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January 21, 1882.
.4;:HGoLDEN DAYss.ersl>-
“ I have one beautiful rose on my bush,
which I have saved to give you for the
sick child,” said Mrs. Drew to tiie inin-
isterls wife, as they left the shady porch
and walked down the garden-path to- l
l
ward the flower-beds.
A pair of guilty eyes peeped after
them from the screen of woedhiiie at
one end of the porch, behind which was ,
shrinking alittle girl, who seemed afraid i
to venture after them. ‘
“Oh,dear, she‘ll find it gone!" shol
ejaculated, in dismay, slipping down in
the shade of the honeysuckle, and l
crouching deep in its fragrant leaves to l
hide hersel . i
“I wish I hadn’t touched the old ’
thing!” she cried, sulkily, only lialt'-
ushiiined of what she had done. “ But it
was only one rose, and i wanted it to
make rose-water ' lieiilalfs party,
and mother needn't have been so mean
about refusing. Now, the minister's wife
will know, and she'll iell the iuiiiister,
and he'll preach a sernioii at me about
disobedience and stealing! As iftakiiig
one rose was stealing !"
She peeped out again as footsteps
sounded near her, id :iw her mother
parting with he!‘ vi itor at the garden-
gate with a sad look on her usually
cheerful face.
A sudden pang struck the little girl 's
heart as she watched her turn oil‘ on :i
by-path leading from the
rcli, as if she wished to
e alone with her own sad
thoughts.
plucked the
leaves froin the vine with
nervous fin r o r s , and
striiggled with the good
spirit that prompted her to
run after her mother and
confess her fault.
int a sense of shame
held her back. She had
one ii ineaii thing, and
her inural courage was not
strong enough to let her
confessit. She wasa ii io
child, and had a good (li':ll
ofcool nerve, as was prov-
en when the hay-rick fell
over on her and she was
its
broathiiig-place about
big as her hand. and when
she was at last i'oiiiid and
released from her perilous
position, did not even cry
or grow nervous.
iiut she had no bravery
for this great danger she
was placed in, no streii-,i,'th
to resist theoverwhelining
fee 1 i ii g of mine that
crushed her down without
even ii little breathing-
place.
“ I don’t think it‘s so
very wrong," she argiiml,
makiii n pileot‘ her
leaves, and idly iilling the
hole in the centre with the
long tongues 'the
woodbine “()nlyinother
is so >2 'tieiilar.
wants me to mind every
little thing. S h e won’t
care to-iiiorroi " p I
But still is e liii-gored in l]t",i‘.l]idll],L',-
place, and, despite her l)l‘tIYlltl0, felt very
sorry in her heart that she had so will-
fully pleasod lierself iii teai'iii<,rtluit deep
red rose to pieces, and mixing it up in a
lam dish with water and siigrir, as rt
electable lieveiwige for her doll, but iiii-
bibed hy herself in small sips and with
much roli.
It was to have been sent to a sick boy
in the village, and her mother had
charged her not to touch ' .
And she had taken it, despite the
warning. She felt very iiiiserziblo in her
hidin -pixies, and wished her iIl()l,lil"l‘
would find her, and make cniifessioii
easy by putting her iiriu around her and
questioning her gently.
iit the evening longtliened, and no
one came iioar her. The porch reiiiaiiiod
deserted, save for its one oeon pant, hall'-
hjllilcll in the woodbiiio, and 11 deep
silence tilled the air.
tiny spark glistoiied Rliliilellly im-
der Jessie's lingers; another, :umther-
here, there, on her hair, botwoeii her
angers, as she idly tore the leaves-uih
‘ arouiiri ho
til all at once she was surrounded by
the golden light flashing in and out so
rapidly.
Jessie looked at the tire-flies with a
sudden thought, and a questioning awe
in her face, as they tlitted through the
wire-sereeii above her, in and out the
fragrant vine.
“Mother read in a little book trans-
lated from the Uveriiiaii, the other day,"
she said, with a hushed voice, as one o
the tiny creatures llashed throuzh her
‘in, ‘s, : e held it up aga ie
vine, “ that fire-flies were lanterns iii the
lianils of angels, who were looking for
os 1 wonder if miizr is lost for
stealing mothci"s rose, and if these are
angels hunting for it?’
The lire-ilies came closer and closer
ilyiiig in her face, on her
and dropping down lightly on her
ss, LS she
shrank back in-
the honey-
siiokle, as h e r
sense of guilt
made her afraid
to meet the an-
gels‘ eyes.
hair,
‘e
"sin. moon l.;l‘.!.t'l iieioiu; A‘ wiiiri:-itoni:i2 i-'i(;L‘iii:."
