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HOW
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TO
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WEEK
HAPPILY,
BY
MRS.
BURBURY.
lONDON:
DARTON
AUD
CO., HOLBORN
1848.
HILL.
,y
TO
G.
P.
R.
FBIENDSHIP
WHOSE
HAVE
AND
INFLUENCE
AND
GHEEBED
MORE
SEASON
ESQ.,
ENCOTJRA.aEMEKT
SUPPORTED,
AND
AND
A
JAMES,
AID
ASSISTED
HEB,
ESPECIAIXT
DUIUNCh
OF
AND
SORROW
TRIAL,
C|i0 Utttle ISoolt
IS
AS
AN
WITH
PERMISSION
EXPRESSION
OF
DEDICATED,
ESTEEM,
GRATEFUL
BT
THE
2Zrd,1848.
Bewdley,October,
AUTHORESS.
TO
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very
silent
Fanny
Howard
HOW
^
How
little
her eyes
"
day
are
"
I
No, Fanny
for
A
is
mamma
hope
her
to
sister," and
know
; but you
HAPPILY.
whispered
to-night,"
she is not
long time, and
a
WEEK
red
how
ill."
papa
went
it is that which
to- "^
away
makes
poor
look sad."
manmia
*i I wish
we
comforts
could
us
when
comfort
we
are
her, Emily, she
unhappy, why
ways
alnot
can-
something for her now?"
*'
dear
Let us
So we
Fanny.
try to be
can,
very good indeed, and give her no trouble ; that is
I think, of showing our
the best way,
love : you
she likes to be silent,
and quite still,
see
suppose we
ourselves without
troublingher, and
try to amuse
then, besides her not being disturbed,she will be
pleasedto see us doing our duty."
*^
Oh
yes!" said Fanny, clapping her hands
gently,"that's a very good way; but what shall
I should like to look at that large
do first?
we
book of picturesthat stands on the round table be*
hind mamma's
chair,and perhaps you will explain
them to me^ Emily?"
we
do
*
2
HOW
TO
love ;
will,
That I
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you
get the book yourself?^'
Ye", if I carry it very carefully."
back immediately,
Fanny went, but came
and,
standing
by her sister'sside,said
*'
"
I will not look at the book
*'
"Why
"
not?"
Because
that German
justas
soon
You
"
**so you
rather
I
see
you said
tale mamma
are
to-dayyou
wanted
to
read
gave you, and I would
sit here and knit*'
said Emily ;
littlething,"
good-natured
remember
those
that; but
than
pictures
read my book
gone to bed*"
can
Emily."
to-night,
I know
any
you
would
and
thingelse,
after eight
when
o'clock,
'^
you
No, Emily,I would rather
"
So would I,Missy; I know what will please
and fetch the largebook ; do
so trot off,
you best,
mamma
as
*you not think I oughtto tryand please
well as you, and do you not know that she always
tellsus to helpeach other,
because I
me
especially,
the eldest? Now
am
go, and bringthe book."
** You
said
two good girls,
are
darlings,**
my
their mother,who had listened attentively
to this
conversation,
althoughthe children thoughtsh^
"
Come to
not payingany attention to them.
was
me," and i^ekissed them as theystood beside her;
"
I have heard all you said,
and I thank you both,
not
dear, dear children,
only for your love
mj
"
HOW
TO
but for
now,
me
in your
; for I
am
what
If
a
long time
Now
I know
both remember
you
*
a
man
I feel that you indeed love
what I say ; and, as you are
let me
see
if I cannot
find
that
you
what
love me, he will
I see
when
you
keep my commandments;' so
wishes to
eagerlygiveup your own
other happy,and do your duty to God
me,
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hearts.
sure
dear Saviour said :
our
A
showingme
love has been
love
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me,
and
make
each
and to me,
attend to
wUiing to please
some
ing
way of spend-
so
eveningstillyour papa returns,so
pleaseus all; go, Fanny, to Miss Norton's
the
and ask her ifshe and your cousids will be
down to us."
as to come
so
as
to
room,
good
her kind
back, holding
governess by the hand, and followed by Grace
and Blanche; when
they were all seated,Mrs.
Very
Howard
Fanny came
soon
said
proposalto make, to which I hope
I
you will all agree. During the time we are alone,
think it would be a very amusing and instructive
if each of us in turn
the evenings,
way of spending
to relate to the others a tale illustrating
some
were
preceptwe have all been taughtto respectand love ;
it will occupy, and at the same
time improveour
^what say you?''
time
^^ Must
I tella tale,
?" asked Fanny"
manjna
''
I have
"
a
"
first,
my love ; it will be
oldestof the party to begin.''
"
Not
at
wise for the
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dately;
Fanny sereplied
glad of tliat,"
afraid my turn would come
first,
and I am not quiteready.''
You dear,conceited littlebee," said Grace,
the demure
kissing
young "iry; so you thought
I
"
am
"
very
I was
"
'^
were
you
off,did you ?"
Cousin Grace,you know
to lead
us
Of course.
make me
go firstat
"
but I
game;
and I don't
conceited,
wish you would not call me
thmk I am at all like a bee;" and
drew
herpelfup in
a
very
the littlelady
manner.
dignified
Miss Fanny, and
I think
I think you are.
prove it. 'What do bees go in search of all
Now,
I
always
French
new
our
you
can
daylong?"
"
Why honey,of course. Cousin Grace.''
'^ And
where do theytake it,Cousin Fanny?"
"
Home, to be sure. I should have thoughtyou
knew that,"said Fanny, relaxing
into a laugh.
"
and kind words,
Then what are sweet smiles,
and lovingactions,
but this world's honey,Fanny
dear ; and who bringsso full a share to her home
in the chosen tree
you, you
If all these thingsmake
"
I do wish
I
was
gladindeed,that
"
my
one,
and
you call me
I
a
bee,Cousin Grace,
am
very
glad,very
so."
when
you have settledabout your names,
dears,I shall be glad to hear what you think
of my
"
Well
littlebee ?*'
as
project?"
It is delightful!*'
exclaimed
all the children.
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"
I suppose then,as I am
the most ancient
decidedly
ladyof the party,I must tellthe firsttale?"
"
Oh
"
And
know
yes!oh yes!''
the subject,
too
?
"
great a value I
how
^Well
all
then,you
set upon
the habit of
obedience f and will not be
if I choose
that,
surprised
it will be
to myself,
most
the subject
interesting
of this greatvirtue. In my opinion
it is
illustratiye
the most
importantduty of our lives;all great
thingsspringfrom it;all evil ones from itsneglect.
I think my tale will sufficiently
prove the truth of
this. Do
you
returned
from
last summer,
remember
aunt's
your
gipsy party
that we passeda fine old
Hollies,
miles on the road,respecting
which
a very melancholy
was
story?"
"
Oh
and Aunt
yes, mamma,
to relate the tale to
us
future time when
some
then,but
we
when
were
to
we
The
house about five
I told you there
Lucy asked you
'No, at
you said,
more
preparedto
listenattentively
should hear it.* Oh
we
quitewell
asked
a
"
are
you
member
yes, I regoingto tellus now?"
Fanny.
if you wish for the whole,it will be
longstory,as well as a sad one."
"
Yes, but
''
Oh,
we
shall be
sure
dear mamma."
to like it,
yGcfegIC
THE
PARTY.
SKATING
Winterdyne,that is the name
of the estate,passedby the death of its owner
into
the hands of a gentlemannamed
mediate
Temple,who imannounced
his intention of residing
there.
The place had been longshut up, for the last possessor
had other and more
livelyseats, and for
but an old gardenerand his
one
many
years no
wife had lived there ; it was
a very
largehouse,
and great was
the pleasure
felt in the neighbourhood
that Colonel Temple and
known
when it was
his familyhad chosen it for a placeof permanent
residence. In a very short time the solitary
pearanc
apof the house and groundswas
gone, the
painters,
placewas alivewith gardeners,
upholsterers
and servants; every thing
the active,
wore
busy look
*'
Many
years ago,
of wealth and taste:
were
under
it was
the
evident
the whole
of an
superintendence
ceedings
pro-
gant
ele-
mind; not one of the old trees
of stately
the long avenues
elms
cut down, nor
was
line by the destruction of
disturbed in their straight
even
one
pieceof timber,to letin ever so beautiful a
view ; the quaintold walks,and yews, cut into the
untouched ;
queer shapesour ancestors loved,were
and
and
was
on
refined
the side of the house
left in
rooms,
with
lookingupon them all
its original
state; the oak-panelled
their deep largewindows, were
care-
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them,
fullyrurnished in the ancient style
befitting
and no gaudy,prettyknick-knacks disturbed the
harmony of the arrangements. The oppositeside
die deer park,
of modern
of the mansion,facing
was
and luxurious
structure,and allthe most magnificent
inventions of the London
were
upholsterers
lavished upon the lofty
saloons and beautiful staircase.
Two
ages seemed
coexistent in the
mass
of
and the grounds.
On one side you walked
building
throughwide dusky rooms, with dark oak walb,
and
looked through deep windowed
recesses,
and square
straight
upon a prim and scrupulously
garden,along the walks of which you might
well expect to meet some
dame in farthingale
stately
and sacque. On the other side,
you looked
from immense
windows, glazedwith largesheets
of plateglass,
lawn studded
exquisite
upon an
with fiower-beds,
and enriched with specimens
of
all the finest shrubs and plants
reared in this climate;
below was a noble lake,
sleeping
upon which
swans.
beauty four splendid
glidedin graceful
and tastefully
ranged,
arEverythinghad been artfully
.
there
was
with other trees,so
an
of eyei^reens,
in winter the view
intermixture
that
even
and in the gay days of blossoming
desolate,
June,the sombre hues of arbutus and box
the lively
and
only sobered,without obscuring,
was
never
radiant colours of the
south.
children
brighter
of the
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after man j months of preparation
and
last,
known
that Colonel Temple and
itwas
expectation,
One short w^k, to gire
his familjrwere
come.
time to settle themselves,
them the least possible
and Winterdyne was
to
besiegedwith visitors,
the owner
and
whom
as well as
were
introduced,
his wife,four children,
Hubert, Clarice,
Edgar,
and Milicent
M7 mother,then a young girlof
lived at The Hollies with her parents,^nd
sixteen,
At
as
it was
the nearest
families soon
Hubert
became
and
residence
the
Winterdyne,
very intimate.
Clarice
into the
to
were
twins, and when
they
about fourteen
neighbourhood,
the
years old ; Edgar a year younger, and Milicent,
pet of the whole house^justten. A singularly
Hubert
handsome
Temple,but proud,
boy was
and wayward, actingalways upon the
passionate
impulseof a daringand ungovemed temper, and
from beingthe eldest son, and heir to a largefortune
and ancient name, thoughtof so much
portanc
imthat the difficulttask of controlling
him
seldom effectually
was
: he was
naturally
attempted
of an affectionate and generous disposition,
but
and indomitable pridehad made
longindulgence
him both selfishand disobedient
Althoughof a
tall and graceful
with a brow as fair as his
figure,
and hair as dark as the wing of the raven
sister's,
that croaked in the pine-grove
by the lake,he was
free from the smallest particle
of personal
vanity;
first came
HOW
for he
was
talents to
beauty:
Hubert
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HAPPILY,
and his
by far too proud of his name
indulgein the paltrypride of mere
there
the seeds of many
virtues in
obedienc
Temple, but the baneful spiritof diswere
had
been
soil,and, like the tendrils
was
flourish in the
permittedto
chokingand
of the
deadlynightshade,
the fairer
destroying
flowers.
Clarice,a meek
and
gentlechild,patientand
noticed
so unobtrusive as to be rarely
persevering,
formed a completecontrast to her
by strangers,
twin brother: hers was
beautiful but retiring
a
unvalued because unknown, yet in its
character,
and earnest goodness,
at"
most
humble, religious,
tractive in the sight
of Heaven.
Edgar was of a
and good-natured
weak,indolent,
easily
disposition,
of the last
the opinion
led,and generally
following
of forming
not because he was
speaker,
incapable
of his own, but because it saved him the trouble
of thinking,
and he was
so idle that his brother
one
Hubert
often told him that if the
key to
the
valley
him, he
lay in a rabbit-hole before
would not stoopto pickit up.
is the use of getting
not ! What
No, very likely
all over
dirt for nothing? I should not like the
and washing. You mighthave
trouble of dressing
of diamonds
"
all the diamonds
Mrs.
for
Temple,who
always fancied
that
me
was
!''
in very
Edgar
was
delicate health,
ill,and
allowed
10
TO
HOW
him
to be
was
her mode
SPBND
A
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idle and lisdess
HAPPILT.
he
lesthe
pleased,
should increase his fancied malady; and thongh
the boy felt sometimes annoyed at beingso often
the sick list,
on
yet he escapedso many lessons,
suffered to do others in so slovenly
a manner,
was
and had so much deliciousinvalid cookery,
that he
himself to her opinicHi
usuallyresigned
very con*
tentedly.
oftener called,
the
as she was
or Milly,
Milicent,
most
playful,
youngest of the four,was the prettiest,
and mischievous little
thingin existence ; there was
frolicin the house of which she was
not a ring^
no
of her father and mother,
leader : she was the darling
and when reproved,
the petof everybody,
which was
throughher
very seldom,she had a way of looking
with a sort of demure fun,as
longcurled eyelashes
ifwonderinghow much more
you could find in your
back the thick brown
heart to say, and then,tossing
ringlets
hangingnearlyto her waist,would throw
round you, and silencing
her arms
your rebuke with
kisses,
effectually
put an end to the lecture. This
as
as
with those she loved ; but with any*
else who
over
presumed to exert authority
her sovereignwill,she would
stamp her tiny
foot,and shakingher littlehead in a furious
'her own
passion,seldom failed in getting
way.
Above
the prideand torment of
every one she was
body
her
brother Hubert; not
could
imaginebut
she
a
merry
played upon
trick that she
him
:
she cut
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his balls with a penknife^
on
letting
deep figares
drove n^ed-headed nails into
out all the stuffing,
from
his cricket-bats,
unfastaied his fishing-lines
lake, and did every conceivable
active fancycould suggest; then hid
the side of the
misdiief her
his rage, and hear his threats of vengeance
he well knew to be the
her whom
agaimit
herself to
see
offender.
Yet with all her tiresome
pranksHubert
loved her better than either Clarice or Edgar,and
i^e in return idolized him, and thoughtthat the
she had hct^rdsuch
admirable Crichton,
of whom
wonderful things,
was
nothing nothingat all to
her favourite brother. To Miss Mansfield,their
and
governess, Milly paid very little attention,
liked her very much for her unfiling
though she really
she constantly
patienceand good-nature,
her wishes ; her punishand disregarded
ments
disobeyed
either evaded or remitted,
were
continually
"
an^the consequence
j^fsold
she knew
child
disciplined
"
It is of
"
"
so
seven.
said Milly,
I cannot do it,"
trying,
pieceof patchworkshe was making.
no
use
poutingover a
''Why not, my
''It's
of
of course, that at ten
very much lessthan any wellwas,
dear!"
difficult.'*
Not very, I diink,if you
But it is the sides are
"
try.''
really
not
even!"
pulledthem pettishly
apart again.
and
she
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It will neitherbe easy
*'
HAPPILY.
Milly,if you
pieceswere perfisctly
nor
eren,
the
giveway to impatience,
when you had them."
straight
"
I shall not try any
**
Noy Milly,you
I will giveit up/'
loiter,
must
finish the
star
I gaye
and, remem"
^you chose the work yourself;
ber,when you did so, I told you I would not be at
you
"
and placing
the papers, :*^*
cutting
less you promised
to finish it when you had it'*'^
I did not
Yes, but I did not say when
to-day/'
No, but you meant it; and so did I,therefore
the trouble of
'
"
"
*^
I shall expect to have it done/'
"
But I cannot do it"
"
Try,nothingis done
'"
I want
trying/'
Hubert's rabbits,
I pro*
feed them for him/'
mised to
**
without
So
to go
you
and
see
shall when
you
have
finished your
work/'
"
I
^^
No
room
**
back
presently/'
Milly,I shall not permityou
can
come
to leave this
until you have finished that star/'
Then
I shall be here all day ; "
and the child
that
finding
cry, and afler a few minutes,
she commenced
Miss Mansfield took no notice of her,
began to
and breaking
her thread into small
stampingher feet,
pieces.Miss Mansfield looked at her watch.
*^
At one o'clock,
Milly,I am goingto the village
with Clarice,
silks: it wants nearly
to purchase
some
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can
HAPPILTv
by The HolMurray ; remember
go round
ies^and take this note to Mrs.
the trouble
an
answer, it will spare me
you bringme
of going out again,
and you and Millywill see
the pres^itsthe children had yesterday
Sarah's
on
Urthday ; you may stay as longas Miss Mansfield
allow you."
can
^' What
is it not?" asked her
a
treat,Clarice,
goyemess.
^*
I will make
haste;but
is Milly is she
where
"
ready?"
^'
She is finishing
some
it is done
""
Oh
The
t
Such
her
visit to
is at
every
child
listened
to
can
well
imagine,,
this conversation.
of
! a drive in her
delights
then
to the village,
prettypony carriage
and the sightof th^
her favourite friends,
London
looked up
had
com^
combination
a
mamma's
would
school-room,
by this time,I have no doubt"
I hope so, for her pet friend Marion
that
feelings
Milly in
gay
in the
Hollies!"
With
a
work
presents,were
at die school-room
all irresistible. She
clock,in
a
minute
it
She
strike one, then at her scattered work.
stilltime to amend, for she knew that if she
confessed
her
fault
to
her
kind
governess, and
be
she would
penitentand active spirit,
the
obedience was
forgiven;but, unfortunately,
last thingshe felt inclined to show; and she had
to
justresolved to obtain her mamma's
permission
showed
a
HOW
go, which
TO
she
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was
A
Miss Mansfield
sure
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wohM
not
wh^i
round she upset
oontradicty
turning hastily
her sister'swork-box,and there fellfrom it a star
of the
patternas the
same
rebelled.
one
over
which she had
She
seized it,without at firsta
eagerly
distinct idea of what she was
goingto do ; but she
beard Miss Mansfield's footstep
the hall :
crossing
she was
coming to know if her tas^ was done,and,
in
a
moment, before she had time
grievoussin
to meet
*'
she
was
to think
she
committing,
her with Clarice's work
ran
of the
forward
in her hand.
Ah
! have you finished?" said her governess,
takingit from her,and examiningit,not noticing
that she made
reply; very well indeed,my
and I am
love ! I am
at your obedience,
rejoiced
all the more
that
sure
you will enjoyyour reward
you have earned it." Milly trembled fix"m head
words of "lsehood,
to foot : she had spoken no
but
and
she feltthat she had
acted one, and the drive
visit lost all value in her eyes ; the first sin of
disobedience had
it,where
would
During the
when
"
no
another
alreadyinduced
it end ?
Poor
to screen
child ! poor child i
but
very silent,
she had reconciled
firsthour
Millywas
she arrived at The
HoUks,
her star as soon as
herself by determining
to make
she returned,
put Clarice's back againinto her box,
harm will
and then,thought
.themistaken child,
no
be done. "The crime in the sightof .God she never
considered;all she feared was publicexposure,
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When
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avoided,she forgotthe sin#
got home, she
ran
to the
school-room
to
for it was
a
pickup the piecesof her patchwork,
pattern,part of a dress broughtfrom
very singular
Paris by her manmia,
and the fragmentout of
which Miss Mansfield had carefully
cut her and
Clarice the hexagonsthey wanted, was
entirely
used.
one
The
had
she saw that some
entered,
puttingtidily
away all she had left
instant she
been
heart for the
about,and she hunted with a beating
in eager
piecesof print,but could find none:
and workhaste she openedevery book, music-roll,
The
basket,but nowhere were
they to be seen.
windows
had been left open, and she thoughtthat
perhapstheyhad been blown away; but after a diligent search over the lawn,and under allthe shrubs,
where
she hoped theymighthave lodged,
she was
obligedto give it up in despair:she dared not
make
any inquiryfrom the housemaid, whose
the school-room,
work it was
and
to attend upon
could do nothingbut vainlyhope that Clarice
would
not
miss
stroyedwhen
her star ; but this chance was
her sister and Miss Mansfield
and Clarice
de*
tered,
en-
said,
"
Now letus get our work, and talk about to-day,
shall we, Milly?"
she went to her box, and after
a few minutes
exclaimed,
**
Have you removed
any work from here,Miss
"
Mansfield?"
HOW
^
No,
^^
Because
TO
dear ;
my
some
^
A
why
WSXK
17
HAPPILT.
?"
one
taken my blue patchwork
this morning wh^x
I
has
I jmt it bere
8tar"
went
SPSKD
out"
No
would
one
take
it^you
must
have
looked
over-
it."
"
Well, I
will look
again
"
^no"
field,
see, Miss Mans-
"
it is not
h^*e,is it?
"^
Search in your bag,then ; it was on the table,
it was
put in there."
"ery likely
Clarice turned every thingout, and opened the
tidylittlebundles,but no star was visible.
^
How. provoking! Milly,
dear,have you seen
it?"
Millypretendedto be too busy readinga book
she had broughthome to hear her sister'squestion.
^^ I
am
so vexed
Miliy,do help me to look ;
she rummaged every comer,
and repeated, do
come, Milly."
What is the use of making so much fuss,
rice
Cla? I dare say you have lost it,**
said Milly.
