The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-02
Observation-Disclosures
TransnlOrgrificd.

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ing, and settled back for lazy swing.
Tho title of tho book WAS "Trans-
morgrilicd," a big, grand, beautiful
word that had caught Mollie's fancy
from tho start, and the story proved
equally fascinating. 1t wac about a
little princess, who had been an idle,
good-for-nothing run.about, until a
good fairy touched her with magic
wand and transformed her into uso-
tul, lovabc girl, whose praises were in
every ones mouth.
AS Molllc swung to and tro, staring
at the vines above hor head, she did
some very hard thinking.
"Oh, dcar,' she murmured, "I
guess need to be transmorgrilied as
much ~ any glrl living. l never lift
n finger about the house, and mamma
has just given up trying to get any
thing out of me; Pm late to breakfast
and late to school, and haven't known
Il lesson for month. What would
they all say if l were to turn over a
new leaf, and transmorgrify myself?
Wouldn't ii be u Joke? 1t would be a
lot of troublc--Oh, an awful lot Of
trouble, but need something new TO
interest mc; I've great mind-I will
try it for q week as sure as my namo is
Molic Morton. Let me sec; this is
Saturday, a good day to begln. Well,
here goes. Good-by, lazy Molllc."
With light laugh the young girl
bounded from The hammock and ran
into the sttingrOom, where her moth
tr was busy at the sewing machine
A number of unhcmmed sheets 10y on
chair near Oy.
" Mamma, dear, let me do those,
please, and you get out of doors for a
breath of fresh air The hill back of
the house is just lovely with dogwood
and honcysucklc blossoms, and IT will
make you feel brand new to sec it all
now.n
" But the sewing, my dear, Pm
afraid you can't
But I'm sure | can, mammal" in
tcrruptod Mollic. "Just you try me.
Come, give me your placc.' The
young girl pushed her mother gently
from the char and took il herself.
believe Will so, Mollic," said
Mrs. Morton, gratefully. have
been longing al! week for a breath of
tho hillside, and am very tired of the
machine. Thank you, my little
dau"htcrn
The kiss mother lci, ON The girls
fresh check burned rs way clear
through TO her @o"&UicucG. How many
such seams might her young shoulders
have taken from the ovcr-burdcncd
mothc". How tired and pale mother
looked. Sudden hot tears dimmcd the
pretty brown eyes.
The sewing was stupid enough, but
Mollic kept saying, "Trans- mor-gri-
Hcd,' and kept at her task until it was
done. Sho felt fully repaid when
mother came back from her walk
bright and smiling, the tired look all
gone from her face.
What are you up to, Joc?" asked
Mollic later, when she found her lt-
Tie bro her on the front steps scowling
over text book
"Just this hateful old 'rithmotic:
never will be able to do these ex-
amplcs," he grumblcd.
go, yes you will, when you under
stand the rule. Let nc see what your
trouble is, .JOc.'
Down on the floor went Mollic be-
side her brother, and another hour was
spehl making the rule clear to the bows
mihd, and showing him where his
trouble lay
Ills hearty "Thank you, dear sis-
ter; am sorry to have been 80 much
lrIablc to yuu," cut the ylrl to the
quick. Joe WAS her only brother, and
""c wanted nm to become smart and
good man, yet she had never let him
trouble her" before.
"Whcwl It's awful hard work to
DC tranSmorgried,' at the ond of the
nfs' DAY OF unsclsh living. "But it
- srahn, and somehow, am happier
than nave been IN long time"
Mohday morning, with the magic
spcl upon her, MolIic sprang from her
bcd as soon rs she awokc, and dressed
rapidly. The little bed that had alwavs
been left to old Nanny julie to look
a'tcr, was neatly made up and tho
room put III perfect order by It's girlish
occupant. On time for breakfast. on
time for school Mollie was in oav
humor, and i. seemed much oasicr to
40 her duty than ever before. Mollic,s
schoolmates looked on with wonder ,s
their IDLE, gigglng leader drew out her
books and fell TO work with an air that
meant business. Of bright, receptive
mind, the girl learned easily and was
surprised at herself to find that only an
effort was needed to keep her abrcas,
with the best pupils of tho school
What a memorable week that wasl re
turn right-about from being
needless, idle, fun.loVing " Tom bow
to an attentive, industrious youns
woman was tremendous undertaking
and was not accomplished with
out somo discouragcments and
failures; but whenever the tcmptatio,
came to drop in the old WAYS Molli,
would say to herself: Remembnr
Mollle Morton, you arc transmorgrified
stick 1t out for few more days.n
IL was wonderful how the chance i,
the girl had affected the home. TN,
sweeping that had been to the moth
er such burden, was child's plav Z,
strong, rollicking Mollio; the GENERA
house work, that took old Mammv Jul'
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