The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-21
"ME roo" AND "You roo"
BY CLARA J. DENTON.

came into the house carrying some- thing we'll muffied in an old blanket.
 "Lambs2" said Mrs. Locke, little impatiently, as she looked up.
 "Yes," was the reply; 1.-two poor little brothers. Their mother is dead, and they are very weak"
 Mrs. Locke had evidently raised motherless children before, for she rose from her sewing and made brisk preparations for feeding them. First she put some milk in a basin, sprink- ling it we'll with cayenne pepper, and then she sat the basin on the stove. Little four-year-old Leila was sent into the woodshed after long basket, while her mother brought a nursing bottle (such as you have seen some un- fortunate babies using) from the pam try. The lambs were put into the basket and placed beside the stove. The warm milk was put into the bot tie, and then the poor little mouths and throats were set to work upon 1t. They were so weak that at first only spoonful or two could be taken at time. But after while the eyes were slowly opened, and the heads feebly raised. Then they were covered up warmly and left to themselves. Half an hour or so afterward, when faint little bleat came from the bas- ket, Leila begged that she might be allowed to feed them.
 "It would be great relief to me, if you can do it properly" said her mamma.
 Leila succeeded so we'll in her first attempt that the lambs from that hour became her sole charge.
 In day or two they were strong and active enough to be turned into the front pard, where the young grass was timidly showing itself. Here they seemed very happy. When they were hungry they clattered up and down the porch, using their young throats well, or if they discovered Leila any where about they chased her until she came with their bottle.
 One day Mrs. Locke stood on the porch watching Leila feeding them. The smaller one was very busy with the bottle, while the other was frisk- ing his tail and impatiently Jumping his naughty head against Leila.
 "That's the way he says Me too P" said the young sheperdess.
 "Yes," said Mrs. Locke, "and he acts very much like little girl of my &C., quaintance, who is most impatient when her wants are not attended to immediately. think it would be well for you to name him 'Me-too,' and perhaps when this little girl hears his name she may be reminded of her troublesome fault"
 But what shall I call the other one?" sad Leila, flushing and hanging her head little.
 "Oh, call him 'You-too,'" said mamma. So the lambs were named.
 After while, as the warm summer days came on, and the lambs grew apace, they were sent to the barnyard, and were fed milk only in the morn ing and at night.
 One morning Leila was later than usual in getting to the barnyard with the bottle of milk (she carried large one now). The lambs were so glad to see her, and so clamorous for their breakfast, that she did not notice her papa and a stranger standing before camera short distance of. The stranger was about to photograph some rare cattle that MT. Locke had raised.
 AS Leila stood holding the bottle for "You- too" to get his breakfast, while "Me-too," as usual, impatiently pushed his head against her, the stranger chanced to look that way.
 "Oh," he exclaimed, ''tell your lit- tie girl to keep perfectly still; I must have that group on this plate that had prepared for the 'Shorthorn.'
 So the picture was taken, just as they looked on that bright summer morning.
 When tho lambs had grown large, and ran with the flock, and ate grass like the others, they still remembered Leila, and would come running at her call. Although others might call at their loudest, "Me- too," "You-too," the wise creatures would not heed them. So you may know from this that sheep are not so stupid as they look, since they know and remember their friends.
 Leila is quite large girl now, and 1 have reason to know that she has profited by the lessons of patience learned by her while feeding "Me- too" and "You-too." Often, when she feels an impatient impulse, she drives it away by aglance at the pho- tograph (which hangs in conspicu- ous place., where she sees the blurred head of naughty, impatient little "Me- e-too.".C Christidn-at- Work.
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