"
"
^^
'^
'^
you
*'
No,
sure
that I have not, I liked it too much.
you have not seen it,Millydear ?"
If you had it in your
box how
could I
see
Are
it?"
she
answered,pettbhly.
'^ I
said Miss Mansfield,
am
very sorry, Clarice,"
"
Bare
"
for there is not
you
put it away ?"
Oh,
yes ! and
an
atom
leftI
Are
I stock three needles
on
you
die
18
HOW
TO
A
SPBND
HAPPILY.
WBBK
fear I should lose ihem ; I know
not mistaken !''
Other
am
for
side,
How
in her
Millytrembled;she had never
the
haste that anythingwas
on
she knew
that if the needles
her
found
goyemesB
;nrouIdbe discoyered.
were
I
obserred
star, and
stillthere,and
seer^
them, the disgraceful
nothingbut trouble connected
with the patchwork,"
said the goyemess ;
first,
MiUj's distress,
though she obeyed my wishes at
and now
last,
your misfortune/'
I
I would almost sooner
haye lost an3rthing
and
Miss Mansfield,
have than that ! May I ring,
ask Mary if she saw itwhen she put the room
to
rightsr'
Yes, certainly."
^
the
Jgn^
miss!"
said
in
servant
to
Oh, no,
reply
^^ I did
not see a star like that you s^lak
question
;
There
"
seems
"
^^
*'
^*
o^
but I found several small bits of the sanvs
as
Mrs.
theywere
Temple'sdress lyingabout,and
of
no
use,
so
I threw them
away
I
sort
thought
r
with jdi"
dust"
They could not be the same, Mary, for I used
that remained to cut the twelve
every particle
for the young ladies;I did not leave any."
pieces
^^Perhi^ I can pick them up againma'am;
shall I try?"
*'
N^ unless you are sure theyare the same that
Miss Temple has lost;go into
my room, GIarice"
'^
^
HOW
and
TO
A
SPBNO
from
Milly'sstar
brings
when
down
WBBK
19
HAPPILT.
my
table,I
to dress,"
I went
^'
No,
up, but her governess said
love* Your sister will obligeme/'
Millysprang
not
my
sat down
you
She
laid it
"
with
of despair,
and
feeling
a
watched the door*
throughher ringlets
Clarice returned,
her face was
and
deadlypale,
she never
the
glancedat her sister;but, taking
said in a trembling
to Miss
patohworiL
Mansfield,
voice,which she vainlytried to steady, Here it
"
is; I
met
her to
mamma
on
the
and
stairs,
I have asked
slipfrom her new pink dress,
for I will have my centre pink,as Mill/sis blue,
mind troubling
so never
Mary to look in the dust.''
Oh, you'llfind it some
day my love; but I
it will really
be better to have difierent
I, for Jim see, Clarice,MiUy has so imiin her work that the longstitcheswill not
which is hers; really
Milly,I never saw
give me
a
**
rk
so
well before."
to look at
ice did not venture
found
the needles
knew
it for her
on
own.
her,she had
of the star,and
first she fancied that
the back
At
Milly in a hurryhad giventhe one pieceof work
by mistake for the other;but the disobedience of
the morning,her silence duringthe drive,nmd her
evident unwillingness
to join in the searX,
too
trulytold her it was no mistake,but a diKberate
frlsehood.
90
DOW
aPBHD
TO
WBBK
A
HAPPILT.
MisB Mansfield flo"Hi after leftthe roomy and the
children were alone. Millyh"at her head cloadj
hodkf and waited in expeetatkmof her
that she well knew
the subject
sister speaking
xm
occupiedher thoughts;bat the silence r^aained
unbroken, until Hub^ called out firom the lawn,
"^
here Wllf, I 'to caughtsuch a splendid
Come
her
over
fish.''
She
jumped
up, and
m^
ming with tears,full upon
^
Don't
be
Clarice's eyes, brim*
her.
vexed, Clarice,I did
tella story; but Miss
Mansfield
was
not
so
to
mean
""ross,and
she insisted upon my doii^that nasty patchwork,
^and then";"
and then
and I couldn't,
"
don't be a montii,''
said Hubert.
Come, Milly,
'^ I
much obliged
to you, Clarice dear,
am
yiery
do so again,
fer your not telling,
and I '11nerer
indeed I never
will;but Mks Mansfield knew that
it was
for me to make it,and she
impossible
^^
I shall go,"called Hubert,
If you don't come
impatiently
; imd without againmeetingher sbter's
grieved"oe, she ran off to him*
'^
"
"
in and joinus, we want
fellow
a
Pray come
Hke you,"said Edward
Dacey to Hubert,as he saw
^m
lookingwist"llyover the gate of his Other's
lihere he and several lads were
field,
playingat
cricket. He was
a
vulgarand ill-educated boy.
'^
2S
HOW
TO
SPEND
A
WBBK
HAPPILT.
after deelkhigthe inyitation to enter the
first,
.ground,Hubert moyed away from the gate,for all
forther conversation than was absolutely
necessary
for courtesy's
sake had been forbidden ; but Edward
Dacey so earnestly
appealedto him for his
opinionupon a disputedpointin the game, that
littleby littlehe suffered himself to be drawn into
At
"
discussion.
^
his
I know
you
wrong,
companionswho was
own
hearinghis
**
Temple,"said
in the group,
one
of
after
decision.
I am,
then my uncle is,and he is one
oldest members
of the famous
club in
Well, if
the
of
are
London/'
'*
"
That may be,but stillI say you are wrong.**
But I tellyou, Mostyn,I have heard the ques-.
tion settledoyer
and
oyer
again."
you say.**
I,but not as
Hubert began to grow angry; he was
a yery
cleyer batsman,and proud of his skill.
*^ If I
there I would soon show you,"said he.
was
'*
in then."
Well,come
I cannot,"he replied,
his
''No, not now;
father'sinterdict returning
to his memory.
*'
Why not? If you don't I shall think you a
*^
So haye
boaster."
you like;but come
terdyne and I will conyince
*'
Just
as
turningto
go.
to-morrow
to Win-
you," said Hubert,
HOW
"
TO
Then,if you
why
^
A. WSBK
SPEND
can,
don't you
why
do it here
"
"
in ?
you come
Mr.
Temple,"urged
cannot
Do,
2S
HAPPILY.
Edward,
'^
it is
a
capital
ground ^true and levd,"
thank you."
Not to-night,
"
"
"^
He
's afraid of his
father,"said
a
littleboy^s
voice.
In
a
Hubert
moment
the gate,and in
there,all recollection
over
was
the midst of the party; once
vanished,and he waa
parent's
displeasure
He
absorbed in the game.
was
unquestionably
the best cricketer of them all,and the Daceys,proud of havinghim among them, administered
largedoses of ^atierywith great adroitness. He
his bat,when a loud exclamation
was
on
leaning
him look rouhdyit was
behind startled and made
Mrs. Dacey.
"
do you do, sir glad to see you-^hope
How
you are well ? Oh, Mr. Temple,this is charming;
quitean unexpectedpleasure.I h"^ the colonel
of his
"
and
*^
your dear
mamma
are
well."
Hubert,
Quite well,
ma'am, thank you,"replied
recalled to
a
sense
of his disobedience
by the
of Mrs.
^
Mr.
mar
Dace/s voice.
How
gladmy sons must be of your assistance,
Temple,theywant sadlyto b^t those gram*
school boys; and, now
theyhave you, th^
sure."
are
"
sound
But
I do not
belongto
their club."
24
TO
HOW
"PEK1"
A
WEEK
HAPPILT.
that you
Oh, but theywill be too delighted
ple
should.
Edward, William,come here ; Mr. Temsays that he does not belongto your club,but
"
of
course
you
admit
can
him
at any
moment."
"
**
Indeed,madam
"
Pray do not apologize
; itwill be a pleasure.'*
"
Oh no, Mrs. Dacey, not now."
"
Mr. Temple,
It will be no inconyenience at all,
for such an
as
they will be
acquisition
you
honoured,I am sure."
"
"
**
of
You
my
powers, madam
; I could be
use, indeed."
no
"*
overrate
What, the famous Mr. Temple! Why
heard
nothingbut
of
I have
not
lamentations that you were
since the club has been formed*
them, ever
have you."
must
one
We
**
"
But
Oh,
my
father
"
"
said
does,Mr.
don't be afraid."
Oh that unluckyword!
; he had
perate.
des-
I am
objection,
Dacey can set all right
;
the colonel will make
certain. If he
Hubert,almost
no
itupsetall his
lutions
good resoavow
boldly
moral courage to
a
proper subordination to his father'swish ; and,
than a silly
should think
sooner
schemingwoman
him
afraid
not
he preferred
(ashe ought to have been),
command.
breakinga parent's
Temple has joinedus ! Temple has joinedus !
Say good-byeto your chance,
shouted the
my boys,"
"
SPEND
TO
HOW
A
WEEK
25
HAPPILT.
eteven ;
and, before the bewildered lad
well knew what theywere
about,theyhad carried
him to the tent,pat him on a stool,
and gathering
round, huzzaed loudly.
Harbounie
What
*'
a
Temple to
a
Daceysare,"said Colonel
wife,at breakfast the next day,opening
hb
letterwhich
cricket match.
some
will jointhem
we
a
that
from
epistle
an
those
torment
sport,at which
guishhimself
at
Mr.
in the
servant
gave
to him
;
^'
here's
about
incorrigible
lady,
talking
Hey! what is this^ Hopes
*
a
collation in the tent afterthe
Temple will
manner
doubtless dbtin-
of which
What
excellent promiselast night.'
he gave such
does she mean,
dear?
What
Mr. Temple?
guess, my
Charles is not down, and even if he were, he would
that's clearsshe must be dreaming."
never
go there,
can
you
*^
Oh,
it 's some
mistake."
then rang the bell.
colonel thought
a moment,
Send Master Temple here."
The
*^
He
came.
I have
justreceived a very strange
it at
note from Mrs. Dacey ; I do not understand
Mr. Temple havingjoined
all ; she speaksof some
their club ; your uncle Charles is not here,and
"
Hubert,
there is
no
one
else of the
of."
Hubert
looked down.
name
that I
can
think
9S
BOW
^
lo
svwsm
a
Sordy it ii not yoa?
ma"ds^ it eunot
Hubert
dkL not
happilt.
wbbk
After my
pMitiFe eoai*
W*
reply.
me?"
Speak,sir;have you disobeyed
*' Last
nightI came upon them by chance,and
ihey persuadedme; they said I was afraid,
"
"
andr-''
what?
"'And
Y"m
acted
againstray positive
with those to whom
aad joined
yourself
]Hroldbition,
I desired you never
to speak\"
even
unnecessarily
^
father."
It was
quiteby accident,
**
Hubert ; I thought
You
seriously,
annoy me
to find any
gentlemanly
feeling
you had too much
with such a familyas those
pleasurein associating
purseproudboys; I i^ould think
Daceys ^vulgar
"
you cannot
have
*^
Mostyn
*^
So much
was
an
idea in
with them."
common
there,father."
the worse; but if Mr. Mostyn allows
I do not ; and yet,
such unfit companions,
his
son
not
contented with
goinginto their field,
you
must
jointheir club!"
"
Father,I never intended
^
sir;how dare you attanptto excuse
Silence,
yoursdf? See what you have compelledme to
do, to screen your disobedience I must go to the
house of peopleI detest. I am
exeeedin^ydis"
pleased Cleavethe room, sir."
"
"
"
Hubert
would
did so, and he knew that all his father
was
ov"p
say to him upon the subject
; so
JEfOW
3FEBO
TO
A
WEEK
HAPPIi:;T*
87
la this
in manj
lie presamed
as
instance^
otfaers,
and, instead of being
indulgence^
apon his parent's
punishedand
match, he
'^
debarred
to tl^ cridtet
gomg
and spent Qxa daj as usoaL
forgiveai,
was
Now
from
good-bye,
youngsters;
htfune at eley^i o'clock
to a
do not
fail to be
minute.'^
o'clock,papa, how early! imd the
ni^ts are so lightnow."
^'Yes,but you must positively
promise to be
here then,or I cannot let you go ; ydu will have a
^^
Eleven
"
Jbeautifuldrive.
I shall send
the
at halfcarriage
past ten, do not keep it waiting."
''
But, dear papa,"pleadedEdgar.
^' No
buts,my boys; if you cannot promise,do
not go."
"
If we are pressed
to stay ?"
"
That you
must
sure
are
to
be j but
never
mind, you
back."
come
the young Templesto joina pwty
day
met
at The Hollies,
to celebrate my mother's birthAnd
off went
; it was
when
the
a
lovelynight in July,and
settled that they
set, it was
the lawn under the large
acacias,
was
sun
should dance
after tea,
on
beauty. The pianowas broi^ht
to the open
window, and scnne
country dances
with spirit.Hubert was the life
commenced
were
and untiring
with his gay jests,
of the assembly,
justthen
in dieir
28
HOW
TO
SPBND
A
WEEK
HAPPILY.
round of
he keptthem all in a perpetual
activity,
and the bright
delight;and when the dew fell,
he
out of the open air,
moon
rose, warning them
the firstto propose that theyshould go into
was
the house,and act proverbs.In a short time the
and he was
was
scene
changed,
justdressed in a
when
grotesque styleto personatean old woman,
who in her quiet
Clarice,
ing
way had been distinguishherself greatly
the actors,went up to
among
" It has
him and whispered,
struck ten, Hubert,
had better go aflerthis game
we
Oh, nonsense
enjoymyself."
**
"
But remember
"
He
was
I
;
am
is finished."
to
onlyjustbeginning
what
papa said."
onlyjoking I do not mean
"
**
Go
'*
Let it wait then."
to go
yet."
claimed
yet ! of course
not, what an idea !" exthe party.
"Indeed
will be here
we
must, the carriage
said Clarice.
directly,"
Yes, let the horses be put up for half an hour,
pray do," said one.
"
if you go, you '11quitebreak up
Oh, Clarice,
"
the
party."
"
Indeed I must, I
**
But
**
I
am
must
we
"
Must
promisedpapa."
half an hour,onlyhalf an hour."
comes
very sorry; but when the carriage
go."
you
Hubert
really,
?"
30
**
HOW
The
TO
A
8PBND
is
carriage
HAPPILY.
WEEK
Miss
come.
Temple,
but- the
says he will wait if you wish it."
She went to her brother.
coachman
is
"Watson
here, Hubert, let
ns
say
good
night."
I don't
yet"
'*
Pray do, it is quitetime."
** I
wait ;
Ve made up my mind, let the carriage
it will do those horses no harm to stand in
surely
"
harness half
Of
"
to
I 'm at
an
course
if I
me
a
I can't be
to go
mean
hour."
not
my
"
ke^p ours
father
out
partylike this. I
no
trusted,
more
never
says
anything
when
o'clock,
not such a baby that
you, I should think.
tilltwelve
am
are
Temple,"said Alfred Mostyn.
That is not it.Master Mostyn, papa would
tillone or two, or all night,I dare
trust Hubert
he says expressly,
home at
come
say ; but when
he means
eleven,'
us to obey him."
Miss Temple;
*^0h, no doubt you are right.
young ladies alwaysare, I believe ; onlyyou see I
off my sister's leadingstrings,
have thrown
and
plied
forgotthat Temple here was wearinghis yet,"rebow.
Alfred,with a sneering
Clarice coloured to her temples
a very
; she was
modest
child,and, like all retiring
people,
greatly
dreaded ridicule; but she knew that she was
right,
"
'
and
to
the memory
of her aunt's lessons nerved
persevere in her
duty.
her
HOW
**
TO
SPEND
A
I will not be dictated to
pray let me
**
Then
**
What
in half
31
HAPPILY.
by
a
Clarice
girl,
so
"
alone."
I must
go by myselfwith Milly."
folly and so make Watson come back
"
hour
an
for
me
before it will be time
**
WEEK
Then
come
; he won't have
to start
got home
again.''
dear Hubert."
now,
I will not ; you may do as you please,
leave
to do the same
me
a merit
; if you choose to make
of returning,
and make my father cross, by haying
*'
send
to
good
the horses
out
ladies
young
when
"
Do
you
are
come
againfor
avas
That 's all an
you."
"
No,
and
I
made
his word
Don't
"
As
to one
; you
and
siderate
con-
to be tried."
know
angry with you,
Clarice ; if any promise
it,my father never
spoketo
excuse,
but he rneant
"
so
Hubert; you
speak so unkindly,
not
made,
do
very kind
never
very well I would not make
papa
but I must keep our promise."
"
me,
was
us
all;
the
we
same
were
as
one
to us
party,
all."
preach,Clarice ; you can't think how
unbecomingit is."
I go alone,then,"she asked, plead''Must
ingly.
like,"replied
he, turningaway as he
caughtMostyn'seye fixed upon him; ''come,now
for the proverb: who goes out ?"
"Bravo, Temple. I'm glad to see you have
you
92
SPBND
TO
HOW
A
HAPPILY.
WEEK
Good
up courage to think """*yourself.
night,Miss Temple, I will drive your brodiers
mustered
home,
coupleof miles out of my
he will not
is a capital
fellow,
do him a good turn, so do not
it will onlybe
way,
and
mind
that,I often
our
man
a
send back for them*^
Clarice bowed
with
a
heart,and
sad
Milly,who was soon
for the part of
attiring
found
search of
room,
a
went
in
in another
witch in the next
charade.
"
Oh
did you
"
Not
goingto have suA fun ;
such a figure
?"
as I am
see
ever
but it'spast ten,the carriage
often,
indeed,
we
Clarice,
is here,and I
"
Come
am
?
"
love."
for you, my
come
for me
up his mind
are
I
dioughtHubert
had
made
stay."
*^
So he has Milly,but that has nothingto do
with you and me; we promisedto be home at eleven^
and if we
shall not
do not make
we
great haste,
keep our word."
*' I
never
promised."
*^
No, nor I in words,but we let Hubert do so in
the
name
to
of all the
the faith of its
come
upon
must
go."
I
party,and
But
"
Perhaps not, Milly,but
told him
were
allowed to
so
we
being fulfilled,
"
never
we
to
speaklor roe."
you
did not
prev^it
him."
"
I did not know
I should want
to
stop; it's too
HOW
bad
SPEND
TO
to
Clarice,
of yon,
to
beginning
A
HAPPILY.
WEEK
teaze
me
3d
so,"said Milly,
ciy.
promise,don't go,'papa said."
**
Yes, to Hubert,but if he does not return,I
don't see why I should give up my game, and I
was
justgoingto be so happy."
"
*
"
I
must
If you
cannot
very sorry indeed to vex
you, stillwe
do what is right,
if it is not
you know, even
am
it's done,
and the sooner
alwaysthe most agreeable,
the trouble is over, so pop off
Milly,the sooner
those queer looking
and come
things,
; it is such a
makes it as lightas day,
lovelynight ^the moon
"
shall have
we
a
beautiful drive."
"
I was
to be the witch
They '11 miss me so
and theywill laugh at me for goingso soon ; nobody
is going yet ; even
the littleChurchills,
and
bing.
they are not so old as I am," said Milly,sob"
Never
"
mind, theyhave onlya mile
"
to go, and
have five."
we
But
Caroline will
laughat me for a baby."
if she does,Milly,will that make you
''And
which
as to laugh,
one
; and because she is so silly
I don't think she will,should it make us wicked
enough to be disobedient to papa?"
be disobedient
But I did not promise,
so I cannot
; and if I was, justthis once, I know
papa
would forgive
as you
me.
Nobody is so precise
are
^you are quitean old maid."
*^
"
"
"34
HOW
TO
^'Ratber
SPBND
A
WEEK.
HAPMLT.
Bpecimen,"said Cktrioei
javenile
laughing,but comey darUng."
Let me go back with Hubert tmd Edgar/'
"No, they will return with Alfred Mostyn, if
again"
papa does not choose to send the carriage
and it would
to be widi
not be rightfor you
a
"
^
them."
^^
How
tired I
of
am
hearingyou
talk of what is
right
; you are as bad as Aunt Constance/'
shall be
we
Milly,I will not stay any longer,
afraid ; we have a plain
too late now, I am
dutyto
Honour thy "ther and
do, and we must do it
thy mother,'is God's commandment, and if we
his law."
disobeythem, we are breaking
Millysat down and cri^dpassionately
; she saw
"
'
her sisterwas
in earnest,and she determined not to
forward her wishes
by takingoff for herself any
of the trappings
she wore;
but, by quietp^^
and unClarice in time unclasped,
pinned,
severance,
and untied them all ; and sending
well
a farelest the sight
of the
message to their hostess,
she
fresh regrets,
gay party againshould awaken
and drove off.
liftedthe sulkychild into the carriage
When
theyreached the top of that longavmiue
of lime-treeswhich you admired so much the day
from the pic-nic,
we
passedit returning
theysaw
their "sitherand mother walkingup and down the
and evidently
terrace,enjoyii^the moonlight,
for them.
watching
.
HOW
SPBim
TO
9S
HAPPILY.
WBEK
A
I am
chfldren,
gladto see
said die,colonel,
he
as
minute,''
That '0 right,
good
^
jovl: home
opened^e
to
a
door of their Tehide.
Ckrice
alighted.
Where are the boys? Oh, got out for a walk,
I suppose" quite
right
; but I hopedieywill not be
kmg IVe such a treat for you. Now, Millyyou
B, jump out.'*
said Clarice.
Do not be angry, papa,**
"
"
"
^
at,what at, child ? What's
What
^
Hubert
has not been
and
driving,
down, hey?"
