172 CHILDREN'S BOOK FOR SABBATH HOURS.

"Granny would not like to have you give much more attentive to him, yet the old
me things, nor would she wish me to go habit of fretting and complaining would
and see you without her leave!" trouble her, and sometimes cross words
 "What a fussy old thing she must be; would be spoken to the little brother, to
I guess it wouldn't hurt her if you had a whom she had determined never to be
few presents from kind mamma-but I impatient and cross again.
must go home now, these woods are so "You must go with me and visit the
dull, and it must be time for tea." home of Nellie and Ned," said Mrs.
 Off ran careless Bessie; while Ned's Grey one day, "and see how patient
"Sister Nellie helped him gently to Nellie is to her brother."
their home, then assisted her grand- So leaving Willic in the care of nurse
mother about supper. Mary, they started out for their call.
 When Bessie reached home she thought They found the grandmother confined
Willie would want her to get him ready to her bed with rheumatism, and Nellie
for supper, and as she did not like to acting the part of a nurse for both her
comb his hair or wait on him at all grandmother and Ned. Mrs. Grey talked
she ran up stairs to her own room, with the old lady, and was much pleased
where an interesting story book lay open with what she said. When the two went
to be finished. In passing the nursery, home, a nice basket of good things was
she noticed her mother leaning over the put up for the lame woman and her
crib where Willie slept. grand-children, which Bessie willingly
 What is the matter with Willie?" she carried to them ; and, sitting by the pa-
asked, looking in at the door. tient old lady, she listened to her kind
 Mrs. Grey motioned her to come in, words, and was asked by her to come
and there, tossing restlessly on his little there often and see them. Many pleas-
bed, was her darling brother, with flushed ant calls did Bessie make after that in
cheeks and burning hands. the humble home, and saw how even the
 He had been fretful and uneasy for poor might be happy and contented. She
several days, and I feared he was un- learned many a lesson of gentleness and
well," said Bessie's mother softly; "be patience from Nellie, her grandmother,
very quiet now, around the house and and Ned. She tried hard to please her
see how much you can help me." parents and brother; happy hours were
 Bessie went slowly out of the room, afterwards spent by the brother and sister,
but the new book was not touched, and and seldom were unkind words spoken by
the unkind words she had spoken were Bessie. Her friends saw with pleasure
remembered with sadness, as she said to that slf was not as important a thing
herself, What if Willie should die with her as it used to be.
For several weeks Willie was very ill, but If you would be happy children, strive
as he grew better, although Bessie was to do something to make others happy.