?'
asked Lucy
A httle-gri story with fairy,
answered Sunshine, speaking very
slowly. Make 1t out OF your own
head, Lu L like your own head stories
best.
And Lucy began at once: "Once
upon a time there was little girl so
sweet that they named her Sweet-aS-
sugar, She lived in tiny house near
a wood, with her grandmother who was
a very good old woman. Well. every
body loved SWeet-as-sugar but the
millers daughter, who was SO sour
they called her Sour-as-lemons, and she
not onl y did not love Sweetas-sugar,
but she actually hated her as most bad
children hate good ones, and she was
always watching chance to do her
mischief.
Lucy had got thus far IN her story
When somebody tapped at the door and
slipping softly from the bed she went