Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-26

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What Rainy Day Taught Helen.
Down came the rain with steady
patter, patter, as though 1t never meant
to stop. The prospect was anything
but pleasing to little Helen Worcester,
as she stood with gloomy face pressed
against the window pane, watching the
| bedraggled sparrows hunting for seeds
| in the wet road.
| Poor little Helen's face had grown
/, darker and darker as she st9od watch
| ing the rain drops, for it was Saturday
and she had. planned to spend 1t all
; out of DOORS Mamma had even prom
ised her that she might have luncheon
under the apple tree with one OF her
little schoolmafes. Now it was rain
! ing so hard that even II 1t should stop,
!. which did not seem at all likely, 1t
would be altogether too wet to go out
to play. Dolls and all her games had
lost their charm, and she was feeling
so disconsolate that two big tears We're
lust making their way down her
cheeks, when mamma opened the door
and came into the room.
"Why, Helen, dear, whatever Is the
matter? Is that mammals sunbeam
weeping"
I'm afraid I'm not sunbeam at all
I to-day mamma; this rain is so very
disappointing I really can't help cry
ing"
DO you think, dear, 1t will help mat
ters to have rain in the house as well
as outT'
-"No. l suppose not; but there isn't
ANYTHING to do, and it's so lonesome
when it rains. 1 don't see why it had
to rain to-day"
run and get mamma her mendlng
basket, Helen, then bring your little
chair over here by the window, and
, We'll see if story will not relieve that
lonesome feeling"
The mending basket was brought
and as she worked away on big hole
in HeIen's stocking, mamma began her
story.
ooh. dear. oh, dear, what shall
, do?" sighed the rose. Il am SO thirsty
can hardly endure it: l have sent
every rootlet just as far as can after
water. and now l have used it all up;
: I really am afraid l shall die. love
the sun, but, oh, his bcams are so hot
, they are withering me up?' ana she
) dropped her beautiful head in utter dis
couragement.
"And l." sighed the grass, "am nearly
perishing too. My beautiful green
dress is all turning dirty brown, and
all for lack Of a good bath. Oh, that
;. the rood south wind would send us
some rainv
q "Just think of me-" moaned the pea
vine "Here 1 have been doing my best
o to get my peapods filled for the GOOD
Y folks of the house, but how can when
: I've hardly strength enough left to
= hold myself up? If the rain doesn't
9 come soon shall die before get hall
= nv work DONE" --.-. ..-..
:, "Alas,~ sighed the berry bush. Il, too
e shall fail of my work If the rain does
= MT help us speedily. How can any
g one expect me to produce juicy berries
g If have no water to put into them
Sunshine is all very well, but 1t won't
IS do alone, and the children Will De Sc
, disappointed if l am not aple TO siV'
. them some berries"
i "You people down there are not tht
IL only ones that are suffering, chlrpet
the bird from the apple-tree. Th'
" ground is so dry that the worms haV'
. gone so. deep I can't find single one
~ and you can't imagine how hard nav
!, to work to find enough to keep m!
~ family alive"
"If this is a complaint bureau, II
o1 tho horse n0Kln.
d his head over the fence. Its so lon'
,r since I've had a mouthful OF fresl
- GRASS I've almost forgotten how
10 tastes"
=. lust then up stole the south wind
,e and softly caressing these complain
W ;np children, whispered: Il know yo
d are suffering, dears, but just be patien
10 q little longer, and I will do my pes
1t for you." then she hurried away t
le find some clouds.
ID She worked so hard all night tina
ly when morning came the SKY was coy
es cred with clouds, and as soon as the
le understood the situation they sent tn
raindrops down in hurry to comfoi
+hesa moor. forlorn children Of Mothe
Nature.
At the comforting touch Of the rail-
III drops the dropping things began to r.
re yiye: the rose began slowly to lift ht
s, beautiful head, the grass began to loo
green again, the peavine straightene
itself. the berry bush began work {
- once. and the robin chirped this thanl
~ :. as he flew down to pick up big, ii
tv worm.
:. ..Thank you, mamma" said Helel
W looking up with happy face.
didn't know / was so selfish IN N
! wanting it to rain when everythir
a needed it so much. Now l am going
y the window to see how happy thins
ge are growing, and. oh, mamma, there
the robin pulling up great. lor
,st worm. Pm so glad now that it's rain
,u for after all I'll get the most bene1
10 from it,
on "Yes, dear, our heavenly Faith
as knew what was best, better than "
,s- did, and we can always trust him da
ling. to do the best thing for us, ev,
though we can not see it at the time
-, Observer.
he Unknown Children.