. Mary Holmes; or, Pride and repentance . y did, towalk in the light of Gods holy Word ? THE CHAPTER I. HOLMES was considered a very goodlittle girl. In some re-spects this was was not saucy ordisobedient to her par-ents, nor was she crossto her little sister, Lois. She helped topick up chips, drove Brindle from the pas-ture, gathered wild strawberries for the 4 evening meal, and, when her mother was (5) , > 6 MAEY HOLMES; OK, tired, she often set the table, filled the kettie, and made the tea, afterward washingup the dishes as nicely as need be. Mary was also a quiet, orderl
. Mary Holmes; or, Pride and repentance . y did, towalk in the light of Gods holy Word ? THE CHAPTER I. HOLMES was considered a very goodlittle girl. In some re-spects this was was not saucy ordisobedient to her par-ents, nor was she crossto her little sister, Lois. She helped topick up chips, drove Brindle from the pas-ture, gathered wild strawberries for the 4 evening meal, and, when her mother was (5) , > 6 MAEY HOLMES; OK, tired, she often set the table, filled the kettie, and made the tea, afterward washingup the dishes as nicely as need be. Mary was also a quiet, orderly scholarin the Sunday-school, and invariably hadgood lessons; but, in connection with hermany good qualities, I am sorry to sayshe had one serious fault. Her love ofdress, or pride, threatened to destroy allthat was noble or lovable in her nature,just as you have seen a little burdockspring up in the garden and grow till itovershadowed the violets, absorbing thesunlight and dew, while the sweet flowe?withered and died, and the ugly weed,despised and abhorred, held full posses-sion of the grou
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