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Project Gutenberg's Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 9, March 1, 1914, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 9, March 1, 1914 Author: Various Release Date: March 29, 2005 [EBook #15494] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DEW DROPS, VOL. 37, NO. 9, *** Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. DEW DROPS VOL. 37. No. 9. WEEKLY. DAVID C. COOK PUBLISHING CO., ELGIN, ILLINOIS. GEORGE E. COOK, EDITOR. MARCH 1, 1914. How Lilian Helped Her Brother By JULIA H. JOHNSTON "May we go, mamma? Oh, do say yes. Please say yes." Lilian and her brother Earl were invited to a children's lawn party, and, as they were not different from most other children, they were very anxious to attend. "Lilian may go, but I am afraid to trust Earl," said mamma. "There will certainly be ice cream and berries, cake and lemonade, and you know what the doctor said, Earl. You think you are well, but you are not strong after your illness and you are not to eat or drink anything ice-cold for some time to come." "But I needn't eat things because they are there," said Earl, "and I promise you, mamma, that I won't." "I'm sure he won't." Lilian added. "I don't care to go unless Earl can, and I'll promise for him, too, that he'll be good." "That means that you will be his security," said mamma, smiling. "You will be a surety for him, as they call it, and give your own pledge that Earl will do his duty. Well, then, if you both promise, I will let you go. You must learn to do right, even if there is temptation to do wrong." So the loving brother and sister, who wished to go together, as brothers and sisters should, went merrily off at the appointed time, and enjoyed themselves with their playmates upon the lovely lawn. As they went in together, Lilian said, "Now, remember, Earl, that when we have things to eat, you must not take ice cream and lemonade." "I'll remember," said Earl, and then, as it was a large party, the two were soon separated. Lilian trusted her brother so fully that she did not think it needful to speak to him agai
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