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VOL. XIII . 1A04.
n i l w m IT m raonsTANT rrwoorAL w c i r r r ron m i NIOIIOTIOX OF
KNkMBMU KV'iHI.KDOIC,
B I D L B H O U S E , N E W - Y O H K .
INDEX To Vol. Mil. 18M.
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1 II E
sTA \ DA IM)"BEARER.
XIII JAWUABY, ISM. V I
" H A P P V N* K W V K A K
**T is only i few • liy-rinec ihoati "i" " Si' rry Christmas" resounded throng!i i in the load whore there
• •
echo It, and children's hearts to be n
Aii'l DOW, as these sounds die away, oomei H Hapjrj ir," seeming n pari of the same efai islmas, you know, we were oil s>
because we were reminded iii.it J e n * gave Him-ItY to be our Saviour on that day; and now, »itli
we ma] rejoice, U-eaus© we can to Hini I" be
DO) see Him, it is true, 1"/ vhal m ' s a y just as well ; and not one of the little ones who can read these words, oi listen wl
laaaaaaal
•> Tllfc STANDARD BBAREB
o young i " belong l the pUes where every day you
Him, and tell Him that yon want to l" Hia child, and that you will give yourself to Him Ho will hear yon, and love jro «*:ir.- of you always. But Josna1 little child moat not liko to IK; naflghty, unkind, or disob* o, whenever you :ir<- i to give »|» to any of these had tempers or wishes, .i*k Ililil tO hi • . :<!!• J Ili-will. s . \ it' you ere Josna1 little children, j bo happy tittle children, and this will !»• a H u n N L U ^ BAB, M. \ . i i .
• • i
T n K 0 D 0 I! R \ N D V R I-: i>
T I : \ M I ' . tramp, tramp. was heard on the stairs, Ki-ii-oii. thinking her husband had iv-
inrnod early, 9 hall to mcel him, Km round thai tin- noise, after all, wai only made In her two little boys, who were hurrying a\ out of breath, and quite roay with running.
wFanny*fl going to havi :i tea-party, m wants n- to oomaj
Mayn't \• • : ' Then sitl i •.a the top-step, Theodore and Fred .<•••
X.. wonder they wore tired, having nm all the waj from Fanny's house the instant bee Invitation wai
THE STANDARD ItKAltEU.
" Mi i"". mamma, mo go too," cried dear tittle QbarKc, as, peeping through the uttluttters, ho had
lo lii- brothers' request; then runt-i "DO of Theodore's old hats
rod, pulling it down over his noli Rght carta, looked op en edieUcvaaa^ out of a pair
bright brown eyes, that his mother oonld only Idea him, though aha knew the hair which had
Then turning to the twooruldreO|HYealyo&inai x<'." the said, rt if yon wffl promise to bohaTi fend •• l' gooddiy kuu.
After < lefl behind, l>> promising him n walk in the garden, Mr*. Benson
' ..(' t h e w indow and saw her t w o . -Mn
off in great glee to die tea-party. [tietrue itwaa no ransnal Unng for Fano] to
and invite bar oonaini Theodore I: bnl they always were moat delightful
affnir*; and thi season, the ebildreii having only recently rntarned from the country, promised to I ining.
"What kind of anii in the eoontry Where yon wore, Famrj I leodore, rather abruptly. after they had i» < time at
• i b l c
•* I ow -. lambs, chiokena, and the
A THE >TAM>Al:l> JiKUiCi:
bring three of them home, '"it mamma <ii<l sol think it was I-
bad dear* al the White Honntaii -i. bears. Papa and mamoBt
•aw two large ones, and some Cuba. I wouldjrt have been al all afraid of them, us long as they were ii- y much pleased with Fanny's look of astonishment
M Doo'l yon remember the splendid long rides « used to have with -Mr. Peon?" remarked Fre4 " Han] a lime «•• went ool «iili fonr hon ny. and :» monatrooa • ladlea and gentlemen, without ooontmg the child' ren. Tben we had any qnantitiei of rides to the barn, and Mr. Peon v u to kin-1, that
I le of the children, ai d *on Willi IV.ur h o r s e * . "
** I suu'iMn'i be surprised ii the | r ttok soldier missed u*j" sni'l Theodore. wWt used I
i . • . . • . . . •
about the w*r, Hi~ Jog was a good old fellow. It knew Prfld and mo. Onoday »• saw thi eonnina) est Uttle squirrel, with a great bushy tail. aitl n log, and we tried i-> step very softly, so aa to catch him, bul he ram off t<>o soon."
" I bad grand hay rides i" ii"- eouutry,M said Pansy,
i we," added Prod : w and wo " all afrai! the topi no matter liuw fast
THK STANDARD BBABAI
i iv.ni. Hark! there's Iba door-bell. I iboaldn'i be rarprised Ifil worel I it is, it i - :" Then :•!! the children dapped ( M r bands,
•• A tea-part] I won't yon inrita nu Alien took i Hat, after kuMUig nil around, " WbiU wore yon ohAttarinej :il""it when I rang the Weil P1
,j TUB STASIUItl>l:i I
•• i.••• DM toe- oh I now l remember shout tlu i .ni with Mr. Penn, uid bean "
citing ones they most have been. Did thej mi" the wagon out of the woods?"
Etowah* the ohQdrendld langh] end l WOO was just drinking, i lm
bow :i bear would look sitting on tl seal with .Mr. Peon.
