Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-06
do UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD
THAT THEY SHOULD DO
UNTO YOU"


name was Willie. His mother read tn
Bible and explained it to him. Sh
talked to him about Jesus Christ, an,
told him that every one should obey hi
commandments. One of the first rule
Willie learned was the golden rule, a
the top of this story, and he soon fount
it was not so very easy to obey it.
| Not far from Willie's house lived al
Old woman, all alone. Willie's mothe
felt sorry for her, and if she had
pleasant new book, she would lend i
to her land often when she baked ,woult
send pie or custard. His father
too, often sent Mrs. Bemis basket O
Strawberries or early peas from tn,
garden. She was not poor, but Willie.
parents knew that it is a pleasure to tn,
old and lonely to be remembered b,
the young and happy.
One day Willie's mother gave hin
a large cake of gingerbread. He wa.
not hungry, and cat some Just because
it tasted nice. When he had eaten half
his father came in and asked him if h,
would carry basket Of salad to Mrs
Bemis.
ooh, yes, Sir" said Willie, "ani
mother, l will carry her this half of IN,
cake, and that will be following the
rule, dong as l would be done by,
won't it'll"
eyes, my dear boy; but it is very
easy to follow it now, and give away
what you do not want"
Mrs. Bemis was very glad to see
Willie, and said she had been looking
out for him. He wondered why, until
she said, "You know, my little bantam
hen left her chickens yesterday-the
mother always leaves the chickens as
soon as they are able to take care OF
themselves"
"Do they? I'm glad boys mothers
don't. am old enough, to be sure to
take care of myself, but not old enough
to part with my mother"
Mrs. Bemis smiled. "Boys at four
years old cannot take as good care of
themselves as chickens at four weeks.
But took two of the chickens and put
them into covered basket, one is for
you, and the other for your little cousin
George"
'Oh, thank you, Mrs. Bemis. | like
white bantams above all things, they
are so pretty"
swell, here they are; carry them
home, and take one out, and ask your
father when he goes to his office, to
take the other to George. Go strai ght
home. and do not take off the cover"
"Thank you a thousand times, Mrs.
Bemis; how shall know which one is
George'sr'
ssNo matter which; they look just
alike"
Away ran Willie, and when halt way
home he met Russell Sloane.
E'Oh, Russell" said he, "guess what
is in this basket"
81 guess it is nothing"
alt is two of the sweetest little ban
tams you ever saw"
81 don't believe it, Will"
''Then look for YOURSELF" and he
pulled up the cover. "There, are they
not bantams2 look at their legs and
feet" While Willie lifted the foot of
one the other hoped out and would
have escaped, but Russell caught it.
"Here, pnt it in my apron, Russell.
Mrs. Bemis told me not to lift the COW
er, but forgot; l wont do it again."
Willie ran on, until stumbling against
a stone, he fell fiat on his face, and the
basket dropped and rolled down the
hill. Willie was more frightened than
hurt for he was afraid the chicken
would get out, but it did not, and on
he went
ooh, mother, Mrs. Bemis has given
me one of her little white bantalns, and
one for George, too; is she not kind !?
Here is one in the basket and one in
my apron, see mother" and he opened
his apron. "Why what ails it? 1t don't
move. Mother do look-what is the
Willie's mother took the bantam in
her hands. 81 am afraid you held it
too tight-you have smothered it, nv
child; its neck is broken, how could
that have happened?"
Willie burst into tears, and said it
must have happened when he fell
down. His mother tried to comfort
him. Suddenly he stopped crying and
said, 'That bantam is Georges"
'Did Mrs. Bemis say that was
Georges, Willie?"
"No, mother, but she said it was no
matter which,"
'.But it is now great deal of matter
which,"
81 know it is, mother"
"Willie, suppose Mrs. Bemis had
given George the chickens to bring
home and suppOsing he had run care
essly, as you did, and fallen down and |
lilled the chicken, what would YOU
hink he ought TO do?'
Willie hesitated, tears came into his |
.yes and Iolled down his cheeks. He !
ooked at the bantam, looked up in his
Mothers face, then he said
81 should think he ought to give Inc |
he chicken; and, mother, will do as
would be by George-he shall have
he live bantam. But, mother" he
'dded, sobbing, sit is just as you said,
is not always very easy to do as we
would be done by
"No my child" replied his mother,
,issing him. "But, now, which would |
'ou rather have, the remembrance that
when it seemed very hard, you did as
'ou would be done by, or the ban
ann"
1.-The remembrance, mother, a thou
and times, for that will last always,
ou know, and the live bantam will die |
ONE time or other"
The bantam was sent to George, and
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