"
Oh, no^ sir,"said
Watscm
;
tiiematter
thrown the horses^
I
"
The
young
sir ; Master
us
again,if
with Mr.
*'
Not
Did not
went "r
so
Hubert
be that you
sent
word
would
not
witk
back
not come
out
boy?"
I
was
let him
Mostyn'ssons."
with you! What
does he mean
come
your brothers obey me, and leave
to
go
return
?^
girls
when
I
them V
^
Hubert
"
Did
come
did
gentlemai
giveup"
never
tibereins to any one but you, sir."
"
Well then,what is it" where is the
^
?
thought,
papa,
he come?
"
answer
that
me
as
they were
at
once,
did
so
he
7"
in a low voice.
Clarice,
No, papa,"replied
^
Just as usud ; he shall be severely
punished,"
in greatdispfeasnre.
said the colonel,
a
96
HOW
'^
you
TO
BO, dearest papa, he did not
Oh
angiy,
and
longer,
home,
onlywished to stay half an hour
Alfred Most3m promisedto hringhim
it will
so
did not
He
itis alwaysthe
were
would
cause
trouble.
no
you
Do
not
do not."
whether I
care
with that
case
was
boy.
angry
no"
or
shallhave the
"
I suppose you
as he was, and
as much
yourselves
enjoying
quiteas well have liked to stay,yet
but I
could come;
attentive
invariably
to
make
to
mean
he
punishhim, pray
^^
HAPPILY.
WBBK
A
SPBKD
you
Clarice,you are
to my
wishes,and now
you
reward I intended for him : he ought
must
say,
suffer for his disobedience. I will not allow him
fancyhe can
up, Watson, I
do
to
as
he
pleases.Put
shall not send them
bid that man
come
of the black
ones
otit
the horses
and
again,
here.
My sons are not returned,
Mr. Thompson," added he, addressing
the man;
^^
take those black ponies,
but I think
so I cannot
would carry a lady?"
you said both the grey ones
"
broken in,and so
Yes, sir,
theyare thoroughly
that a little
tractable,
girlcould guidethem."
"
and
Then bringthe pairround,if you please,
like them, I will buy them instead
if my daughtei's
to
to
I firstchose
"
^itwill be the
same
you?"
"
"
Oh
"
Are
sir,
quite!
theyfor us ? Oh,
yes,
give them
whose
to
us
for our
dear papa, are you
?" cried
very own
sulks had vanished at the mention
going
Milly,
of such
a
^
HOW
SPBKD
TO
A
HAPPILT.
WEBX
No^butlwBnttosskyoTiioinethingl^yottrs
eh I some
''A secret^
whkn, I supposegirl'0
well,come here/'
** Dear
or
nngratelbl,
papa, do not think I am
that I do not like this pretty pony exoeedingly;
and mortifi^,
but Hubert will be so dkappointed
and indeed he did not mean
to displease
you, so if
^
"
you would
be
so
kind
as
haye the pony
I should be so grateful;
to let hkn
instead of me,
intended,
ride hers
and Milly,I know, will let me
and he will
sometimes, so I shall lose nothing,
I'm sure"
never
do,dear papa.'*
disobey
you again,
"
and a Tery affectio
Clarice,you are a good child,
for your sake,I wish I could gnokt
sister;
but Hubert must
learn to obey me,
your request,
and ifI cannot
I must by
teach him by indulgence,
punishment. You deserve a reward for the respect
so do not
you have paidto my wishes this evening,
you
say any more,
Clarice
saw
sad heart fw
it is useless
"
the animals
her brother's vexation,but
in ecstaeies; it never
had been
as
a
reward
the pony
I
a
am
year
go off."*
led to the stableswith
now
for
occurred
than Hubert
or
no
Millywas
mission
to her that her sub-
and
compulsory,
it,she had
a
more
that in
hones^,
rightto
receive
Edgar.
the sad part of my tale : in
after the affair of the ponies,
Hubert was
now
coming to
JKIW
9X"
SPBKO
A
WBBK
89
HAPPILY.
Bent to !EUon ; he had beootme
per"ctly
unmaoagethat he was
i^le,and his "ther,finding
inyariably
and self-willed^
humbordkmte
presumingupon du"
determined
dotinglove Mt for him by his pai'ents,
of a pnbllcschool. Nothing
to try the discipline
cmild exceed the boy'sdelight
when he was
told of
the arrangem^it ; he had no fear of the studies he
confid""ice
was
goingto,for he "lt the most perfect
(^ his own
in his powers, and the idea of compamons
^id merry froBcs,
parties
age and ranl^ihe boating
of which
he had
heard
his father and
uncle tell
amusing anecdotes,and the ^ght of fresh
with jc^. His mother's
filled his mind
peaces,
with him for the first time,eyen
tears tA parting
his favourite Milly'sloud sorrow, and the grave
him thoughtful
"ce of his ^ther,fidled to make
;
such
continued
disobedience had
work;
he had
done
become
its
more
sure
and destructi
than
ever
edBekf aarogant,and un"eling.
At
great
last he went, and from his daringcourage,
and good old name
with
self-confidence,
he
proud associatescouM find no fault,
fewer annoyances than young Etonians
experienced
generallyeneounter.
Though less learned than
thoughtof making
many
younger boys,no one
him a fag:it was
tried once, but Huhert
replied
of his sdU^-dected masta*,
to the roughcommands
firstby coolly
them ; ^n, upon a repeneglecting
that his baffled
^ion,by sndi a scientificthrashing
which
his
40
HOW
TO
A
SPEND
WEEK
HAPPILY.
aftertreated him with most
particular
of
none
respect All the evil of his character,
the good,was
not
now
beingfostered ; his talents,
and heart,
cultivated ; and his
his disposition
were
pridebecame insupportable.
One day he and a party of boys stood in the
largecourt lookingat his uncle's horses beingled
about,waitingwhile their owner
paida visit to the
master, when Lord John Wallace said,
** Those
are splendid
animals,
Temple ; I do not
tormentor
ever
think my
fether has finer in his stables!"
"
I
Hubert, coolly
Probably not," replied
;
believe that bay is the descendant of an Arabian,
brought home by an ancestor of ours from the
"
Crusades."
^'
Ah, squireto
some
of the thousand
landless
knightswho swarmed in those days,"said Lord
John, winkingto the rest.
I scarcely
think so, seeingthat he was
brother
in arms
to Baldwin,brother of the greatGodfrey
of the seven
of Boulogne,and one
knightswho,
with Hugh de Pajeno,and Godfreyde St. Uldemar, established the order of the Templars."
Oh, mercy! mercy!" cried Lord John, putting
I did not mean
to bring
up his hands;
down
our
stupid heads such a tliunder
upon
of eloquentresearch. Godfrey the First,or Second,
did you say? I humbly beg your pardon,
"
*'
*^
and
your
horses' and
your
ancestors' too I
I did
sow
know
BoC
^^
Do
SPSVD
TO
tl"t
we
make
n"^
'^
I well may
a^ed
was
did
really
who
eons
41
HAPPILY.
iU^trious pve-
tMnk
Lord
enviottS;
me
joa
at the kugh
reddeoiiig
of the
party.
be,Temf^e,f""rI
unhappy plightof
be
WSBK
itood in inch
John/' said finb^
anmaed
A
the Freoeh
minister
what
not
familyhe came
know, for thon^
followed Noah
out
mitch in the
am
who, when
c^,said that he
there
of the
were
three
ark,he grieved
say that he conld not
he was
descended.
It
tell^om whi^
positiTely
reallyis very nx"rtifying
"fttherparticukriy
at vacation,
to
but
I will ai^ my
for it's too bad not to know
or
son,
whether
I
am
Shem's
or Ham's."
Japhet's,
The firstChristmas
were
holidays
come, and at
for
Winterdynethere was greatjoyand preparation
the heir'sreturn. All the familygathered
together
in "me of the wide windows lodking
down the avenue*
The snow
was
hst,and every now and then
falling
the heavy air was
darkened by a -White shower^
which, driven by the wind, rushed as if it were
fire burned
in all directions. A blazing
frightened
in the
the
excellent luncheon
grate,an
table,
sUf^rs
young
was
laid upon
had
been put to wann,
(asif a
in a dose carriage
Etonian travelling
would
condescend
to
use
them,)umI
all looked
nod hooie-like : twenty times had
inviting
fresh coals been
,yCS)agIe
42
TO
HOW
SPEND
A
HAPPILY.
WEEK
chimney,and the eager gronp at
the windows
continually
changedtheir placesfor
some
other,where they fancied they could see
quicker;but it was nearlydark when, the sound
beingdeadened by the snow, a carriageand four
at full speed came
dashingup the avenue, and
out, followed by a companion he had
springing
Hubert was
not thoughtfit to ask leave to bring,
in the midst of his family. He was
much grown,
and although
to see his parents and
really
pleased
in this first moment
of reunion,his
even
sisters,
by the appearance of wealth
pridewas gratified
and taste,which he hoped would duly impresshis
duced
who, upon beingasked to do so, he introfriend,
piledhighup
the
to his iather and mother
**
John
Lord
Wallace,a
as
son
"
of the Duke
of
Lanark.''
You
very welcome,"said Colonel Temple;
at Eton and Cambridge
gether.
toyour father and I were
I am very gladto see you
if my
though,
here had told me of the pleasure
son
you intended
"
are
"
givingus,
meet
you
"
have
I would
niustered
few lads to
we'll settleabout that after
^however,
a
dinner."
a
Thank
you, sir ; but with that
and a pairof skates,
we
good frost,
**
more,
"
You
I
lake,
glorious
can
want
thing
no-
"
am
sure
!
will find this but
dull,after Wallace
and very
poor place,
said HuCourt,I 'm afraid,"
a
HOW
TO
SPEND
bert to his
when
friend,
comfortable
rooms
A
WEEK
43
HAPPILY.
they went
up
into their
to dress.
Nonsense,Temple, do not be so little
; you
ought to be ,too proud to say such pettythings
Winterdyneis as fine a placeas any my father has,
except the Court,which he cannot afford half to
keep up ; and if we are dull with such a lake,such
such dogs,and such prettysisters,
why, we
ponies,
deserve it,that's all. Do, there's a good fellow,
and
be satisfiedwith beingTemple of Winterdyne,
do not try to make us wonder why you are not the
grand sultan."
The next two dayswere
to showing
appropriated
Lord John all that was
of Winterdyne
to be seen
"
"
beauties in the
present state of the weather
; the
to be devoted to skating;
was
next, if the frost held,
and the next, the longtalked-of dinner party and
ball,to welcome
In
Hubert
boys returned from
and began to
high spirits,
the skating.They were
the afternoon the
ride and
calls in
home.
their
make
for
preparations
very
busy ; first a new strapwas wanted ; then a steel
edge was broken; then the buckles were
go"e;
first one thing,
then another,kept them on the
in
fidgetstheywere anxious to have everything
within reach
for all the people
sportsmanlike
order,
had been invited to make
a largegay party, and
theywished to show off their Eton skillto astonish
The nightbefore it blew a rather warm
them.
"
44
HOW
TO
SPEND
A
WEEK
HAPPILY..
windy and the gamekeeperlAook Us
head
and
falling
The boys
could not rest; every half-hoar tillbed-dme ihtf
but no, all
went out to see if there was
any change,
the
the same
was
was
staticmary,
; the yery glass
and looked nc^
clouds hung heavyand lowering,
blew m
to fall in rain,while the wind
unlikely
gusts,as it often does belbre a wet night They
and at midni^t the storm
went
to bed in despair,
like hailstones
down and wakened
came
them,pattering
After a while the
againstthe windows.
violence abated,but the rain continued steadily
till
about six in the morning,when the clouds blew cS^
and it froze hard again. The colonel sent for the
keeperbefore he was up.
There was
thaw.
no
snow
a
prophesied
the air fdt damp and raw.
bnt certainly
**
Will it be safe on 1^
lake this m""mng,
Law-
rance?"
**
ice is broken away
not to-day; Ae
No, sir,
from the side,
and even ifit freezes sharptillnighty
it won't be over safe,
then.''
**
How
Texed the lads will be, and all those
peoplecoming, i don't know what to do with
"
them."
^
with
a
Would
me
gentlemoi
goingout
you mind theyoung
the wild ducks to-day,
af);er
sir? There 's
flock,
Georgetellsme, down by the mere*"
^
A
capitaldiought, they'11 be safe, Law"
ranee?*'
46
HOW
SPB17D
TO
Why, mother?
you?'*
possessed
that I
None
woald
am
HAPFfLT.
WKEK
What
'*
"
A
visions of horror have
of;
aware
I
but
sore
am
had it
positive,
been at all feasiblefor you to skate in safety/'
"
!'*
milk-sop
Safety! You '11have me a reguku*
"
I hope not,and I think there is littlechance ;
but I have great fear of dangeron the ice after
such a thaw as last night;promise me, Hubert
Lawrance
not
have
been
so
it/'
not to go upon
Indeed,mother,there is no cause for alarm !"
"
Never mind Hubert, I think there is. Besides,
your mother wishes it,that is enough; I
more/'
hope it is not necessary to say anything
^
I think
No, I am sure it is not,sir; and really
the firsthard frost,
and skating
ss
shooting
to-day,
a better arrangement than onlythe skating,
seeing
and
instead of one
we
get two days'amusement
his appearance, I will
now, tillthe keeper makes
helpyou. Miss Temple,to build the grotto at the
said
end of the supper-room for to-morrow
night,"
**
"
liord John.
In
a
sulky temper
very
breakfast
Hubert
his pony;
the
and the air felt sharpand brisk ;
to
see
sun
a
went
after
shining,
wisd,
searching
was
had dried up all the rain,
and
frost,
the lake,sprinkled
with particles
of ^zen
snow,
in the sunlight
like a i^eet of stiver
glittered
studded with diamonds; the trees too, with thda*
as
well
as
the
TO
now
SPBVB
A
bent intk
branches^
graceful
bow^
its
to
their
edge as
the weif^tof ice jewels,
to a mirror
brilliant and
own
47
HAPPILT.
WEEK
in admiration of
starry appendages.The
and
to a skater,
oiiticing
the disappcHnted
boy,tnrakigdown by the pinewas
cmning towards
grore, met Lawranc^ who
whole
was
scene
yery
the honse.
yoQ are not going to try the ice,sir,"
said he ; **2J1 round the edgesitis as thin as glass."
** I 'm
going to look at it; this frost ought to
^*
I
hope
have made
it thick
enoagh."
it is very
but don't tiy it. I am
sure
sir,
deceitful where the sleet lies,
justbelow the grore,
"
Well
in the shelter.**
^
I
see, I dare say.
can
at the
time you
want
; I
By
am
waiting
by the
to the
goingthere directly."
the time
finished
father is
kennel ; if I 'm not back
send one of the men
to start,
for yon
warren
My
and
Lawrance
his master
had
importantcony^vation about the game,
and the shockingincrease of poaching,notwithtandingthe terrors of traps and keepers,it was
of the guestshad
and one or two
eleyen,
half-past
arriyed.
they were boys,and quite
Fortunately,
with the
as
glad of the promisedduck-shooting,
would
prospect of another day on the ice,as iiiej
an
haye been to skate then.
"
But
colonel.
it's
"
quitetime
Where
you
is Hubert
were
?"
off,"said
the
48
HOW
TO
*'
Gone
*'
Send James
SPEND
to the warren,
to
WBEK
A
HAPPILY.
sir."
bringhim
then ; tell him
we
all ready."
are
After
time,the boys became impatient,
and set off to meet him ; theyhad not left the
lawn when theysaw the messenger runningbreathlessly
and there came
Lawrance's
over
up the hill,
mind a horrible sense of some
dreadful calamity.
*^
Oh, sir !" cried James, ^* I cannot find master
Hubert,and I am afi*aid
*'
! shouted the colonel.
Of what ? speak,man
waitingsome
"
"
"
'*
There
is
a
breach in the ice
justunder
the
pine-trees."
In
a
moment
every
one
was
speedtowards
running at full
theyreached it,
the lake ; and when
the terribletruth of the man's surmise became
a
from
largegap
the fall of
the water
some
was
made
in the
parent;
ap-
ice,as if
on
heavy body,and floating
The
cap.
uttered
grove and hillsresounded with theirshouts,
in the forlorn hope that he mightbe in safety
and
in the aperturewas
Hubert's
echo,waijijig
back,was the only
used
Till nightset in,every exertion was
answer.
to discover the poor lost boy,but in vain ; and they
the pointof relinquisliiug
their task in
were
on
when under a ledgeof ice,close by the
despair,
placewhere he had at first fallen,
theyfound the
swollen and disfigured
to
drawn
body : it was
shore,
with the cloaks of the
and, covered carefully
would
reply;
but
HOW
TO
was
searclierSy
the bouse
SPEND
A
WEEK
HAPPILY.
carried back in mournful
be bad
in bealtb
quitted
4"
silence to
imd lifeso sbort
time before.
a
No
entreaties nor
could prevent Mrs.
authority
Temple from seeingthe corpse of her idolized son ;
she bore it with more
and although
fortitude than
she never
rallied afler,
could have been expected,
but died in the year following,
a broken-hearted
and penitent
mother; for well she saw, when it
that her own
blameable indulgence
too late,
was
and forgiveness
of his disobedience had been the
real cause
of her boy'sterribledeath ; had he been
the
curbed and taughtto obey from his infancy,
easy lesson would have been earlyand eflfectuall
Hubert
learned,and, in all human
probability,
Temple would have lived to close his mother's eyes.
Immediately after the funeral the family left
Winterdyne; the placewas become odious to them,
.
and
except when
the colonel
died,and,pursuant to
his parting
wish,was broughtthere to layhis body
by ^at of his unhappy boy, none of the Temples
have
ever
returiied.
what
dreadful end to poor
a
Oh, mamma,
Hubert !" said Fanny, with a deep sigh;" it was
*'
so
TO
HOW
BO
vas
it?"
WSfiK
HAPPIL7.
put his foot
that
on
ice^
his foot
punishhim for putting
his parents;
ice,Fanny,hut for disoheying
did not
God
the
on
X
reary httd justto
not
''
SPBND
ther
he did it in defiance of their commands, and whe-
the forbidden
thingwas
greator small,the
the same.**
gin was
Oh, dear!
please,
mamma,
dear! I shall be
quitefrightened;
do not order me very, very much,
.for fear I should be naughtyand disobeyyou,
and make God angry.'!
^
My dear Fanny, it would be the Tery way to
and make God
make
act wickedly,
you naughty,
^
angry,
if I
were
to let you
hare
I suppose is what you mean
How
would you
you much*
fixOTiwrong?"
wUch
^'
But
if you
should tell me
difficultthing,
and I cannot
how dreadful !"
"^
What, my dear! What
you to do
to do it?"
a
;
to
own
your
by
know
ever
do
way,
ing
not order-
a
very, very
oh, mamma,
is dreadful?
difficultthing,
or you
not
r^^ht
think
My tdling
bdng able
know, mamma;
both,I thmk."
"
not
Well, Fanny, for your comfort,I am
likelyto give you anything so very difficultto
do ; but even
if I should,
plish
you must try to accomit ; and I believe
find that
you will generally
prompt obedience and perseverance bringa blesa''
I don't
HOW
iogand
I
never
SPEN]"
TO
A
WBBK
51
HAPPILY.
able to do many wonderful things.
found when I was
a cbild anything
really
proTe
ns
that I was
told to do^when I set to
hnpracticable
work
without givingthe black dog
immediately^
and tried with all
tune
to get on
shoulder^
my
it is our
my heart; depend upon it,my daiiing,
will and temper which makes thingseasy or
own
difficult. And
now
my tale is quitefinished. I
hope you will remember Hubert Temple whenever
I do not
I cannot^"or,
you are temptedto say
or any other refractory
or dkobedient speech:
like/'
*'
if you
do, and
"
his sad fate
comes
to your
memory
warningsthis eveningwill have heeja.very
profitably
spent; but see, Fanny, Miss Norton
holds up her watch,what does that mean?**
of a
atom
Please, Miss Norton, just one
as
a
'^
minute
; don't say I
am
to
go this very
instant,
if you
off to
to run
do, I shall be obliged
Susan directly,
and I want to ask mamma
a little
question."
"
Well, as a reward for your attention,
you may
have this atom, but it's a very short time,Fanny,
because
so longas I have been speaking."
scarcely
^
Oh, Miss Norton,then you oughtnot to have
taken it all for yourself.1 don't think Clarice
would have called that quitehonest; but please,
what became
be quick; I want
to know
mamma,
of Milly did she continue alwaysnaughty,
or grow
up good and obedient?"
"
02
HOW
A
SPEND
TO
altered
greatly,
Fanny : her
and
mother's death was a lesson she never
forgot;
I first saw her,delayinga miwhen
nute
I remember
mother something
she had asked
to bringmy
me
for,and Mrs. Stevens (shewas married then)
vere
a very seseriously
reprovedme, in,as I thought,
"
believe she
HAPPILT.
