Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-05-11
All the little girls in the clas, :.

All the little glrls IN the class sta,,
crept shyly up, after little wh;ls
tried to sit down by them, but ~
pushed her away. They belonoa,'
her; they were her friends, and n esa
should interfere. Florence and lug
influenced, possibly, by Polly's ess
ple) had done the same.
This had gone on for several w.,
Each Sunday Milly had tried ~
next to the little city girls, but poa
who was older and larger, had vss
her away, and seating them at tia h i've
of the pew, had sat next to them L.
self. Nobody else. she was resols.
should have this privilege. Alb, bns'
little Polly! How many people "
are older, and should be wiser. w.
this same desire for place and nos.
Gentle little Florence had bernn
think about it, even before the Loo,
of that Sunday; and her mothers :.
PLANTATION of the lesson had made :
very sure what would be kind ~
right.
"She seems to want to sit bv n,
much, Polly. I'm sure don't h,
Why" said innocent little Flore,,
"Don't you think it would be kind
Jessie and l were to let her sit betws.
us?"
"No, DON'T" cried Polly, cross,|
her face very red.
Just then Jessie came down,
"Come, let's co." said Polly, bnr,|
ing along, and hoping that Foreud
would forget all about it. She tried
think of everything she could to tal
about, hoping, in that way, to dive]
the attention of Florence; and a
thought she had succeeded, for FIol
ence said no more.
But, after Polly had been in SundsI
school little while, had Joined I
singing Scatter seeds of kindness
and II am so glad that Jesus loves mel
had heard Miss Morris, her del
teacher, talk still farther about bed
kindly affectioned, illustrating her \
marks by one or two stories of ltd
girls who had given up their o.
wishes to make others happy, Polly
heart began to soften, and when ltd
Milly Moftat, towards the close Of ID
lesson, tried to edge her way toward
Florence and Jessie, and Floreud
looked up and said beseechingly, d
Polly!" Polly smiled brightly aI
helped the little girl along.
Florence and Jessie quickly NOV.
apart, and helped Milly to sit up d
tween them; and so at last little Mil
had the desire of her heart gratifel
and felt as if she were in Paradise.
Dear little Milly! She lived on
farm, and could see hens and chicken,
sheep and lambs, turkeys and duck
horses and COWS, every day Of her lii
but to sit between these two sves
faced little city girls, with their vo
derful clothes, was something that d
not happen every day, and seemed
her like being in bit of . fairy tale.
She softly stole one little hand in
that of Florence, who clasped it kindl
and there she sat till Sunday-scho
was over, in a state of ecstasy.
Every Sunday, as long as the It'll
boarders stayed, Milly had q seat h
tween them; and one never -to.be.fo
gotten day, Mrs. King, with her tn
daughters and Polly, drove out to IL
farm, and took Milly back with the
to spend the afternoon at that enchan
ing boarding house, where there vel
SO many ladies fitting about in The
blue and pink and white dresses An
they had ice-cream for tea-think
that! This was by Mrs. Kings ordel
for her own table, where she had Mill
and Polly, and several other childrs
besides her own.
And after the children went hon
they remembered Milly, and occasion
ally sent her little gifts from the So'
derful city where they lived.
How much happiness came into th
life Of little Molly Moffatt through th
kindly affection" and "brotherly love
of one thoughtful little girl!--Elisabd
Wi1athrop, IN Su,aday-SchooI Time
EATING A CALF.
Robert Hall, or Rab Ha'. the nam
by which he was better known in tD
West of Scotland, was most eAtE'
ordinary glutton, and many very cur'o'
stories are still extant of wonders
feats performed by him in putting bio
self outside enormous quantities OF pf
visions in very short spaces OF TIM
Some sporting blades at one time too
up a wager as to whether Rab co''
bolt a young calf done up into twen''