Boone County Recorder . guess the meaning of thehinU Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Arnold hadgiven of her mothers helpfulness. Another week passed. The strainupon the family was now almost great-er than they could bear. Amanda had gone up to her chamberbut was unable to sleep. Her mothersoftly entered her room, Mother? AmaDia whispered. •Tea, dear. How is Willie? Better—a good deal, we think. Oh, I am so glad! and she threwher arms about her mothers neck, andsobbed with joy. When she was calmer she said, asher mother sat by her side: **I havebeen a wicked girl So discontentedand unhappy about such littl
Boone County Recorder . guess the meaning of thehinU Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Arnold hadgiven of her mothers helpfulness. Another week passed. The strainupon the family was now almost great-er than they could bear. Amanda had gone up to her chamberbut was unable to sleep. Her mothersoftly entered her room, Mother? AmaDia whispered. •Tea, dear. How is Willie? Better—a good deal, we think. Oh, I am so glad! and she threwher arms about her mothers neck, andsobbed with joy. When she was calmer she said, asher mother sat by her side: **I havebeen a wicked girl So discontentedand unhappy about such little, littlethings! And here 1 have such a goodhome, and father and mother andbrothers and sisters; and Willie is go-ing to get well—dont you think so,mother? Yes, dear. I think so. And Chen, mother, Ive been count-ing up my blessings. I used to feel soabout my big red hands, and therespoor Johnny Brown with no hands atall! What a great thing it is to be BIRDS OF A FEATHER. saa Three of a Kind Who Are Typical Kepnb-. AMANDA COUNTS DP His BLESSINGS. sound and strong and well, every oneof us, but Willie. I wonder I neverthought of it before! None of us arelame or deformed or blind—just thinkof poor Georgiana Arnold. Andmother, 1 know now why we couldnthave a new carpet; but we can do with-out or patch the old one, cant we? Certainly, dear. And something else, mother? Yes, daughter. I want to tell you how rich I feel!Ive got a hero for a father, and a—a—saint for a mother.—O. Howard, isWide Awake. _ : «, , PAPER COLLARS. sitting-room floor, and coming back toits original rags at that! Again she sometimes would say toherself in strong disgust: Amandy!Amandy Jinkum! What a name! Iffolks Would only call me Amanda itmight be borne. And Jinkum! Whoever heard such a name? Amanda, said her mother, weought not to fret about a thing like aname. I long ago made up my mindto like our name, and I da *If ever I have any children, saidAmanda, Ill give them right-downsensible good na
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