Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-30
DOROTHY AIMS SERMON.
BY SYDNEY pEYRE.

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the little ones at the farm when it was
understood that Cousin Hetty, who lived
in the city, was coming to make a long
visit. She was not very strong, so NAM
ma said, and they must all be careful to
be very kind and polite, and see that she
had the best Of everything.
The little lass came and they were de-
lighted with everything about her, from
her pretty fair curls and white face, SO
different from their own sunbroWned
ones, to her dainty dresses and French
boots. There could be no doubt that
her manners were quite equal to the ap-
pearance so bessie and Tom and Polly
resolved to be upon their best behavior
all the time.
"Wiu you come out into the garden?"
said Jessie, There are lots Of currants
and raspberries ripe. There will be
plenty Of raspberries next week, though"
Such a garden as that None Of your
little seven by nine scraps, but a full
acre OF every thing which could be found
in "a liberal old-fashiOned country gar
den.
A broad walk through the middle Of
it was bOrdersd by beds of bright col
ored flowers with rows of hollyhocks and
sunaowers at the end. HOneysucllles
and morning glories climbed over the
fences, and in a shady corner grew such
pansies as the children believed only
mamma knew how to raise.
Miss Hettis tried the fruit and said,
81 don't like currants; they're sour. 1
like only rasPberTies."
1t had been supposed that each one
would eat a great many currants and a
very few raspberries. But on hearing
this, the others offered her all the rasp-
berries they could find, and were rather
surprised to see that she took them with
ont seeming to think whether they liked
them, too. She kept calling for more,
and, when Tom scratched his face and
Polly tore her sleeve pushing through
the bushes in search OF them, very quietly
eat all they had without as much
as thank you. Then she declared
the berries were not half ripe, and not
fit to eat.
mamma don't wish us to pick the
pansies unless she is with US" ventured
Jessie, as Hettie began gathering them
freely because she has some choice
ones she wants to keep for seed"
81 like choice pansies, too" said Het-
ty, with a scoWl on her pretty face.
They went to the swing, where Hetty
prumbled when others wanted to take a
turn. Then to the croquet ground,
where things went smoothly so long as
Hetty was on the winning sidej but if
the play went against her she grew
sober, then sulky and finally threw down
her mallet and refused to finish the game.
Long before tea time Jessie and Tom
and Polly began to wonder if it was so
very delightful thing after all to have
a cousin from the city visit them; and
before the first week was gone every
body on the place had fully decided that
it was not.
Hetty could be very sweet and pleas
ant while things went exactly to her
liking, but unless she could have her
own way In everything her frOwns and
complaints were ready at a moments
notice. She never had been taught to
take any Thought for Others, and her
little cousins found it very hard to en-
dure her whims and i'll humOrs. They
were very dutifully anxious to heed all
mammals reminders that 1t was their
place TO give up to their guest, but she
herself could not help seeing that Hetty
made sore demands upon their patience
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all the children looked forward for days,
and for which great preparations were
made. When all were ready to 60 it was
discovered that Hetty was wearing pair
of thin slippers
"Oh, my dear" said mamma, ''yOu
must put on your thick shoes. There
viii be rough ground and perhaps damp
places to go over to- day"
Hetty had made up her mind TO wear
those slippers, and was not inclined to
change it. or them, but still quite de-
termined to 20 to the picnic. So she
said, Nthen believe L won't 60.
The other children were as wOefully
dismayed as she had expected them to
be.
sch, Hettyr cried Jessie, ''you must
not stay at home. It's lovely out there
wild flowers and vine swings"
sand q creek where we fish and wade
and sail boats" said Tom.
"And such good things In the basket
whispered Polly.
"Hurry dear," said her aunt, cOaIing-
~. ave are all waiting, you see"
"Don't wait, " said Hstty; '.Id rather
stay at home" She went to her room
much enjoying the commotion she vas
making. From the back Of It she oould
look out OF the window and see what
Waz goine on. The children got into
tAs bis spring wagon ana Gat lQoEns mp