• all about tin1 kittens, hay rides, Iwars, mi<i sqoirrel, had t" be told oxer. The ahOdren onjored tolling the stories, and their anoU
rerj mui h inter* •
mar; and how much yon .-ill hare grown!" said : ,l>lo.
•• 1 had mv birthday an in Conway," nj dore, standing very straight; "and mami
•• h. with a chain something like * tnu•• \ bat -.. a now. Pre grown ever 10 to
this rear, for t I aa." *• I wonder if you bare all grown in another
w iv '.-" old I'll'tie Allen. lore looked down. Be knew hi* undo
Jin-.mi whether thej bad .'.ir-wiigood. 111 don't belb ill be eery good,
Fred. I, either." remarked Fanny ; M it
dreadfttl hard work. Something provokes inc. ;il|1i I'm angry in one a cond."
TBS STANDARD BBAKBR
" Didn't you plant an apple-tree in your garden last spring;. Faniiyl" asked Uncle Allen, without
irk. H I.i ( as go and Lhcro bo any apples on ii*"
••<•, Fanny, u ! fced up in otter nnaxement. H u r I • : onel
'• 11 wmi'i beaz ap] lea for even so long ; papa told imiy. Then, taking their b i
all ran down the piazza-steps into the garden. "How very slowly if baa grown!" said their
he looked :ti the lit;. Tin- children were rery maofa disappointed, for
tlicy thought it was growing oioely, il.in'i yon think ii would be di*
with growing M slowly, and atop i-i.iil-l'.-'' And I facie Allen, aeating himself on the
took Frcddj on his I •• Hut it will be a Urge tree by and by, if il
growing slowly; mid if it stopped, that would never happen," said Fred, looking op,
i • MI. M iii ide room for Fanny on th" while Theodore hnng on to one rope, and then he said: •• I know something besides little tp] that will; by and by, ; t € intended them t«> be, if they keep on growing little by lit) •l.iy, and not o u not grow into what the) wanl to I
*• I know, t"".1' said Fred; l>"< he wonld no) tell knew, and only looked np at Fanny, nod-
bead,
p THK STANDARD BB I
" Yoo mean us. don't you, unolc ':" said gbi " Vmi moan we will )»• very ^ I by and In if we grow- a little belter every day?"
•• V. -. dai Ling ; tod ;>- < rod makes the little trfl grow, how much rmther will He help link- children to do rijjhi. it" they only ask Him : "
'41 mew tn. uncle," —;«i• i Theodore; and ran swaj .
Freddie loaned hi- head on hi- nncle'a mill whispered, "I'll try." very gently.
Baimy did not M) my tiling, hut she nu much.
" I wonder who wants a high iwing Uncle Allen, after kissing Fanny and Fred.
" i do/1 " I i]".'* '• I •!"." children, J u l tl i h*eloek struck
llr did waul i little while 1
grand twinge; but determinjj iag bettor that nlgbti takm - banji "Mamma told UB lo come home al seven,*1 i.»
"'I'h.i*' plied their ancle, ••'.- in- bade I your mother. Coras
torrow, and I will give you both twenty high swn
Out of the gate "»nt Theodore and 1 without a lew longing loon :»i Fanny, wl high in the air; bal when, on their return horaej
IARD-MABBR, o
i their mother tboul it. abe called them her : and thoj wenl up to bed with ber
Btvtng Irieaea on theii i g Da happier than If they had ranurined after eeven and J• i*-1 a mnrared high in K. M.
1 P I P B I N Y .
Ai tin' time when J< n u e u born d i pen Irving In a oountry which area:« great distance
thlehem, who osed t«- spend a grew deal of time in undying the atom. They bad probably
true God) but need to worship the son, moon, and atai • ; forinlhoae
• Jews were tin
D a arc looking in the iky, Men they taw :» uru i med to movt in the direction of Jndea. At rmoe they tin •nut mean that tome great person waaborn—perhaps a nitwity priii'-"-: and '' i t" go and fintl oa t Tbey followed the etar until they oame to Jerusalem, and then
• in born King of tip Jewel lor we i -tar in
*. :m<l are come to worabip llim." N o donbi tn< i >• much when
they *a« in their oity,
10 TIIK STANDARD BEABEB
and heard «h i t linv mid. Ami there waa so much I. tin' king, heard of it; and
be lent for the • be men to oome t«> him, for lie was I r o i i b l f l . ' i i ' l DOt want a n y (•],•
-;ik.' (in- kingdom from him. I!•- a-ked the nun vho need i" <•••(•> 'I"' words thai i written about Christ-*-for yon know in iliosedays all the books had i- !'«• ••••i«i»,*l, an no one knew any thingaboal printing—whew*!hrist ihoold l»c born?
the; told Mm that more than i hundred : • ! b a d w r i t t e n thai
ihoold be born in Bethlehi It, he told the
died1—i" •_'•> i" Bethlehem, ami ^i. (band iiii* Prince '" oome and u-ll him, that hu might worship Him too. Bot be really wanted to kill Him. The wise men went i" Bethlehem, tad they foil :i home,
the MTV (table win rds had Ibond ti • 3 mgers must have
;. mnefa surprised nol i" bare (bund • pen M birth was of w moon ooni
star bad been MO! to 1021001100 i! <•> them, in a i palace. Bat they believed thai the infiuri
whom i: • ff< ugh Be waa poor and lowly, end they worshipped Him, end pn Mini the
• God told them not to rettm LO baU Ilrrod of tin.' infant they liaii (bund;
THE - uun, 11
ili<l nol go home through Jerusalem, but wenl mother >\ ay.