She looked up throusrh the vine at the
‘U T icy shone down soreiiely in
and, with the lovely bush of
ii around, tilled hor with a
it loiiging and sorrow
dr
I .
hor face,
night now
some ofgi , .
Her head oopod back in its leafv
iii-st, her hands clasped i-zicli other over
tiiogoliloii I,-unps in her lap, and as the
sobs - no Ii:ilf-uttered, as if a spell was
ll()lfiil1L’,‘lll(‘lii back, she uiiirniiired:
“ l’inasi-, iloar angels, are you looking
for me ‘."’
And she sank oil’ into dreiiiiiliiiid, or
into tho kiingdoiii ofiha tire-iiios, for
tlieyglitteroii over her slaopiiip; fave
with .'i iiiiigic wand. and waited her on
intothoir iny. ' is.
Sim was in ii il:mo of delicious i‘r'i-
graiioo, and a suit, white light iillod tho
air and (lie oool, green plains that arose
up to the iloineof ll(‘iIV(‘l!, while tho
trii liii-.1 niiiriiiiirof wator iiiade ii s-ivtrot
rhyihin with tho sghiiig soniidot the
)l'(‘ YA‘.
Jo io looked about horiu treninioiis
awn. Nothing ivas visiblollvnt the clear
white light, through winch passed ii
f l
l
shadow now and than, like :1 soft cloud,
and the on! plants, with their bread
leaves grow gr upward into a shade
canopy.
She attempted to rise and then d’seov-
cred that she was unable to inove from
and ie bound together by ii ba d of
ght. Anni, hLl'(’lUlIi3(i before her,
' ' 'iiy ‘paras
t‘il’(l and dar eued,
seen ug her out from the
pure white inclosiire beyond.
A heavy weight was upon her heart,
and 41 biii-nin;.: brand seemed to burn
deep into her brow.
ller eyes dared not meet the holy ra-
diance of that magic circle from which
she was shut out, and, as the san
down with bitter shame, the teai. rush-
ed into them quickly.
the wliite raili-
aiiee, tlitted the ‘
shadow, grnwinzz more dislini-t
eaoh Iil<IiiIL'll[, until a H hite-roh.
ed iignro, with wide-spro:id
win-,:;s, lI'IVt‘l'0ll in the C(‘IIlI't'.
‘ t guilty soul," iiuiriiiiired
a little. glittering sound, like
the linkliiig of gulll. ‘
And the living screen glowed
and diirkoiwd before the iiiigel. l
d
with a swift iiiingliiig of light an ‘
Shadou
“Ali
is iis sin? ,
“ Disoimilii-iico, thrift and cowardice,“ j
iniirinuiwi tho! ' Ii l
“And the -'nuora little child i" cried l
l
l
r
sighed the loving voice. “ “'hat I
the angel, i lli great sorrow, as the scin-
tilhiiin: st-rm-ii p:ii'ti-rl, and the white
wings ilnitor 1 down In-side Jessie.
“ My ohilil." mid the tender voice, as
asoit hand ioiivhoil the burning brand
on her iorolioml, “lHlli0 fruit i' your sin
sliil .‘l“'(i,i.i[ in your willful lip. ,
'l‘hon it ‘t‘lIl(‘(l to .inssic as if ii great
eoiirago i-iisniwl into her soul. She felt
hpr spirit grow light and happy, iind the
dull weiglit full iiivny froiii her. She
stood orout before the wliilo-rol)(-d iigii re
and hold out her hound liaiiils.
“ l“iIl'qiV0 mo, li(‘(Ii‘ angel 1“ she cried,
pioiiiiiiugly. “Oh, help me to tind my
soul, and i will try to keep it siife!"
And the tire-llir-s seeined in flash
sironnii her with ii iioligliteil gloaiii, and
raise her up upon their iiiiy wings to re-
eeive the iuigel‘s kin of pardon.
‘ Full 4
Jessie knew she had been drouiniin; as
she sat up and nbbed her vranipeil
arms, upon which her head had Iuwii
resting, but the spirit of the dream was
upon her wiih a holy ralin, and as she
stretched out her hands to the tire-iii:-s
gleainiiig in and out the woodbine, sh:-,
murmured, penitently:
“Dear tire-tlies, I will never go into
your kingdom again as awicked girl.
And know now iat 3 in do watch
over us tor the dear angels
She saw her mother mining along the
path iul her white dress, and ran to li(‘l‘,
s y.
JUy(l .'
" Maniin 1 am sorry I [i1llil(‘ti you."
she said, bravely, hoidin v tight to the
dear hand as she eoiii'esse( her fault.
'I‘lieii she told her dream, and the in-
ilueri e of the pretty legrmi clung to
her throughout her chililliood, helping
her to forbear from in-anya wron :i(‘(,
lest the brand on her brow and the
weight on her soul should shame her as
it had done in the presence of the angel.
