Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-07-02
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Five Lumps of Sugar.

who managed to interest her class
in the lesson, and who gave, in a
bright, cheerful manner, many hints |
which lodged firmly in the minds
and hearts of her young hearers.
Yesterday she had said to them:
q think almost everybody in this
world is either sugar or lemon. They
sweeten things for other people, or
make them sharp and sour. Now l
want every girl in this class to make
up her mind to be sugar; and when
ever she sees any one in trouble, or
cross, or tired, or in any way wrong,
just pop a great, big lump into that
persons mouth, and see what will
happen
The girls had laughed, but the
impression remained, and Ethel May
waking that dismal. cold Monday
morning, had quite made up her
mind to try the plan. Being an i'm
aginative child, she improved upon
the idea to her mind, and by the
time she was dressed, had decided
to take five Jumps of sugar with her
that day, and if success warranted
it, to double the number tomorrow.
She soon used her first lump Tom,
her younger brother, was grumbling
away like an ill-natured bear. 1t
was hard to go school in this sleety
rain, and, somehow, things always
seemed harder for Tom than for any
one else; at least, he thought so.
Just now it was his books he could
not find, and he was dashing about
in that helpless, masculine manner
which develops so early.
Although good natured child,
Ethel never concerned herself much
with Toms worries. There was al
ways something for him to grumble
over; but this morning, with little
feeling of curiosity as to the result,
she decided to give her first lump OF
sugar to Tom.
'sI'll help you to find them" she
said cheerily. 81 think they are on
the table in the library
Notwithstanding his emphatic as
surance of having looked there ga
dozen times already the missing
books were found, and given into
his hands without the tempting 81
told you so''-that slice of lemon we
slip so often into the mouth of ouI
neighbor.
His looks of relief and gruff thanks
were her only rewards; but she did
not mind that, and started off with
a cherry ''good-bye' to mother, who
stood watching her from the window
1t was not pleasant out of doors
for the sleety rain beat against hel
face, and she had long walk be-
fore her. SO she scarcely needed q
little child who was timidly trying
to cross a swollen drain, and the
sPlea.se help me over" struck her as
rather an unpleasant interruption
Suddenly she remembered the sugar
and took out another lump.
With ready hand and strong arm
she jumped the little girl over the
gutter, and helped her to cross the
slippery pavement, landing her safely
on her own doorstep; then, not wait
i inc for thanks hurried off to school.
> We all know how many opportun
. tiles of sweetening are given there
a A kind word, lesson help, lunci
: shared, and you will not be surprised
to find that when Ethel started TO
. home she had but one lump left on
o of the five she had taken with he
3 in the morning. Thinking of thl
6 as she walked slowly along, deter
t mining to save it up for some grea
n n occasion, she was startled by sue
d prodigious roar near by that sh
e: nearly dropped her books in tn
% street. The explanation was lud
If crous. In the middle of sloppy
!. half frozen pool, little boy wa
s. seated and it was wonderful to Sc
= how so much noise could come frol
such a small cause.
IS Further up the street ran large
e- boy, dragging sled, and prancln
he in imitation of half a dozen Wi
horses, apparently unconscious
is the fact that there was "a passeng
aboard who had been left behind"
'or go dear!' Ethel thought, half +
ks gretfully ''must my last lump go
rs. comfort that little rascal?'
nr rs Her hesitation was but momentar.
I'd, then, STOPPING down, she lifted t
i ioh small traveller to his feet, and sent
ngs call after the runaway steed viii
brought him to a full stop.
elv But it was not easy to- comfort t
nall little fellow; he was completely U
der way, and his mouth, open
,av. again for another roar, which clos
'ars abruptly, for into the yawning ca
, = = ern was pushed something soft a
uld sweet, and the yell could be pc
.ing poned until that was settled.
% The other boy now Joined tn
and to him Ethel delivered a lit
lecture, sweetened with another CHI
lout olate drop, then started the pair
ole lies. again, seemingly on the best terms
feet "Now / am out of sugar. she S
'- to herself, land must hurry home
fast as | can for fear of seeing SO
one / cannot help"
Il That night, while talking THU
10 over with her mother, she told