South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-10-09

FRIDAY. OCTOBER .. 1891.
RUTHIE.s JEWELS.


seating herself on the top step OF th
porch looked down over the lava ant
garden below.
Hut oil the beauty OF the mornins
or tho merry wsrnie Of rnbius in the
maple trees overhead cnuld no, dis.
! pei tue anx Gus II tie pucker between
her blue eyes. The warm soft vino
played 9Th her curls, aud her pc
kitten came aud tried to coax bel
into frolic, but with but poor sue
cess.
Go way T,ix'e; don't YOU know
that ] have q 'sp"nsibilisy
kittie didn't know. and I'm not
qni,e sure tina, Ru' bie did
Dear me! Here I am q great girl
most I've years old. and not one jaw.
ell yet. What il l should die now
how I'd look Id have . crown
cause I've tried to be good, but not
one single jewel.
Aud the little girl drew her face
down To the greatest length of which
her chubby features ware capable.
Dear me, guess Ill sit here and
watch for apopper,unity. That's wha,
the minister said in his sermon yes
terjay. He said that We would find
them every day IL We would only i'm.
prCve them. Well here comes Tin
now, wonder IL he's one.
Say. Tim. are you opportunity
A what, Mise Ru,bie 2
A poppertunily; cause II you are
I must improve you.
Indeed. Miss Ruthie, l am under
your fathers orders and If please
him i:'s not for a slip f q girl like
you to talk OF improving me. And
in no good bumor Tim passed on.
Oh dearl LIS such hari work.
Ruthie walked 81 ,wly down toward
the gate. Where might she find the
chance t. d, the great thing, which
Was 20 win the jewel 2 GA Grand
ma Ra, nor Was coming down the
road. She was good and wise and
kind, che would give her advice.
Grandma Rtynor, won't you help
me win q jewssfor INV crown?
Whnt do you mean, Ruthis !? come
sit by me while / rest a bit, and tell
me what it is y GU are searching for.
Our minister talked w tho little
ones, and sid that If We only prov
ed our representatives We might win
jewels for our crown. So Eve been
all this morning looking for one. and
I'm afraii won't fiud one sf'er al.
But Ru HE. you dou't understand.
II isn't the great things that we d.,
it is the lite scts of kindness that
lead some one To do hitter. that will
shine a> jewels in our crowns Din'i
look for great things to do but just
be a gentle, loving girl aad you will
fiud ways enough.
Ruthie's mamma had told her not
20 go outside The gate alone. bat
now that she had suck q M ,ssion to
plrform she sursly might go a little
way. Sac met some school chi Idre n
Now, thought she, l VII say some.
thing nice to- each one.
Good morning. Lima Grost; how
clean your face Is this morning; did
you cry when your Mamma wasae
your
Sure, Miss Impudence, Pun able to
wash my own face, and I'm not often
seen dirty.
Oh dear! That was q mistake, frst
thing, but will try again.
But good intentions don't always
90 for their foil value, and RuthlG
found it very Encouraging. Climbing
on the low stone wall she broke great
clusters IF the Iilscs which were
nodd,ng in the sunshine and shed
ding their swOelsoss oil around.
Guess I wont try any more, bu
I'll just walk down the road way
and see what cJmes to me. Maybe
somebody's jus; longing for the, SC
bOotiful flowers,
A hile way down the :oad bug,
N sple shed its cool shade ACROSS the
way, an ] under this lay youug man
-ssleep-or sick kuthie thought.
She didn'i just care about going very
near him, tut II this were only The
work she was looking for Her nam
ma was always very kind TO unfor: u
mates ef this clsss--called them mis-.
takes and whenever they came Il
her door gave them not only mea
aud drink but kind words sa we'll
SO when Rufhie looked at the m1r
che thought IL her duty to At less
speak TO him. In all her happy child
hood no uukind words had come to he
share and she i'd not fear them nov
How pale be was--just as her papl
used 70 look before be went away Il
that lovely home where be would ne
yer be sicK any more. Perhaps thi
man was sick too.
Going closer to him she placed be
cool hand on bis burning forehesC
end said;
IL you sick 2 Does your heat
ache Just awful bard ?
The man raised his head and look
ed at the obild IN . half d4zed man
ner,
lie you sick. or just scouraged
Cause il you are / must SHOW you m,
bootiful AJWers. Mamma says al
ways look at something pretty an,
that will cheer us.
Ruthie Little Rulhe?
Yes, I'm RuIhie; how did yor
know
Ruthie, yes, the liacs greE on
nv tho veil, Won't you please Civ
me some water