. On a candlestick . ve seen her playingwith her cat in the yard, and with herdoll sometimes, and her sister too. Andtheres a brother to them. I didnt knowsuch nice things happened to people, (fcdyou, mother? The father and mother .were almost ashappy as the boy. The world seemedbrighter for many days to them, and theyhad fresh hope and strength to carry intothe work and weariness of their dull went to sleep that night with thebox of pictures hugged close to his heart,and as long as he Ikes there will be awarm spot where it touched him. O little Katy, of all the fruit uponyour Chri
. On a candlestick . ve seen her playingwith her cat in the yard, and with herdoll sometimes, and her sister too. Andtheres a brother to them. I didnt knowsuch nice things happened to people, (fcdyou, mother? The father and mother .were almost ashappy as the boy. The world seemedbrighter for many days to them, and theyhad fresh hope and strength to carry intothe work and weariness of their dull went to sleep that night with thebox of pictures hugged close to his heart,and as long as he Ikes there will be awarm spot where it touched him. O little Katy, of all the fruit uponyour Christmas tree this was the sweetest! It was a little thing to give pleasure toa poor boy, but life is made np of littlethings; and if our hearts are full of love ON A CANDLESTICK. 69 for him, our Lord wi]l make the littlethings great. Jesus bids us shine then for all around, For many kinds of darkness in this world are found;Theres sin, theres care and sorrow; so we must shine, You in your small corner, and I in mine. 5. 70 ON A CANDLESTICK. CHAPTER VII. X BE YE ALSO PATIENT. OOMETHING was the matter withkJ Lucy. She didnt know what it was,and nobody else knew, unless it wasturkey. Nobody pleased her, especiallyKaty. To make it worse, their motherhad gone into the country to Grandpa Lan-casters birthday. She went the day be-fore, and wasnt to be back till it was ironing day, so Rosy hadenough to do helping Honora. Troublebegan before Lucy was well awake in themorning. Katy Lancaster ! said she, Ishould think you would be ashamed ofyour blue eyes. Why dont you haveblack ones like I do? Katy laughed. I dont know anyway to help it unless I wear black glasses, ON A CANDLESTICK. 71 said she. You wouldnt like that, wouldyou ? But Lucy did not laugh at all. I mean what I say, Katy eyes make me sick. An you stoplaughing or I will have the headache. Ihave the headache real easy, and it alwaysaches real hard. O Lucy! you dont think you aregoing to have the headach
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