The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-17
WHY'S LESSON.

Ney Ddycr, in Youths Companion.
WlLLY'S LESSON.
How lie Was Taught That 1t Would b.
HOrrid to Live I'm y House where No
body Kept the Golden Rule.
WHY'S lips stuck out as if a humble.
bee had stung them. Think of it! when
his own dearest mamma vas softly put
ting him to bed. and talking to him SC
sweetly about the naughty things he
had been doing all day!
"When. you spoke so to Robbie. did
you think it was keeping the Golden
Kule:?" said mamma, sadly.
He says just that way to me always"
cried Willy. ''And he s abound to break
all my things. and he deserves to have
his broke back again"
but the Golden Rule. Willy" said
mamma. My boy mustn't break that.
if Robbie does break playthings."
Willy didn,1 say. Don't care;;" but
old Don't Care sat on his lips as big as
life.
Mamma vent away ut last, and left
him. She sat down by the window and
tried to think up some plan to make
Willy a better boy.
Next morning Willy came down to
breakfast when he got ready.
Nobody called him. They had hot
buckwheats and honey for breakfast.
and usually ANN called him SD as to
have them nice. But this time she
said: He wouldn't trouble himself to
call lis. Never mind him."
why didn't somebody put 'em in
the warming oven, Katy?" he asked in
angry surprise. You, wouldn't like it.
l vuess. to have old fried griddles. stone
cold"
deed. and l shouldn't think" said
Katy. But a body can't be always
doing to other folks as ye'd like them
to do to yersilf."
This was WHY'S " idea. but i,
wasn't pleasant to take with cold grid.
dies.
where's papa and mamina?" liz
asked after awhile.
't;One for a sleigh-ride." said Katy.
Without me:?" cried Willy, chOk-
''Sure. yis." said Katy. c~h..rfully.
''They said they guessed it wouldn't
pay to wait for you. You never wait
for anybody"
He cOuldn't'eat any more breakfast
no. not if the cakes had been red-hOt.
gone, mamma to do 50. mamma
10 speak like that! He went and hid
his face in herold wrapper in the closet.
and cried an hour or less.
The sound Of sleigh-bells made him
come out. In came mother, rosy. sweet.
holding in her hand a lovely bunch Of
greenhouse roses. in her arms a brim-
ming bag of chocolate caramels.
Aren't they beautifully" she said,
M in her collar and putting
The rest in a silver vase.
81 want one in my buttOnhOle." said
wistfully. eying the creamy. fra
grant buds,
YES" said mamma. sweetly. '.it
would be pretty" and fell to eating the
andy with great enjoyment.
Dinner was just as bad. They noticed
him now and then. carelcssly. 1t didn't
'eem that any n was displeased with
hin. Only nobody cared for him. Oh.
he misery of that little sentence! No
,Ody seemed to be thinking to-day. Il
what my little Willy would
After dinner, mamma sat down and
cad what will he do with it?" Willy
Knew what he would do with it. could
he only get hold of it. He would take
hat book and pitch it ''clear away down
o the bottOmest place in the we'll"
Read and eat caramels!
Why. almost always mamma read to
linn. And who ever heard of mamma
nice things to eat all alone?
All ut once. mamma heard a great
oh. She laid down her book, and
Ooked at Willy sOrrowfully.
'sDOes he want to como and sit in
mammals lap a minute:" she said.
Bounce! 1t was only Willy; but peo-
lie who aren't used to boys might have
it was q cannOn-hall struck
hem, or something.
20 mamma" cried Willy. squeezing
Ter tight, II wish l was your mother,
nd you were my little bOyw
':Dear mel! laughed mamma. though
he was almost crying. ''Wbat for?"
'1Oh. because I'd stop showing you
low horrid it is not keeping the Golden
Mamma took the hint, and gave him
ONE candy. with, two OF her best
20 mamma" sobbed Willy on her
eek, ''wOuldn't it be hOrrii to live in q
louse where nobody kept the Golden
Iule?"- Well Spring.
There is no religion In making
ourself miserable. God loves to make
DOR sinners happy. In the Old Testa-
lent He bids Won DELIGHT voursAlf in