Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-05-25

set the basin on the stove Little f.
wear old Leila was sent into the wood
shed after large basket, while her
mother brought nursing-bottle (such
as you have seen some unfortunate
babies using) from the pantry. The
lambs were put into the basket, and
placed beside the stove. The warm
milk was put into the bottle, and then
the poor little mouths and Threats were
set to work upon it. They were so
very weak that at first only q spoonful
or two could be taken at time. But
after a 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 afterwards, when a faint lit
tie bleat came from the basket, Leila
begged that she might be allo wed to
feed them.
1T would be great relief to me, if
you can do it properly" said her mann
ma
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 yard, 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 Threats we'll,
or if they discovered Leila anywhere
about they chased her until she came
with their bottle.
One day Mrs. Locke stood on the
porch watching Leila feed them. The
smaller one was very busy with the
bottle, while the other was frisking his
tail, and impatiently humping his
naughty head against Leila
"That's the way be says Me too?
said the young shepherless.
EYES," said Mrs. Locke, land he acts
very much like little girl of my &C.
quaintance who is most impatient when
her wants are not attended to imme-
diately. think it would be we'll for
you to name him 'Me-too, and perhaps
when the little girl hears his name she
may be reminded of her own trouble
some fault"
"But what shall I name the other
one?" said Leila, flushing and hanging
her head little.
'*Oh, call him 'You.too,'" said NAM
ma. 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 morning
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 clamoroas for their
breakfast, that she did not notice her
papa and stranger standing before a
photographers camera short distance
of. The stranger was about to photo
graph some rare cattle that Mr.. 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
CHANGED to look that way.
"Oh," he exclaimed, tell your little
girl to hold perfectly still; Il must have
that group on this plate that I had
prepared for the 'Shorthorn.'
So the picture was taken, just as
they looked on that bright summer
morning.
When the lambs had grown large,
and run 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 /
have reason to know that she has prof.
tied 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 glance at the photograph (Which
hangs in a conspicuous place., where
she sees the blurred head of naughty.
impatient "Me-too. Clara j. Denton.
in Christian at Work.
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| POETIC IMIGINATION.
(Theodwinkle Brown comes into the
house at 10 o'clock with bleeding
nose
Mrs. B.-Theo. what has happened ?"
Mr.. B.-Stumbled over post that
some idiot left lying across the walk in