J« • .- came into lbt only the Jews had been taught about God, end they only bad the Holy Scriptures $ bul now the ..IIRT nations, Gentiles, wara i>-learn about Him loo-
viie men were the lir-t OentBea whooamo i.. fad !],.• Savionr, and our Church oorarat •
•:•. mi the sixth "I' .1 h is the • Epiphany, or Njtnil I hrbt to
• d ie* . x"ou will notioa that on 'in' second Bunda; of
January, the Collect, and Epistle, and Gospel for -- tfter I • '|.i: -;:v »,M be read ta i
then I wa member what that ft • •• IT m i n d s .
The Epiphany season, as it is called, lasts several • inksgiving for
i know we an 11 . snd the Saviour i> oflered to ua. We know more about nun than those wise men did. Let osoome to Bun with :'v much faith :is they did.
In many of the chufl mat this flerings, to H«>nil
the Gosj itheo, or thoa irin-<l nl" Jesus. In this way we m:i\
follow ill.- example of i!i" wise men who ;
gifts to the Lnfam Saviour j for He ha.* graciously
T I T
TOE >T vsKwa* BBARIB
i.-i.l us that • en it nip of cold mt i any one in Hi- Dome, we giro it to Him.
t i . &, i
S N O u
SKOWitthft.I:uniui\ fl Vur ' i present for UM dark ground, kindly -'tit down from
How *till and while it li--s in [ba covn>
THK W tXDABO WURER 13
the Colds, covering tin • ; e il a illi tding even the
••••Ins, BDOW in B w a r m QroteO-
tioii. kindly sciii <•> •-"•"•r the earth through the Nthtg cold of winter. > v tged together
"ilil fitting tO ("'Hit, (.Mint,
pelted into poini: thej kod. wide Bold of n o w i- covered «itii single :.-ii in ii- on n .i.iiiiL' i'- own
iluty. What il each flake should sej . " 1 am loo _ 1: why, I <•><> nol oover a single
bla<lr ..i" grass." Thai way any thiog i accomplished, •• Every little help
MII" and safe • - I t il !»• in the mouth and in iln- heart "1" every child. What ;i lovely world itii> would I"* if even the children " 1»-1 all the good in their i i • ;• wonld be like the
tutiful mantle to shield from .ill that can injure pain, and destroy. B o v f h e nek would l"-
ipon! Sow the poor would be slothed! Hoa. • - il would be i
ignorant would I"' taught ! Ho* would l»' spared uuv pal S o * tin'
Mind would be read t " ! Sow the babies would be •moat d :
• D, do the g I that Ea in yonr power, if it l«' but :i little. Remember the now-flakea, and be round busy at yoor places ; and wtt l ootne upon the world I
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U THK STANDARD BBABEfl
K:ir). littlfl liuiinin litint i- OOld iiM'l 'lark wilin.iil something pore and g I m i l down frw At .-ill •canons, at ill timet] tbii Mewing can !"• wonj Will noi my little readen nek tlie g i gifl fi£ their own bearcat Will tbej DOI praj Rw the pan
•
Spirit gives? Do no) forget thai swael promUe: h your -in- be -.•- scarlet, they shall be a*
white as n o w ; thong] i like crimson. tli.-y -lull I..1 :t- «....|." i l-i:i l , 1:18. ) And,rtta« mne time, ofler that prayer; "Wash me, and 1 shall be whiter tl (Psalm M : 7.)
n i n u i \ i n : > ABKTVAI*
Out rTmteroemi forth In hit robe of white, He pent tl'
N i the treei <>f ih And iv»./.•' tin- pond ;»'"l lb* i
lie spoiled 'be batterfly1
birds no) i" buBd their neot, rBtt,
And iu> node a!! the cbfldran shiver.
fet lie -li'l some good wilb hi* iry l read, For he ke|>t tlie oomeaods warm In their bed; 1!<- dried up the damp which the rain had
And rendered the air mora healthy ;
THE BTAX1 Ifi
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•
: food from ' i " | He opened the purse of the in
\ \V IQcc tin- Bering «Uh lU I.IK'. fash air, We like the Summer B Etfa B
We like the fruit- « . iii Autumn <,luir*, And we like, too, old Winter's greeting :
Ills touch i- OOU, but Iii- heart i- warm ;
gh he may briny; t" u> wind ami - l . rn i , form,
i our* U B g lad- n
111K . t».\i . M I N K BOYS \ M > T l i n i : MISSIONARY-
BOX
tbfl mini
int.i a imdotWi gl y-loolang cavern in the nine, when tin- frail candle gtinunerod feebly in :
otmd tin in. •• II. i'," the boj said, u wc have our prayer-meeting*/1 ihowing Ute gentlenuui
. . . . when thi i id; ** and here," said he, M in our miiaionary-box," exhibiting a chetl onl the RoUd ooal) into wbiofa they mod to put what money the) could spare. 8oa how the waj when there i- the will.
1,1 LD-BKAREB.
