The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20
4 STORY FOR CHILDREN.

once there was little girl, ard her
papa and mama were both dead. She
had no home to stay at, so went to live
with woman that wanted little girl
to help her do her work. The little
girl was not large enough to do very
hard work, but could help in great
many ways. This women made her do
all the errands, carry in wood and
water, and, in fact any of the work the
| little one could possibly do. Little
May had hard time of it, but she was
a very good little girl, and tried to
make the best of her hard lot.
! One day this woman sent her to a
neighbor's with pitcher of milk, tell
! ing her as she started off to ''be careful
now and not break that pitcher" May
went to the neighbours with the milk
all right, and when the lady emptied
the pitcher started for home, feeling
glad that she had not fallen and split
the milk. She was going along, when
all at once her foot caught in a tangled
blackberry vine that lay across the
path, throwing her down and breaking
/ the pitcher. o, but she felt badly; she
/ thought of the cross old woman at home
and what she had said when she started
off, and then she sat down and began to
cry. While she was crying little boy
came by that way with a basket of
| black berries he had been spicking for
his mamma. He asked the little girl
what made her cry, said that would not
mend the pitcher. She told him she
knew the woman would be very angry,
and she feared to go home without the
pitcher. Now the little boy had a kind
heart, his mamma mad taught him to
be kind, and he began to study some
plan to help the little girl out of her
trouble. He told her they would take
the berries to store near by and trade
them for pitcher as near like the one
as they could, and they would then take
it to the old lady. Maybe she would
not be so angry with her after all"
They went to the store, got the pitcher,
and was soon at the old lady's door.
The little girl told how she had fallen
and broken the pitcher, and how the
little boy had been so good to her. The
frown left the woman's face, and she
turned to the little boy with look
such as the little girl had never seen
on her face before, and asked him why
he could be so kind to a poor little
stranger. The little fellow told her
that his mother had always taught him
70 do unto others as he should have
them do unto him." and he had helped
the little girl because he wanted to do
what was right.
The old ladv asked him his mothers
name, and told him to tell her to come
to see her. She also told the little fell
low that she had not always done unto
others as she would wish to be done by,
but maybe she would learn something
from little boy.
Some wears ago after this the people
were gathered together to hear new
preacher, just starting out to preach
a young nan about twenty-three years
old. He told his congregation that his mot
to, when quite little boy, was to do I'M
to others as he would have others do
unto him. and if he had an opportunity
to do anyone kindness he always did
it. An old lady away back In the
house rose to her feet and repeated,
That's true; that's true The young
preacher was little surprised, but
went on with his talk. thinking it only
an old lady's peculiarly. and forgot all
about it. When the meeting closed, the
people gathered around to speak to the
Young man as he had lived in the
neighborhood when a boy, and had
made MANY friends. Among the most
anxious to speak to ''the preacher" was
the old lady that had said, That's true:
that's true" She came up to him and
said, Maybe you don't remember me,
but remember you. | have a pitcher
Mt my house that keep to remember
YOU BY. and to remind me of a lesson
that you, boy of nine years, taught
me" She turned around to young
girl by her side and introduced the
Young preacher to her, telling him she
was the little girl he had sold his black
berries for to buy pitcher for. After
a few minutes thought the young
preacher remembered it all, and told
them he was glad to meet them again.
The ole lady would have them go with
her for supper. as she wanted to tell
him how he had been the means OF
making her such a changed woman.
He accepted the invitation, and went
with her and May for supper. They
had nice little supper, after which
they had nice little talk about the
change that had come over the old home
since the broken pitcher. He felt glad
that he had gone and glad that he had
been the means of doing so much for
one family, all by doing unto others as
he would have others do to him. Now
must tell you a little farther: The
young preacher married May, and she
became great help to him in his
work, and she was good little girl
and grew to be a good big girl, and all
GOOD little GIRLS may if they try hard