Year: 1875

Translated for the Union and American by II.


Hanson.


THE UNGRATEFUL CHILDREN.


1t is justly said that God, parents and
teachers can never be repaid for the
kindness they have bestowed on any one
But alas in this world it goes too often
according to the wel-known problem,
that father can easier support six chill.
dren than six children one father. Here
we have such narration about father
who, while living, gave all that he owned
to his children and expected them to
support him afterward in his old age.
But when he had lived a while with his
eldest son he became tired Of him, ard
said Father, last night my wife gave
birth to son, and where your arm chair
stood the cradle must.now stand Will
you not move over TO my brothers? he
has got more room than | have"


After while, the second son also be-
came tired of him, and said: Father,
you always liked warm room, and |
have the headache from it; would you
not like to 60 to my brother, who is a





The father went, aud after be had
stayed sometime, the third son said an
my house we are always running in and
out, so you can never get your afternoon
sleep; would you not rather 90 to sister
Elma, who lives outside the city gate 2
You will be more quiet with her" The
old man looked at the clock and said (:
Very well, will go and try and live
with my daughters" Women have gen.
orally u tendertr heart than men. But,
after he had stayed while, the daugh-
ter became anxious to get rid of him
also, and pretended to be very much
afraid Whenever her father had to pass
down the high stairway, either when 60
ing to church or anywhere else, and
said; AT sister Maria's you need not
90 down any steps, as she lives on the
first floor" The old man admitted that
she was right, in order that everything
should go on quietly aud peacefully, and
went to his second daughters. When
he had staid couple of days, he be.
came burden to her also, and she gave
him to understand, through third per.
son, that her house, being too near the
water, was too damp for man who suf-
fered from rheumatism; but her sister
who was married to the sexton of St.
Johns graveyard had a dryer and
healthier house.


Sob went to the house Of his young
est daughter, Laurina. He had staid
very short time when her son said to
him: Mother told Aunt Hlda yester-
day that for you there we're no better
quarters than such as father was dig
ging in the graveyard" When the aged
parents heard these cruel words, his
heart broke and he fell back into his
arm chair aud died. St. Johns grave.
yard received him.. and showed more
mercy toward him than his six children
had shown there he can sleep undis-
turbed.


THE NOBLE-HEARTEp SONS.


There lived once in Stockholm an old
man Of nearly hundred winters. He
was a tailor by profession and had twelve
sons, who all had served under Charles
MI. Once they got few days leave
of absence from their regiments to 60
and see their old father, whom they
found on their arrival without bread and
nearly starving. Father has no bread, )"
said one Of them, yet he has given to
Sweden twelve warriorsl Our dear
father must be helped, but how2"
Cant we find somebody who would be
willing to lend us a little money!" asked
the youngest, who had a great deal of
faith in God and good-hearted people.
Try to borrow money, when we have