The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-19

covered the opening lett IN the brick.
work, 50 that straw could be thrust up
the chimney and lighted 20 burn II out
withoutremoving the stove. conveyed
no meaning to her pcrpiexed mind
In her eyes the queer square Of iron
covered the entrance to some enchant-
ed region where little girls must neccs-
sarily delight toy
Accordingly, with all her little
strength, she tugged away at the bar
rier. She saw an irregular opening and
caught CLEAN OF sunlight filter
ing down the fue She sought 70
look further: but the iron was too
heavy, and fell from the tiny fingers
upon the tiny toes with crushing
weight, The stately old grandfather
raised the iron and took the silent child
upon his knee. kissing her, he said.
kindly;
III must have hurt you very much,
I, my pet
The little face was all a-quiver with
pain,stears stood in the brave, brown
eyes, and the words faltered as they
came:
II dess it's on'y for little willie"
That's right, darling" said the
chiid's mother gently removing shoe
and stocking from the little foot now
found 70 have been seriously hurt;
that's right Mothers brave little
girl knows that crying only makes the
hurt last longer"
The poor baby could not keep the
tears from running down her little
cheeks. pale from the suffering; but she
did refrain from making tile least out
cry, Or even moan.
After she had been carried away in
her mothers arms. 10 sleep away the
exhaustion 81 pain. her grandfather,
With tears Of pity and admiration in his
!. eyes, said, enphatically:
u have always loved my daughter.
in-law. but never have admired her
so much as to-day She Is teaching her
children TO be heroesi That child will
make her mark In the world, some day.
God bless hertz
The grandsire was right The child
became ayvoinan Of married. character
and ability. She was but nineteen at
the outbreak Of our civil war, but such
was her artior anti enthusiasm, teip
pered BY reason and strengthened by
courage, that she was among the first
TO enter into hospital service. working
until carried Of BY fever almost at
the close Of the war.
This noble woman's childish training
in habits III endurance would have
proved equally useful to her III any 10
cation There Ii not possible career
lii which we are not called upon to
meet hardships 81 one sort or another.
Has one done ones best. striving hon
orably to4deserve only commentator,
and then won but blame or -ridicule,
the weakness Of yielding 70 mortiflca-
ton can but render the matter worse.
Is one reproved, even harshly, one may
make the admonitiou fruitful Of good
results Sickness, misfortune, power.
ty, disillusion, even undeserved shame
and death itself lose half their terrors
when bravely facet and endured. In
measure this lesson can be taught to
the youngest; the oldest cannot afford
to cease from learning it. To grow
STRONG BY suffering one must. have
learned to endure hardships with for
titude. Suffering Of any sort, not 50
borne, is facilitating, enervating. de-
SLruCtlVe,
How much Of future strength de-
ponds upon early training In the exer-
else Of true courage, comparatively few
seem 70 remember. 1t is SO easy to
pity, caress and openly sympathize /
with sobbing child; so hard to treat
its hurts whether nj oral Or physical /
with i touch as firm as tender; being
brave, that the child may also be /
brave. Yet il Is as undoubtedly a duty
to teach fortitnde as it is to teach truth
fulness. II the mother whose opinions
have been quoted be correct in her
views, trathfnlness itself is largely ae
pendent upon courage naturally
tiInid person may, indeed, be also ma
lively honest; yet it seems almost inn
possible for such a person to retain alb
solnte honesty of word and act; and the
most unhappy Of mortals are those
who have rot the courage TO support /
the real truthfulness Of their natures.
Helen Eyertson smith, in y. Y indie
pendent
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