. Little helpers . It doesnt look worth all that tender care, my dear, doesit ? But look inside, and see what it is guarding. And then I saw, wrapped in tissue-paper, and just fittingnicely into the old mug, a little tumbler, and when I unwrapped it, it was so thin, I was most afraidto touch it, and it looked just likethe soap-bubbles Julie and I used toblow, all the colors of the rainbow,when the light caught it. I was puzzling myself how tocarry my precious little tumbler, shesaid, when Nelly — my grand-daughter — came in, and she thoughtof the mug; it was one she had boughtfor five cents of
. Little helpers . It doesnt look worth all that tender care, my dear, doesit ? But look inside, and see what it is guarding. And then I saw, wrapped in tissue-paper, and just fittingnicely into the old mug, a little tumbler, and when I unwrapped it, it was so thin, I was most afraidto touch it, and it looked just likethe soap-bubbles Julie and I used toblow, all the colors of the rainbow,when the light caught it. I was puzzling myself how tocarry my precious little tumbler, shesaid, when Nelly — my grand-daughter — came in, and she thoughtof the mug; it was one she had boughtfor five cents of a tin-pedler, thinkingit was silver, dear little soul! She had played with it till it wastarnished, and then put it away in the nursery till she should goto the country; it would do so nicely for picnics, she said. Idid not like to take it, at first, but I want them to learn to give,so I tried the tumbler in it, and was surprised to find that itfitted very well, with a little paper put in between, so I thanked. LITTLE HELPERS. 209 her, and kissed her, and she was more pleased, I really believe,than she was when she thought her mug was made of silver. Mrs. Anstiss — her name was Anstiss — didnt say anymore just then, but after a little she took up the mug, and putit on the shelf in the little chimney closet. I must take care ofit, she said, for 1 feel now that it is the safekeeper of my dearlittle tumbler, as well as my Nellys gift. We cant all be — Ididnt catch the name she called the glass, it was some great longword —i but if we feel like being discouraged because we arenot, why then our best plan is to try to do something for oursuperiors. That we can all do ; the weakest and humblest of uscan help to clear the way, to make straight paths, and removestumbling-blocks for the strong and the capable, and the dearFather will look upon this work, done for His, as done for Him. She never said another word about the glass all the timeshe stayed, and somehow I do believ
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