The Appeal., 1889-03-23

she can not possibly get sleep enough
to keep her strong and well. 1t is nc
use trying to cheat old dame Nature
Little children who are growing mus
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 O.
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 a headache
sometimes by being cross.
Now Lucy's mother is a very kline
and wise woman. It grieves her thai
her little girl is SO dilatory in the even
ing about getting to bed. But she
knows all habits must be formed by
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" lin just minute,
mamma" replies Lucy. And in just
one minute her mamma sometimes re.
minds her. The minute is past, Lucy. u
"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. In
fact. her habit of putting off going to
bed was noticed almost as soon as it
began to form by her wise mamma, who
is thus checking it and helping hez
little girl into better ways.
But you say your mamma docs not
say any thing to you when nine o'clock
comes. Perhaps if you asked her to
she would. Try it and see. Little
Agnes Mayhem is very fond of romping.
She loves the outdoor air, the sum
shine, and delights in sliding down hill
and snowballing with the boys. She is
getting very rude indeed, so much so l
am sure her brother, a year and half
older, felt very much ashamed of her
the other day. She does not like to be
called ''tomboy," oh no, but if she
would only learn to be little less bois-
ferrous what a comfort she could be to
all the rest of the family who really
like to see her enjoy herself but wish
she would be little ladylike in doing
it just as her brother Ed. is gentlemanly
in his play. Do you know any little
girls like her? And do you believe if
they only stopped to think how rude
they really were behaving they would
play in that fashion any more?
In playing games Susie Marshall is
notquite honest. How do you suppose
she would feel if she were found out in
her every little trick? And how would
you feel if you were in her place? And
isn't it better to be honest all through
whether you are found out or not Ii
you are a poor player, why learn to
play better, and make up by skill what
you hope to gain by dishonesty. Otl7e
little girls do not practice their music
as we'll when the teacher is not with
them. They dawdle away their prac-
tice hour and forget that music lessons
cost money, and unless they are con-
scientious in practicing they might as
we'll not take lessons at all. Then some
forget to do their little work we'll.
They think they will learn it all by and
by, and when by and by comes they
haven't learnt it at all, and then there
is something else more important to be
done.
If every little girl could remember
that what she does now is the most i'm
portant thing in the world for her, she
would make a great many less mistakes
than she is apt to do. And a great
many little faults would disappear just
like snow under warm sunshine.
1t is to-day we learn the lesson; to-
morrow will bring another. Not the
same, but it's value is reckoned by how
we'll we knew the other.-Christian at
Work.