TRUE STORY.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 175, 13 December 1876, Page 4

TRUE STORY.

Tins is a true story. The happy circumstance occurred a few Sunday evenings ago. Ho escorted her to and from church, and upon her arriving at her homo, the discussion of the sermon and the extreme heat suggested an invitation,

readily accepted by Charles, that they step into the house and partake of a cooling glass of lemonade. She led him into the dining-room, and there found naughty brother Ben about to squeeze the last lemon in the house for his own individual benefit! Calling him aside, she induced Ben by means of sundry threats , and promises to dissect that lemon and to make Charley and herself a glass. A self sacrificing thought struck her. “No, Ben,” said she, “ put the juice of the whole lemon into Charley’s glass and bring me a glass of water. He won’t notice it—there is no light in the parlor !” Ben was making one good, strong lemonade as directed,when Charley quietly slipped out, and remarked : “ I say, Beni put the juice d£ the entire leipon in your sister’s glass and bring mo some cold water-—there is no light in the parlor and she ■won’t notice it!” Ben’s forte is in obeying orders. With a merry twinkle in his eye ho drank the lemonade, then carried them each a glass of water, which they drank with much apparent relish, asking each other between sips, “if it was sweet enough ?” And naughty brother Ben, with the taste of that bmonade in Ins mouth, stood out in the hall and laughed till his sides ached, to hear them assure each other “ that it was just right! so palatable and refreshing,”—-Napier Telegraph,