WEEK
I
; but after she
manner
of it to your
the story I have now
whether
plained
gone, and I comgrandmamma, she told me
was
told you, and asked me
I did not think Mrs. Stevens had learned
obedience in a hard school.
implicit
'
I recollectshe said,
to obey,it
enough,'
the value of
'
It is not
be done
must
than that
reason
we
without
bid to do
are
any
further
so;' and she
right."
was
''
have
"
and
at once,
Thank
you,
I been
mamma
mamma
;
now
a
sweet
kiss,
"
than my time. Miss Norton?
rather long,
but it was
very good to
more
was
hear,we hope you will consider that Now good
nightEmily every lady a kiss,and 'Adieu,'as
Miss Bolton says, when she's very fine,
in the holidays,"
and,with a hurried kiss to each,all the time
she was chattering,
Fanny ran out of the room to bed.
when theymet, Fanny placed
The next evening,
and smoothingher
a stool by her mother's chair,
and crossing
her hands in a grave attitude
pinafore,
"
df
exclaimed
expectation,
"
Now
Miss Norton,it is your turn; I hope you
are quiteready
!"
quiteperfect
"
"
54
HOW
"
Was
to my
'^
"
TO
I?
SPEND
Oh,
doll,Grace;
A
yes, I
WBEK
HAPPILY.,
remember;
but that
was
it did very well for her."
She can't understand sense, then,I suppose V*
what a funnyidea ! But please,
Of course
not
"
Grace, don't
talk any more,
Miss Norton
has done her
try to wait tillafter
story."
,y
HAMILTON.
KATE
"*
.
Oh,
blinded
almost
a
what
mamma,
brightflash
me!"
of
dreadful
a
cried
Amy
rent
lightning
flash,it
Hamilton, as
the dark
clouds
asunder.
The
had
storm
distance from
some
overtaken
them
home, and
in the
park, at
aflected the natural
of the child. They had reached the shelter
timidity
looked
of a deer hovel,and,from under itsprotection,
awflil sight. The
It was
out on the tempest.
an
clear and calm when
they left home for
day was
their walk, and they had stayed in the village
till
the black clouds gathering
round" the chilly
wind,
true herald of the coming hurricane,the plaintive
of the frightened
birds,warned
cry and low flight
them to hurry homewards.
They had only reached
the brow
of A hill in the park,when the heavy
peded
imfor Amy's terror
drops of rain began to fall,
she clung to her
their progress materially,
seemed
all reason
to
mother, and cri^d bitterly,
deserted her ; she could listento no
sudden
that of her own
fears. With
a
have
voice but
howl,
as
unloosed,the wind
the earth in fury,bending the young
swept over
the
and lashing
trees to the ground,and twisting
stubborn ones, tillthe park was
boughs of the more
if
some
strewn
evil
with
had
spirit
the wrecks
been
whirled
hither and
thither
56
TO
HOW
SPEND
in itsfrantic sport
A
Then
WEBK
HAPPILY.
burst
the startled
over
thunder
peal after pealof those frightful
to shake the earth she stood
which appeared
claps^
child
to
on
Then
its centre.
faster and
die terriblelightnings
gleamingimd
a fire-demon^
throughthe trees^oyer
the
everywheresetting
light
came
like
glancing^
the ground,
park in
a
blaze of
darkness^too, seemed to have fallen
worldsonlyheightened
by the lightning;
sudden
A
the
upon
and
whole
faster
.
a
cold white
lightglaredupon
their house in the distance.
It
was
the windows
a
of
hour,
perilous
for her alarm.
Amy mightbe forgiven
^
shall be killed,
we
Oh, mamma,
mamma,
she cried;*' do you not think so?"
we
shall,"
surely
"
I hope and believe not, my dai*ling;
but our
and as powerfulas he
God is here now, as near
when we set out in the sunshine this morning.
was
We
shall not die if it is not his will,and if it is^
should do so, even if we were
at home, with a
we
world to guardus."
*' But
it is so very dreadful ; look,look,
mamma,
and
another flash!" and
the child hid her face in her
hands
and
glare,
to
^ut out the
while her younger
screamed
violently;
sister,
Kate, held their mother's
listenedwith a
hand,and,thoughgreatly
terrified,
heart to her words,and,trusting
the God
believing
she could not see, looked on the storm with
great
alarm,but greaterfiutk
SPEND
TO
HOW
A
WEEK
67
HAPPILY.
Amy was a very delicate childyin earlier years
excited ; and Kate
to fitswhenever
subject
strongly
read in Mrs.
Hamilton's
face the dread
lest her
of theto ; and as
the piercing
shrieks rang throughthe air^she said^
in her sweet soothing
voice,
presentstate should
cause
a
return
"
Oh, Amy, dearest,pray be quiet,you do so
distress mamma
God is with us."
; do not fear,
But vain was
her into
every attempt to reason
for as she spoke a blaze more
intense
composure,
and vivid than ever, darting
here and there,
ing
peepif in angry search of some
the darkest nook, excited
secret,illuminating
into every comer,
hidden
as
and she shrieked
Amy's fears almost to frenzy,
incessantly.
'*
take me
Pray,mamma,
do, do. Oh
away
where is papa to take us home ; I am
so ill,
dear,
dear mamma,
pray send for him;" and the child
"
shivered in her arms.''
"It
is
impossible,
my
fears make
patient,
your
Amy; try to be
not the danger;
ill,
dear
you
it with this
your face from the door, cover
shawl,and you will not see the lightning."
Very great had been Mrs. Hamilton's effortsto
turn
control the
nervous
terror
which
was
almost
stitutional
con-
of the sin of
Amy; for,independently
it affected the child's
such ungovemed passions,
health ; till now
she had hoped her constant exerin
58
TO
HOW
tions had
been
A
SPBND
HAPPILY.
WBBK
snccessfiil; but
as
she Mt
the poor
her blanched and
child'strembling
frame, and saw
iahe discoyered that much
agonizedfeatures,
yet
to be
was
done.
The hurricane continued Tnth unabated
violence^
and, after a keener flash than before.Amy fell
back upon her mother, her eyes closed,
and her
turned pale.
lips
^* I shall
ifyou do not take me home.''
die,
mamma,
*' Then
I must
leave you, Amy, to bring assist*
stay here alone?"
^^I will go, mamma,'' said Kate; '*I
Can
ance.
you
'
afinid. God
is out in the
park,as
he will not let the
'*
You
could
are
kill me
lightning
right,Kate, I would
well
"
am
not
here,and
I will go."
go myself if I
as
leave
Amy, and I believe you are in no
greater danger there than here; at any rate the
Father you trust is with you, so go, my darling,
fear not, he will protectyou
first"
but kiss me
*' I
will not be long cheer up. Amy ;" and the
"
"
brave child
passedfrom the shelter into the furious
storm, turned round, after going a littleway, to
kiss her hand to her mother, for the beautifUl instinct
of love taughther to hide the fear trembling
at her heart,lest that dear
mother
should be
alarmed,and then with a gay semblance of courage
ran
the open ground.
across
"Oh, thou merciful Father,"Vfhohast inspired
"
HOW
SPBITB
TO
A
09
HAPPILY.
WBEK
her with
Mrs.
faith,watch over her,"murmured
fast from the eyes
Hamilton,with the tears falling
which
she strained to follow her.
skin, her long fair ringlets
and wet, her face paleand excited,Kate
straight
bounded
up the hall steps. Several times she had
fancied herself enyelopedin the lightning,
and
her littleheart had almost yielded
to the fear ; but
she held on her way as steadily
as
before,firm
she loved,
in her reliance upon the Providence
and eager to relieve her mother and Amy.
First
she intended to go to the stables,
and tellthe groom
to get a carriage
ready,while she ran on to her
but she remembered
father,
havingheard her mother
that some
horses would not move
say long before,
in a tlKinder-storm ; '* and," thought
the wise child,
''if the one he puts into the carriage
should be so,
it will onlyhinder instead of forwarding
cause
papa, beDrenched
the
to
be unharnessed ; I had better go first
it must
him."
to
"You
have
done
her
have
but
horse who
and
he
blind
your
one
is the last
him;
stir in such
would
they would
have
a
"I
storm,
chosen"
old
have
into the nursery, darling,
clothes changed,and I will take a carriage
Jack.
Go
to your
directly
When
found
she told
father,when
child,"said
brave
prudently,
my
very
Mr.
Amy
mamma
Hamilton
and
Amy."
reached
senseless in the
arms
the
hovel
he
of his wife } and
60
HOW
TO
SPEND
A
HAPPILY.
WEEK
for many hourSy long after the sky was cloudless,
and the air fresh and cool,she lay insensible to
their
doubtful whether
she
bed, from
she would
ever
confined several weary
was
and
the
beautyupon
which
it seemed
and to which
rise,
weeks,in suffering
self-reproach.
And
dear
Miss
Fanny," interposed
Norton, " you see that Kate, thoughonlyeleven
and act upon
to think,
years old,had been taught
judgmentinstead of impulse."
"
now,
my
she
day, when Amy had nearlyrecovered,
and Kate, with 'Alice and Maude, their elder and
sat around a brightfire in their
younger sisters,
mother's dressing-room;
for, althoughoi^ the
second week of a fine September,
Amy was still
invalid to render a warm
and
an
comer
sufficiently
an easy chair requisite.
The sisters were
chattingmerrilyover their
letters
work, and Mrs. Hamilton continued writing
in their
and then joining
at the table,
every now
One
conversation.
**
How
much
we
shall enjoyit!
What
a
treat it
said Alice,the
be, thanks to you, mamma!"
of fifteen,
the subject
a girl
eldest,
continuing
they
will
had been
"
I
discussing."
hope so, my dear ; and
^
I trust my
of the party will not decrease
your
being
pleasure."
not
W
HOir
TO
SPSITD
diaa
sdfysooner
Kate.
ns/'replied
A
WBBK
ske should
HAPPILY.
fed desokte among
I wish I could
^
I
sure
said An^y fretfully
go,**
; '^ am
enough,onlyMr. Mannars likes to
wdl
am
here."
keep me
littlelonger,
Amy, and papa will take
to thft next meeting in the spring
; be patient,
*^
us
Wait
a
and do all Mr.
soon
be
as
Manners
well
as
ofd"n
you, and
you will
ever."
patknt; it is Tory easy for you to
^
Alice,when you can go here and
say, Be patient,'
and enjoyevery thing;but it is too much to
there,
at home, while you are all
expect me to like sitting
going to thb archerymeeting,"said Amy, while
her voice sounded husky and choking.
"
No, of course
you don't like it; who ^wuld?
But it 's your own
"ult.Amy, for b^g such a
coward in that storm ; why were
you frightened,
^
more
I cannot
be
than Kate ?
She
did not
and
lidnt,
she is
you,"said Maude.
"
I could not helpit,Maude, and it is rery unkind
of you to speakso,"replied
Amy, whose tears
fellfast ; ** and I am not a coward,at least not
now
than you, for you
cried yesterday,
when
more
papa'sfishhook caughtyour finger
; and a thunder
than a prickat any rate."
storm is worse
than
No, that it is not ; pain mmst be worse
I only cried the least bit in
fright;and, besides,
the world when
papa pulledit out, and he said it
a
year younger
*'
than
HOW
A
SPBITD
TO
iTerybftd;it was
a
I did not make
"me.
Thunder
hook,not
barbed
69
HAPPILY.
WBBK'
a common
myselfillfor months."
fishhook/'said Alicd^
laughing;'^ a very importantcase indeed.*'
"But, Alice,"said Amy, crying,** don't you
reallythink
"
Ma.ude,sneeringly,
Now, Alice,"interrupted
"
into fits
which is the worst
^to frighten
yourself
at a clapof thunder,or to cry two minutes when a
'^
storm,
vergm
"
"
jaggedfishhook
is
of your
pulledout
?"
finger
clap of thunder,AUy, but a horrible
interposed
Amy.
storm,"eagerly
have
time to
''Stay,young ladies,I must
is broughtbefore
think.
A very importantcase
be hurried; let the pointbe
and I cannot
me,
weighed with becomingconsideration. I have to
decide whether cryingin a de^ hovel,or weefHug
is die most
dignified
position?A
by a fishpond,
ladies a very difficultquestion.
difficultquestion,
"
Not
a
"
Let
see."
me
Now, Alice,you
sobbed Amy.
"
'^
thingshe
The wisest
laughedat, or
wicked
Tcry
and that I
eacLother,
"
I
am
not
more
of
a
coward
like to sitat home
deserve to be
and
ones,
tryingto
teaze
do not like to believe."
But, n^iuMmftj Maude
no
do, I think;for you
can
")hildren
silly
either very
are
only laughingat me,"
are
whm
is
so
unkind
"
and
"
and
than she
is; and I do
theyare
all going."
64
HOW
"
I have
Amy,
TO
no
SPEND
doubt it is
that you
home,while
WEEK
A
your
should
a
be
sisters are
HAPPILY.
mortifying
thing,
obiigedto remain at
enjoyinga merry day
rery
archerymeeting;but you must remember
that it has been caused,as Well as the four past
months of painand weakness,by that want
of selfwhich I have so often warned you.
control,
against
No one, my dear child,
be either good,or wise,
can
in this world,without the constant exeror
cise
useful,
at
the
of that great virtue."
thinks I am
"There, Ally, you see mamma
wiser than Amy," whisperedMaude.
"
No, Maude, I do not ; quitethe contrary; for,
if you had possessed
either the virtue,
or the love
for your sister I hoped you felt,
you would not
of annoyance
her feelings
ing
have aggravated
by callwhat you have just
her coward,and by uttering
now
said."
I spoke without
said
"Mamma,
thinking,"
Maude, ashamed.
"
but the unkind words you
girl,
Yes,my dear little
uttered,
thoughtheymighthave arisen in your mind,'
have been spoken,if your heart and
would
never
voice had been under proper dbntroL The hastyblow
strikes to kill another in his fury
which one man
the evil word,scarcely
ever
forgotten,
makingenmity
where all should be peace
the resultof
are
equally
of self-control. The greatest
a want
sin,as well as
the least,
from that one baneful root.''
springs
"
"
HOW
But
*'
SPEND
TO
A
WBBK
there
mvtdyf mammi^
difference between
the wrong
65
HAPMLT.
mast
done in
be
a
great
Amy miJdng
herself
and causing70a suph a deal of sorrow,
ill^
and my only speaking
a hastyword?"
**
Not a particle^
Maude
I am
not quite
; indeed,
if what you call a hastyword is not the worst,
sure
for what
seed
can
so
eyil
that which
as
sows
sisters."
discord between
this moment
At
be
a
knock
was
heard
at
the
door,
and Julia Severn tottered in.
*^
I haye
broughta
note
from
mamma," she said,
givingone to Mrs" Hamilton.
^Brought it yonrsdf,Julia? Why, how did
?" asked Alice,in surprise.
you come
^
Mamma
was
drivii^into town, and she left
at the Lo^e as she passed."
me
have you walked?
**And
Oh, poor Julia,"
said Alice,in a voice of indignation.
^
Yes, I
because
I
it,
very tired ; but I did not mind
coming here ; you know I like to
am
was
here*"
oome
gladto hear it,love,for then you shall
stay all day^and you will be readyto go with the
I wrote yesterday
to ask Lady
party to-m""Tow.
and she has kindlygivenit in
Severn's permission,
^
I
am
tbis note."
^"
Oh, what
dftyfrom
a
! I
delight
^all be free
one
whole
those horrid children."
q2.
.
66
TO
HOW
A
SPEND
children
What
children!
"Horrid
HAPPILY.
WEEK
brothers?" said Amy.
"My dear Amy^ do
'
^not your
"
not. ask
questions;and,
words
such thoughtless
use
Julia,fcve,pray never
ring for luncheon,and do
again. Now, girls,
your best to give your visitor a merry day, only
don't tire her for to-morrow," said Mrs. Hamilton,
the room.
and leaving
gathering
up her letters,
"
claimed
Oh, Alice,what an angelyour mother is !" ex" if
one
ever
Julia,
brightened
vehemently
;
this miserable world,it is she. Tire me ! I wonder
who ever
thoughtof the wretched cripple
home
before ! Not any one
at my
now.
Once,
long ago, I had such kind words spokento me ;
*
but I have
own
mother.
own
"
did I not
Oh, why
and the over-tired and
her?"
since she died
heard them
never
excited child leaned
the
and cried bitterly.
table,
"
Do not cry, Julia,"said Kate, "
very kind; but so is yours too."
Yes, to Charles and Henry,her own
upon
^my
die with
"
"
and cruel
sons
; but to
me
is
mamma
tires"Hne
she is barbarous.
She
beats me, or starves me, or shuts me
up in
dark rooms;
but she lets those rough,
savage boys
never
and worry me, often when
my poor head
aches,and I tremble with fear; and then she
torment
laughsand
bids
cannot, and
she calls
me
run
me
away,
fine
when
she knows
lady,when
my
I
eyes
TO
HOW
close with
I
says
SPEND
pain/and
A
67
HAPPILY.
I cannot
useless and
am
WEEK
raise my head, and
Oh, I wish that I
idle.
could die."
Julia,or
fatigued^
such unkind thingsof your
Alice,soothingly.
You
"
are
Mamma
**
!
She is not
97"y
ever
She
yours.
know
why.
mamma,"
She is no
!
than I
I know
hates me,
She wants
Wants
"
she
to kill me,
but
haye, Julia.
of
like
like
am
to
does,and I
I won't die;
her
it all,
and spite
against
Julia,passionately.
to
say
replied
more
I will bear up
exclaimed
not
For shame
mamma.
her so
calling
beautiful mamma,
gentle,
for
me
would
you
at
last!'*
kill you ! What
I
dreadful fanciesyoa
you are ill I will call
sure
am
"
mamma.
do not, Alice ; I cannot bear her to see me
But I am alwaysso, you know, when
as I feel now.
I speakof Lady Severn ; do not you know why I
No,
**
sure
am
she wishes
me
to die?
While
partsof all my father's property must
I
the miserable
I
three
live,
be mine, and
heiress;while
cripple!am an
her bold,rude,brutal boys will onlyhave the rest
between them.
Oh" how I shall triumphthen;
"
thanks
to old
Sarah, I know
all the cruel words
'
"
and taunts
off,when
bitterly
largeeyes gleamedwith
them
"
I
am
it,and I
treasure
up
I hear now, to pay
mistress ;" and her
vengeance.
Poor, poor Julia,how
I
pityyou,"said Katc^
08
HOW
TO
^
eMnesdjf
know
Ohy
''
HAPPILY.
for all those wicked
Alice is
sore
WBBK
A
BPBITD
ri^t;
you
are
I am
thoagfats.
what you say. Triumph over
what a horrible idea !"
do not know
You
horrible and wicked
what
it
do not
well,and
not
brothers I
your
is,ELate ; it sound?
to ^l
you, and if you were
happy home, it would be both. But
to
in your
tortured and insulted
""r me
so
"
"
I have
no
thought
out
^withbut of that day of revenge.
It keepsme up
itI should die and it is not one thing
onlybut
"
"
everything.Yesterday oh that dreadful yesterday
I I shall never
^never
it,tillthe misery
forget
cause
she made me feel has been ten times repaid.BeMarmot, my mother's dear old dog,the only
Uving thingI have leftof hers that loves me and
"
"
I
love, snarled
at
Charles when
he
kicked
hiok
she ordered him to be killed ;
with his savage foot,
but Sarah interfered,
and. told her that,if she did^
die would
leave the house
Morris the
as
net do
knew
papa
butler;and
she intended then, because
would
in the
house
but he
she
be angry at their leaving,
but she has poisoned
his mind, for to-day
that as Marmot
he said,
growing old
was
and
he
vicious,
must
be tied up
into the
and not allowed to come
stable,
again. I cried,and begged,and prayed,
be silent,
was
or the dog*
cross, and bid me
should
be
he
only good for bis skin. And
was
would
and so
directly,
Lady Severn dared
killed; and
Charles
and
laughed,
so
my
said
poor
70
HOW
thtt
noma
TO
eyil was
8PEHD
at
A
work.
WBSK
HlPI^ILT.
The firstmedical aad
adviee failedto discover the hidden source
sargical
and the poor child grew slowlyup, in
of sufferings
her rnoth^
state of deformity.While
a
pitiable
lived,
every device that could ease or aid her fal*
teringsteps and shrunken body comforted and
assistedher,and any bright
loud
or
glareof lights
noise,that might have caused uneasiness to her
avoided.
nervous
frame,was completely
Lady Severn died in the firm belief that
the large
fortune which must descend to her child
would effectually
protect her from unkindness:
Poor
but this future wealth
was
great cause of the
her temper, naturally
one
miseryJulia now endured ;
and aggravated
irritable,
by continual pain,never
checked in her mother's life,
throughfear lest oppo-.
sition should increase her illness,
had arrived at such
extreme of waywardnessand passion,
an
that a wiser
and more
would
gentle
person than her stepmother
have found it difficult
but
her ; nothing
to manage
and Christian spirit,
a loving
joinedto a sincere
could have
regardfor the violent and wilful child,
worked actively
for her good; and, most unfortunately,
neither of these
Lady Severn possessed
requisites.
and
She was
not cruelly
or
unkindlydisposed,
had at firstreally
tried to make Julia happy ; but,
unaccustomed
to see or deal with bodilyailment
or
in
indulgedhumour, she was quicklyrepulsed
HOW
TO
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efforts by the child's ungracious
her rather awkward
manner
first to
see
71
HAPPILT.
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she came
when
and, unfortunately,
of those frequent
in one
her,she was
of agony caused by her stillunabated
;
paroxysms
griefand the carelessness of those around
her.
imi^nationand excited mind was a vivid
mother, with
pictureof her gentleand peaceful
her low voice and holysmile ; and her whole body
and her beating
aching,every pulsethrobbing,
of a gay
the appearance
head longingfor quiet,
In her
joung
bride,with
a
very
unmusical
voice and
noisy manners, only added to her wretchedness,
and produced a very imfavourable
impression.
