Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-10-07
Sylpnth'a Column.
The Point of Difference.

day, 81 will give you cent apiece
every morning you are down prompt
ly to breakfast"
1t was queer how that cent cleared
the sticks out of the children's eyes,
took the sleepy gapes out of their
mouths, the stretchiness out of their
limbs, so that, instead of turning over
to go to sleep again, Ruby and Buzz
would give one good jump out of bed
into the middle of the floor, and then
they were wide awake, and the day
was fairly begun.
In this way the children had each
earned six cents. Ruby went about
rafting her pennies in her apron
pocket, but Buzz, although he had
nice pocket in his trousers, put his
money in a box in a bureau drawer.
Tomorrow will be Sunday" said
Buzz, Saturday night, as they went
to bed. q don't think we ought to
take cent for getting up early on
Sunday morning"
"Oh, do" said Ruby. "And
| that Will be seven cents I shall have
then"
ssBut I do not think it would be
right to earn a cent in such way on
Sunday" said Buzz.
'This is not doing real work and
earning money on Sunday Ruby
said; "this is only getting up, and
we have got to do it any way, and |
mean to have cent for it, and that
Will be seven cents in the morning."
and Ruby took her money out of her
pocket and piled it in pile on the
table.
"Getting up early for a cent on
Sunday would be working to get the
cent" said Buzz, stoutly, ''and am
going to do it without any pay on
Sunday, cause [ think that is the way
to do. - -
"Well, 1 think it is the way to get
a cent for.it if you can," said Ruby;
''let us ask mother
The children pleaded the case be-
fore their mother.
ssWhy do you think it is right to
take cent on Sunday, Ruby" she
asked.
"'Cause l want it, and l will have
more if I do said Ruby "we are
paid for getting up-and we do get
up on Sunday just as we do on other
mornings, and we ought to be paid
for it just the same"
"Now, Buzz, why do you think it
is not right?" asked the mother.
"Cause getting up is work for US
it is not work for you or papa, but
it is for us, and you pay us because
it is, and [ don't want to work for
money on Sunday-and then-and
then'-there Buzz hesitated.
"What is is, my boy?" asked the
mother.
"And them the little fellow went
on, ''there is something in me, down
here"-and Buzz laid his brown,
chubby hand over his heart-'sthat
feels queer when [ do what I think |
isn't right-not pain you know, but |
queer feeling. I had most rather
have bee sting me-
''But if you do not take the money
you will not have as many cents as
Ruby has. Will you like to hear her
counting them over-always having
more than you?' asked the mother.
emo | sha' mt like that. l don't
like to hear her count her money any
way. Ruby needn't count it so much.
But l shall not take cent on Sun
day."
"And [ shall take a cent every
Sunday-just as soon as mother will
give 1T to me" said Ruby.
The mother said they should decide
for themselves. So Ruby took her
money each Sunday, and she had a
quiet conscience, nor did any, even
in their secret thoughts, accuse her of
doing wrong.
Buzz went without the Sunday cent,
and he, too, had quiet conscience.
But it was at this point of differ
ence that the children's nature began
to diverge.
Ruby had more money, and more
"good times ;, but Buzz had more
tender love for the right, because he
had made a sacrifice for it, and this
made his heart strong to do right
things, even when they went a little
against the grain Vide AaUake.