The St. Mary banner., 1906-12-22
How Bessie Filled a Day.

1T will be such long day" sighed
Bessie. 1T does seem as though
just could not live it through"
why don't you fill it up with some
thing-then it won't be empty. Just
think of the nine hours that l am
gone as nine great dishes that must
be filed"
ingly.
Almost the incest thing to put in
them is service-something useful.
If you could find something that would
make some one else happy, that would
fill faster than anything. 1t is an idle
hour that is empty"
Tell me how" said Bessie, who was
watching her mother tie on her veil
and prepare for day in the city.
Bessie was to stay with her Aunt
Helen and grandmother, but as the
country was a little strange to her,
she dreaded it very much.
"Well," said her mother, 'come out
to the piazza, and while | am waiting
for the carriage to take me to the sta
ton l will give you an idea of the
things you can put in your nine hours.
and they will fill up faster if you work
moderately-without rushing round"
'Wait till l have a pencil" said Bes-
sic, skipping away to her room.
When she returned her mother be-
gan: First, l think it would be very
nice to gather Aunt Helen large bou-
quet of wild flowers,-she loves them
SO well,-and that will take you on a
pleasant journey down the road. When
you have enough you can put them
in that large bowl and set them in the
corner of the piazza. Next, | would
take pile Of those old picture books
up in your room, and paste the torn
leaves very carefully, and carry them !
down to that little lame boy who lives |
by the church, for he has nothing to |
read and the days are very long to
him. After that l would sit down on |
the piazza with Aunt Helen a while, |
and very likely she will want you to
arrange all the spools in her basket |
and look after the stray threads, just
as you fix mothers sometimes"
Then there is gingerbread" broke
in Bessie, eagerly.
''Oh, yes, there will be that and the
glass Of milk. But see the carriage
coming I'll just say that Mrs Loren's
baby is almost never taken out in its
carriage, because the mother has no
time; and there are the letters to
bring from the mail and grandma does
love to be read to nd-good-by-there
are those lovely poppy-seeds and no
one to gather them-good-by!" and
The carriage turned out of the yard
1t was just nine hours before she
saw her mother again, but how they
lew, and the day was full of surprises,
lust because she was looking for pleas
mt things to put in her hour-d dishes.
Uncle Henry said that his men in the
over meadow had nothing to drink,
Ind there was lemonade made for
hem as an extra treat, and Bessie
ode down in the hay-rack to carry
t. She had kept her list tackled to
e blind beside the piazza and when
'ver she was inclined to look at the
lock she ran to see what she could
10 next.
She met her mother with beaming
ace. They are just heaped!" she
ried. Il don't believe l could crowd
n one more thing in my hour-dishes"
"Then they must be ready for the
resting" said her mother, giving her
dainty and mysterious package done
lp in white tissue There is just a
title gift for frosting, and plum for
he top"
"Good!. goody!" cried Bessie. But
eally the hour-dishes were nice, any
vay." And so they were, for Bessie
ad learned the best recipe for making
appy 'days.-Youth's Companion.