TOe day was
hot,unrelieved by a single
intensely
breeze,and Julia layupon a soft couch,that on
in a room
which her mother had died,
every window
of
which
was
thrown
open,
and
shadowed
with
making a pleasantdarkness
green outside blinds,
for her achingand burningeyes; but justbelow,
the noise and
was
beatingbrain,
the arrival of
horses and carriages^"
with
her new
She held her head firmly
mamma.
and
her trembling
hands to stillits palpitation;
not only that Lady Severn was
quiteforgetting
and could not preventthe
Ignorantof her illness,
the
harsh gratingof the carriage-wheels
upon
gravel,she was not preparedto kiss or welcome
thrown open,
her when
the door was
boisterously
jarringupon
ti^mplingof
and
the merry
her
party entered.
72
HOW
"Why,
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is this?" said the
prettyone, how
my
bride; "I thoughtI should have met you dancing
frock papa sent you."
the lawn, in the gay new
on
and I
pretty,
dance,"said the
"
I am a cripple."
angrily
child,
;
'^
Oh, yes, I forgot
mind,next time
; but never
nice new
I come
to see
you I will bringsome
You will like
littleplayfellow.
toys,and a m^ny
that,Julia,will you not?"
**
I
child made
The
"
not
am
Oh,
has
never
but her
answer,
nurse
bear the noise of
Miss Julia cannot
lady,she
^*
no
never
been used
that is all nonsense,
to
did.
play,my
it"
nurse
! all children
ought to love play. I know I did;" and she
laughedgaily.
Oh, Lucy ! Lucy I take her awiay my poor
**
"
head
'^
will
break,indeed
I do not wonder
all these blinds
a
the
is.
at
it will !" said the child.
it; thissuffocating
day,and
down, is quiteenoughto give anybody
head-ache.
The
sun
is on
the other side of
house,so
you onlyshut out the littleair there
I will draw them up, and pray let the child He
kept in
a
as
as
many
plentyof playmates,
I cannot endure such gloomyher melancholy;"
said Ladyto the windows,and with no
lighter
room,
she likes.
with
shall have
we
fancies;
Severn,and she went
gentlehand pulledup the Venetian blinds. She
had a great love of managing and
power, and in
the largefamily,
of which she was
the eldest,
no
had been
time
to
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spent by her over-tasked governess
teach her Mrs.
Hamilton's favourite virtue.
painpouredfrom Julia's heated eyes as
burst upon them, and she
the sudden glareof light
cried out, in impatient
torture,
! why do you not
! my own
Mamma
mamma
back ? theyare killing
me."
come
Tears of
"
'*
"
love !"
Hush,
her, and
(itwas
that of Mrs.
"
has
What
been
low voice beside
was
be better."
soon
and words
turn
round 5 she
came
forward.
to
and
string,
sweet
laid upon her brow
Hamilton); " bear the paina
of the tone
agony
Severn
a
cool soft hand
a
minute, it will
The
said
dropped the
sfrangechild she is ; I
a
caused
am
Lady
blind-
afraid she
sadlyspoiled.
I think not; she suffersgreatly,
and this seems,"
of her worst
said Mrs. Hamilton,"to be one
*^
days.
her
Let
best
us
leave her
she
and to-morrow, perhaps,
medicine,
bid you
l^ie||iprto
"
No,
alone,for silence will
never
!
"
welcome
I do
not
"
be
will
will you not,Julia?"
and
like cruel people,
Julia.
by myself,"replied
*^
I think," said Lady
She is very ill-tempered,
"I must
Severn angrily;
speakto her papa; she
has been greatly
mismanaged."
she was, at these words reflectin
as
Suffering
upon her dear,dead mother,Julia started up ; her
her cheeks
largeblue eyes gleamingwith passion,
I
want
to be
74
HOW
JL
SPBHD
TO
WBBK
HAPPILY.
and violent
clenched^
ftiBfher long thin fingers
wordg were
poming forth,when Mrs. Hamilton
took her in her arms, and said firmly,
"
will not
this,I fear you
indeed growing ill-tempesed
; he down, and
Julia,I
**
and
Astonished
die party leftthe
allow
nxHn.
them
onlyincreased
and
manners
gentler
and the affectiontbit
evil,
would have
a
more
patientspirit
Julia whollylost.
8te]miother
the
words
too
and
be
aad
the child obeyed,
silenced,
between
Longeracquaintance
Added
are
to the annoyance
from
won
of her
her
ungradous
violent
hatred.Lady Severn saw in
Julia the bar to her own
their
boys ii^eriting
father's wealth,
she became
and, from the moment
her step-daughter'
possessedof this knowledge,
Mfe
was
indeed
a
wretched
Julia could not
retaliatein their own
the strong boys,who,
by
their
she
one.
grew up unchecked
and tortured h^
b||t
mother,tormented
learned the hateful power
brothers and sisters,
were
upon
Aey
as
never
words,and surely
way
in
one
such
of bitter
home,
taunting
the abode of
and
unholypassions
such evil triumphmanifested.
objectof great solicitude and pitywas this
misguided child to Mrs. Hamilton, and most
did she take every opportunity
diat was
anxiously
t)f sowingin her heart those principles
afforded,
of
An
TO
HOW
SPESI}
WEBK
A
75^^
HAPPILY.
and fofbearaace,
which ehe^more
Cliristian
charity
than
most,
so
much
needed
help her on her
in ^is good wcn^
to
thornyand difficultway ; and
Kate, thoo^ much younger than Julia,was her
ahle and fai"ful assistant,
for from no one
else
and plain
would she take such fearless reproofs
truths as from her true-hearted playfellow.
stem
God
works hy small instrumaits sometimes,and it
seemed
if he had
as
flelectedthe modest
eleven years old to lead
back to her true home.
*'
for bows
Now
silver doves,and
and
a
child of
wanderingfellow-an^ure
arrows,
all sorts
and
bracelets and
of
glee,"said Kate,
drew
dancing about with delightas the carriage
it does not rain.Ally,you see j
up to the door ;
and are never
true
no
to be
are
prophetess,
you
from this time forth,for ever
and a day.
believed,
You
dear good kind papa, how I do love you,"
her han^s.
continued the merry child,
clapping
Why, Kate,I never saw you in such ecstasies
secret
before;I begin to think you have some
intention of winningthe silver arrow," said her
"
"
"ither.
you will
interview with my
*^
Ah,
edge
of
a
before me,
see
! you
will
seej I *ve had
an
the
on
fairy
patroness; last night,
moonbeam, justthe very tip,she glided
and wondeiiul things^e has^.promise
76
TO
HOW
the rest
among
"
A
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HAPPILY.
WEEK
brightday,not
a
a
big
turnpike/
cloud
as
Oh dear me ! another
bee,not an
from any body, (she looked slylyat her papa,
horror turnpikes
whose particular
were,) not a
*
to run,'
it is not lady-like
Come back,children,
and numberless
from our
importanteldest sister,
as
"
a
other
delightful
promises."
said Alice,laughing,
You lawless littlething,"
I 've a greatmind not to chaperonsuch a rebel."
^^h, marvellous fairyqueen, listento Alice !
sai^Re happy child, and giveher two pinches
"
"
"
"
for her disobedience
tree tillwe
:
do not
turn
her into
a
laurel-
changeher prettypink
bonnet into a deapred,and make
her,if you can,
look ugly,
justfor to-day."
No, fairylady,listen to me ; don't let any
but me
one
body be frightful
ugly crippleis
enoughin a party ; another would scare even the
come
back
;
but
"
"
silver doves,"said poor Julia Severn.
*^
Very well,Julia,justas you please
; as many
ugly peopleas my dear fairylikes,but not one
stand,walk,talk,
uglytemper^ oi^I will neither sit,
or make
myselfcharmingallday; one discontented
command,
word, in disobedience to my patroness's
that
we
round
some
wasps
and
merry, and I will whisk
nine times under the old holly-tree,
or
use
should
other
:
so
all be
charm, and
now,
as
you
wijlall be turned into
I have informed
pleasure,
pleasepapa
get
on
you of my will
the box, and
78
HOW
'^
I
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almost
am
to such
SPEND
TO
a
awful
irightened
; itis quite
greatthing I cannot look at him.
to talk
"
he think it rude if I do not, and
frizzle me
Will
up,
Alice?''
*^ I don't know"
try."
*^
Oh, good,great,brightsun, we have in this
littlelady,
a very pretty,sweet-tempered
carriage
her parasol
who has forgotten
Alice,
(donot laugh,
it is not respectful);
smiles that you
the warm
sen^o dry up the fields and walks we are going
she sends a humble
to are too keen for her,so
by me, that you would shut up that one of
petition
her and
eyes which
shines upon
her pathsto-day,
leavingthem nice and
greatwarm
your
cool,and
dear
not
stare
good sun,
as
into her face
want
we
wet
and
rudely
; only,
about,and playby
to run
so
the hillside,
do not shut up the
other;but,as we are
and thankful to see your dear,kind eye
very willing
and dry all those places,
here,pleaselet it warm
if you
which
are
angry, and go behind
will be leftin
white frocks ; we
without
are
we
Maude?
a
that
to have
grateful
so
I think I 've made
"
talk ; Charles Severn
he 's right"
sure
cannot
we
our
have
tain,
curnew
venience
con-
bit of
wee
I will go
nevertheless,
Nonsense, Kate,
black
disastrous state,for
know
a
a
on
and
inconvenience,
little. Any thingmore,
"
appeal;
very touching
if you command
me."
a
love to hear yourself
you
said so last week, and I 'm
HOW
TO
SPEND
A
WEEK
*'
Charles is
*'
Quite right
; I do love
dearly,ever
-"
79
HAPPILY.
exclaimed Julia.
to
hear
myself talk,
said Kate,laughing.
dearly,"
"
I have hit upon a better plan for poor Maude
than your's
Alice,for I think the * great eyes*are
all unmoved
by Kate's pathetics;
pop yourself
under the seat, lassie,
and hide those very unbecoming
tears,you do not know how uglyyou look,"
said Mr. Hamilton, turninground from the box
bad agfthat
where he was
as
driving;** positively
when she had killed
queer old dame in the picture,
the goose with the goldeneggs."
"
It was
a
dear,
boy,papa, not an old woman
how incorrect ; you oughtto be more
careful when
you quote such ancient and importantauthority,"
so
"
said Kate.
moured
replyto her father's good-hujoke,but sat cryingin the comer, tillher
usuallyprettyface was swollen,and as unlike that
of a good and happy child,
her way to a day
on
of pleasure,
well imagine.
as you can
Miss
Norton
the
for a 'moment
interrupted
story, and said to Fanny, If pretty littleladies
could only see how
ugly they are when their
red, cheeks puffed,lipsswollen,and
eyes are
shoulders
stuck
crumpled and
up, holding a
damp pinaforein a shaky hand, I reallythink,
I once
Fanny, it would be an effectual cure.
had a pupil,long before I knew you, who was
Maude
made
no
"
80
a
HOW
TO
when
but
naughty,she
a
looked
a
at
"q
shwt
she
good and
she was
sulky,sobbing,and
earth so much
like nothing
on
great dirtywax
warming
In
HAPPILY.
WEEK
lovelylittlethingwhen
very
merry;
as
A
SPEKD
doll after
wm
a
few
minutes*
unoomforteble "re.
time
the road
on
-idiich they were
of tiieir
with die carriages
became thronged
driving
ing;
and fiiends goingto the ardierymeetneighbours
knew no bounds, as witk
and Kate's ddi^
her papa drove in and out
many a merry greeting
when the vehicles ware
thid^ passingand dashing
by them in good style.
They were all in lughglee;and not a littleproud
was
Mr.
of the
Hamilton
of his children.
In the back
sat Alice,lookingas prettyas a
carriage
very becomingpale pink bonnet (wWch Kate's
fairyhad admired too much to meddle widi)and
sweet temper could make
a
her, smilinggailyas
she recognised
the "oes round; Julia beside her,
and as
her full blue ^yee lighted
up with pleasure,
littlelike the miserable and unhappy cripple
of
Sev^Ti Park
Maude
as
possiblyoppositewere
and Kate,the latter radiant with excessive delight;
riie could scarcely
in her
refrain from Grouting
her papa cut cleverly
when
in between two
glee,
and shot by them both,then
contendingphsBtons,
beside Sir Orey Howell's barouche,while
galloped
the children in it talked
to the Hamihons,
eagerly
and then with a true coachmaa-like
jerk of the
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81
passedthe mettled animals of Sir Grey like
lightning.
"
Halloa, Maude, my littlewife, what is the
with you?" called out one of the Howells,
matter
he strove to keep up on his pony with the rapid
as
was
going; " your face looks
pace Mr. Hamilton
amiable thimder-storm."
like a particularly
"
And what do I look like ?'' said Kate, trying
to
divert his attention ; " but I beg you will be careful,
felicitous tofor your similes are not particularly
day,
less a personage than the
and I am justnow
no
Fairyof the FlyingSteeds : so go away, rash moital,
i command
you."
"
Bravo, Kate ! I will obey your small majesty,
said Frank
by canteringpast your flyingsteeds,"
Howell, laughing.
"
if you dare ! Papa, don't
Now
do if you can
let him-r-goon, go on, papa
gallopby Sancho
and
!
impertinence
Burgundy at speed! What
said Kate, starting
Why, they'd beat you at a trot,"
elbow
"
"
"
up.
Don't
royallady,"said Frank,
his spirited
Arabian
with his
striking
pony sharply
whip, for Mr. Hamilton's horses held him at work
to keep up with them : " but,however,do not be
uneasy ; I will not try."
"
You are beaten,"
said Kate,clapping
her hands,
at their task,the high-bred
animals her
as, pulling
"
be too
sure,
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HAPPILY.
far
bebiady^
passedus.
father drore leftFrank
we
are
I
first,
glad ^nobodyhas
"^ated with
It is delightM
t exclaimed JaHa.
the clear,
the speedat which ^e was
travelling,
lightair,ike gay scene aroimd,and Kite's infeotiooB merriment, she laughedas pkyfullyas the
of the party,
giddiest
I do think I never
was
so
happy in my Hfe,
them on the ground,
Frank/'said Kate,as he j""Bed
I feel as if I could jump out of my fikin."
quences
"Now, do not, Kate^ only consider the conseexcuse.^
; thoughthe novdtywould be some
The consequences
hang the consequences, if
Kate Hamilton wants
said Lewis Anany thing,''
a bold,
nesly,
ungentlrananly
boy^im acquaintance
of Frank's,
comingup to them.
Kate is very well off at present^I believe,
Annesly,"replied
Frank,coolly,
for herself" but
Ah, so you say, let her sp"ftk
am
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"
"
'^
^
**
^
"
"
*'
"
how
on
to
"
he continued,
earth came
ing
turnyou here ?
Julia " what pleasure
in the world can
a
"
placelike this giveto you ?"
"
Not quiteso much as sayingrude things
gives
to you, Lewis,"replied
her face crimsoning.
Julia,
"
You
are witty
to-day,Miss JuHa; but, as to
*
rude things,
peoplewho live in glass-houses,'
you
"
know
"
You
asked
me
justnow
if I wanted
any
,y
thinjgf,"
HOW
TO
SFKNO
she saw
a"
Kate, indignaiitlj,
while the rough hay spoke,^and
Julia tremble
said
but I
aad
"
was
wrong
"
^Ido want
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HAPPILY.
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A
I told you
nor
thingvery muc^
one
^willyou ?"
onlyyou can giveit to me
It dependson what it is ^what is it?
Leave to say, goodmcmiing;"and,putting
her
in Julia's,cshe
turned away, and joinedher
"
"
"
"
arm
father and Alice.
Oh,
if God
why was
Julia, as
I bom
"
down
"
she walked
with
on
To
do
some
can
great work while you
do, Julia,and, when
it,to joinyour
accomplished
*^
largetears rolling
her chedks.
but you
none
is merciful,
as you
Kate,
say he is,
to be so miserable?'' murmured
Oh,
I shall be
mother
beautiful
a
live,that
you
have
in heaven."
angel,certainly,"
aieered Julia.
I do not know
beauty,but I never read
any thingof the loveliness of Lazarus,rather the
contrary; and yet we sure told he was an angel."
"
Yes, but he had a beautiful soul and I have
neither a beautiful body, nor
soul ; I wish I had
here to-day I have no business in such
not come
gay places."
"Why not, Julia?"
"
^'
Only the happy and the healthyshould
"
about
"
"
"
Come
out, do you
what
a
ment
of matters
mea%
good thingit is you
"
what
an
Julia ? Bless
have
not
me,
the manage*
empty world
we
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face would
human
be
nearly
in June ; for what with
snow-balling
and
head-aches,and finger-aches,
temper-aches,
when I have
; Julia,
every body would be in prison
as
a
as
scarce
a
world of my
small young
set you
not
Emma
at
the head of afiairs ^but look,there is
"
Rose
and
I shall
to manage,
own
Howell
beckoningus
to
go
to
them/'
"
Oh, Kate," said Rose, "
we
have
such
a
nice
under the beechparty on the other side of the.hill,
trees; and
have
such
a
tiful
beau-
there's Annie
Pardoe, and
game;
Sanders,and Elizabeth Grant, and six or
Ellen
more,
and
we
are
we
going to
are
waitingfor
you,
we
seven
shall have
such fun."
I am
Oh, how pleasant,
longingfor a romp !"
The spotchosen by the children was a small round
which afforded
hill,shaded by a grove of beech-trees,
'^
them
a
rays of the
sun
several
shade from the stillwarm
pleasant
carried up
; theyhad industriously
largestones
to form
thrones and
seats,so
the whole
scene
that,at a little distance,
might
land ; the graceful,
have passedwell for one in fairy
in their white frocks and dancing
active children,
bad representatives
of the " good
were
no
ringlets,
people." A shout of joy was set up by them all,
when
Kate, a generalfavourite,
joinedthem ; and
Kate, look at this ;" '* Kitty,sit on this stone, I
broughtit on purpose ;" " Kathleen,
jewel,
(froma
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slipawajy
to
us
SFKEID
comes
when
WEBK
HAPPILY.
up to Julia
theywill not miss
wait
"
^'
Come, Julia,let
us
aud you
row,
a
you
awake
bringyou
can
"*
And
*'
Oh,
; the
are
carriages
stores of cushions and
close
by, and
pillows."
you, Kate?"
I shall have
plentyto ^do,nerer
I have
rest too ; first,
shall be
gladof a
of nonsense
quantities
of
A
uioe rest in the little
tent,before any body
there ; then y"u will be fttfor anollier game
have
atoL
I
VO
Haw
fear.
to
I
think
for afiterluncheon,when
back; then I have to imagine myselfa
and consider how I oughtto act under the
heroine,
all that is
oh then, when
circumstances; then
I shall have some"ing else to do."
settled,
^*
Oh, Kate, how I wish I was like you
you have
givenup the playyou love,and all your companions,
we
go
"
"
to come
and
else cares
one
the miserable
nurse
whom
cripple
no
for."
all care
for
wrong, Julia,dear ; we
loves you
be
you need never
yon, and mamma
if you would onlylearn to bear patiently
miserable,
"
You
are
"
hand, and
love you."
the afflictionof God's
all
peoplewould
"You
think
so
because
you
love all people,
as
good,
are
and
"
and pretty,and
straight,
That will quitedo, Julia ; perfections
enough
at once, but justlet us
examine my right
to claim
"
them.
ashamed
Good
I
am
not, for I often do what I
of afterwards.
I
Straight
am
am
yet, but
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might
pony, or a toss out of a carriage,
destroytbat ; pretty I have not ^uitemade iq"
mind
about, but my own
privateopinionis,
fiJlfrom my
fioon
my
that
that
point you are right:it might be
but then I shall not, you
to ask- other people;
painfiil
ings
know, so I run no risk of havingmy sensitive feelon
hurt."
"
is it that every
Kate, how
I love
even
**
I
body loves
you 1
"
you."
know
you
and my
do,
and
I will
tell you
unde
why.
(when
taughtme longago,
that if I wished
I firstbegan to speak,I believe,)
thiidt alwaysbefore I spokeor
to be hapj^ I must
Mamma
do or say an unkind
acted,and then I should never
thing; and they bid me remember that we are all
dear
sisters in this world, children of the same
in pain^l, some.
in pleasome
Father, travelling,
sant
fore
paths,but all to the same Home^ and therewe
are
pledgedby his love,and his gracious
to help,
Son's,our own kind friend and comforter,
and cheer,and forgiveeach other; I was
very
and if peoplelove me
it is
thankful to know
this,
because they have learned it too."
**
I oilen think when
I
am
with you
that I will
try and do as you do,and be good; but when I get
solution,
home, with no one to helpme to keep my good reand
ought to
when
I
am
shield,and jeeredat and teazed,
ill,by those cruel boysLand never
be. my
am
insulted for the misfortune that
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get hard and bitter again;
feet,and kiss
often,Kate, I could fall at people's
them for a loving
smile ; but,
word, or a friendly
hear
kind
a
alas ! I
hear it."
never
the
"More
I
word,
for you, Julia,
task to learn to
pityfor them,
and
very difficultis the
love and bear patiently.
There is
dear, and
littlegood I
for what
me
;
a
us
the
that God
we
have
knew
it
was
health and
he would
it,and
should
more
sets
never
do
to
be
we
ing
power of performYou know
he is Our
hidden
some
it that waits to be tried.
