THE LITTLE BEETLE AND WEDGE.
When Rollo got home, he looked about for Jonas every where, but could not find him. He went around the house and yard, calling “Jonas! Jonas!” very loud. Presently Nathan came out to the door, and told him that his mother wanted to see him. So Rollo went in to his mother.
“You ought not to make such a noise,” said she, “calling Jonas. You disturb us all.”
“But, mother,” said he, “I want to find him very much.”
“No doubt,” said his mother; “but you must find him with your eyes, not with your tongue.”
“Why, mother,” said Rollo, laughing, “what do you mean by that?”
“Boys very generally have a habit of trying to find people with their tongues, that is, by calling them; but it is a very bad habit. You see,” she continued, “there are five or six persons now in and about the house, and if you go around calling out for Jonas, you disturb us all; but if you go about quietly, and look for him, you do not disturb any body.”
“But then it is not so easy to find him by looking for him,” said Rollo.
“Why not?” asked his mother.