Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-09-04

hers, and she got a great deal more out
of her time than If she had employed it
with no method or plan in her mind.
Molly, on the contrary, began her
DAYS with no idea whatever rs to how
she should employ them, except the
resolve not to do any more
than she must. She was always late TO
breakfast; and, while Lucy helped her
aunt to wash the breakfast cups, Molly
sat at table idly balancing spoon over
the edge of hers, Too often she went
upstairs and lay on her bed half
as leep, when she should have been
waking herself up with fresh air.
Mrs. lester was greatly troubled at
.hese ung,rl-like ways Of Molly's, She
consul ed the doctor, who talked of
nerves and 'lher;" but all the
blue-pills she swallowed made no diff
ference to Molly, or reused her to an
interest in existence
"Molly, come and have q good
swing Lucy would cry; Molly, the
bows want us to 90 to Duck Brook after
gentians. But ~ don't want to-.
| nj tired" would be MoIly's answer.
She was not really tired, and she knew
in her heart that, if she choose, she
.., uld perfectly wei jump up and go,
But the p How fet comfortable Just
thea, an she felt easy, so she lay still,
and sad: GOA, don't 'botler me,
LucJw
EvcrG now and then she reused, as
indo cnt p ople do, with sort OF Won
der at the result of Lucy's industry.
II can t think how you find time to
do so many things she would say
81 shoLd like an afghan like ,our'
for my room ever so much, but | never
could make q big thing like that
"Oh, yes! you could. You could dc
it in odd minutes, and never know that
1t took any time at all, declared
Lucy. "Do set one up, Molly. IT.
such interesting work, and aunty would
give you the worsteds, | know.
"Oh! / couldn t possibly. haven
any time .,
"But you have, plenty. There's al
that bit after breakfast, whHn you ar,
waiting for Miss Allen"
"Only quarters OF an hour"
a. know-because you are almost al
ways late. But, Molly, you can do lot
in three-quarters Of an hour"
Nonsense! l should just get on
my things, and then have to Stop"
"Wcll, there's the time after YOU
music practice, and"
Il can't begin to get to work in lit
tie bits of me like those declare
Molly. "And I'm always tired ate
practicing, and dent feel like doiIi
anything"
So il went on, year after year %
wish | had things like Lucy Mol,
wo lid say; or, when an injured feel n!
inc over her: Il wish the boys d da
like Lucy better than me. 1t isn't ia T
for I'm their own sister, and she is o j.
a cousin" But she never took tn
trouble to make herself either useful o
beloved, and things gradually wen
away from her-the friends the chan, 9
which should have been hers. 1t wa
sad for Molly 10 miss so much; but it
the hard law of the world that to tho,
who will have shall be given. and to b.
folded hanls little or nothing.
And now the two girls have grow
up, and are women. went t1tEe Les
tors home the other day. Jim, the o'C
est boy, is soon to be m ,rried. He cam
in while | was there. He spoke 10 |
all, but he sat down close to Lucy, an
ha lonr, low-voiced talk with hC
about the little home he is furnishin!
1t was GU tie as matter of course tn;
he did so; but it struck me curious
and | couldn't help looking at Mol,
who sat by the window with her hanC
folded, and took little part in the col
versation.
Mrs. Lester had grown older of laI
wears, and looks rather feeble. Whe
the clock struck twelve, saw Luz
Jump up, and lay down her work
, tab e-Cover which she was ombroiderir
/ in crewe.s for Jim's bride. She We
out, and presently returned with a gla
, If milk and q biscuit. "Aunty NIL
have her little lunch" she said. Aga
, glanced Mt Molly, and wondered til
4, she should leave this daughterly Off
+, to Lucy.
!, Ned, the second son, came in aft
that. He was III trouble with a dit
cult sum in algebra, and he took Il
. book to Lucy, who again laid down h
=, work to help him. Mr.. Lester put Il
: head into the room, and called on
"Lucy, will you come here a moments
y Next | saw her having whispered co
+ ference with the cook; and rubbe II
n eyes, for it seemed as if it must be Nj
, ly who was doing all these things, Al
not Lucy.
h Afte.' dinner, l went upstairs to 9
my bonnet, which had been left in Nj
n ly's room. She was lying on her be
half asleep, and l couldn't help givi
her little hint as to what l had be
. thinking of.
I Il know it," she answered, plai
n lively. They always did prefer LuC
they don't care u bit for me. 1t Isl
;, my fault. I've never been strong, Y
4 know, and I've had to rest good dea
n "a yawn -"and Lucy is one of the d
y ing kind, and always puts herself #
=, ward. Well y another yawn -
4 isn't her fault either, exactly; but Il
Is how it is.
=. l tied my bonnet on silently; whel
!, turned from the glass, Molly was fl
:. asleep!
70 Now, girls, which would you ratl
>. be like-Molly or Lucy?-SuSan ca
u idge, IN S. S. Times.
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