Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-23
TINE LOST UMBRELLA.

Wits Marlborough Battle with and Vic
tory Over Himself.
20, mother, I've done a dreadful
thing" said Elsie, coming to her moth
or with tears in her eyes.
What have you done, Elsie?"
1--WE lost Wills silk umbrella"
why, Elsie, how came you to do it?"
81 took it down town with me this
morning-it sprinkled little, you
mow-and l must have left it some
where, for when l was coming home,
missed it."
And did you go back2"
Eyes, went to every store had been
in, but couldn't find it,"
"Did viii say you might have it?"
mo; he never would let me, because
he always said I would lose it. 1
wanted to carry it just once, it was so
nice. But, o dear, wish hadn't"
Il am very sorry, said mother, grave
ly. ut is the first nice one Will has
ever had, and don't know when he will
get another"
No" said Elsie, in great distress,
I'D do any thing to give him another
II could. But ! can't, and he'll be ter
ribly angry with me-"
Il am afraid he WILL" said mother,
really plying the little girl for her
dread Of her brothers anger. "But
guess you deserve it, dear, for taking
his umbrella without leave, so you must
only bear it as well as you can. We will
make few more inquiries before we
tell Will"
The inquiries were made, but the UNI
brella had fallen into dishonest hands
and was never more heard of.
"You had better tell viii at once,
Elsie" said mother"
81 wish you would tell him, mother"
And mother was quite willing to make
the trouble as light as she could for FL |
sic, and began watching an opportunity
for approaching win on his best side.
Il don't think it was any thing to
make great fuss over" said Will the |
same evening, flinging down book he
had been reading;
What do you mean, dear?'
This story about boy who lost
great prize because of another boy hav-
ing burnt up some papers without know
ing that they were the notes for his
essay. 1t was 4 dreadful disappoint-
ment to him, of course; but when it was
once done, and no help for it. what
could he do but get over it the best way
be could?"
But if you try to put yourself in his
place, you will see that it must have re-
quired great deal of Christian for
tearance to forgive at once the boy who
had done the mischief"
Ho! boy who amounted to any thing
would never think of making a fuss
over what couldn't be helped"
And really manly true-hearted
Coy would take pleasure in trying to
Fevent his friend from suffering too
Asenly over the fact of having unin-
Nltionally injured him." said mother,
nore seriously.
of course" agreed Will.
1 am glad you think so, for l am
going to give you chance of showing
now boy of that kind, real boy, not
N story-book, can bear a little injury
Internationally done him"
What do you mean now, mother?'
Poor little Elsie is feeling very badly
Oeeause Of something which she knows
WI Tex you, and l wish, my dear boy,
nat you would strive to show a spirit of
''otherly kindness in the matter"
What has she done?" asked Will.
She has lost your silk umbrella"
Aquick color few to Wills cheek. !
/ know it is very annoying thing" /
Hent on his mother. Elsie thinks you /
u ~ De very hard on her about it, and I
-e has great dread of your anger. 4
! ~ tyou think, dear, it would be grand 7
.-'hS Tor you to surprise her by speak {
M andy about it by forgiving her
'Slly AVID ireely?"
what business had she to take it?" '
sAia viii, evidently trying to overcome s
e .'-s to speak excitedly. c
eee did wrong to take it without S
''-s knowledge, and she knows it" t