Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-07-24
OF NO USE.
Make me OF use my God!
Lot me not be forgot;
Let not Thy child be cast aside.
One whom Thou modest not!

One whom Thou modest mott
Little Jenny Briggs sang these
words perched up in the kitchen win
dow near her mothers ironing table.
1t was almost dusk, and Jenny was
darning away very busiIy, hoping to
have the last pair of socks in the
basket finished before daylight was
quite gone.
The basket had been heaped with
stockings ofall sizes from the fathers
big blue socks down to Watty's holy
red ones, as Jenny called them. Jen-
ny liked to begin on it when it was
filled up so, for she had learned to
darn so nicely, and was very proud
of her accomplishment. Besides, it
was so nice to show mother each
pair as she finished it, and hear her
say:
well done girlier' or You're q
real Jenny-that you are!'
Jenny was singing on
Thou usest all Thy works,
Tho weakest things that he;
Each has a service his own,
For all things wait on Thee.
''There, now" interrupted the
mother, you must come down from
the window and set the table, little
woman. The clock has struck six,
and father and Ben will be here d.
rectly. Never mind about that last
pair, now. See what it is to be so
useful that you're wanted for two
things at once"
Jenny laughed as she stuck her nee
die into her cushion, and sprang
down from her seat. At the same
moment, a boy who had been sitting
near raised himself on his crutcbes
and came to his mothers side.
"CGn't ! help, mother?'
Perhaps the mother was too busy
TO notice the plaintive tone of the
question, for she answered rather
hastily:
Not now, Hugh, I've nothing for
you to do And stand aside, my
dear. I'm in great hurry to finish
these things
Eve haven't any beef to shave to.
night, Hugh" said Jenny merrily;
''and, of course, l can fly around and
get ten better than you could"
And the child hustled around like q
busy bee.
Hugh turned and hoped away on
his crutches to the farthest window,
and few bitter tenrs coursed down
his cheeks.
Its we'll enough for Jenny to sing
that hymn" he said to himself, but
there's never anything can do"
"Here we are! bless your dear
hearts! HOWE you all got on to-
day."
At the sound of his fathers step
outside, Hugh had slipped in to a
back room. The rest all turned ca
gerly to greet him as he entered. fol-
lowed by Ben, a stout lad of four
teen.
Justia s her husband came in, Mrs.
Briggs hung up her last piece and
set aside the irons to cool, saying
"There. it's DONE"
Its too much, for you, though, |
am afraid, mother" said the father,
with a half sigh. "You have had
hard work enough to do for all ofus,
without taking in any"
"Never mind" was the CHEEKY an.
swpr; 1--WE must all help pull over this
tight place. And besides, you don't
know how much Mary and Jenny
help me, now that they are out Of
school"
"Mother won't have to do it long,
will she, father? Not If | get that
place, at least" said Ben, "for then
can pay my own way. Hurrah."
'Ab, there comes my little Mary!
Been doing mothers errands, my
girl? But where is Hugh?" said the
father looking about.
"Hughie en- e sink-room wiping
his eyes," said little Watty.
"Wiping his eyes. What's the
NATTER"
Not much, Iguess," said the moth
er in low voice, or nothing new |
mean; he gets fretty and moping
some days; and no wonder, l sup
pose, poor boy"
Ben directly made an GRAND into
the sink-r )om.
Hello, Hugh, here you are!" said
he chrerily; hold OH n minute till
wash my hands and then let's have
a look ut those grape-vines and see if
they are all going to live"
Now, then. I'll he one crutch, you
know said he, and passing his
strong arm around his brother, he
helped him down into the yard.
"E'er're going to do tirst-rate. !"
Ben went on examining the vines.
But J say, Hughic, what's up? Is The
pam bad to-day"
Hugh shook his head.
at isn't that" said he.
What then! you'll tell me, | am
sure, old fellow"
"Dh. Ben. its only that all the rest
ri YOU ran work and help on: and
nm .uSt good Tor nothing. am o.
10 vs.; and ! never can bc.
".,"w. tImg!ie briggs. you mustn't
say that. Who gets OH faster than
YOU do in school. want To kn wv
np'l didn't teacher tel Won what lots
o. things you'd lie able to do one o
those days. IL Won get on we'll Will
your EARNING
And then Won 10 help ut home
I'm sure. Don't YOU amuSe Nattl
! and keep him out ut mischief, ana
.. r,"nu tls thi,c. aud blac:; the boot:
and wh0' not
20 ,rtnr upyy cheer nm lilo bra W