The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
THE SOUL OF HONOR.
Would You Have Done as Catherine DID
Had You Been in Her Place?


Had You Been In Her Place?
She was only a little girl. You
would scarcely have thought she knew
much about honor unless you knew
her.
She was tucked in her little bed for
the night, and not far away her aunt
and mamma were talking of some mat
ter in low tone. If she had not been
an honorable little girl she would have
heard all they had to say; but Cath
crime was very honorable. She no.
ticed that the voices were low, and not
intended for her ears. She tried to
sing little to herself and tried to
think of something else; tried not to
hear, but the words kept coming to
her ears.
Many little girls would have said to
themselves: II can not help it; they
should not talk so loud" and then they
would have contented themselves and
mammals wish would have been disre-
garded. ia. alI
How would you have done were you
in GATHERINGS place. am
Catherine was not like many little
girls. She loved her mamma and her
auntie so much that she was most
pleased when their wish was granted;
she loved God so much that she could
not be contented with real, true honor.
Catherine suddenly stood beside man.
ma. t1. t.tfaH
'What is it, little daughterp" in
quired mamma, stopping minute
with the talk. Catherine hesitated
minute and then whispered:
"Dear mamma, / can not help hear
ing. and l think you do not want me to
hear"
Catherine was not large, but you see
she had the honor OF real, true
woman. She was richer than many
queens; she was more to be respected
than thousands Of people who are tall
and called great, and who like to be
honored.
will tell you one way by which
Catherine manages to keep down the
faults which many little girls indulge
in: she made it rule never to have g
secret apart from mamma. If any
body told her any thing to be kept 6
secret as little girls will tell each
other. she never would promise te
keep it from mamma Whatever hap
pened, or whatever she did was relat
ed to mamma.
1t came to be quite understood be
tween mamma and Catherine thai
Catherine would hide nothing or keeI
nothing back from mammals knowl
edge, and little girl who always &C
knowledged and explained to hel
mamma about the hard places Of ever.
dav could not get very far astray. Ye
Catherine did sometimes fall into or
rors. She wished to do right. Sh'
forgot. She was tempted.
One day Catherine committed 8
gross error. She had no more thar
done the act than she was hearth!
shocked and ashamed, and would no
have had soul on earth know of it TO
any thing. She was uncomfortable al
day. The twilight found her restles
and unhappy. Sleepy time was com
ing, but Catherine was not sleepy
She had not intended confessing thi
fault to mamma; it really seemed to-
dreadful.
But Catherine was too used to siftinI
the evil from the good and weighing
them, and seeing them just as the,
were, not to know that by covering
her fault she was adding to it. Sh
looked at the fault. 1t was dreadful
thing to tell in words to mamma a
something which she had done. Sh
considered. Mamma understood tina
Catherine told her every thing. Cath
crime had promised and professed
tell her every thing. If Catherin
Kept this back she was acting a liz
Mamma trusted and believed in hel
now could she ever again receiv
mammals trustful kiss If she deceive
, her; mamma could never have know
, of the fault; it was hidden from her.
, How would you have done had 20
been in GATHERINGS place? Would 20
have decided that just for once mad
|, no matter? That such thing yC
, could not, really could not tell, an
beside. if you did it would only troub
mamma; that you really must cove
| this sin and break the promise, ar
, deceive mamma for this time? Tn
, is how Catherine did:
Mamma was busy. Catherine can
r and stood by mamma, rather pale
: the face. and with heart thun,pir
{ harder and harder the nearer the
> slant came when she would speak Il
, words. a
Mamma thought she was ill. b
. Catherine whispered in her ear; Il
r words almost cholsed her; she was II
: excited and Over-wrought even to CT
Mamma was grieved, yet thankful +
. GATHERINGS honor.
5 Need tell you that Catherine new
. had such words to whisper again
= man mas ear? Need l tell you th
Catherine abhors the error which h