V.M.i K OF A TOW KINK WORDS
"MT BOX! ir MXXKM n
Sabbath afternoon. when nil •round H I quiet an*! solemn, a little Iwiy wa*
tO UM Roi J. II. BtaO t, whin ho t r u
• by a w ral i i ' i - ..t" h i - own age, belonging t-* the
I I t em foraramU* J him they would bo sure to bo hark by lh« time Khoo] was oyer; no one
•rooM know an] I mid he no mum. Thai huh- boy WU the chil.l of |<iou5 par)
. yet nou
•d to U M t tmpUi I aboal to yield, whoa a in wii.i had owfcoard »n the cinivcrsati.ni which
Huh- boy ami hfci schoolfellow*, turned mimd, and with a kind ' I ' he little
Mlow : "My R M ' " . "« net" l i e Hid no more, but paaaed orn Tb i boy re
in, wont to Mho UM m n m g to Mi home without the ftUngl of a wtmnded conscience.
i . i r o p a j w d awaj Sabbath; the little
tdnoe which was - cr been forgotten. Often, wlu-i
to eonunit sin< greater than that ol ti an t , tb i
ntleman have roeorn&d to him, and a^ain i duty. He has
grown u p to I"- a
Church ( inearth. • ragged-school teacher, an I BtPl raaoe man. is a teacher of a Band of Hope, all of which i- the r u u l t of that gentleman'- kind idmoraH
TI1B
STANDARD-BEARER.
FBBBUABr, 1904-
K r i r v A N ii "ALMOST."
I7TY had a birthday present whu-h pleased her very murh
•!•» you think ii was'! A sandal-wood work-box from Undo Curtis. with soisaors, thimble, needles, and
. thing it was proper for a complete work-box to
have. It gave * great spur to Kitty's love of sew-9 M did not like a needle and thread before ;
now she did. An.! Kitty undertook to hem a doieu towels. A
dozen towels was a pile to be sure ; but she well ITJMW H f U "nly :i stii'-h ^\ :i liuit', and a stitch at a time i.» perfectly within ihe compass of a small • liil.l \- <b>. Kitty ffU "ri (lie tir*t tOW«l, doing it Ml herself, even to turning tin- hem, and had hcmed half of one end when she took it to her papa.
• I' p:i," sho asked, " in not that Iwm m a f Papa took his eyes from hi* newspaper. put tln-m
18 TDK STANl-MiP BBABBB
«>n tin.' ln'in. [}\,\, looked at bia little Kitty, n much as to say : " Do >"ii think it la, Ki
"Don't yuii think it ii almost even turning his meanings and blasfaing,
•• What is almost e v e n f asked hi* little girPa hair.
'• What in almost evenf" repeated Kitty with a look of surprise in her Win.* eyes.
" Yes," answered he. Kitty thought n moment,and her father wait<<l
for the thought. " It i- uneven,'1 replied Kitty. '* 'i i -." mid papa, "almost even hi uneven. Tb§
ban is uneven.* "TIUM! it must 1M- pioked out anddono
-rii-l Kitty, with :i disappointed hitch. •• I m a t In do ii rl
"t)C oonra«ln replied ben father.
Itlng hinwlt ' ti|> I" b of lii'His.'" though) Kitty. She did not bell mother woold be n exact However, asked btm, in< Mold not do less than aoi on hi* judgment
K i t t y went hack l<> tin- w i i
• : "" , whi<'h nobody allows x<> be work* and carefully began the leoond time, sin-did nit d a n to go beyond two Inehea before com-i n g t o show it. M.-p father UX>k the towel in hit hand and examined the bem. "This i- even," ha
THE BTaSmifl B i!i
will; "id,- stitohu arc in a straight lino; the work b done right," And Kitty. I m m r ^ m i mon
nd nni.'li m it" her lather ha .-•II," when il mtfdoae ill. "Kilt? .. taking her small hand in bit, " il
•Might IfaH rmurfog through life, and on OM ride the wrong rid r r i- the righi
j thing in on one aide or the other, There i~ no anou thing ai almott right. Almosi righl u alwa] l W rong : almoM g I is hail; almost
• I untruth—n Hi uneven." "Yea, I Kittj quickly, "and an al
m o s t )•>
. it' jroa min onoe, your place."
*• Exactly so," *aitl i ! oaUed by their
right name.*. He aranta us i«. aee tlu> truth, and io KMak the truth ; and in order lo do BO, we must be • n e t in our frorda and ej^reaaions.*1
T H B P A 8 BIOM u I M D I. L.
Tmi:i: u.i- :t hull wh'u-h hclongvd to a liinn.T in ¥ !!• * is a very quarrelsome,
t'rr.i'ir.d- snrr of a iellow, and no one dared to go into the Odd when ho was kept. Tin- field ban-
be close by a railway, and nothin
2 0 T B I B X A H D A B O BZABKB.
him H angry as tho trains which n u rapi Often h« vonld stand :u lb >wing at
• iih all hi* might,
Ono day, :I?. .i train cum' JMM. lie v/na inure ihw, usually savage, and broke through thfl Away he tbahed; but thfl train w» him, and he only just touched thfl lail carriage «ith his horu.
