The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-09-11
Helpful Deeds

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and charity. They were seated in Ne; Ioou works
little parlor. which furnished in oI;o o"n
ana PINK Laura was enjoying a delicious I'll
from emma plate, on which was painted a b++anGl
nInellg over spray OF wild honeysuckle. On the
plate was great golden orange a banon n o
ha1-dpzen marshmallows. Miss Jovce MOS ,,rE
on coarse glngham dress for a poor child wing
Laura began earnestly: II want TO go - A.
country out we cannot afford that this wear onno
when was wishing | had more time +o read 0lioe
promised me if I would mass I7;not eau, mann
ANIMATION should have the entire vacation - Il
Just as pleased. am to stop nv music and IN, III
have work to do" anu VIII
= van you ENJOY that 7" and Miss Joyce wondered
II Lauras mother would do the extra work
Il am sure | shall But must 90 now as MON,
ma told me to be at home at six"
L viii not bid you goodbye until Sundavn and
MISS Joyce rose to accompany her little friend TO
tne oooI, Tor DO not leave for Canada until next
week. As you are to have so much time wonder
II you would not ENJOY visiting some of the neonla
head to them and cheer them up. Or would YOU call
that work?' -" can
do it." s-"O ~
Here is a card with few names if you wish
to visit them. Anr, Laura"
what is it, Miss Joyce?"
Think of all these summer days in which Won
are to do just you please. [ hope dear. il will
be your pleasure to be helpful a real pleasure 7
mean, and kissing the child, she dismissed her
those words came back to Laura the next Satur-
day morning as she lay in the hammock irving to
decide how to spend the day. She had read and
done little fancy work spent an afternoon in +be
park, and visited her girl friends Already she had
found 1T not SO pleasant as she had thought this
pleasing self. She missed the CHEEKY feeling of
helpfulness, and seemed shut out from the family
circle.
Laura's parents were not wealthy. and her helm
was often needed Mrs. Stevens had consented to
this plan, hoping thereby to cure her daughter of
selhshness and knowing that the mother care would
be missed.
Laura slowly entered the sitting room where her
mother was caring for the fretful baby while
Cousin Jane, who made her home with them, was
sewing
Little Roy ran to Laura "Tell me the stories
in my book" Roy could not read, but never tired
of stories
ooh! sister hasn't time this morning"
"Humph!" this from Cousin Jane, who never
looked up from the sewing machine.
'What makes baby SO cross, mammal" asked
Laura.
"His teeth, I think; I wish had time to take
him for ride"
Laura knew she ought to say, 'I'll take him."
but she did not, and after fdgeting around
nounced II believe III go and see some poor peo-
pie Miss Joyce asked me to call on"
every we'll" was her mothers reply.
"Should thing you would be afraid it would be
a little like work" said Cousin Jane sarcastically
but Laura left the room without replying.
II wonder where my cream lawn is % queried
Laura, as she hunted through the closet. cit in
the wash, but do not see it." and running down
stairs she demanded, Mamma, where is my cream
lawn %
at is not ironed. Dolly has been very busy this
week"
"But I want to wear it."
II am sorry, my daughter, but as your work is
done by Dolly and myself, do not think you should
complain"
Laura said no more, but went back to her
and slowly put on a blue cambria.
ut is too bad of mamma" she thought, when l
was trying to do the work Miss Joyce asked me to
do. Helpful DEEDS she said"
When she passed down stairs Roy and baby were
both crying, but she never thought here was call
for helpful deeds in her own home, but passed on
without entering the sitting room.
The first name on her card Mrs. Wade, 10
Arch street. but she called on Kitty Iompklns on
the way and stayed to luncheon, it was two
o'clock before she knocked at the door and heard
low voice bid her enter.
Laura hardly knew how to begin, but Mrs Wade
held out her hand saying, you are very welcome,
my dear"
Miss joyce asked me to come and see YOU
Dear Miss Joyce She has been a very angel
TO me- Here paroxysm of coughing shook the
slender form When she was able to speak again she
asked Laura to take the rocking chair and lay aside
her hat.
Mrs. Wade was widow, and her two rooms were
shared by a girl cousin, who worked IN a factory
The girls earnings, and very small income OF the
invalid's barely supplied the necessaries of lite
With labored breath the poor woman told OF Miss
Jovce's kindness. HShe sends us food and clothing
and has made my last days comfortable. God will
reward her"
Laura was touched and asked if she could DO
Read me little, if you will, dear. Ny eyes
troubie me and love to read from these books of
devotion Miss Joyce gave me-
Laura read for half an hour and as she turned
the leaves to find the selected passages, she Won
darad n find her companion so cheerful and happy;
ecyor hive frightened a dull day for me, and
now / wish YOU would tell me something: Of your,
SELF am sure you are one of Miss Joyce's Jewels
as she calls her coterie of young girl friends
Laura told her many things OF home ana Scn0I o.
and at last told her how her vacation was 70 NC
spent.
"And who does your work. e1,1.
Laura hardly knew how to reply Why nam.
ma and Dolly. I guess or it is not done never