Father,and
to
power
difficultit looks the
certain that
me
do, for every body is kind
but,Julia,mamma
says
hard task,if we have not
more
credit to
no
bid
not
us
do his will if he
impossible.If you" with
strive to
provokingbrothers,
bad
your
be
patient
humble, for his dear Son's sake,no one will
stand higherin his love ; and be you sure that,
the
greaterthe trial he givesyou, the more
strength
he will send with it,if vou ask. I heard my uncle
say all this to poor Mrs. Bryan last week, when
and
her
now,
"
son
was
killed ; and I
he would
But
to
be
say the
help; oh,Kate, you
to
same
laughedat
sure, if he
am
here
were
you."
for the afflictionI cannot
do not
know
how
hard it is to
bear."
**
So
wicked
have all cruel
thingsbeen,from
soldiers scoffed
bore it,Julia,and
even
at
our
the time the
Saviour;
blessed the evil men
but
he
who
HOW
mocked
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if your
matter,bear on,
ioiitate Him^ and
to
brothers do not alter for
shame^no
heaven is comGrod sees and hears,and the bright
Kate's
mg, a rest for "e weary/'As she said this,
with trust ; Julia looked at
sweet eyes were
bright
and whispered,
her with admiration,
as if to herself.
'awiUtry,if
"
No ife,
Julia,dear ; there never was one good
for anythingin. this world; it is a nasty,cowardly
word, onlyfit to be hunted out of the dictionary,
have talked long
and pinchedto death. Now
we
enough,think of it,and go to sleep."
"
Fanny,"said Miss Norton," you think
Perhaps,
"
that Kate
more
was
over-clever for her age, and talked
any of your young companionsdo ;
that from the time
remember, my love,
than
wisely
but you must
she could
speakher mother had constantly
taught
and love of God.
her the mighty works
And,
besides,she was the niece of a good and pious
imde, at whose rectoryshe spentmany weeks in each
: so, thoughnaturally
year, his companionand pupil
and mirthfid a child as you, Fanny,
as play-loving
and gayest of the gay in all hours of recreation,
stored
her heart and memory
were
bountifully
with holy thoughtsand
rich knowledge,and,
than she
nonsense
though no one talked giddier
at a more
few even
did when with her. playmates,
advanced
age w^e
and loving
heart to
better fitted with
speak the
a
humble
words she had heard
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theme seemed
infancy
; the highand glorious
to giveher eloquence/*
Miss
(continued
Contraryto her expectations,
rest hroughtno relief to poor
Norton's narrative,)
Kate sitting
and saw
she awoke
Julia ; and when
by her,making all sorts of ridiculous figures
upon
odd pieceof paper she had found in her pocket,
an
told that
her heavy eyes, deeplycircled with black,
the painwas
not relieved.
from
"
I
am
she said in a low, weak
Kate,''
better,
here all this
yo"i ^ave been sitting
no
vofce; "and
time for
"
than
came
nothing."
mind, it is ten times worse for you
be quietand shut your eyes, papa
me;
few minutes since,
and said he would
a
that they should do without this tent ;
and
not so many
peopleas theyexpected,
Well, never
for
in
manage
there are
will not be disturbed
spare it very well. You
like a good child,
while I finish
; so lie still,
this funny Paul Pry for Alice,
and presently
they
theycan
will send
us
some
luncheon.
for absentees,
when
afraid,
be
Papa says we need not
theyare remembered,
I dare say we
shall find
of
that theywill send enough for a small family
stand the best chance.
cormorants."
"
Dear
Kate," murmured
Julia,as the pillows
were
tenderly
arrangedfor her ; but the pain she
suffered was
that she could say no more,
so intense,
the gentle
and,kissing
hand which parted
her thick
HOW
hair,that
she
TO
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of love
sense
A
was
eyes
her
might fan
peace, for the
and
at her heart,
in
busy
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temples,
softening
the first
prayer for aid to do rightpassed from
her soul to God.
All hail to it!
earnest
"
Now, Charles,pray don't,"said Julia,'* I will
if you will wait ; but,
giveit to you with pleasure
if you pullit,
you will undo all I have made of this
*
it for Kate Hamilton."
purse, and I want
** I won't
wait,I will have it directly;
come,
give
it
me;"
and
Charles
Severn
snatched
at
Julia's work.
Then,ifyou speakso, you shallnot have itat all."
Shan't I ? you '11see
and
here,Henry, come
''
"
"
help."
.
You
"
I tell you
cowardlyboy
you."
it to
"
I will not
I tell you I will have it."
But,thoughhe pulledwith all his
give
And
"
hands
were
so
round
tightened
might,Julia's
the silk that it was
in vain.
'*
see
I told you, you should not have it; now
you
I meant
and I
what I said
^be quietand civil,
"
will
**
at
giveit to you."
I will have it now, this moment
it will be the worse
once, or
purse."
;
so
giveit up
for your
fine
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welcome to itifyou ask
asking
me
"
^you dare
not else.''
civilly,
not keepit from
; I will tellmamma/'
me
"No, do not, Charles,"said Henry; "if Julia
I think we oughtto ask her progivesus the silk,
perly."
Nonsense,pullaway, she
"
cannot
run
after us."
I will not, and if you try I will helpher ; she
she used to be, and I will
is not half so cross
as
"
Charles."
her,so giveup pulling,
Who
for,I should like to know ?"
I will show you ;"and Henry raised his clenched
teaze
not
"
'^
hand
"
"
Julia
jumped up.
Here, Charles,here
about it
"
is the silk ; do not
^take it" and thank you, brother
fight
Henry,
I shall not
as
I
am
forgetyour takingmy part ; and now,
that kite
not busy I will helpyou to make
talkingabout yesterday. I have smne
you were
beautiful paper, that will make a famous tail."
"
in a
Now
have you, really,
Julia ? but I am
greathurry,I can tellyou, so let us set about it at
and
blue,and yellow,
and some
paste,
green paper, and lots of string,
and a thick stumpy needle ; and, oh, Juha ! have
? we must have that
you got a thin pieceof cane
cmce.
We
shall want
some
"
*^
I don't know
; but come
choose what I have.
**
is
or
I dare
say you
not."
into my
closetand
little
is your kite done
Charles,
do not
care
a
straw
?"
whether it
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affection. She
would
sit for hours
and oilen in the
gazing on its placidfeatures,
stole to the nursery door,
her quietfootsteps
nighty
and her darling
silentthere,
sister
to hear if all was
sleeping.
A strange absorbing
love had sprung up in her
soul for the
littlecreature; and,radiant with its
wee
beautiful.
her face looked positively
holy light,
Every one marvelled at the alteration that had
taken placein her manner
and conduct, and all
softened by it; but with the
but Lady Severn were
birth of the dear littleEdith
to
and
increase,
ever
it was
her aversion
almost
by
seemed
stealththat Julia
entered the nursery.
Gentle
touchingin
very
and
words, a meek
vehement
"
one
manner
respectful
afflicted and
heavily
so
had littleeffect upon
her
"
therto
hi-
mother'
step-
guessedhow dearly
the poor deformed one loved the prettyinfant,
sh^
would have forbidden entirely
allvisitsto her room.
dislike;
"
I
and, had
am
she
indeed,indeed I
it,only Maude was
Hamilton, sobbing.
very sorry, mamma,
but I did not mean
to do
said Amy
provoking,''
"
And
so,
thoughtyou
'^
I
was
No,
because
must
mamma,
cross; and
she
am,
so
provoking,you
be wicked; is that it,Amy?''
but she was
and
so
aggravating,
so, and
was
"
so
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HAPPILT.
You
with one
blow all
desti'ojed
passionate
she has been workingand thinkiiig
of for montha;
she anticipated
the pleasure
givingus at Christmas
has been prevented
by an outbreak of uncontrolled
for Maude's disappointment,
but
tonper. I grieve
for jou, my poor
but who can
tree again,
more
respect, the
child ;
giveto
confidence
your
we
may
you the
violence
build her
love,the
has
ba-
nished?"
do not speak so ! forgive
Oh, mamma,
me,
giveway again.''
pray do, and I will never
"
So you have said many, many times.Amy ;
^
but until your
resolutions
groundtlmn your
will be broken^
^^
own
are
founded
no
faith in your
upon surer
strength,
againand againit
I have
dearest mamma,
Oh, dearest,
pro-
onlythis once
"
onlythis once."
^^ Not
without inflicting
some
punishment.
Amy.
cannot
overlook a fault which, if
so
ccmstantly
try me
I
aow
lead to your destruction ; you
here alone to-day
; your meals shall be
unchecked,must
will remain
by Lydia,but I do not expectto see you till
to-morrow
at breakfast,
when I hope to hear you
have asked Maude's pardon."
"
Any thing but that,dear, dear mamma.
Emma
and Rose are here,and they will know
it all,
pray do not keep me shut up."
**
A month
since you "uthfully
promised me
sent
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and assured me
temper carefully,
that you would earnestly
strive,by prayer and
self-control I then
to exercise a constant
exertion,
watch
to
your
"
forgaveyou
to-daya more
your
"
**
my
the
punishmentI
serious
had
fixed upon
outbreak,and
instance of
has
determination to act upon impulse,
I dare not pass it over."
Only this once, I
Do not cry. Amy,
hand,
and
will
but
listen to
ask
never
to
come
what
"
curred.
oc-
again."
There,take
me.
I say;
I
not
am
angry with you, but
grieved.
deeply,
very deeply,
I do not punishyou for the gratification
of my own
and God Almighty's
anger, but because itis my duty,
command
that I should bringyou up in his fear
and nurture.
If I consulted merelymy own
ings,
feelwithout any reference to your eternal welfare^
I should yieldto your entreaties,
and againforgive
but I dare not ; your soul is,in my hands,a
I
trust from God, to mould and
prepare for him
you,
"
may
not
the year
triflewith
a
chargeof
which
I do not know
day I
may be called upon to give in
the
Of all my children you cause
me
mj account.
imeasiness ; you are no strangerto the carious
most
prestate of your
health,the uncertain tenor
or
*
of your
to
life,if
you allow your
attain the mastery.
Mr. Manners
has told
sition
impetuous dispoYou
know
(for
you) that a fitbroughton by
the indulgence
of passion,
of fear,
in
or anger, may,
a few hours,
terminate your existence. You know
HOW
(forthe
here
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God's ministers have told
Bible and
you)
judged; beyond the
will you be
grave there is no repentance; you are to work
press
^to be paidhereafter. I have laboured to im-
that,as
dark
TO
die,so
you
tuous,
upon your mind that all that is good,and virfrom a rigorousselfand righteous
springs
When
restraint.
raised your
you
hand
to
strike
Maude's
Christmas-tree,
you never
gave yourself
time for thought
; if you had, the consciousness of
your unkindness to her,your disobedience to God
and me, would have stayedyou ; that one minute's
reflection would have sparedyou the sin and me the
for what
sorrow
you
that tree took
work
death
to
lieve.Amy,
nnkind
such
over
to
a
you
thingto
have
done.
destroywould
littletime
have
sufficed
soul here and hereafter.
would
your
as
to
I be*
do an
deliberately
sisters,
yet no one givesthem
not
continued
; want
annoyance
yourselfis the cause.
; but how
As
do I know
The
that
of proper control
lifeof none
of us is
fitof
unsuppressed
of a frog,of passionat a proterror at the sight
voking
or anger at a disappointment
quarrel,
may
the loss of yours. I must
not, this very day,cause
inflict some
to impress more
deeply
punishment,
sure
on
your
mind
guilty;may
you."
"
But
the sin of
God,
my
a
have
been
child,bless
it to
which
dear
you
any other correction ; pray, mamma,
"
sider
con-
9B
HOW
I
^
would
TO
haye^Amy;
be of
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HAPPILY*
WEEK
if itwas
no
amM^ance
yo%it
servioe.''
no
in this
Any thingbut staying
^
to
room,
mamma,
thingelse I
shall be so a^amed
to see them again."
I am
decided,
Amy; the punishmentI have
ehosen is best for yon."
^
this once, onlythis once; I proBut, mamma,
mise
to do it again
; every body will
never, never
know it" pray do not;"and Amy sobbed till she
could scarcely
speak.
It is useless.
Amy; I am sorry to see that
even
now
you cannot govern yourself."
Then onlytilldinner time ; theywill not know
while Emma
and Rose
are
here ; any
"
^
'^
**
it then"
*'
be
pray do."
oh, do consent,mamma,
Till break"irt to-morrow.
hope I shall not
of shortening
the
I
obligedto extaid,instead
time."
When
Mrs. Hamilton
leftthe room. Amy threw
the sofa,and cried until her head
herself upon
that when
ached so viol^itly,
dinner she found
necessary to
The next
her in
put her
so
Lydia broughthar
much
painthat it was
to bed.
eyeing theywwe
to
spendat
Sir
Grey
Howell's,but when Mrs. Hamilton learned how
she had givenway to passicmthe day before she
would not permither to jointhe party.
No, Amy. I hoped you would have avoided
this; your punishment has done
you no good^fear
"
'
HOW
"PMND
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HAPPILY.
yoa ape stillunsubdi]^ and I^aonot
if you had pr"^tedby correctkHi."
treat
you
99
as
Amy, you begin,**
whigperedKate, as
earlyin the morning of the 2(^ of May, their
""er'8 birth-day,
theystood beneath his windows f
**
***
Now,
your
voice is the sweetest."
Wait
"
a
minute,Kate, I
and Maude
you
when
forget
am
so
nervous
your turn
comes
; do not
in the
chorus."
"
No,
we
will take
courage and
your
care
begin;
Amy,
or
haste,
; now.
make
be
screw
up
papa will
up."
In a minute, on the dear morning air,
echoing
the quietearth,not long awaked, rang the
over
sweet voices of the children in their simplesong of
love
^the composition
of Alice. Amy's tones trembled
when she first heard them unsupported,
ing
thrilllike a lark's in the sunny sky,
and she had nearly
stopped,but Kate's honest look of admiratbn and
encouragedber,and louder and louder they
delight
in the distance.
rose, vibrating
"
Thanks, thanks,my dear children ! said Mr.
Hamilton, throwingup his window as the carol
ceased ; ** I never
awakened
was
so
pleasantly
b^re ; for I am rather ancient to be serenaded hy
soch "ur young
damsels,and am
quitepuzzled
how to greetyou fittingly.
I could almost fancy
"
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.
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in the old ballads,
myselfa knightof romance
minstrels/'
roused from sleepby a band of fairy
"
Reallythat is a very prettyspeech,
papa; and,
will hold
in gratitude
for beingcalled fairies,
we
of
you absolved from any further acknowledgment
talents : onlywe
have not quitefinished our
our
errand ; we want
to say in plainprose, and with
all our
hearts," God bless you, dear papa, and
send you many, many happy returns of the day."
"
Yes, and
may
to
year
repay you
and dear
yourself
better and wiser every
for all your care, and more
like
we
grow
mamma," said Kate.
"
More
more
obedient,more
patient,
self-consaid Amy, lookingup and meetingher
trolled,"
dear mother's
of
a nod
lovingeyes, and receiving
approbation.
Thank you, my darlingsas like your mamma
much
better than me
as
as
as you
you please,
sibly
pos"
"
under
and
if you will order breakfast
the old oak,I will be down in a few minutes,
can;
now,
joinyou there,"answered
By the time Mr. and Mrs.
Mr.
and
the
under
children had
the
oak, one
carried
on
Hamilton
two
each
Hamilton.
came
out,
largearm-chairs
side the
breakfast-
and adorned them with boughs of laburnum,
table,
and earlyroses, gathered
before their visit to
lilac,
the window
; and, when their parents arrived,
they
iBtood beside their woi'k,
eager to enjoythe pleasure
of their praise.
102
"
^'
HOW
dread
"
'^
the hidden
Reveal
Hamilton
How
one.
mischief
;
dare you
or
instantly,
displeasure."
our
Guess,then."
Somebody coming we
Mr.
HAPPILY.
WEEK
the least particle
of
Not
rebel?
A
litde one," implored Mr.
littletinyone."
One
justone
"
SPEND
TO
want
to
see?"
shook his head.
Hamilton
"
A
for
pony-chaise
"
A
boat
"
A
dance
"
A
plum
mamma
?"
the lake?"
on
"
?
by moonlight
big as King Arthur's
the lawn
on
cake
as
round
table?"
frocks for the school children ? "
"
New
^*
wished for ?"
The easy chair mamma
The red deer from Lord Severn's ?
"
"
and
two
No, no, no, no
girls,
guesses apiece,
No:'
still,
"
Then, unless it*s a bevy of good peoplefresh
from
from the diamond
mines, or water-spiites
Norway, or a preservedmermaid, or a young
*^
"
I can't
mummy,
"
No,
most
guess."
imaginative
young lady,not
one
of
all those wonders."
*^
^'
Then
"
Oh,
I
saw
by, and
I
giveup."
I know
a
what
largebox
it is!" exclaimed
in Morris's
I dare say it is the
room
as
from
conjuror
Maude;
I
came
the village."
SPEND
TO
HOW
A
Maude
Wrong again,
speak,or eat,or walk,or
"
WEEK
103
HAPPILY,
; it is
talk ;
nothingthat can
that
but something
teach."
can
"Teach!"
book?"
a
map for the school-room ?"
cabinet of shells?"
"
A
"
A
*^
It is of
new
no
use
"
I
giveup."
you, Alice?"
"And
Yes."
"
"Kate?"
"
yes ! I have decided in my own
like Aladdin's,
and the
genii,
mind
that
lamp
is in
Oh,
it is
a
greatbox."
Maude's
Amy?"
Oh, yes."
"No.
"
Well, as
them, mamma
"
Hamilton
Mrs.
"
you
?
What
since you
have
are
all defeated,
suppose
laughed.
you
all wished
for, every
?" cried
is it really
Oh,
"
exclaimed
Papa,is it possible?"
microscope!"
day,
Wilson's lectures ? "
"
"A
tell
"
heard Mr.
mamma,
we
shouted
Kate
Amy,
breath-
Alice.
and
Maude
together.
Mr.
Hamilton
nodded.
farewell
mummies, water-boats,
Oh, fairies,
genii,
A microscope
!
is gone for ever.
! your glory
My dream by night; my hope by day ; the very"
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thingI would have asked the lamp for !
said Kate.
come?"
really
"
in the school-room
Reallyand truly,
It will not vanish away
"
? When
Are
you
now."
did you
it
see
last?''
higis it,papa?" asked Maude.
"
Alice.
Will it magnifywater?" inquired
"
?"
Will it show us the feathers on a butterfly
said Amy.
"
and you shall judge
Wait tillafter breakf^t,
for yourselves."
'^ Do
not eat much, papa, it is too earlyto be
to
hungryJ and it is not healthyby any means
"
How
breakfast
**
I
so
soon."
sorry I cannot
am
agree with you,
Kate,I
am
really
very iungry."
last breakfast
At
they were
Mr.
London
:
over,
introduced
Hamilton's
theyhad
and
was
even
their great delight,
strumen
of the finest in-
and,to
to one
agent could procure in
all been weU
and
structe
incarefully
Maude, though only twelve
the wonders revealed
appreciate
years of age, could
to her by its powers.
.
of
lovelymoonlightnight; the figures
the tall trees and picturesque
turrets of Hamilton
House were
cast in longshadows
upon the ground;
while
not a breath of air moved
the heavy foliage,
the dew
the leaves sparkledlike diamonds;
on
and then a deer crossed the
every now
open ground
It
was
a
HOW
to
TO
SPEND
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A
HAPPILY.
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fresh spot, and
105
at intervals the
warbled sweetly
and clearly.
All was at
nightingales
in the holylight
; itseemed
peace and rest,sleeping
if no evil thingcould dare come
as
nigh such perfect
bark of the graceful
repose, for the silvery
in the soft rays, looked like the
beeches,glittering
of guardianangelsbending lovingly
over
figures
the earth.
The
children had gone
to bed
tired
late,
with the
joyous ga.mes of the day; but, after about three
hours' sleep,Kate was
awakened
by a smell of
sensation of heat. Unlike
fire,and a suffocating
of people,
the generality
the instant she was
awake
of her senses, and,perfectly
she had full possession
she could think,as well as act,at once.
uncortfused,
She got gentlyup, fearful of disturbing
Amy^
in the
who
sleptwith her, and stood listening
of light
middle of the room
streaky
glimmered
; a bright
under her door,and she heard the crackling
sound of fire ; she knew at once
somethingterrible
had happened, and that the house was
fire.
on
Her firstimpulse
to rush to her mother's room,
was
her ; the next, to pullthe string
and arouse
com.
municatingwith the alarm-bell;the last,to go
and ascertain as quickly
out of her room,
quietly
the extent of danger.
as possible
She opened the door ; the other end of the passage
in flames,and the hot glow fellupon her
was
.
face.
She
saw
at
once
there
was
no
time to lose ;
106
HOW
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the alann-bell^
a
m
and;loudlj
ringing
all were
soon
very
that
before had
groups
smiled
on
so
wad
peril,
the lawn^
peacefidly
moonlight.
found
justreached it,when
Amy were missing.
Kate and Amy T*'
Where
are
had
Hamilton
Mrs.
Kate and
The children !
"
alive to the
was
in
gathered
short time
a
in the
Ae
in the house
one
eyery
few minutes
but
she cried in terror.