•I tnd sulky, he returned into U and gave way to his anger by trying to opflfll a
post. Later in tho day another train appeared. \U-
- iw it in , and away he galloped ov*r tho Geld to meet it. Again he dashed through the fence, and this time met ii full in view. Tho engine-driver blew his whittle, bat all to i With head down, tail in the air, and eye* c l — 1 , be
THE 8T4NDAKD -BEAREK. 81
madly c h a r e d the engine. Alas! rage, b'-to g n a t , will do nothing agi greater than ourselves. The animal wan caught by the buffer of the engine, :md MDt spinning through thr fence back into his fluid. There he lay, moaning most piteously, greatly hurt, while the train went on its way. Dotting worse. He H " T otnM not* • train again ! I thought, when 1 heard this, what a lesson it teaches to angry, passionate children. A n thoy not often like thu 'mil, rowing viola what will only injure them? In fact, when 1 '.\ ft* al •ohool, I remember, I boy who. whon ho had worked UraMIf up into a passion, would actually go and dash his head against tho wall. You hurt yonr-selves moro than any one eUe when you g< passion. God in angry with you, and keeps yonr
•y unhappy. Other people look on, and think how foolish you are. Oh 1 for that meek end quiet spirit of JCMI-, which is never angry. or i':i~Mwi:iV |
\ s i i w i i n s B 8 D A I . lent time*, ashes were used as a sign of
mooning. When Job Ion all his children and riches, he sat in ashes as a token of sorrow. The King of Nineveh, when Jonah told b i n tiiat the city should bo destroyed, " proclaimed a fust, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes.'* And so the firtl
22 VBM STAVn.UID BEARER.
day of Lent, which U a time set apart by out for sorrow and repentance for sin, is called Ash*
i moral*) the time vfaenowXordand Saviour Jesus Christ spent f"rty day* and forty nights in the wilderness, IK-had »»niy toe Shu of other* i" boar; wo have i
•
Children are apt to think that though 11 have plenty |0 do with the merrv :
of I.tut hare no int< them, and y < Bven liitlo cJiildrcn 1 many sins for wbiofa they n- Ami though the seacon of Lent ma] and sol-I'tnn time, it need not bo gloomy, [f Jeans had not
would he, because then our -ins could DO] •:ven.
OW, ulihonch it may make us sad to berhou we have disobeyed the oommaads of One who has always been so kind and loving to when «r< aho remember how He has promised t'> forgive os Decease J< nu died for as, we -hall only feel happy and thankful that, after we have confessed our - obtain merry.
I am always glad when 1 tee children willing to • i:- play*! MM go with their ra • iiese days of Lent; for thou-J h I know that
they can not all understand every word that is said ' it' they conn i - the place t<>
tBM .-TASn.iBD-nEAHER. 23
pray to God, and lie! thai l ie is there. He will send down upon them gome of the blessings whiofa He
liscd to those who call upon Ilira. '• U >>-our sins, God is faithful and jus t to forgiw
!• our -in-, and lo olftansa DJ from all unrigfctaon* i i - ' - - , " i i .
UK I. I' O N I A S U T I I E R . 11 « aa only a few days after Christinas and i »•»
lutlt boy*i Iknry and Charlie, wore playiug very happily in the nui-sery with tlio presents which they
i iv«d. Charlie had had a farm-yard containing all sort*
nf animals, and hens, chickens, and turkoys, besides . ntoM wonderful peacock. These he was arranging DO the floor, and surrounding them with ft fence, * i IIKII IIK'% could not fly away. lie n i d . Booty, who was two years older, had ft paint-box, and ho wa« v«'ty busy drawing and [tainting a troop of soldier-* with bright red coats and blue leathers.
mamma was seated near t b their papa, who was far away in the army.
and bad not been able to spend Christmas with them, telling hiin how good and happy his little boy*
. i every little while she would look lovingly on tli'm, and wish GbaJ 'heir papa could see them too.
1 not quits Brnfthod her letter, whi
24 THE STANDARD-BEARER.
lie became tired erf playing with bis farm-yard; for :ill little boj i get wmrj ifter a while of the most beautiful toy*. But ho knew he muri pot all hi. animals carefully away before be wen! t<> play with :iny tiling else, for thoro was a little bal sleeping iu the next room, who would awake p* ti\ soon, and, if she aaw them on the t\—<r, the mjgjfaj break tome of tliera; for the did not know thai i- noj were of any use, except to \tc pulled to pieces. So he put the house and trees in the box, and then the heanliful peacock, and the other auiuials. the hir keys, and hens, and chickens, and was just gi lay the fence En, when he missed hit* whit* " O dear!" said lie, " what shall I do P 1 can't find my rooster. Henry, have you seen him ?"
" N'"." - l i l Henry, u be pal -ome more red paint .1(1 his captain's coat-
" I can't find him," said Charlie " Won't yM come and help me look for him, Henry?"
'• I il: I yon OM find him j . II.UM " I want to finish my aoldfen ;" and he vent
. t i i i C .
" O dear!" said Charlie •gain in a de tone, as he commenced for the third time I under every article of furniture in tho r>-with nu better success than before.
" D o come and help mo, Henry," again pleaded Charlie. But his brother never laid down his brush, or pai.I the least heed to hi* re.
!ANPAi : i>m: . \ i ; n :
Ili> in.inimrt h e a r d h i m t h o u g h , BDd B&0 WOOld
have helped him before, only aha had been waiting toacewhat Henry would do. She laid aside her l*n and joined her little boy in the Bearish, and aba Htanfom • •: rooster lying doee tin' corner of the hearth-rag, aa if he had hidden
purpose. CharbVa smile of pleasure and Use of gratitude quit- for having left her n riting.
