Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-08-21
A DOUBLE CURE.
Wrought by the Kindly Advice of
aLady Physician.

'Dear me, what is the trouble now?"
Mrs. March raised her head with q
look of worry on her face as very in
harmonious sounds came from the
room in which her older daughter
Bertha was giving a music lesson to
her younger one, Ruth. Words of
fretful fault-tinding arose from the one,
provoking, saucy, rebellious ones from
the other. At length Ruth burst an
grily into the room, crying:
Mamma, I wish you'd never make
me take another lesson from Bertha.
I'd rather never learn music as long as
live. She finds fault all the time,
and l won't be scolded by her."
patience, dearie, patience" said
her mother, with a smile. '.Music-
teaching is pretty hard work, you
know, and if your sister is a little hasty
with you sometimes you will try to
bear it, Pm sure"
Ruth. quickly to fly up, was as quick
ly soothed by a few loving words.
"a little hasty," she sald, half laugh
ing, as she, threw her arms around her
mothers neck. ''She is as cross as
twenty bears. mother dear, but I'd
stand forty bears rather than vex you.
But do let me leave this lesson now,"
she coaxcd. Perhaps it will come
easier next time"
'.How long are you going to keep
me waiting?' called the fretful voice
from the parlor. at which Ruth, see
ing half consent in her mothers eye,
made her escape into the garden.
You needn't finish the lesson this
morning, BERTHA said her mother,
turning now to pour oil on the other
troubled spirit.
'.Well, I'm thankful for that" said
Bertha, rising from the piano. '.Of
all the teasing young ones in the world,
l do believe She the worst"
IL think, Bertha" said her mother,
in a more serious tone than she had
used in speaking to Ruth, 'that you
ought to try and exercise a little more
gcntleness and f~orbearance toward
your sister. She is sometimes trying,
I know, but she does love music, and
is bright at it. And she is so afiec-
tiona!c that I am sure you could in
flucace her very favorably, if you
won;d."
Bertha shrugged her shoulders, as
if to express her lack OF anxiety to
try.
II do wish YOU would hire a teacher
for her, mother. | can't do anything
with her. I don't believe she will ever
learn much G! me-"
Indeed, l I'm afraid So" said her
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possibly be afforded. Will you take
baby for awhile. Bertha, or do the up
stairs work."
.'Oh, dear! I'll go upstairs, I SUP
pose. I do think baby-lending is the
greatest drudgery in the world. Or,
no-my hands are getting hard and
spreading out by sweepmg-l don't
think my talent lies in housework. LII
take h'm."
..Be patient with him, dear, he's a
little ailing and fretful to-day"
.'He's always ~fretful, seems to me
I do wish we could have q second girl,
mother. I'm sure we need one.'
perhaps So" said her mother, with
a weary look. ''But l did not expect
to feel the need so keenly when my
oldest daughter came home from school
to be my help and comfort"
There was a panied and hurt express
son on the pale face and in the dis
couraged tone which might well have
touched the daughters heart, but Ber-
tina only turned impatient!y away with
the baby as her mother went upstairs,
saying almost contemptuously to her
self:
II am sorry mother made such a mis-
take as to RELY on me for housework
and nursery work, and to teach music
to Grabbed young ones. Is that all that