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February 13, 1896
Baptist Courier
Greenville, Columbia, Greenville County, Richland County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Schoolgirl Edith demonstrates contentment and wisdom by enjoying what she has, such as time at grandpa's and her own dress, without fretting over others' luxuries like seashore trips or new clothes.
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A Wise Girl
Edith is only a school girl, and not very wise. Neither is she rich in this world's goods, but she has some of the wisdom that is better than any to be got from books. She is a young girl, but she has learned in whatsoever state she is to be content. She has not learned the lesson perfectly, but she does not spend her time fretting over things she does not have. She enjoys what she has.
"Don't you wish you were going to the seashore?" asked Margaret.
"I would like it," said Edith, "but I'm glad I'm going to grandpa's. I always have a good time there."
"Wouldn't you like to have a new dress like Mary's?" says Jessie.
"Yes, but I like mine just as well," is the answer.
Edith has what a wise man calls "the little sprig of content," which gives a rich flavor to everything, no matter how tasteless.—Exchange
Edith is only a school girl, and not very wise. Neither is she rich in this world's goods, but she has some of the wisdom that is better than any to be got from books. She is a young girl, but she has learned in whatsoever state she is to be content. She has not learned the lesson perfectly, but she does not spend her time fretting over things she does not have. She enjoys what she has.
"Don't you wish you were going to the seashore?" asked Margaret.
"I would like it," said Edith, "but I'm glad I'm going to grandpa's. I always have a good time there."
"Wouldn't you like to have a new dress like Mary's?" says Jessie.
"Yes, but I like mine just as well," is the answer.
Edith has what a wise man calls "the little sprig of content," which gives a rich flavor to everything, no matter how tasteless.—Exchange
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Contentment
Wisdom
Schoolgirl
Moral Lesson
Grandpa
What entities or persons were involved?
Edith
Margaret
Jessie
Grandpa
Story Details
Key Persons
Edith
Margaret
Jessie
Grandpa
Story Details
Edith, a schoolgirl not rich but content, responds positively to friends' questions about wishing for seashore trips or new dresses, preferring what she has and enjoying grandpa's visits.