Inglenook, The (1907) . some prim-roses for Gracie, and make her well again, please—•very soon. Ten minutes later Winnie was peeping into abeautiful garden where primroses were growingsweetly. Run away, little girl, said a voice close by, andWinnie, looking up, beheld a white-haired gentlemanwith rather a stern face. But longing made Winnie bold. Oh, please, shesaid, a sudden rush of tears dimming her eyes, couldyou spare me a little bunch of primroses ? Then he asked her some questions, ^^innie told herstory. What made you think of asking God for the prim-roses, child? said he. ? Because he m
Inglenook, The (1907) . some prim-roses for Gracie, and make her well again, please—•very soon. Ten minutes later Winnie was peeping into abeautiful garden where primroses were growingsweetly. Run away, little girl, said a voice close by, andWinnie, looking up, beheld a white-haired gentlemanwith rather a stern face. But longing made Winnie bold. Oh, please, shesaid, a sudden rush of tears dimming her eyes, couldyou spare me a little bunch of primroses ? Then he asked her some questions, ^^innie told herstory. What made you think of asking God for the prim-roses, child? said he. ? Because he made them, sir, and becausehe can do everything. For a few moments he was silent, then he turnedaway, and picked her a bunch of the sweet blossoms. Then the gentleman accompanied her to her home,and gave the widowed mother such aid that she wasenabled to procure all that Gracie needed. Thenhealth returned to the little sick lassie, and Winniesprayer was answered.—Lesson Paper. 332 THE INGLENOOK.—April 2, THE RURAL LIFE THE FARMERS FRIENDS. JOHN H. NOWLAN. The insect known as the ladybug is a very useful aswell as common one. Here in Southern Illinois three kinds are found, thebest known being the common nine spot. It is turtle-shaped, red, with nine black spots on its wings, henceits name. It is about three-sixteenths of an inchacross. The twice-stabbed ladybug is smaller, jet black,except for a red spot on each wing. There is also a drab-colored one, larger than thenine spot. It is sometimes found on the willows herein such numbers as to almost defoliate them. The other kinds in both the larvae and the imagostage are strictly insectivorous. One species has been imported into California whereit is doing good service in fighting the San Jose scale. Another, the cochineal, is reared in tropical Americafor the dye made from the bodies of the females. The mature bugs may be found here in great num-bers sheltering around the base of orchard trees, es-pecially apple tre
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