For Our Young Readers.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIV, Issue 26, 23 October 1896, Page 15

For Our Young Readers.

'•BEST ever was. "—ln a hcrdic the other day a manly little fellow got up from his seat by the door and moved down to the other end to make place for a one-leg uod old gentleman, whose crutch would have made ha\oc of tho dainty dros-e-. " Thank you. my son." said the old fellow. You ha\e a uood mother." " Be-t e\er w:k m wa» the smiling re-pon-e of the little fellow as he raised his hat and then took the fare to put in the box:. That was a boy in a thousand, and his stockings were darned at the knee, and the hem let out of his short knee pant-, so that riches had nothing to do with it. One must think sometime-, when riding in public conveyance-, that '•pood mothers" area -earoe article, or "better boys,'' boys with improved manner-, -would be more frequently met with. Partners.— A sturdy little figure it wa-. trudging bravely by with a pail of water. So many times had it pas-ed our sate that morning that curio-ity prompted us to further acquaintance. •• You area bu-y little -irl to-day '" •• Yes'm." The round face under the broad hat was turned towards us. It was freckled, flushed and perspiring, but cheery withal. - Ye-'m. it take- a heap of water to do a wa-hin^." ••Ami do you bring it all from the brook down there / " "0. we h.i\e it m the cistern mostly, only it's been such a dry time lately." " And there is nobody else to carry the water ' " '•Nobody but mother an' she is washm'." "Well, you are a good girl to help her." It w.i- not a well considered coinpliment.^and the little water carrier did not consider it one at all. tor there was a look of surprise in her grey eye-, and an almost indignant tone in her voice as she answered: "Why. ot course I help her. I always help her all the time ; she hasn't anybody el-e. Mother'n me's partners." Little girl, are you and mother partners .' Do you help her all you can /