"
here
"
here ? I
they not
Are
^look" look
They did so,
'*
They cannot
"
they were
thought
all
call them."
but in vain.
have
left their
room," said
some
one.
In
a
the green was
and all
deserted,
the side of the house where the two children
moment
rushied to
slept,but before they reached it Amy's
distinct upon the nightair,
came
screams
terribly
where and how theywere.
too truly
telling
The wing in which their room
Was
was
one
mass
of flame ; and throughall the windows
could be
while every now
and
seen
a backgroundof fire,
then a longtongue of flame parted out, quivered
for an instant,
then drew back,onlyto return with
increased fury.
Before the window of Kate and Amy's room
was
and while that remained,and they
a small balcony,
stood there,
theywere safe for a time ; but,as usual.
Amy's fears had deprivedher of the power to
HOW
TO
she
reason,
and
screams
for aid.
"
SPBWD
could
not
107
HAPPILT.
WBEK
A
restrain her
frantic
when she
shrieked,
ground helow, ** come and sava
Oh, mannna,
!" she
mamma
the
her upon
roe, I shall be burnt to death/'
called her
"Keep where
are, darling,"
you
saw
^'and you shall be safe,I hope, directly;
fiither,
and don't fear."
hold ihe balcony,
called for,it was
membered
reBut, when the ladders were
that Howell Abbey was
undergoingre*
pair,and every one had been borrowed by the
miles distant,
workmen
the day before ; it was eight
and
evident that the children's
it was
would
room
longbefore they could be brought
The window
tain
was
very high,and it appearedcerMr. Hamilton was
death to springfrom it
detracted ; he rushed iiito the house,and tried to
but the intense heat and
ascend the burningstairs,
be in flames
SDooke
drove him
back,and
to the room
above.
The horror of all ^ose
and
the
of
screams
there
assembled
was
was
Alice,Maude,
other approach
no
overpowering,
and the servants
mingledwith those of the poor children above.
*'
Would
theybe killed if theythrew themselves
in
out?" asked Mrs. Hamilton
of their father,
agonizedtones.
*'
I fear so, dearest ^yetthere is no other chance,
*
"
shaU I teU them?"
''
How
Ions:can
"
"
the balcony last?"
^
gitizedbyCOOgle
108
HOW
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WEEK
Perhapsa quarterof an hour ; but their room^
see, is full of smoke, and before that time it
burst into a blaze
theywill be suffocated :
'*
you
must
look
SPEND
TO
"
look
"
It
was
a
^where is Kate?"
"
dreadful
heightto
look down
from the
balconywhere the children stood to the ground,
and theysaw
to reach it
it was
nearlyimpossible
recollectedthe
alive if theyleapedout ; but Kate
her
sheets and blankets of their bed, and shading
and covering
her face as well
eyes from the light,
she could,to prevent being overpoweredby
as
the smoke, turned to go back into the room, but
in an instant she was
choked
by the vapour and
to retreat to the open windo\^^
heat,and obliged
Amy seized her.
"
Do
go, Kate ;
not
cruel of them
not
to
we
get us
shall both die.
!
down
We
How
shall be
burnt to death."
"
I
Amy, dear ; but papa will do
They have sent ofl^toSir Grey'sfor
afraid so.
am
allthat he
can.
the
ladders;very soon it will be known how we are,
and perhaps God will send us helpin time : but,,
indeed,it is very terrible."
"
Kate, I will jump down, I can but be killed."
*^ Not
tillthe last,
papa will tell us when."
*'
not,
"
much
He
or
\loes not
he would
Hush, Amy,
as
we
are;
care
do
for us, I
am
sure
he does
something."
love.
Dear
papa
is
try to be patient."
assuffering
110
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TO
SPEND
A
HAPPILY.
WSBK
agunst the wall,and Kate stood by her.
the mightiness
of the danger,
and
Thej were silent;
to do any thing,
their inability
overpoweredthem ;
of peril
crashed uikler a sense
the children were
;
lesslJ
of both were
wanderingover the happy
thoughts
this. Kate sadly
recollected
day which had preceded
and as it is well known,
the joysof the mornings
when in the greatestmisery,
the memory
often roams
and foolish thing^s,
the most
over
trifling
wholly
of sufiering,
unconnected with the scene
did
so
She could not help
Kate's in that terrible hour.
of all the gay nonsense
thinking
theyhad talked
under ^e oak ; their guesses, and their "ther's
the
jests;and with those came a recollection"^
lecturesthat
as well of the pleasant
microscope,
merry
the
had made
them wish for one
flashed
her memory
had told of himself. He
"m
in
house
a
door
and
which
was
; and in
instant back
anecdote the lecturer
an
on
an
had
been,when a boy,
fire,and to reach the
told to creep upon his hands
knees,with his face as closely
pressedto the
he had
floor as he
been
and
could,
in that
manner
he had
safely
got out
try,"thoughtKate; and, with a fervent
to her Father in heaven,the brave child
ejaculation
'*
I will
knelt down
was
so
and crept into the room.
The smd"e
dense that she could see nothing;
but the
heat
stifling
would
told her that very
be in flames. She found
soon
the whole
room
that,
althoughwith
HOW
TO
SPEND
still she
difficulty^
A
WEEK
Ill
HAPPILY.
breathe,and she gained
the bed, tore off the clothes,
and retreated.
"
Now, Amy, dear,look up, helpme to tiethem/*
A shout from below announced
that theyhad seen
her
could
; and Mrs. Hamilton
success
uttered
a
short cry
of thankfulness.
The
children's hands
clothes
thayhad
shook
to tie were
so
sadly,and the
thick,that it was
so
longbefore one knot was done.
"
called
Be
steadyand patient,
my darlings,"
Mr. Hamilton, whose
anxietywas now excessive ;
^
are
you
safe for five minutes
brave
My
Kate, be
at the least.
more
of the knots
sure
before you
trust *them."
short when
It will be too
"
it is
done,I fear,
papa,"said Kate, trembling.
"
in
shouted a man
The rope, the boat-rope,**
off in the direction of the.
the crowd, as he ran
lake.
In
an
coiled it
short time he returned,then
incredibly
up, and, standingbeneath the window,
called
"
Look
*^
the
balcony
"
bed-clothes
do you
look
"
through the
window, and
^'
said
Thank
I *11throw it right
into
out. Miss Kate.
it,and tie it on to your
whistNow
then;" and ling
catch
out
air the coil struck
againstthe
fell at Kate's feet
God!
thank
it.
she,seizing
God!
and
you,
Robert,"
112
*^
HOW
Now.
"Bten
SPEND
TO
A
it ^
then, P^p^
Will
it?
tientyAmy;
jou
the
HAPPILY,
WBSK
done.
sball I
How
balcoujbold?
shall go
as
soon
as
Be
it is
pa*
safe,
dearest."
All
was
readjyand
the two children stood
eagerly
first? was
the
by side. Who was to come
instant thoughtpassing
throughthe minds of all
tillhe could scarcely
below ; it filleddieir father's,
breathe for agony:
thought^
upon the coolness,
in the balcony
and judgmentof the one remaining
but the brave
the Uves of both depended. Who
of the duty,yet who would
dear Kate was
capable
dare to ask her?
There might be only time to
side
save
; whose
one
but her words
danger
voice would
soon
she knew
fix upon
the sacrifice?
told her decision; she knew
that in all
her
earthly
probability
she would
reach the ground herself;
never
but,
her thoughts
resolutely
turning
away, she fastened
the rope round Amy's waist,secured it in a firm
down
her
knot,kissed her with the tears rolling
cheeks,and said"
Go now, dearest ; get over the balcony
like a
and take care to hold quitetight
stile,
; do not let
kiss : this for
one
more
go tillI tellyou. Now then,
Now
bless and hold
darlingmamma.
go" God
I must
hold the rope
help you
you J I cannot
with all my strength-*"
all dependsupon yourself."
I cannot
I dare
so frightened,
go, Kate" I am
not," said Amy, sfirinking
back; it is so highk"
"
*^
-
"
"
"
HOW
SPEND
TO
A
WEEK
Shut your eyes while you
God will watch you.
not fear,
'^
"
No,
no,
Kate,I
dare not
113
HAPPILY.
are
goingdown
Now
do not you go first?"
'^ Because
then there would
be
safe,
why
one
no
here to
; but pray, pray go, it is not
helpyou, Amy
safe
stay another minute.
she
See, see. Amy,"
! Go, go,
here now
to
do
go, dearest."
^ifit is so
"
:
for
screamed," the fire is
God's sake,or we shall be too late !
"
make haste ! called Mr. ton,
HamilMake haste,
"
"
his
clasping
Come, Amy, you
delay."
"
wait
'^
Why
do
stay?
you
will lose all chance
if you
I will not let you
go. Amy.
in five minutes itwill be no easier,
and,even
Kiss
:
hands.
and
me
if it
would, by
gone."
She
did not
that time
move
; with
this
balconywill
the hot
air upon
be
her
scend,
cheek,the great heightfrom which she must debefore her,and the roaring
firebehind.Amy
became
passivewith intense fear,and Kate saw
that she was utterly
powerless.
"
Amy, Amy, come ! cried her frantic mother;
saking
but she stirred not, her senses
appearedto be forher,she did not seem to hear.
**
Oh, Amy, do not be so cruel ! do not kill us
"
both !"
said Kate ; '^ you mttst die if you
here,you will be safe if you go."
"
Amy
!
Amy
!"
shouted her father ; but
stay
she
114
onlytrembled
HAPPILY.
WBBK
A
SPBND
TO
HOW
and shivered
^thechild
"
was
wholly
had
entirely
was
coming
both was
and nearer, and all hope of saving
nearer
to
Mr. Hamilton
called loudlyto Kate
vain.
and slide down
unfasten the rope from Amy
without power to move
or
speak,so
her terror mastered her. The fire
herself.
'*
No, dear papa,
"
You
cannot
would
You
*^
save
!"
girl.
said the brave
I shall lose you
her, and
you, Kate.''
I command
both.
never
papa, and
leave me,
not
I
can*
not leave
Amy."
said
Speak to her,Alice,"
"
he
to his
frantically
wife.
She
tried to do
so, but
theychoked
her.
come
;
them
both to death ?
for
How
and leave the other ?
life,
come
Do
"
not,mamma,
^you
taughtus
refused to
could she condemn
How
her true heart answered
^^
the words
could she choose
KLate saw
the
one
gle,
strug-
it.
do not bid
dear mamma,
to love each other."
me
down."
Come
Kate,you will drive me mad.
** No.
Oh, Father,have mercy!" she said
the flames hissed close beside her;
as
solemnly,
and, takingAmy in her arms, she knelt down and
prayed.
**
Another horse for the ladders I will giveall
I have to the man
who bringsthem," said Mr"
Hamilton,pacingabout like one distracted.
*'
"
HOW
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TO
A
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116
HAPPILY.
theyare ! here theyare ! quick! quick!
^bearup, Kate,"shouted a storm of voices as, at
furious gallop,
theyheard horses' feet beating
"
a
Here
"
the hard road.
upon
Kate started up.
! thank God I" and
she burst
Oh, thank God
"
into tears.
Amy, Amy, we are safe ! look out.
Amy, over the park. See, here theycome. Sir
Grey himself" dear,kind Sir Grey ^look.
Amy,
"
"
"
look!"
But
there
was
some
way
thoughthe animals sped on
whip and spur, it was very
yet before them ; and
like the wind,urgedby
doubtful whether
they
could arrive in time.
"How
"
slow
they are!" cried Mrs. Hamilton.
Oh, come
quicker,
quicker."
The fire now
cony,
crept out and quiveredin the balKate held
of
Amy
death at
saw
relief,
close to her,and, in the face
hand ; the ladders could not
be in time.
The
cries of the crowd
and
screams
told Sir
the urgency of the case, and he redoubled
like lightthe animals,
his efforts: on
on
came
ning
Grey
"
he
"
'*
on
"
Hold
Kate
on,
"
floggedon
The
'^
was
Kate
^I will
"
save
Kate, bear up!"
his pantinghorses.
window
Bless
Amy
in view of the children.
was
was
on
you
"
shouted
go on, go
he, as he
fire.
^mamma," sobbed Kate.
papa
senseless.
ust"
"
116
HOW
**
TO
A
SPBND
childfen I my children ! '*
ladders^ the ladders here
My
"The
"
Sir
them,''screamed
with
HAPPILY.
WEEK
^here;up
"
he drove into
Grey, as
the crowd.
In
minute
a
theywere
torn
from
the
]^anted
against
and
tied together,
caughtKate's arm, and she
Quick,quick, let me go" I am
fire had
"
"
the vehicle,
The
house.
moaned.
the
strongest,
follow me, Hamilton ; I will pass one to you,
bringthe other myself;hold the ladder you
he cried,as he
below" steady steady,"
are
you
and
who
"
sprung up Uie steps. He took hold of
and then Kate.
passedher to her father,
Amy, and
My brave,good Kate, thank God I have saved
scended
her closely
to him,he deyou,"he said,
as, holding
the falling
but just in tune
to escape
"
timbers.
In
upon
a
state of
insensibility
Amy
perfect
the grass, and it seemed
laid
was
doubtful if she
were
ment
alive,while,completelyexhausted with exciteand the pain of her bums, but very hs^ppy
and thankful,
Kate layhe"de her,while a carriage
to take th^xi to Howell Abbey.
was
prepared
The
sweet
80
and beautiful; one of those
morningwas still
before the heat becomes
summer
days in early
intense as it does
The
trees
were
a
few weeks
later.
in full foHageand
bloom, and the
Digitized
by LjOOQ
IC
"'
"
118
HOW
8PBXD
A
eamfstkiss and
more
one
TO
she suffered her husband
she
When
HAPPILT.
WEEK
gaze upon
her dead
child,
to take her away.
gone, Mr. Jefferiessaid
'^
Now, my dear ones, take your lastlook at poor
fore
Amy; tillthe awful day,when we shall all meet bewas
"
greatJudge,you will
our
never
see
her
i^ain:
she
placid
Idaa her for your solemn "rewell.
How
looks now ! how littlechanged! Grod has dealt very
her be so ; you will
tenderlywith you m letting
have
the
of her now
painful
; but let not
memory
lesson of her earlydeath be lost upon you;
no
I trust
and
of her
while she
life,
she has
found
at the
mercy
hands of her Father,for duringthe last few hours
beUeve
she appeared
sensible,
alone on the merits of
and relying
deeply.penitent,
her Saviour ; but she mighthave been here now,
to her parents,
a joy to herself and you, a blessing
of which she was
but for that want of self-control,
often warned.
Do not cry so bitterly,
so
Maude,
cruel to speaksuch words at such a
think me
nor
time,but God has sent a fearful message to arouse
you all;let not his firstawiiilwarningbe unheeded,
or
was
the next may be stillmore
terrible."
The last look was
taken, the coffin screwed
the cold paleface for ever
down, shutting
cheerful
from the
and in an hour the solemn burial
daylight,
the last
service,
was
Amy to the earth,
consigning
attention those fond hearts,
mourning roimd the
grave, could
ever
show
her.
HOW
From
to
TO
that
SPEKD
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119
HAPPILY.
day a
all that remained
was
memoiy
tell her parents and sisters that she had ever
been
them.
among
them
A
all^for she
summer
melancholy
it was
had
been, in many ways, a
and endearing
child,and in their
sweet, loving,
of all at prayers, they
and most
plays,at lessons,
missed her sadly; theynever
guessedhow they
loved her,tillher chair was
empty, and her voice
to
silent; then every remembrance
and ungovemed temper was
of her
hastyword"
and they
forgotten,
of the merry
tones, the generous
only th(Hight
of their lost comand affectionate caresses
panion.
spirit,
of love had breathed
The beautiful spirit
the past,and none
but pleasant
memories
(m
were
"Why,
Miss
Fanny,
are
crying?''
interrupted
you
Norton.
*^Yes.
Oh, why did she die? poor Amy!
I
don't like your story.Miss Norton: why did not
make her live? I think it is a very
your mamma
cruel
at such a
end,any body would be frightened
fire. I should,I am sure."
"
but that does not prove
Very likely,
darling;
it would
be
right,
you
know.
I
am
not
at all sur"
terror, most peoplewould feel the
same
; but all who would be valuable to their fellowlearn to
creatures,or obedient to their Grod,must
prisedat
keepsuch
her
terror under the mastery of
useless cumberers
of the
earth
we
reason.
What
should be if*
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HOW
whenever
an
penedywe
were
with
away
"
our
But, Miss
A
SPBND
TO
unusnal
to
let
or
our
WEBK
HAPPILY.
alarmingaccident hapfears^like Amfs, run
senses."
Norton, peoplecannot
helpheing
frightened."
No, but theycan helpbeingweak and wicked,
Fanny. Do you remember, last summer, when
If your manuna,
littlePhilip
fellinto the moat?"
instead of throwing
him your skipping-rope
to hold
had con*
by till her calls broughtthe gardener,
tented herselfwith standing
the bank screaming
on
**
been
till assistance came,
have
he would
hausted,
experhapsdead ; you know how she loves
and I think you may
fancythat she was
you all,
very much
frightened,
yet it did not prevent her
actingwiselyand readily."
Yes, but every body cannot be as clever as
her
you and my mamma," said Fanny, squeezing
mother's hand,and nestling
her cheek into it.
**
gone" and winter had set in,when,
with whom
she
to the dismay of the whole family,
Summer
was
a
was
Edith Severn
universal favourite,
was
attacked
by scarletfever.
Her
mother
cessive
despair;
for,added to an exfear of the disease,
she loved the dear little
and wild idolatry.
girlwith an unreasoning
Under any circumstances,
and in the best reguwas
in
HOW
kted
TO
SPEND
house, such
a
A
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121
HAPPILY.
visitation is
an
awful
one,
needingmuch
make
and actitity,
to
courage, patience,
the attendants useful and efficient
; but in a
house like
where every one, taking
Lady Severn's,
in a wretched state
was
example by their mistress,
oi excitement,
there
fear,and uncontrolled anxiety,
neither the quietnor the judgmentso needful
was
and carry out faithfully
the instruct
to aid the efforts,
of the medical man.
Of an impetuous
which neither -before nor since her marriage
disposition,
had been placedunder restmint,
at this time
of trial Lady Severn was
than useless.
worse
During the first two days and nightsafter Edith
she insisted upon sitting
was
atta^cked,
by her,
distressing
everybodywith her frantic griefand
gloomy fears,and toimentingthe doctors with
imaginarychangesand symptoms.
her to leave the
In vain the physicians
requested
fittedfor the charge,
child to the care of those more
tillit was
and reserve
her own
strength
necessary
and
listen to nothing,
to rest theirs;she would
when
out by
the crisis drew near she was
so worn
refused all
bodilyfatigue(forshe had wilfully
that she was
nonrbhment
as well as
utterly
rest)
unable to render the assistance which,from a wise
and patient
mother,wbuld have been so valuable.
and the medical
Hie child grew visibly
worse,
entertained littlehope of her recovery; the
men
and the careful
"Hilychance lay in peifect
quiet;
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HOW
6PEKD
TO
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WEEK
HAPPILY.
watchingand exact adminislmng of a medieiiie
But
theymtw resolved to try as a last resource.
more
at ^is juncture
dependedupon the nurse thaa
mination
upon them ; for calm judgmentand prompt deterwere
essentially
necessary for the efficient
of her trust in their abseaoe ; and at
per""rmance
this mtical time symptoms of the fever began to
^emselves
show
in Harrison*
No
ever
strange, how-
with all
anxious,yet unacquainted
her
tiie changesthat had occurred^could i^ipply
and
dever
place;and
would
now
have
been
the time
for
a
asmstance; but what with her
and want
ci discrimination.
"ar,impatient
over-doing,
mother's value ai^
Severn
Lady
Julia
was
in
sitting
worse
thaz^useless.
the
to
mideavouring
library,
wh^
returning
occupy herself with her drawing,
followed
from the sick-room,
Lady S^rem entered,
and good old Mr. Je"^ries the
by the phymcians,
and
wi"
clergyman. Her ladyship
cryingbitterly,
was
the countenances
upon
of the medical
men
was
a
look of doubt; they went
perplexedand painful
and
to a distant window, and every now
together
thai a word of their conversation mingledwith
the
sobs
Jeffenes
down
to go
of
the
distracted
mother, whom
Mr.
Julia laid
to comfort.
vainlytr3ring
her pencilcontinually^
and seemed anxious
to her mother-in-law,
and, kneelingbeside
was
her,to share
and
of how
soothe her
her
sorrow
would
approagbes
; but the
be
certainty
un-
received.
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123
HAPPILY.
deep humilitywhich,rooted in GEristmn
her meek
rendered
and
groand, now
retiring,
ckterred her fr"Hn following
the impulseof her
and
the
heart.
After
Hme
Severn
joinedthe physicians,
and in a few minutes the senior lefl the room, ajid
Julia heard the following
conversation
between
I"octor Stanleyand her mother-in-law.
"It is impossible,
dear Lady Severn; no
my
strangerwill do, for not onlywould a fresh face
the child,but it is essential
and frighten
agitate
should know every changethat has
timt the nurse
taken place."
^
if I pay
what
Then
is to be done ? Surely,
we
can
handsomely,
get a fit person. I will give
all I have,to save
anything,
my darling.Money
will do anything,
and I will give huiidreds ! exclaimed
her ladyship.
** Millions
could not save
life. Money is not
almighty,"
repliedDoctor Stanleyin a voice of
a
Lady
"
civil contempt.
