The Wahpeton times., 1886-11-18
The Best Way.
From the Philadelphia Call.

FROM Vhe Fhlladelphla Call.
"What sober little facet" said
brother George, as Lulu came and sat
down near him. "Has all the world
gone wrong"
"Not all, perhaps, said Lulu, but a
great deal of ito me'
"Such as what?" said her brother.
"Well, in the first place, Bertie's so
dreadfully troublesome and cross,
and 1 have to take so much care OF
him, because mothers so busy. He
cries and frets half the time, no mat.
ter if l do my best with him."
II suppose that is rather trying
little sister; but dare say BERTHE will
be better-natured when heis older, and
then it won't be so hard"
Lulu always liked quiet little talk
with her brother, for he listened kind
ly to all she had to say, and was very
sure to say something to help her. He
was away at college most of the time,
so that such opportunities were the
more dearly priced.
"What else?" he went on, taking up
a piece of pine wood from the wood
box near and whittling as he talked.
otis about my lessons. Papa has
promised me a nice present if l am at
the head OF my class in the French les.
son we are taking this vacation"
"And don'tyo have time to study
enough?'
II don't get quite as much as
would like, but don't think that is
the trouble. Mary Hayes keeps at
the head all the time now, and Pm
sure she doesn't do it fairly"
"That is a grave charge to make
against one of your schoolmates,
Lulu. You ought to be very sure in
deed before yot say So"
II am as sure as can be that she
copies her translations from one OF
the other girls, for I have seen her.
And" she went on mournfully, "all
my hard study don'td do bit OF good,
for l can't keep ahead of her when she
does that. And sometimes, George,
I've almost felt as if I'd have to do it
too, or I shall be sure to lose my
present"
II should be very sorry to think
you could do such thing as that, lit
tie sister," said George.
IA good many of the girls do,
though, and when tell them it is not
fair, they say can do the same N.Y.
self, and that Pm a goose for not do.
ing it."
"But you know better than that,
Lulu" said her brother with sober
face. at is not only mean, as all un-
derhand work is mean, but it's deceit
full and dishonest. Your lessons are
supposed by your teacher to be hon
estly learned, and if not so are simply
lies-sins not only against the teacher,
but against the great God who never
fails to see what is done amiss, and
who says that no liar shall enter the
kingdom of heaven"
"But great many of the boys and
girls cheat in other ways" said Lulu.
They peep into their books while they
are reciting and some of them write on
bits OF paper to look at while they are
in class"
"Don't you ever be led into it dear.
l don t see how your cheaters can ever
get through an examination if it is
fairly conducted. think that sooner
OF later the fair, honest study must
win. But even if it did not, Lulu,
nothing could ever repay you the loss
of your own consciousness of right
doing"
"Now, 20 and dress this Jumping
jack for Bertie," he added, laying in
her lap a queer figure he had been cut
ting. perhaps it may keep the young
gentleman in good humor for at least
five minutes"
But Lulu was to learn to her full
satisfaction that, however fair q
show may for a season be made by
falsehood and deceit, the time will
come when it must fail. When the
test OF examination came, it was
found that the lessons dishonesty
prepared crumbled away, as must all
other frauds sooner or later.
And Lulu gained all that she had
hoped for, but found q far purer and
higher pleasure i'll the approval OF her
own conscience.