Bonn did not feel very hap] thai he had been disobliging, and he did oot take half as ranch pleasure in hifl painting as ha hud be-
'I very Boon he put away hhi boic, in wail ,mti1 another day to finiah bin soldiers, His mam-
finished by that time; so she took a ritmg'tabla drawer, tind call-
in',' her little boyi to her, abi aid show tlii'in :\ picture. Thej at pictures, us :,ll little boys arc; no I n\ into her lap, while Henry t""k a Httle ehair bj her side.
•* W h y , iiinmii
j could both -• dog (all iii the water, and what i> doing to him?"
* Those two dogs," aaid their n playing together on the graaa near I nrcam ; they came a little too near the bank, and
lied in. The bank was io i i
20 TIIK -lANMkl'IIC.Uin;
tJJUR - j ;
i noi climb op, and ho began to who ly. The otlier one came to the edge, and ing his node ovoraa b r » poM
he dog who trai in 1 : •-, in bii
.'>-• .1 spring, which. with the lu-lp of hi< 1 i":i, brought liini safely mi m the b
u What n kind dog p1 said Charlie," to bejp the Btor."
u Ye~. I oed," said his mamma; •• ami iah thai all little boya would bo u ready t<> 1 other."
Henry knew whai hi- mamma meant, and be liad helped Charlie find bJi rooster.
"But, mamma," said he, " I would help t'harlic if . A Gill in!'> the n
" I do not doubt that you would, in) dean boy; but 1 want you to help him in litth
,i> in greal troubles. I n id • story ' ' thor day of birds t" each other. A
which a a large bird, which men shoot i"! , food—wascaughl by the leg in n trap which had boon set for some other animal. The trap was not looked :u until late the m ii day, when :i quantity of plants upon which the birds feed was found near it, which another grouse had brought for his companion who was in the trap. There was to Dinah, thai it moat have taken the bird many boon
it. (Tow, if animals who can not be taught half as moon M linh- boys, can help each
28 THK srANKAltlHlKAKKK
othWi I ;i"i lure yon should. You do not often have the opportunity of doing gn people, but you can often help a little, and that it the way Jesus wants to have His child:-their lore to each oilier by helping one another."
Just then the none came in with their little sister who httd been awake some time, and w •M her mamma, and so the little boya ran out to skate on a t-iuall pond near the house.
A littli' wink' after their mamma looked »>ut of her window and saw Henry stop his skating to fasten Charlie's skates on, and then she knew that he was trying to be a kind and helpful brother.
M. A- U.
G0LD-APPL8 WOBDS.
A wou> filly spoken b like apple* of p»Id In picture of •liver."—Paoruas 85 : 11.
TiiEnr are somo words, the Bible says, Uko apples of pure gold,
In silver baakets set secure, Of wealth and price untold.
HDARD ftKAREB 2 0
A word tha t ' s " f i t ly spoken *
I s this gold-apple word ; It U a word that fits the ca-c,
Where 'er its sound is heard.
I t is a word in season gitcn, And of all price shove ;
A word of hope, of counsel,
Of comfort, or of lore .
Tin- little Juwi-h i-aplivc n » i d Spoke golden words like these.
Nvii.n Noaman, her DnH Was ill with foul disease.
1 Would God, m y lord wax with the man
Of God, for he would cu re . "
These were the "fi t ly spoken ' 9
And brought a hlessin-
How many kind* of words there are
A little child can speak ; Cross words, and angry words, as well
As words of sad deceit.
And words untrue , a n d wicked words. And words of angry tone,
A n d cruel words, a n d jealous w
In naughty temper shown.
But precious words of truthful:. '
A little child may say ; A n d sweet and gentle lovi- _
How beautiful a n
I i l l ' -fAVPARDRKAMUL
And solumn words a child mar learn. Of prayer to flod lo n i > « ;
U' ing tho word" the angels do, In souga of holy praise.
A wicked man, a murderer, To prison bad been -
Hi* doctor cam*, for ho w i ind urged him t" ropcnl.
• M hi* imili. A nd to otmfos* liis cr ime;
t.'hed m n n l " said ho. " l Write God h u g i fM ;. •
He "poke, t<». Of ill.- U n t i l of • Of judgment, death, and b«U:
:h. • pioiiH clcrgynian Was shown Into |
... . . And whisperrd ten'Icrly
Into his cur ; " O h l t».ink of Him
(Bad for you and «w."
wo;.l—that l i t ! Sank in lh<- >iuiitr'« hear t ;
i'li a holy man a* thia Willi b i n should boar a pa r t !
Tha t such a holy m a n should c t a u Himself with su.-h a* hr .'
nt tho "t l t ly spoken'" >• Dpi* little mf.
T T B I EQUJ • .11
I J—ir, »1I1L lit tic Kin, )V»« freltiiip sore and sad,
In case they hhnulil bo pinched with want ; Thu.. l . d :
i!y FMbffr i- a I
O, dear mother, pray:
Ar. ni His care a lwaj \"
Oh I then ware" fitly ftpoknin -To ibis poor widow'> i
Iter little son's "gold-a|»|ik " • Had filled bar 1
Those "gnudout" words our Saviour apoka kind;
•mli.
• tiiii-d.
d no) drop from riob or great, Tin- nobl*, »i
Proa Blilfl Hpi and taping lougtwn, root* fcotind thai
f e a r Christian child. tin- wordl of truth And k m (It ov-rv>vt : .
