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or food, she made a little ladder for it, so it could
jump up and down when it pleased. She had besides a thrush, which
had been almost frozen to death, and never recovered the use of its feet:
but it did not sing the less gayly, though a cripple.
[Illustration]
[Illustration]
She had also a pet rabbit, which she had saved from the torments of

two cruel boys, who had caught it, and whom she overheard relating
what sport they would have, when they got home, by letting it loose in
the stable, and then setting the dog on to worry it to death. The little
creature had become so tame, that it would run to her whenever she
came to the place where it was kept, and when she took it up, would
nestle itself in her arms to show its gratitude for her kind treatment and
tender care of it. She had, besides, several fowls and ducks, that lived
very comfortably in her yard, because she took care of them herself and
did not trust it to any one else.
[Illustration]
And last, not by any means least, among her favorites, was a beautiful
young deer, which her father had purchased, and brought home to her.
[Illustration]
Paulina felt the greatest pleasure in giving these pet animals all the
comforts she could, and her father and mother, to encourage her
benevolent disposition, increased her pocket-money, that she might be
enabled to buy corn for her fowls, and seeds for her birds. Her brothers,
too, who were at college, often sent her presents.
One day when Paulina was out, her attention was called to a young
woman who had brought two young lambs to market for sale. The two
creatures were coupled together like hounds; and as she stood with her
eyes cast down, yet looking upon them, it was impossible not to note
the sorrow stamped upon her gentle features. Paulina was interested
and entered into conversation with her. She learned that she was a
young married woman; that her husband had gone to sea; leaving his
mother, a very infirm old woman to her care. Soon after his departure,
Mary left her father's more comfortable dwelling to reside in the old
woman's cabin, so that she could take the better care of her. A sheep
was her only fortune and she took it with her. It had two lambs, and
these she hoped to be able to keep toward the formation of a mountain
flock; but the season was so pinching that she brought the lambs into
town for sale. Several had asked the price, but had turned away without
purchasing. After relating to Paulina her story she sat down, and

putting her arm around her lambs began to cry. Paulina told her to dry
her tears, gave her the price of her lambs, and then told her to take them
home, and let them still be the commencement of her mountain flock.
The gratitude expressed by the poor creature, by both words and look at
this generous act of kindness, amply repaid Paulina for the little
sacrifice she had made to relieve her.
As Paulina grew larger, her humanity exercised itself toward other
objects, and as her heavenly Father had given her the means of doing
good, she felt pure delight in being generous, and receiving marks of
gratitude wherever she went. She was loved by her neighbors, rich as
well as poor, and was happy herself, because she tried to make others
so.

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