**
No
; but if I
am
to
willing
obtain
very strange if I cannot
*' To
it may
your ladyship
of the
for
necessity
a
pay any sum,
servant."
common
seem
it is
so
;
pendently
but,inde-
person well known
there are very flew who would venture
to the child,
such a terrible risk as to nurse
in
to run
a patient
a
malignanta disease. All your wealth,Lady
to children the loss of a
Severn,could not replace
80
124
HOW
mother,or
A
SPEND
TO
induce
a
WBEK
HAPPILT.
conscientious
to
woman
sell
for it the lifethat
belongsto others ; past friendthe remembrance of old loving
deeds,must be
ship,
your friend now, not gold. Is there no one who,
of such,will come
for the memory
forward in your
this poor child ? have you no one in
need to save
this high world
bound
to you
by gratitude?"
Severn
sobbed,but made no reply. ^'Ah,
is now
my dear lady,see how powerless
money ;
with all your riches you cannot
buy the loving
service of a grateful
heart,and none other can aid
Lady
now
; but in this emergency
Edith
can
us
yourself?
Any one
labour of nursing; but
watchfulness and
care
a
could
you attend
do for you the active
not
calm, patient,
prudent
she must
have
reap the benefit of this last chance.
no
wisdom, only common
experience,
if she is to
We
want
sense
no
and
and
faithfulobedience ; with these in her attendant,
God's blessing
upon our changeof treatment, she
I fear,
most surely
may live; without them she will,
die."
Julia sprang
up
and
eagerly,
came
forward
at'
"May /nurse her? Oh, mother,may
her hands in her earnest enI ! and she clasped
treaty,
her large,
and fixing
anxious-looking
eyes
upon Lady Severn,seemed to read her very heart.
But, agonizedby the dangerof her darling
child,
and indign/mt
at the tone of Dr. Stanley's
remarks,
her ladyship
turned passionately
round and said :
these words.
"
"
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TO
SPEND
A
WEEK
HAPPILY.
feelings
over-wrought
givingway,
tears
and
rushed
out
of the
she burst into
An
room.
hour
after
the medical men, convinced of the incapacity
this,
of Lady Severn to undertake the chargeof her
of finding
a
child,and the hopelessness
competent
and
person to do so, met by the bed of the sufferer,
were
joinedby Mr. JeiFeries.
There
laythe poor littlecreature,to all human
venience
appearance dying;and,while every luxuryand conthat wealth could purchasewas
lavished
and tender nurse, more
roimd the chamber,no gentle
and valuable than all,
stood by to take the
priceless
orders and share the watch of the physicians.
'^ What
is to be done V
Doctor Walsh,
inquired
"
of his colleagues
a stem, wise old man,
we
are
;
worse
off than
we
should
be in
a
cottage; there
here there
somebody would have their senses left,
is literally
nobody. Of all the evils we have to
deal with,Stanley,
I do think the present race of
uncontrollable ladies is the worst.
nervous, terrified,
Oh
for the days of our
obedient
straightforward,
old grandmothers,
who did as th|pr
told and
were
fancied nothing!''
"
I can onlythink of one plan,and perhaps
that
is scarcely
said the surgeon, thoughtpracticable,"
fully.
" I
the one I proposedto you. Doctor
mean
this morning."
Stanley,
be
"Well, what is it,Stanley? We
cannot
ofi" than we
worse
Is it possible?
for
are.
as
TO
HOW
"wisdom,we
SPEND
must
127
HAPPILY.
that
here,"cried
man.
get Julia
To
WEEK
to
pi*etend
not
the irritated old
"
A
"
to take
Severn,you know"
Miss
Nurse's
be
place."
'^
! my
What, the cripple
dreaming."
dear
Stanley,
you
must
"With
my
eyes open, then.Doctor, and my
would be to get Julia
too" but the difficulty
senses
and
After
consent.
to
the
cruel
of this
scene
could be
hands
"
Severn
Lady
morning,I reallydo not know if it
managed ; if it could,we should be in safe
with Julia."
Poor
lame
what
thing,
could she do! she'd be
to death?"
frightened
"
I think not, but I
am
sure
her fears would
prevent her from actingcalmlyand
I
as
we
not
directed;
you that deformed girlis the onlyone
this greathouse to be dependedupon.'^
assure
"
That
be, and yet her
easily
may
nothingeither,for
had
in
such
the misfortune
to
a
powers worth
set of ninnies I never
with
meet
before;a
titude
mul-
of
u"6l^s peoplerunning after each other
like monkeys."
*' Will
you see Miss Severn, and judge of her
from her answers
about the child?"
capabilities
asked Mr.
"
JefFeries.
Yes, if you like.
of sixteen in
peoplewith
a
To
nobleman's
common
be reduced
to
a
cripple
house,justfor want
sense."
of
128
'"
HOW
Bat
TO
I
not
am
A
SPEND
at all
HAPPILY.
WKBK
that
sore
bow
she will
this momundertake the duty; afterall that passed
said Doctor
ask her,I think,"
we
can
scarcely
iiig
Stanley.
For that child*swelfiwreI helieve she will do
"
with her
will be, I fear,
the difficulty
anything;
induce her to consent
ladyship
; but,if you can
for Edith's sake^I think I can promisethat Miss
Severn will overlook all that was
I will try,"
said Doctor
"
said."
as they
parted
Stanley,
their errand.
on
Julia'sroom
Upon entering
Mr. Jefferiesfound
her knees in prayer, her face buried in the
cushion of a sofa. Afiter a minute she started up,
her
on
her hair thrown
back,and her- heavyeyes
wildly
and ghastly
"ace telling
the
a sad tale of suffering:
to"^ her hand,and,leading
her to a seat,
clergyman
said tenderly,
"
"You
look very
ask you to ta^
She
your
ill,
Julia,and I am come
stillfurther."
strength
to
into his face.
gazedinquiringly
"Our
littleEdith
is worse, th" doctors think
that duringthis nightthe crisis determining
her
lifeor death will take
nurse
[
and
place,
she has
no
one
to
her and watch for that terriblehour."
vern
"Ah, Mr. JefFeries,
you hesurd what Lady Sesaid,"cried Julia;"was it not cruel?"
"I did,Julia,
and I grieved
for you both,but
most
for her, because evil passions
do less
ever
HOW
TO
HAPPILY.
WEEK
A
SPEND
129
pain than to him who
is heavy to bear, my
feels them; stillyour cross
child; God has seen fit to lay upon your young
of duty,but do not
a
strength
mighty measure
He who imposes
faint or trembleat it^ magnitude;
it knows
fullwell your power to perform it,and
watches to helpyour effortswith a father'shand.''
harm
to
"Am
him
who
I
very
so
suffers
feries?"said the poor
'*
I know
hideous,dear Mr. Jefnow
weeping bitterly;
girl,
very
and
deformed
ugly,but am I so
Edith ?"
very hateful should I frighten
Julia ! it
Why do you ask me such a question,
be to reassure
for it is impossible
cannot
yourself,
words."
you can believe those hastyand passionate
Then why are they so often said?
Oh, dear
sir,I will beg of papa to let me stay in my room
always,and then I shall not either disgustLady
Severn, or be told such cruel things
; I will never
see her againif I can
helpit."
Indeed, Julia, I hope you will,and very
to do her a
to ask you
shortly
too, for I am come
I
am
"
"
"
^^
very
have
you
great service"
no
will not shrink from
What
a
exonerate
believe that
Christian's plain
though
that account"
is it? why does she not ask
"Because
not
I fear you will
sulting
and inungrateful
for which
thanks,perhapseven
words; yet I both hope and
painfulduty on
"
one
she is
me
herself?"
I do
and angry.
prejudiced
her,Julia;but ask your own heart.
190
HOW
child,if
mv
A
SPSNI"
TO
HAPPILT.
WBEK
have
spectful,
realwaysbeen a patient^
obedient daughter.You think yofir
70a
and
it may
seem
J^"^ offences;
ceiQember that kind or eyil words are
punishmentOYerp"Js
so; stillever
equallypermittedby our Father in Heayen as
the trialsrequire
in different circomstanoes,
and,as
such, are to be suffered or enjoyedin deep h.vb'
mility* Recollect that what our Lord said of
himself
Pilate is
to
less
no
true
of
us,
me
power at all against
not giventhee from above;'so be careful
couldest haye
no
^Thou
if it was
in resentment
lest,
fit to employ,
to the instrument He sees
the Lord's authority.It is for
you rebel against
the agent not the sufferer to account
venly
to his Hea-
Master
for the way in which the delighted
is used ; each man's businessis with him-
power
self,Julia,and it will be unavailingfor
pleadLady
Severn's
duty as
ill-performed
for your disobedience
or
Do
sin.
you
you
an
to
cuse
ex-
stand
under-
me?"
'*Yes, I hope I do; I will try
think
you
that you
You
mean.
that he
with
to
as
I
something
to serve
disagreeable,
my
membering
God, reby doingso to please
chastens me by her hand?"
do, Julia."
Then
"
do
to
me
act
fear will be
and
mother-in-law,
''I
wish
to
me
anger,
I will do
now
and
for
if you will pray
desire,
to resist all temptation
strenglii
as
you
for power
to
bear
evoytlnng pa-
"
"
Digitized
by
TO
HOW
in
tiently
SraiND
A
WEEK
ISl
HAPPILY.
submission to the will of Him
who
per-
Baits the triaL"
Reverently,
solemnly-^becanse
fullyimpressed
with tiieconviction that God was by to hear and
answer
jMwyer"
Julia and Mr. Jefferiesbent to im-
the
pl"w
helpand grace she needed,and when he
his venerable hand upon her head,
rose, and laying
the dei^yman blessed her as she knelt in the
of his Mastw, a brightand hdy
name
peace, the
beautiiui answer
to thdr petition,
glowed like a
radiance upon
"I
Bm
her face.
ready,now,
dear
sh*; what
am
I to
do?"
"To
undertake the chargeof Edith; to peril
I oughtnot to conceal from you that
your life(for
the disease is of the most
and infectious
malignant
and
kind),
onlywithout the common
sulting
of thanks,but probablyin the fece of inrequital
and ungrateful
expressions."
Her
face grew a shade paler,and her voice
but she replied
trembled,
instantly,
"
May God give me strengthto do my duty,
and curt) my
permittedto be
temper. If I am
His agent in savingthat darling
child,I shall be
willingto laydown my life if he pleases.Come
let us go; but first I will
Mr. Jefferies,
now,
Doctor Walsh
smoothe my hair and cool my face,
will think I am in too great a hurryto be trusted."
to do this not
"
In
a
few minutes Julia entered the
room
where
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HOW
TO
SPEND
A
HAPPILY.
WEEK
the
was
physician
waitingfor her. At first she
trembled excessiyelj,
but she understood at once
of the grave old man
the prejudices
before whom
the imminent
she stood, she saw
dangerto her
rison's
darlingsister if no one was found to supplyHarthat she could undertake
and, feeling
place,
it,she resolved not to lose the opportunity
by a
and fear;so she steadied
displayof nervousness
and gave plain,
clear answers
her voice tolerably,
to all she was
asked,never
speakingbut when she
It was
of feeladdressed.
not the profession
ing,
was
but the weak yielding
to it that Doctor Walsh
and the knowledge
the effort,
disliked;he saw
that
"
she
could, and
would
make
If she has self-command
lest I should
not
allow her
cient.
suffi-
conceal her fears
to
to
it,was
her
nurse
she
sister,
enough to ensure her actingcalmlyand judiciously
in her trust,''
thoughthe
"Miss
Severn," he said,takwg her hand, **!
am
very gladto trust you; yoti are a wise,and I
think good girl;
at any rate you have the seed of
all goodness,
self-control.Cultivate it,
young lady;
cultivate it; nothing
givesback so rich a harvest
milton?
Hafor the pains. You
remember
poor Amy
Ah, well,poor thing!she wanted it;and
has
.
she
died,you know.
may
the
live for it.
window, and
make
You
have
Now, go
to
ter
it,and your sisher rooin, open
all ready."
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TO
WEEK
A
SPEIfB
HAPPILY.
kntljyand ber he"*t beat hst,she was
and capable
of thougbt
as befi"*e.
Please to s"id off for Doctor
^
sbe said to ber motber ;
Tbe cbild beld out ber
gledfor breatb.
Ladj
as
Walsb
oolleeted
directly/'
and call Jane bere/'
^
and strag"
Jolia^
screamed loudlyas
pasbedber away^
to
arms
Seyem
sbe sprang forward ; bat Editb
and signed
to ber sister.
^
modier,yoa jGrigbten
Pray compose yoarself,
Editb.
Be patient,
darling ^taketbis /' and witb
"^ the medicine
sbe poared a little
greatdifficulty
"
down
tbroat;it was yery naaseous, and tbe
it,let it Ml on
cbild,
tryingto avoid swallowing
ber
eacb side ber moutb.
"I
will not
have
ber so, it
torment
Julia
can
was
res"dute.
her teased.
do
no
For
good
shame, to
to
force it
down.
promisedDoctor Wabb, and I mui^
Edith ; if you do
have it taken. Open your teeth,
not, I will call Jane,and sbe shall hold you while
"
I
I must
I pour it into your mouth."
"No,no!"
''You
know
I will do
as
I say;
and take it."
child,
" I
tamt,"said Editb.
*'
Very well ; then I must.
will not
**I
have
it done.
so
be
a
good
Jane !"
How
dare
you,
JuHa!"
"
Mother,if sbe
"'
does not take Ibis medicine,
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conseqaeaces will be yery dreadluL
I
promised,
I might have^ and I am
knowing the difficultj
quitedetennined she shall have it. Now, Jane!"
She began to crj.
Lady Severn pushedpast Julia,and lifted up
the child; but her grasp was
so
tightthat she
cried out to her sister.
^'
unless yon take the medicine.^'
Not
5^ThenIwill.''
'^
lean
That 's
right there,now
me."
against
"
it is gone,
darling,
the child nestled her
burningtemplesclose
for her difficulty
; but she could not rest so long,
of breathing
and she seemed
to
increased,
And
to her
choke.
be at least half
It would
Doctor
Walsh
dared not wait
could
arrive,and
an
hour before
Julia felt she
ing
long. She had heard him talkthe day before,
of the good effects
to Harrison,
of a mustard
in a similar case;
and,
plaster
ordered to applyit,she saw
that
though never
some
immediate
to
AiS
so
soon
put
as
relief was
one
termine
necessary, and she de-
on.
it beganto
and
burn,the child cried,
attemptedto pullit off;but Julia saw itwas doing
good,and, uninfluenced by tears and upbraidings,
she resolutely
held the little angry hands until
Doctor Walsh came
; and towards morning,as he
stood by the bed watchingthe easy breakingand
^^
faintthoughregular
he said,
She will Hve,
pulse,
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with God's
and, under Him, you have
blessing,
saved her,young lady. But take care of yourself,
flushed and ill,
and your eyes are
you are looking
feverish. Take care of yourself,
cannot
we
spare
you."
remains to be told of
very littlemore
the story. Another short scene, and we will dose
this part of the history
of Julia Severn.
And
now
It is
a
brightday
at
room
Severn
in
May,
and in
a
longlow
Court, her mother's favourite
apartment, lies,
upon
a
couch
drawn
close to the
window, her deformed and much-loved child. The
largequaintold window is shaded by a group of
out their long
laburnums,which fling
magnificent
yellowtresses to tremble and dallywith the soft
springwind as it sweeps by ; and twininground
its trellisis a gorgeous foreign
creeper, which,
bendingdown its starryeyes, seems to keep loving
child who playsbeneath
watch upon the graceful
of lilac and early
its shadow, making garlands
at the occupant
with a merry laugh,
to fling,
roses
of the
room.
Julia is
fever from
from
recovering
which
attack of the
has been
Edith
duringits long and
an
weary
course,
same
restored;and,
her patient,
tiring
un-
harsh and
passionate
stepmother;heart-stricken by the self-forgettin
conduct
of her daughter-in-law
self-sacrificing
nurse
from
has been her
the hour
once
of her seizure she seemed
nerved
HOW
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that
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137
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and shut out from
of the
who
good clergyman,
of convincing
the opportunity
her of her past errors, and
to the
listening
plaintive
wailingsand piteouslanguageof the
who in her delirium spoke constantly
of
sufferer,
all
the crueltieswhich
she learned
a
had
lesson of
embittered
her
short
life,
that
and humility
penitence
promisedrich fruit for the future.
In the depthsof the still solemn night in its
hour
God came
to the watcher; and when
lonely
Julia's heavy eyes with
sense
brightened
returning
its gloiy,
their first languidgaze fell upon a face
its expression,
that was
to her,so changedwas
new
while reflecting
heart that
the repentant and loving
mirrored the^e. A deep,true kiss of love,an
was
for her awakeningpowers,
earnest
thanksgiving
of happiness
sense
gave Julia the first exquisite
she had feltsince infancy
asleepwith
; and,falling
her hand
claspedin that of Lady Severn, her
rapid and completerecovery dated from that
"
"
hour.
A
happy home
kind tutor
is Severn
Court
now.
A
wise
and
a firm discipline
has,in establishing
strict authority
Charles and Henry, metamorphosed
over
them, from plaguesand truants into kindly
and gentlemanly
boys; dear littleEdith,like the
who
has, under Providence,worked
good spirit
these wonders by her sweet influence upon Julia's
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heartyfluttersabout them all with fond words and
caresses; and, in her Christian character and
matronlybeauty.
Lady Severn passes on her way
loved by all who know
her,and almost adored at
home; while Julia,dividingher time between
Severn Court and Hamilton House, carries in her
a balm for
joyouslaughand unvaryingamiability
idl the
and
sorrows
that Maude
and
finds at either; so
fain to say that Kate's
gloom she
Alice
are
occupationoi peace-makerand mirth-inventor
gone, for that firstin both is she who was
saddest and most irritableof the group"
but
^^
once
the
the
pled,
crip-
Julia.
sunny-hearted,
Is that all?
Oh,
what
greatdeal better than poor
fever that
fever
is
; I dare say Julia liked the scarlet
was
after,do
ever
nice
end, a great,
Amy's. What a lucky
a
not
you
think
so,
Miss
Norton ?**
^1
doubt
her
Fanny ; though I
likingthe
am
sure
fever very much,
she had great reason
to
and the restraint she had
be thankful for itseffects,
obtained
Walsh's
over
her evil temper;
words
were
very
true.
you
Amy
see
Doctor
Hamilton
while Julia not only
self-control,
saved her sister's life by its exercise,
but, as a
ing
reward, was permittedto be instrumental in leadher mother into the holyand peaceful
pathsof
religicm."
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I love her very much; more, I think^
than dear Kate (thoughI like her and l^r fairies
"Y"S,
she had
dearly
),because
but
I cannot
not
get
deal of
I
"
such
a
make
out
if she
nurse,
to
more
try her goodness;
why Lady Severn
to pay
was
willing
could
such
a
money."
sorry for
am
it,Fanny. Money
dear,or, useful as
services,
my
for kind words
fancy it
learn to
to
or
reward
a
cannot
it
pay
pensate
is,com-
lovingdeeds. Do not
for everything,
cence
or
a li-
ing
be cold-hearted and selfish; God's reckon-
with the rich
man
will often be
a
bitter one."
mamma."
Money is a very good thing,
*'
felloware to use for our
Yes, as all God's gifts
and our Master's service;
creatures'happiness
but
baneftd thingwhen, for its love,we
a hateful and
*'
hearts to the cry of sorrow,
wretched.
Grievous to him who
shut
Ae
our
be the last
for the
from
turn
does
will
so
before the Giver
greatday, when
stands to -account
or
gift;the
excuse
he
which
satisfiedhim
ferer
here,when he refused the helpa sufcraved,will be * weighedand found wanting'
Almightyhands. In that terribleday,Fanny,
money will not help him, rather press him lower,
in
in the
not
condemnation,for ' the
uiherit the
kingdom of
this!" exclaimed
which
a
papa;
my
servant
dear
covetous
heaven.'
"
man
shall
But what
is
Mrs.
Howard, openinga letter
broughther; " a letterfrom your
I have pleasant
for
children,
news
you, your papa is cominghome
to-night."^Q[^
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said Fanny,
''Oh, how nice; I am so glad,"
still
with joy,then suddenly
standing
skipping
"
what shall we
do
but my story. Oh, mamma,
"
somethinglike
yours
about fairiesand bad
sure
J
was
"
"
and
children,
many
ing
interest-
sorry not to hear it. I
so allthe time
you would like it;I thought
things.You
am
up such a prettyone
rather more
^but not quite,
that? I have made
about
will be
so
makingit"
a
Well, Fanny, it is certainly
very sad case,
but as
Emily and your cousins have neither of
them told us a tale,
suppose, when your papa goes
continue our
into Scotland next month,as usual,
we
of amusing
plan,
you wUl then have the satisfaction
with your composition."
and improving
us
"
I hope I shall not forget
it,for I have not
I am very glad,
written it down.
indeed,papa is
cominghome,but he often staysin London a week;
''
I wonder
how
it is he has done
so
soon
this time.
or
stoppedonlytillto-morrow
night,
tillthe midnighttrain to-day,
I could have
even
But never mind, Emily,do not be very
told you.
I will try not to forget
it;and I dare
disappointed,
comingback will make mamma
nearly
say papa's
to hear it now, especially
as happy as if she were
as I shall tellher it all some
day."
If he had
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