• n " l«r,
Aide God in daily pt»
32
ff IIK'II DO YOU PR K V BB1 KIND words :unl kind deed* art mora \
tli:m tho diatnondi which naah in :
only please the oye, bat l*iii«l ehann the hearts ol I
and do them, Utd of those also who hear and tec them.
Little Minnie had a kind heart, and she scattered pntla erorda, and bring .1' '"!- all o
wu kind to every thing as well a* liciy. One day the saw an unlucky bee
straggling in the meaben of a apider'i web •
" P o o r little l i e ! how frightened TOO in that gre , • ahall not eal yon dinTicr to-day."
with gentle fingera Minnie lifted the atrug-gling bee &oni hi* pfseon, and away it flew with a lui//. which i li I ••• Mifiiii.-'- beaii: " I th Mis- Miu -dom."
"How -illy you :uv to trouble rooraelf about i I MiniiieV brother Tom, as ho »at
watching her while taking his bread and milk. I yon riuriit if yon had z«i well -•
your pain-." Minnie, as iho
out of the "'"'in with a heart full of aunahino and i face sparkling with enjoyment.
roo prefer, my reader—Minnie or Tom '.'
n w i
I II B
BTANDARD-BBA RER.
TOI- IHI MJLHCH. 19©*.
GOOD r R I B A Y .
HI. ohUdren who read T U B ST.VM-M:I. BKABKK know BUMo about Jesus. Tin* ii:iv< ol ''>ry of [Rebirth. Thejrhave been to ldeboa l Hi- ohUdhooa\end what Hi' *ii• t when
i:um« a innn. Hon He labored ami Buffered, end finally waa omoified. The flay «MI which ho was rriu'jtlt <1 | |
' 1 Friday, and is kepi by Chrietiana, thai ere nay be reminded of wba) Jeta* lias done to save us. Wr li«.].i' th-- • Mhlren will read 'l ! i
following beautiful hymn upon tl
cnaif lr «!.'
Snd sorrow, when tho Biased » >n.% Tho I,ord of earth and heaven.
ii-bclored Son, to a •• -;*«n.
•U TUK STANDARD U A K B B
Nailvl I" UM <''• DM U
Come to behold • S nli! deep and Hlemn
V,-t thenki to God, thai •
i m laid, AIMI all Itooed :
Anil I i n . . Sonera, bifl lore to crave;
•
And pardona, nn<i erfll
K I M » HOTB BBS.
TIH:I:I: u no kinder mother in the world than tha Ule i.ii'l you IDA)' see in UM piotwo crooob
inL: among the long grace, with nor little oncsati around her, a* if the) were afraid some enemy WODH And them. Truly, these gentle liii-i- ImverooD) um DU They make their Deata "ii the ground, in tl» corn-field la, and they have to againsl dogs, and hawk*, and cat*, and (u moat of all againsl men ; for though partridge-shooC-
nol begin till iii«- Brat of September, their oyed before thai lime b j the.
haymakers or the reapers, a hose long scythe* inoa down Lheaheltcrino; frraa)' in which they have i inded
INK STANDARD BEAUfl 36
ihenuetvefl safe, and Bometimca kill tbo | t mother la xitting "ii her m-t. I>m the partridge levoted mother, that the will often remain
Bo nor nesi and die rather than loayi
One day a lady, walking in the bay-fields near Ber own house, ma shown by the haymaker! • partringe'a nest, with ;i nnmber of eggs rail warm, Tin- | r mother bird was dead. The era Bad cm off her head M she sat on ber m it. The !:i<ly took the egga earefiiHy in her handkerchief^ »ti<l |"ii them, while -till warm, mider• hen,and to
MI. : i tf .-r\v:ml :i l , ro."l of v o m i t ; |>.irtrifl i ;rs
Kune nut of the egg*, and wen well cared for by
rm THE STANDARD BI LSI R
the goc l hen »)i" was their nnrse. Bui they waft wild li'M-' things, end seemed to know thai their parents had been •ecustomed to in tin- (folds. They staid with the heu whi nt-.-.K-il JUT c:ir«\un<l then thoy flow off to join iln I companions in m
One "t" t h e n birds has been known to h found sitting up tnd being taken 1>y a laboror, to have made no attempt to escape, allow?
b 1 away with than lear<
gi are hatched, the mother partridge. has gri':ii trouble in keeping ber
i ion orow som* oni ftri liis dun ion walking ll
>•- fighting with i erow. Ttit i \s so furious that none of the birdt
the man till !"• bad time to come up and seise (he \\ |.
1 emong the long grass nc ir n bii h l tie li«l been fought, he saw the young partridges bidden there. Tin' crow bad been trying I
• "i" them, and the parent birds, timid by nature i enough t.. Hghl En defense ol their linle
tny of tli-- partridge is so strong that they can ool Bghl with him, and then they try many onrions plans to draw hit from Uu .. .1 part1
rni: B1IRDABD BBABU, 87
no oul of ii dltoh and run along ibWoring with her wingi u if the wore wounded. While ba wns »•::'• . boj who wan following him Mw the little partridge*, that were too young to fly, runnii int" :m < -1 * I fbx-nole, while pie motho . to be voanded, tad ran ilow-
:\\-.' gentleman t.i lead him away from hid.
