. Little helpers . peeping under the tree beneath which they weresitting, reminded Mrs. Leslie to look at her watch. It was hightime to start for home, and Tiny and Johnny, as the car wentdown the steep hill, looked out with much affectionate interestfor the extra horse, and softly called good bye to him, as hestood quietly under the tree, panting a little from his last pull,and patiently waiting for the next. I wonder how many of the dear little men and women who 88 LITTLE HELPERS. will read this are training for their own life race by watching forchances to help the hard-pressed runners who
. Little helpers . peeping under the tree beneath which they weresitting, reminded Mrs. Leslie to look at her watch. It was hightime to start for home, and Tiny and Johnny, as the car wentdown the steep hill, looked out with much affectionate interestfor the extra horse, and softly called good bye to him, as hestood quietly under the tree, panting a little from his last pull,and patiently waiting for the next. I wonder how many of the dear little men and women who 88 LITTLE HELPERS. will read this are training for their own life race by watching forchances to help the hard-pressed runners who have is a motto for all of you; the motto which a noble andearnest man has already given to many people — Look up, notdown ; look out, and not in ; look forward, not back ; and lenda helping hand. And if you want his authority for this beautiful motto, it iseasily found, for you will all know where to look for thesewords, — Bear ye one anothers burdens, and so fulfil the law ofChrist. CHAPTER LONG PATIENCE. INY and Johnny were planting their gar-dens, and Jim Brady was helping had happened to mention to Jimthat he liked a garden very well, after thethings were up, but that he did hate dig-ging ; and Jim, after thinking hard for aminute, had said, —See here! If youll teach me some of the things yourelearning at school, of evenings, after my days work is done, Illdig your garden for you, and do it better than you can, for Ima good sight stronger than you are, and Ill help you keep itclean all summer, too. Is it a bargain? Johnny hesitated. He did not like Jims tone. It was quitetrue that Jim was the stronger of the two, but Johnny thoughtit showed bad taste to mention it in that defiant sort of he did not see any particular fun in teaching Jim, especiallyon summer evenings. But it would be a great thing to havesuch good help with his garden as he knew Jim would give, sohe swallowed his pride, and said, as graciously as he could.
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