American literature -- 19th century -- Periodicals; Sunday schools -- United States -- Periodicals
Oh! do you know, my dear Pansies, I am going West this summer? I can't
tell you much about it until the summer is over and I am settled down
again for winter work; but I mean to keep my eyes wide open on purpose
for you. I shall be in Utah, I think, and in Kansas, and Wisconsin, and
Nebraska, and I don't know just where, but you shall know all about it
after I have been, and returned. Wide-open eyes; that is our motto for
the summer. I know a great many of you are going away, to the seaside,
to the mountains, to Chautauqua, to Europe, where not? Will you be
selfish, dwarfed-up little Pansies, keeping all your delights of travel
to yourselves, or will you keep diaries of all the interesting things
you see, and hear, and learn, and write beautiful letters for the
stay-at-homes? Why not? Let us join hands and see how much we can use
our eyes and ears for others during the long bright summer.
Lovingly, PANSY.
_Louie_ from New York. My dear, I hope THE PANSY came in time for the
"little brother's birthday." We made all possible speed. Yes, Faye
Huntington is to continue her work for THE PANSY during another year.
I am glad you love her. So do I. Please give my kind regards to your
mamma, whom I remember very well.
_Mamie_ from Connecticut. You dear little Blossom! I am glad you have
not choked yourself with pins before you took your pledge! I presume
you think you never would have done so; but do you really suppose there
was ever a person who choked to death with a pin, _on purpose_? Yet
there have been deaths caused in just that way. Your mother will be
glad that you have resolved to give up so foolish and dangerous a habit.
_Emily_ from Maryland. Your pledge commences with the right sentence,
my friend. One who honestly trusts in His help, is sure to succeed. I
think you will find it helpful if you will study His life on earth, and
see how many proofs you can find of His perfect unselfishness.
_Maria_ and _Lucy_ from Missouri. Welcome, my little Missouri sisters.
May you blossom luxuriantly in that sunny land. I hope the "temper"
will grow as sweet as the Southern jessamine which I enjoyed so much in
your South land last winter, and that the little fingers tempted to be
"tardy" now, will quicken under the spell of the earnest pledge which
has been taken.
_Ward_ from Michigan. Glad to receive you, my boy. "I can't" is an
enemy who has stolen many a grand action from boys and girls as well as
from men and women. Did you ever notice also, that he generally speaks
what is false? Nearly always "I can't" means "I don't want to," or a
bold "I won't."
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