A LESSON FOR LOUIE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume VI, Issue 23, 7 June 1890, Page 19

A LESSON FOR LOUIE.

Uncle Jack came in one cold morning looking for all ihe world like .a bear, Louie thought, in his big, shaggy overcoat. He caught Louie up and gave her a real bearhug, too. • Hello, Mopsey ! where's Popsey ?’ he asked. Popsey was Louie's baby-sister, two years old, and her name wasn't Popsey any more than Louie's was Mopsey. But I’ncle Jaek was all the time calling folks funny names, Louie thought. ‘ Iler’s gone to sleep,' said she. Then Uncle Jack put his hand in his ]>oeket ami made a great rustling with paper for a minute, before he pulled out two sticks of redand-white candy and gave them to Louie. ‘ Too bad Popsey’s asleep,' said he. But I'm afraid Louie was rather glad of it. She took her little rocking-chair and sat down by the window to eat her candy. ‘ Aren’t you going to save one stick for Gracie?' asked mamma. Popsey’s real name was Gracie. ‘ I guess I won't,' Louie said, speaking low. ‘ 1 don’t b’lieve candy’s good for little mitee o’ bits o’ girls. Sides I want it myself.' Just as she swallowed the last bit there was a little call from thebedroom : ‘ Mamma I’ ‘ Hello,' said I’ncle Jack, ‘ Popsey’s awake !' Ami in a minute out she came in mamma's arms, rosy and smiling and dimpled. Then there was another great instlingin Uncle Jack's pocket, and pretty soon—- ‘ Here’s for Popsey !’ said I’ncle Jaek. She took the two sticks of candy in her dimpled handsand looked at them a second—dear little Popsey ! and then she held out the one that was a little longer than the other to Louie. • Dis for "ou," she cooed ; ‘ and dis for me.’ Poor Louie ! the tears rushed into her eyes. She hung her head and blushed. Somehow she didn't want to look at I’ncle Jaek or mamma. < 'an you guess why ? ‘ Dis for on'!’ repeated Popsey, cheerfully, pushing the candy into her liana. ‘ Take it, Louie,’ said mamma. And Louie took it. But a little while afterward mamma overhead her telling Popsey : ‘I won't never be such a pig any more, Popsey Baker. And I'm always going to 'vide with you, all the time, after this, long's 1 five.’ Ami mamma said ‘Amen.’ A.t'.S.