The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-14
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you be fed, Wee WeeY"
could only reply by singing with
ell my might, aud looking longingly |
at the cup Of milk. She gave me my
all aud put me again in my dowuy |
basket
For days / only knew my little bed |
and the fair lady. Tho colored woman |
came too, sometimes, but 1t was the |
lady who stroked me aud said gentle !
words ] soon felt 20 bright and we'll |
that was wild 70 run about aud learn
the way through that door which
closed upon the fair lady. One day
came to it aud begged admittance.
The door opened and the lady let me
creep IN. ! was very quiet at FIRST,
while looked about this strange
room. found not only the fair
lady, but one who could scarcely walk,
and they called her an invalid. She
watched me while investigated the
room, and when dainties we're shortly
brought for her to eat, she had them
/ give me food from her tempting tray,
After this the fair lady let me roam
eat will through oil the rooms. Twas so
we'll fed and SO happy that could
not keep still just tumbled all over
myself, played with my tail, ond
irolicked as only a kitten frolcs
The invalid and fair lady would smile.
"Wee, Wee, tue lady said, ''you have
a little mission"
Now this was a new word TO me.
stopped my play, sat gravoly down,
curling my tail about my feet, and
tried to study out what mission"
could mean. The problem was too
big for me. So went to sleep. was
always going to sleep. did nothing
but eat, sleep and play, and yet my
serious lady said that had a mission.
So the days went on, and after a
time grew bold enough to run up
aud down the stairs When the fair
lady went / followed, and when she
returned danced in front of her, and
played hide and seek among the ban
lister rails. My lady would stop and
play Bo-Peep with me. Then she
would say: "Cute little Wee Wee.
; You are filling your mission when
you bring US smiles.
Again that word But now 1 had an
, mixing of its meaning. 1t was when
l interested tie invalid or made my
mistress play with me that was said
to be fulfilling my mission. "How
easyl" thinks to my kitteny little
! self 81 only make merry, and they
call this doing right
Sometimes q beautiful lad would
. come to see the fair lady. He called
her auntie, and the others grand,
. mama and grandpapa. Auntie, grand.
mama, the invalid, and grnndpapa
r who gave me balls to play with. Yes,
q know them all now, and never was
kitten happier. just being happy
4 and bringing smiles, this was my lit
tie mission. understand it now.
Once heard the fair lady tell the
e beautiful lady I was doing my part il
the world, and asked if he did his al
It well. he said that his duty wal
! harder work than kittens.
a True enough" said the auntie
J, 'We mortals have more to thinl
about aud more to trouble us, but W,
Q have more mind and soul to worl
1t with. Surely we should do as mucl
Q as Wee Wee, and learn that a sunshin,
heart brings sunshine to those abou
% US.
IS Again I curled my tail about m,
, feet and blinked seriously. I hac
! heard my lady say, "Of whom mucl
> is given much is required, and l haC
> heard the grandpapa read out of
book about learning in "What
soever state / am herewith to be con
tent" So I was glad to be only
! happy little kitten, and yet one 0
Gods creatures. Sunday School Wis
7 itor.