River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

{ peacefully. ana we eNtOfIed no prOmlS-
Is, but always said Good night rs
thoIgh we trusted and had faith in
her.
But the wine, kept among the medi-
cines. disappeared from the upper
shelf. and the berries for tea fell
wonderfully short. and the jam and
jelly and preserved fruits strangely
went away, and the candy was lost,
and finally bits of silk and ribbons and
lace could not be found.
But Annis loved the babies and thew
loved her. and our burden of toll was
so heavy that we could not spare the
little maid
One Saturday she was to start home
at four in the afternoon. We had said
we could not spare her any sooner?
She was FESTIVE and uneasy. Tue hour
came round very soon, we thought,
and the girl kissed the babies good-by
and ran across the meadow and down
the green lane, waving her hand TO
them. We had supper on the table ut
six q clock that evening, ready to sit
down to as soon as he whistle sound
ed. But 60 whistle cut the air at the
time, and impatiently we waited an
extra hour for it, and not till then did
we dream that Annis in her eager
haste to be away. had turned the
hands of the clock on an hour. We
were angry, downright angry. and we
told Tom so, and said we would settle
with the little deceiver when she came
back.
| took up the July number of Art4ur' 5
Magazine. | pressed it between my
tired hands. | smelled of its clean,
fresh, friendly pages as | cut them,
and felt rejoiced to see its honest,
friendly face. 1t always brings me a
blessing. said. and then my heart
ached that the dear old noblemau, is
founder and head. had laid down mis-
beautiful earthly work to labor IA the
heavenly kingdom evermore.
cannot tell how glad | was when l
cut its pages TO find "Tidings from
Heaven "a message as it wer,, to me,
worn and weary, bear the blessed
crown of motherhood. And then, with
strained ewes and enlightened soul,
| read and re-read his precious Power
of Patience. The sentences meant
for me | read over and over. l saw
myself in a new light.
| arraigned myself. | questioned
and cross-questioned. | weighed my
self in the balance and was found
wanting. saw my duty even as the
unprecedented eyes OF another would see
it.
Annis told me she would come back
Sunday evening. when her family rode
down to church, but she had told the
babies she would not return until Mon
day, and she did no.
In the afternoon OF that day | sat
sewing, and she was ripping garment
ready TO have it made over into a new
one. | said:
''AnniS. | hope we will get along to-
gether yo,. ard /, but for some time |
have nc q...,e liked the way YOU are
doing. Sometimes YOU do wrong, and
deny it, and sometimes you tell things
that are not true. and that makes me
very sorry; for il you persist in such
conduct, and it gets to be an old'story,
when you are woman YOU will not be
lOyable and respectable and honest.
You turned the hands of the clock
forward an hour last saturday. and de-
ceived me about it; and YOU ate nearly
all th9 fine straw berries that day that
were meant for a nice, outdoor tea;
and you did not mean to come back till
to-day. when YOU went away last Satur-
day. | love you, poor, little, fatherless
girl, who viii always be obliged to
earn YOUR own living here and there
among all sorts of people, ard ] so
want you 10 grow up TO beautiful
wOmanhOOd.
Il never saw your dear papa, but
people praised him for his sincerity
and honesty and goodness, and ne
numbered his friends by the score.
You must remember the message he
gave his children while he was on his
death-bed. Those precious words
ought To be . lamp to your feet and a
guide to your life. His example was a
rich legacy that you should prize more
and more every day of your life.
Now. if you ever feel tempted to
tell an untruth, stop short and think
what it leads to, and If you do tell one,
face about that minute and own up.
Root the inclination out of your heart.
Let it not take root and grow. You
are young. and life is all before you,
and will be whatever you make it.
Let Us be good friends Let us love
one another. and deal honestly and
/ fairly. Remember all the time, when
YOU are inclined TO do wrong. God
sees me- That will help you greatly.
Remember your dear papa 5 legacy,
the best gift he could have left you
with the example of an upright, Chris
tian life"
Her head leaned on her arm. and she
was softly sobbing. Poor, little Aunis!
| My own heart was lighter. | was in
the right path now, felt like a strong,
( brave, clear-seeing woman. whose duty
/ lay plain before her, She was a child,
unframed, not taught, not knowing
the value of things which work out our
veal and woe.
I | understood the import of Cain 5
1 CRY. There was more than missionary
work lying here at my own threshold
work ripe for willing hands to take up
and do. For We have need of pa
( thence. And to patience goodness,
and to goodness brotherly kindness and
charity
The sobbing broke into a long, quiv-
ering cry. The .dwarfed little frame
shook like leaf in the wind, and bro
ken words were unintclligible and ran
| into pitevus wall. We smoothed
the rings of curly hair, and said:
4" Poor Annis. we will be friends
now we understand each other and
we love each other, don't we. little
girl
And this trial of our patience
wrought out perfect peace. The pulse
less hand of the dear benefactor of hui
mauity laid a crown of rejoicing on my
brow when he sent forth his tender and
beautiful and helpful story, THE
Power of Patience. PipSeg Potts ia
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