A Lesson for Children

Ah, little Betsy! Only nine years old, and yet so quick and eager to help! Grandmother loved to have her, for her bright eyes were never dimmed with thought of self when asked to do a chore. Nothing was too difficult, long, or odious a task for her. Why, even now, there she is singing at the washtub to make the dishes dance. She must be very thoughtful, indeed, to have already learned that common work done cheerfully is much easier to accomplish than that which is gone about with complaint, slowness, and dread.