BABY'S CORRESPONDENCE.
BY ALi;3E l’.V('7AliTEIl.
NITDIBER ONE.
DEAR (IOU N: Tiicre liltio cli:iii(‘i'
()10ui‘a])(.I:<l)'ult:l:lIHl:.
Audsol take my pvii in humi,
To send :1 frieiidly gi'veiiii;;;
And also give some good advice
ltegiirdiiig your (ii.-ineuiinr,
“'iti(:h “' Ill befits it Cniislii who
Is neiir six weeks your st-nior.
A wisvi‘ lilo l iiiigiit hilV'< vil-
And nlso ihumim-, iii:iylJ1.=-
if I hiid Iiiid the Kullic iIllVil'I‘
1-‘roni some e.x'p<:i'icii<'t'il bully.
Thou soluliillly i you adviso-
wv lu'uli'L--iliiys'-rilil )‘t'l:tll(iii-
'l"i>piit.iioI<iir.iiiitili1mliiii:,
Your ]ial‘(‘lIlS’ eiliimiliiiii.
'I‘l'.(- soouv you run in-mi; their u ills,
Tho it--s Ill be your iruuhh-;
nut if ynu pm the lltksoll oil‘,
"ou'll1liiilyniii‘liiimi' doiibh-.
Tvii<'litli('iii o1ii'ill(‘ii(‘esuifl iiuii pronipl.
And without sum or umitm-.-;
TC:I(‘lillI(‘iII lil(5.KliL;'lll(‘.S(ClyI(Il('1Il'.
And iiy lo iloyolir men-uu-.
Do not pill up,iwl ium- ilnlll‘,
With cumium nu-rin-m-hm,
And ioi .voiii'.si-lfiui laid in iI('tl,
With eyes wide opt-u .umu..r.
Let not the clock. as in my case,
De(-hie (‘och fi-i-ding: Iioiir;
But it you're huii;.' .<hri<-k'iind yell,
Ami huu-I with all your power.
ll v:iiuui;i-- lllvso hiiils upm-
, l vprnvo.
Bu graii,-iul tn. )0ui's ii-uly.
W "W i lniiiv L4.
NI iill-Ill 'l‘“'().
My iimm Miss NE“'li.xlIY: 1 take up my
-1:
it 'muc you bolli lotliisworld and
our hill;
And uliilo iiiybtrsl uislirsl strive to ex-
o.-,-.
i uish my intentions were iiiiiivclivd hy
iuv -liill.
Bni you kiiou rm quite yuuugumii Inl-
i in h;m- lu-;ii'il
't'i var.-o i. pi'nvokiiig-
in u i-no ))t‘l'
Iy Iumi.
wiwu hm .-on-u -hm-i iimuths have iiiissoil
int‘! l'
'niIt"s lii'iii .
so. ii mulls y -u ilisi-oi'i‘I‘, “Ull, hluinc noi
lIii- h.iI'iil
Lei m.- .-will my best wislu-s umi liopes that
3nu ii (I
Thu this wmlil. ihou;,vh m niihyi-i lillu
2- over ill‘
For h nu Ii‘ luihy u ho muiiy: vos.
Al l<':I>l. Mil‘Vt' lruiiid.:iniI i lI()])i'.stIiiil1y
mu.
’Tl.sn world full oi ii-vi-, inn (ll i;i.-.w.- umi
siiiil '
Full (ii i u-m ii<'nI'I<,iiiiil iirinstliai ilI'tN
soil lliroiigli and lliroiiglig
mixing umi r-uminug-n r-iipiinl
ii'ni'Ii .
.u low-1..-0 I've rnumi. uua i hope so may
V0"
"nu true" that ilwysiiy ihure iire woos in
this u i!i'l(,
i hnvo lioard of hiird toeiliiiig iiud stoni-
u i('hi>. too,
But I think tluit such grief: iiro iivoided by
our
At l<-xist.eo I've found, mm 1 hope so imiy
A ii.
I wry .mou hope your ii('(iliiiliiliiii(‘(‘ lo
I t
For lo call on it I-iriiiignr is plainly her
1 in-:
Aiiii Vlw u‘(ii‘lil'S s0(‘iill iIIiii05'IlS D05! [0
DUI‘ vriu.
M lI‘1lx‘i.NU I've found. illlil I hope so may
you. lii'spvi>I!iiIly yum--.
lulu’ :.
IVTR.-“'0 I‘i‘aI'('i losililtv llnii Will‘)! the
propo-ml call “us lllllllk‘, Miss Ni:wl>iihy ti.
Wu.-4 scriilclilctl.