The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-13
ONE Moke DAY.

The Present Is the Time I'm which TO BE /
,ans and Kind to One Another.
= 'One more day in which to be loving |
and kind. to each other" said Aunt
Emily. SAT least we may hope 'so'
when we, see a bright. beautiful day |
opening before us. " : So, ''''-,' .,t,' sye,|
.Only one, Aunt Emily! Why do
you say that?"
's'tI do not say only one, dears. IL
trust that we may all have many days
and many more in which to make each
iotl,er happy. Butwe. are not sure Of 2
day or even an hour, you know, SO I
think we all have need to remember to
show our loving kindness while we
have time /" .t.,.;,..,,..
Molly and Ruth and Nan looked a
little conscious, wondering If Aunt
Emily could have observed how ready /,
they were to quarrel, over trrfles, and
how little inclined to give up to each
other il' s+'"''ip7't DHa -yfbf
l"I was led to think of this" said
Aunt Emily, "by remembering some
thing which took place on this day
number Of years ago, in my little girl
hood. "TbtU tNuI ~ .FN go iNi'
"Do tell us about it, Aunt Emily"
said the three, gathering about her to-
to listen. "''3fs'' '''H
ia"I do not know" she began, "that
my little sisters and I quarreled more
than other little, sisters do, but twas
sad and unnecessary that We should
have quarreled at all. Looking at it
as do now, can not understand how
we could have taken, pleasure in dis
obliging each other, in speaking angry,
words, in caring nothing for each 9th
er'sj comfort, keeping up an almost
constant state of irritation, when we
might have lived in the sunshine of
loving words and deeds.
my mother used to talk very seri-
ously to us about it. You think little
Of it as the days 60 BY she would say,
hut if God should see fit to take one Of
| you away you would all your lives feel
the bitterness of the sting left by the
memory of past unkindness.'
at is said that most people have to
| learn by experienced great pity,
surely, ii it is true. For how much
better off we should all be if we would
learn lessons from those who have suf-
fered, instead of waiting until the same
hard lesson has come to us. l think,
however, there are some children who.
happily for them, are wise enough to
profit by good advice, but my sisters
and / were not Of that number, for
as far as l can remember, we kept
on much the same in spite of all
mothers talk. And when, at last, the
experience did come, it was bitter
enough. sl,'gHfR adf tis BH I
"A picnic was in progress to which
we had all been looking forward for
some time. But as the day, this day
years ago, drew near some little all
ment seized me which, led my mother
to think it best for me to stay at home.
1t was grcat disappointment and |
i am sorry to say that bore it very bad
Ely. l have sometimes thought since
that God sends these small trials upon
us to give us opportunity to show q
spirit OF patience and submission, but
could not have thought SO then, for
made myself trial to every one who
was so unfortunate us to be obliged to
come near me by my complaints and
my ill-tempcr ls5inl ti
Mother gave up her share in the
DAVIS pleasure to remain with me, and
/ was sure Of having everything to hclE
me through the day at home, but chose
to consider myself sadly ill-used ant
was probably little crosser even thar
usual. The company were going II
open carriages, and at the last monaen
my little sister Marian came running *
me. ,.ts. osid..tt a avis =. ifi,, d
"'Ob. Emily, 4 can't find my sun um
brclla. Won't you lend ME yoursp Tn
sorry enough you can't 60 to use i
yourself. you poor dear!
"'No, l won't I snarled. Your
the most careless girl in the world--al
ways losing your things. You'd b
; sure to lose mine.' 4st0
"'Oh no, l wouldn't. Please. Emily
The sun is going to be SO hot
e"I can't help that. You'd bette
learn to be more careful of your things.
"'Come, Marian they called fror
! outside. and she ran away. As
!, watched them until they were out 9
sight the last thing could see throug
the branches of the trees was Marian
\ little hand waving & goodbye to mt
and could not help feeling, too late,
. touch Of self-reproach for my uukind
I ness. hstt,s e.
. but I forgot all about it until lat
in the day there came message
i, haste, and mothers face grew white 8
she heard it. as
:. "sAn accident! Some are hurt an
y must go at once Before I had tim
U to think she was gone, and / had I
wait for dreadful hour before tn
= members of the pleasure party came
y but not ALTO tell me. rf.
"The horses attached to one of th
carriages had taken fright and ru
away, finally overturning the carriag
and throwing all who were in it OF
upon the hard, graveled road. o.
little Marian was one Of them, and n
one AZ vet knew whether she woul
life or die.
''Oh, if could tell you what l su
IS fered. How l wandered about by ds
!. and lay awake at night, rememberin
!, all my unkindncsses to my little siste
~ and thinking almost wildly, II l coul
= have. II il were only one day. in whie
" to tell her how I loved her sn1 10 sho