Little Faithful

           Foraweektheamountofvirtueintheoldhousewouldhavesuppliedtheneighborhood.Itwasreallyamazing,foreveryoneseemedinaheavenlyframeofmind,andself-denialwasallthefashion.Relievedoftheirfirstanxietyabouttheirfather,thegirlsinsensiblyrelaxedtheirpraiseworthyeffortsalittle,andbegantofallbackintooldways.Theydidnotforgettheirmotto,buthopingandkeepingbusyseemedtogroweasier,andaftersuchtremendousexertions,theyfeltthatEndeavordeservedaholiday,andgaveitagoodmany.

           Jocaughtabadcoldthroughneglecttocovertheshornheadenough,andwasorderedtostayathometillshewasbetter,forAuntMarchdidn’tliketohearpeoplereadwithcoldsintheirheads.Jolikedthis,andafteranenergeticrummagefromgarrettocellar,subsidedonthesofatonursehercoldwitharsenicumandbooks.Amyfoundthathouseworkandartdidnotgowelltogether,andreturnedtohermudpies.Megwentdailytoherpupils,andsewed,orthoughtshedid,athome,butmuchtimewasspentinwritinglongletterstohermother,orreadingtheWashingtondispatchesoverandover.Bethkepton,withonlyslightrelapsesintoidlenessorgrieving.

           Allthelittledutieswerefaithfullydoneeachday,andmanyofhersisters’also,fortheywereforgetful,andthehouseseemedlikeaclockwhosependulumwasgonea-visiting.

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