The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-28

Do you know the little girl in YOUR
class IN Sunday-school who wears a
plain frnck and who cannot get new
hat as often as you do? Are you kind
to her, or DO you try to make her feel
that You are better dressed than she
is =: If yon treat her with unkindness
lear tnat you are not one of GOu's
children, for he does not love those
who show proud spirit and who look
down in disdain upon his little ones.
| must tell you about little Lena,
and how unhappy Hattie Hull made
her. Then you can see how such
things appear in others, and you may
correct your own faults.
Lena had two little sisters. Her
mother was obliged to work in order
to support her children. One day
Lena noticed that her mother sat near
the fire looking very tired and de-
pressed.
What can do for yon, mamma ?r
asked Lena, looking up teuderly in
her mothers fsce.
"Ihe times are very hard, my dear
child" replied her mother. "and
your father is out of work. You
ought to have new dress, but [ don't
see how l can yet Ole for you unless I
let Anne and Maggie 90 without. If
| do, they will have to stay home
from Sunday-scho
Now what do you think Lena said ?
What would you have said?
Lena felt disappointed, but she did
not let her mother STE it. On the con-
trary, she put her arms around her
| m nj harIS n1aE Sha 4,
eau wear my old dress very we'll, and
| Will help you make the children's
clothes. Then We can all three 90 to
school together"
On the following Sunday you might
have seen Lena walking to school
with her two little sisters, one on each
side of her, and all three of them
feeling as happy as possible. Every
thing went smoothly until the close of
the school, when proud Hattie Hull
said, in saucy way, glancing dow n at
Lena's dress, "Well, if | couldn't
wear something nicer than that. I
wouldn't come to Sunday school ="
Tears came Into Lena's eyes, but
seeing her two little sisters in the next
class looking so happy, she said moth
ing.
Hattie was determined to hurt
Lena's feelings, so she nudged the
girl who sat next, and added, LENA
has worn that same old dress all
winter; isn't it shabby and mean !"
Lena turned Very red and the tears
again came to her eyes. This time
the teacher heard what Hattie said.
She knew all the circumstances of the
case, and she said to the girls in her
class, "Don't you thiuk, my dear little
girls, that it is very noble TO give up
some etbing that you want yourself so
that others may have it ?"
The class said, Eyes, indeed That
is Chrstlike." Then The teacher said
that Lena had given up something
that she wanted very much in order to
allow others to have it. The teacher
kissed Lena, and the girls looked at
her SO kindly that she felt quite recon-
ciled and happy, indeed, she was the
happlest one In the class.
When she returned home her little
sisters told their mother how happy
they were and how glad to be in the
Sunday-School. Mamma told them
that they could not have gone if it
had not been for Lena. When the
whole family gathered around the
evening fire and the children sang
their hymns together, it seemed to
Lena as if she had never been so happy
before. They were so happy because
love ruled IN that household. They
were far happier than Hattie Hull,
who had a very proud heart.