Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28

SAID, Wnen the pam WAS 80 haiu "a
bear, that l did not want to live any
longer, but am glad now l am alive
if only for this one lovely drive"
Doris heart smote her 10 think she
had had her pony for so long and had
only begun to find out the best use fol
him.
"You shall 60 oftenr' she cried. i'm
pulsively. Il am SO sorry l never
thought of it before.
:" have often thought, continued
Carrie, THAT if I were rich l would
think to do great many things thai
never seem to enter into rich people,
heads. There is little cripple neal
our house, and l do not think he ha:
been out of one room for two years
can see him sometimes when the win
dow is open. l wish you had taken
him this afternoon instead of me.
am older and can bear things better.
He is so little and thin and pale. There
are lots of people who would think
they were in Heaven if they could see
these green fields and the lake. but
don't believe that they will ever see
them until they do 60 to Heaven"
80, dear!" cried Doris. Il am
just too selfish to live 1t would serve
me right to have all these things taken
from me. l begged papa for pony
because all the other girls had them.
but l never thought what good l might
do with it. am grateful to you, Car
RE. for having opened my eyes. Twill
take that little boy tomorrow, and
you can tell me some others
The familiar road to the lake never
looked SO beautiful to Doris as now,
when she can see it through Carrie 8
eyes. and when she reached home late
for supper. it was with sparkling eyes
she greeted her mother.
The pan is splendid. mamma! /
am sorry l have wasted so many
days
Doris would have plunged into this
new pleasure with such Zest as to soon
weary of it. had it not been for her
mothers wise counsel
''f you neglect home duties, little
daughter, she said. Twill that be the
best use of Dandy ?''
NO" said Doris. "only there are
so many to go. it will keep me busy all
summer"
''Let us find out who really need the
drives first. and take them and others
afterwards, said Mrs. Arson.
With Carries help Doris made out
a list of few sick people in the Flagg
neighborhood. and carried it to her
mother for her approval.
Il have put Carrie at the head,
mamma, and then poor little Tommy
Dolan. who has some trouble with his
spine. Then there is old Mrs. Bridget
MCGUIRE; Carrie says she is not so
very sick. but the one desire of her
heart is to go to the cemetery where
her son is buried, and she can not get
there because it is too far to walk, and
she has no money. This one is poor
sewing-gir who fell and broke her
leg, and Carries mother says she has
seen her cry sometimes. she gets so
tired of her room"
Doris read over her list with much
satisfaction. Mrs. Arson smiled at her
daughters enthusiasm over her new
friends, for her ..set" and their endless
fancy-work were forgotten in her new
occupation.
She took good care Doris did not
see the smile. and she tried to take as
much interest as did Doris in all the
different ailments Doris talked SO
wisely about, and many were the nice
little dishes which found their way to
the sick-rooms.
Doris rather enjoyed the looks OF
surprise cast st her by several of her
'set," as they passed her one day with
old Mrs. Mcclure seated in state be-
hind Dandy, her cap-strings flying.
and holding on with both hands a.
though there was a little fear mixed
with her enjoyment
w no III TIE WOIIu ulU you nave
driving with you?" asked Bella Wear,
the next time she met Doris.
20, she was part of the D. and d.
Mission," laughed Doris. "You have
heard of foreign missions, and home
missions, and flower missions, and all
sorts of missions. and this is Dandy'e
and my mission" And then she told
her friend all about it. There was
slight curl on Bella's lip at first but as
Doris proceeded to tell of the pleasure
she had been permitted to give to suf-
fering ones. her eyes filled with tears
and she exclaimed:
Il wish could help. Won't you
let me:'
Others soon heard of it, also, and
Doris had many willing helpers, and
when the first snow came and the
drives came to an end, the girls all
agreed that it was the very best sum-
mer they had ever spent. and all on
account of the d. and d. Mission
Louise Thrush Brooks, tn Chicag.
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