Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-02-14

her the little child whom years be
fore she had petted and rocked.
Whenever Hetty looked sad or
blundered about waiting upon her,
she would say soothlngly, "Poor
Hettyl poor girl good child
Auntle's good little girll' This
was Hetty's greatest comfort; wait
Ing on Aunt Patty made her feel
that she was not a useless creature
10 the world.
Mr.. Aiken, an old man who did
their farm work, came in now for
orders for the day. every thing
outside is ready for Winter" he
said. "ShaIl l get down the sleds
They need a little fixing before
snow comes"
EYES," said Mrs. Brown, 81 do
not think of anything more i'm
pOrtant. You'll have to 60 to the
mill and to the grocery tomorrow"
"Mother," said Hetty "dOn't
you think the bees ought to be
taken care OF! 1t SHOWS little
nOw."
"Thst's fact. l had forgotten
the bees. Well, that will haYe to
be done the first thing"
"Bnt," said Mr.. Aiken, "I can't
cut straw alone. Pll have to fill
the boxes with chaff."
"l'll feed the CUTTER" said Hetty,
"and Mr.. Gray said last year that
cut hay was sweeter than straw,
and l saw them fixing their hives
with bay"
"All right said the old man,
III you feed the cutting OOX you
can put IN what you like"
When Hetty came to the house,
feeling useful and happy after see-
ing the bees comfortably housed
for Winter, she found her mother
mourning because the moths had
eater her old green dress, so that
it was spoiled tor making over.
She was vexed, and, as usual, vent
ed her annoyance upon Hetty
"Here, you good.for.nothlng tom
boy, now just look at your dress
"a good deal you care about your
clothes. You'd rather be racing
and toollug away your time out
doors. What do you think you're
going to do when you don't have a
mother to make and mend and
contrlve for you? a pretty dowdy
you'll be, brt it won't be because
didn't do my duty by you"
HettJ took up the dress, heI
eyes swimming with tears, and
looking carefully, found the mis-
chief-maker, very dark moth, a
quarter.inch long, with shining
back. ats the silver. back" she
said. "Mrs. Fllklns said she saw
them out West, but | never saw
one before. You see, it isn't like
the moth we've been used to find
lDg.'
eyes, that's all you care. l sup
pose you are glad the dress is ruin
ed, so you can see that pesky littlt
moth. Well! ! must say I'm tlre(
of trying to do anything for sucl
an ungrateful girl"
"Why, MOTHER said Hetty, "rn
real sorry about tue dress"
mo, you amt sorry, neither
guess l could see you were sorry
You needn't tell me any sucl
: thing"
About three o'clock Hetty said
"MOther, l want to go oyer 10 An
na MasOn's a little while"
"Well, 60 along. III be glad t
E get rid of you. You make me tireC
: OF the sight of YOU
Hetty started off, thankful to g
| and wishing most heartily that sh
need never come back. S
couldn't do or say the right thing
and her mother didn't love her an,
never would. AS she neared th
Mason farm she saw Kit in the gaI
t den with her father, and her hear
? ached from wishing that she had
/ father who was kind like Kitty
father. Nehemiah Mason was
t good man. He was short, thick
2 set, and gruff in manner, but cbil
, dren AMI animals always gatheIet
around him and stayed by him. ii
was a very happy man. His FAM
ly, his neigbtors and acquaintance
, all bore testimony to his holy life
1t was often said of him : "Hl
character gives me more cOnfldenG
in religion than does that of an.
other person." Could any tlibut
higher than that be given MI
, MasOn's girls had heard Mrs
Brown scold Hetty and had spokei
alphabetically of her at home
So this good father and mother a