Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28
LITTLE FAULTS.

duct.
So many little girls, and boys too, in
tend to do just right, and do not do
just right in variety of little ways,
perhaps it may help some of them to be
told just how and where they can do
better.
A dear little friend of mine is very
sweet tempered and obliging indeed,
but she is very fond of her book and her
play and she rarely likes TO go to bed at
the proper hour in the evening. Her
name is Lucy, and she is great pet in
the home where she belongs
Now Lucy, like all little girls who
play and get tired, needs just about
nine hours sleep out of the twenty-four
1t takes few moments to get to bed at
night, to undress, say her prayers, ETC.;
about one-half hour all told, or if she
is very spry, fifteen minutes to twenty
minutes in time. The family breakfast
punctually at seven o'clock in the
morning, and as this is the best time
for visiting with her papa and her
brother she has during the day, they
like TO have her with them at break
fast The rising bell rings at half past
six, and Lucy needs the full half hour
to dress in. So unless she gets off TO
bed punctually at nine in the evening
she can not possibly get sleep enough
to keep her strong and well. 1t is no
use trying to cheat old dame Nature.
Little children who are growing must
have nine hours sleep at least, some-
times they need more than that Very
rarely, indeed, can they get along with
less, and the old lady is exacting Of
every minute of time and takes her pay
for cheating her out of it by nervous
ness and tears Lucy has to pay when
ever she tries to do without nine hours
sleep; sometimes with headache;
sometimes by being cross.
Now Lucy's mother is a very kind
and wise woman. 1t grieves her that
her little girl is so dilatory in the even
ing about getting to bed. But she
knows all habits must be formed by
a willing mind in the brain of the little
girl to make them of any real service.
And so when she sees Lucy quite alb
sorbed in her book or play, she simply
says, Mine. Lucy" I'm just minute,
mamma" replies Lucy. And in just
one minute her mamma sometimes re-
minds her. 'The minute is past, Lucy
"Oh, mammal" exclaims Lucy. But
mamma is firm, and the book or play
must be dropped. Lucy is too consci-
entious and too amiable. and her nam.
ma has trained her too wisely to have
her do any thing but obey at once. Ir
fact, her habit of putting off going tc
bed was noticed almost as soon as il
began 10 form by her wise mamma, who
is thus checking it and helping hel
little girl into better ways
But you say your mamma does no
say any thing to you when nine o'clock
comes. Perhaps If you asked her tt
she would. Try it and see. Little
Agnes Mayhem is very fond of romping
She loves the outdoor air, the sun
shine, and delights in sliding down hill
and snow balling with the boys. She il
getting very rude indeed, so much SO
am sure her brother, year and hal
older, felt very much ashamed of he
the other day. She does not like to b,
called 'tomboy,h oh no. but II sh'
would only learn to be little less bois
ferrous what comfort she could be I,
all the rest of the family who reall,
like to see her enjoy herself but wisl
she would be little ladylike in doin,
it just as her brother Ed. is gentlemanl,
in his play Do you know any littl
girls like herP And do you believe
they only stopped to think how rud
they really were behaving they woul
play in that fashion any moreP
In playing games Susie Marshall
otqulte honest. How do you suppos
she would feel II she were found out i
her every little trickp And how woul
} you feel If you were in her place? An
isn't it better to be honest all throug
whether you are found out or not
you are poor player, why learn t
play better, and make up by skill whs
you hope to gain by dishonesty. Othe
little girls do not practice their musi
as well when the teacher is not wit
them. They dawdle away their pra,
tice hour and forget that music lesson
cost money, and unless they are cor
scentious in practicing they might 9
well not take lessons at all. Then som
forget to do their little work wei
They think they will learn it all by an
by, and when by and by comes the
haven't learnt it at all, and then ther
: is something else more important to
|, done.
If every little girl could rememb,
I that what she does now is the most in
/, portant thing in the world for her, 81
: would make a great many less mistak,
than she is apt to do. And gre
|, many little faults would disappear iu
like snow under warm sunshine.
1t is to-day we learn the lesson; I
morrow will bring another. Not Il
same. but its value is reckoned by ho
well we knew the other.-Christian
Work.
: Good apples never hide their lig
under bushel; they are always II pla