, .1 a partridge nttmg on its fiVM. Tlif bird allowed him to pan
lii- hand k,witboui moving orehow-kind Of f':ir. But :'
•"r bird immedutely peeked at bifl bend. She would hi him touch 1.--L -. li\ bnl not her
e had more care for them than foi \ his Gum,
WhQe the ploughmen were ploughing the fletda* He saw :i paitrl \ so near the fool ol plough-horse* thai he thongfat the eggs mosl I"- ornabed. T!ii-, however, a u aot
time, bat •\i time the plough [mused,
it would bury neel and eggi ra the farrow. The gentleman bad the curioelty to oente bael »1; [i would happen, and when be returned with
.•:,. the neai n Kith Wrdl and He looked an round tho field to
Me what had become of them, and had the pleasure "f finding them all Bore under • hedge. In aoonl
minute*. the time which had been t:»k-->i
. . m tte BAI r- -H K I N
•
• M g X M g 1 fll Id. -'••
>i>ii|lja«t haft
'' . . . •
) ' - • lln f i l l i - MM ..I M M M I M .
. .. flaw tau-k •-> mi- ag nil. in i Iq I •! ii: _- H I lur I t i n - off III* ataMlfcaa (n«n i-i <i«aa.
Hit. SlAM'AlIli liK.VKfcK.
M MMJ IRET MIIXKlt I>AV1I»S<»N
\\ Sfc • •.•:;>, |:i>i. MiiunuT, I wviit one <lav
Mrollinj.' about, ] oaim* :u-russ a {^••i of ^rmind sur-[ lOUTui-'l liy :t circular iron ra i l ing in the tvntiv of I, which -t I :i liainixiiiii monument, many feet Bgfa> " n one -i-U- llii- motiunuiH wiis tlio follow-
BBg inscription:
On another aide of t h e monunuuM the | Willi Itmkt'ii strings, inwrvat l i f l with lumvl, ;m>l | beneath it il»-.- lines from the pen of the »w©el
•fHiTinn hi raelf;
m i : -l 'AMiAitii
Margar.: I htvids lied as sho wan, -li. had lived h>n :..,w wku a Christian child can be; and \,\ i her disposition, and the excellence of her i had nude all who knew her, love ) :ill this, she had early learned to !> • though, like all children, loud of pluy, sho w. mid at any time, .vcn when very yotmg, leaw her pliy, and eagerly li-len to her mother as the wisdom and lwnevoleii Then bar young lieari would swell with rupture at t! • that He whoso power was vast enough this beautiful world, also made her daily care. Sin- \« us vi and feelings of gralitudo and air---eti-<u t-Creator cuU rod into all her delight at tin
loo. She early comment* .1 writii and would sometunoa talk in rhym« foiiBcinn- of Oi • time, during a violent thun-
•ii, an she sat al ilaiiii-'d :
" The lightning plays along >'• The thunder rolls ai . l c h 0 T » h ' l TOLOB Blll i i! III ' - [ " t i n
I hear—mothink-v I see His form,
H | -. !M Hi.- glory o'er the heaven"
lOther time, when her moth her for tome trifling act of At-A
THE s-TANDARD-BBABKL l\
nit her to her own room thai du might pray I ua ul' niiii.i. she re-
' in the course of an hour or two, and, with rnll -<t' tear*, placed these line* in •
'it dew, For all the wrongs Pw done,
What Other WISD OOold I ban
" I know my God liM pardoned me, I know Ho loves roe still:
I wish forpven I may be, •i so ill.
' • • 1 - t
For help alone in Thee; Thou knowtxrt my Inn
Oh I leach mc to Ob
Tlii- shows what a tender oonseience she bad, I *ad how anxious she was to do right. She «'M al-l * a y s actuated by this motive, and altfaoagfa for
• a n y months before her dentli. 1« ni t lm-d much •rom illness '""/ patience mid aweetueai never ii-r-•ook her. She desired to a t e only that Bbe might *"• tueftd to others. "Mamma," said ihe ofM nay,
should God spare my life, my time and b •hall for the future be devoted to a higher ami
i • • I do nothing for mywlf. t hav»- C;I-T my l.imlvn upon Clin*'
42 THE STANDARD BKAltBR
will no! fnil inc, I cap trust Uim.' An not fail her. Whan the last trying hour • • was supported nnd comforted, and joyfull}
noiir whom she had loved mid tier whole life \\u* *•< pure :md holy, and KI unad* fish, that >ln' seemed like :ui
na for • while, and then heavenly home. Many ye I her gravi for the fir>i lime, I -aid ••• myself:
Itoautiful spirit! thou art where All weariness I
of cara, Shall e'er alllict theeaaort
Beautiful -pint! lurd* thou To mortals ha
That irn i.i know I • . . •
Till IM'I \N I'HY MKKl'M \
Mum: i- i picture .if children in India hujring i children iu that fur-on" hue! like to pl»J »* . hildrvn hero, though I do not •
t Ji.-v play in the fame way. A- ii try diev generally play out of doors in '
rant. Here the\ ill • ami make themselves very merry. I supp make some sort of hshydm
TIIK I-TAM'AKM m u m u
i dulls. Bui I '1 i think iii.• -rlrcn do in tlii< oountiy. fcJor i
• n&h „„.,. HtOe dkhoe with knive»«nd iy «iii,. bute«d ofttblei and ehah* tbej • on the ..,,.nu.l. :....! ili-v >i. 01 He OB t t a n .
THE STANDARD KEAKKK.
I< I'lianl.- and and other animals, i'ou eeo tl holding up :in eleph.,iii : No 1 induce tli in •• it. You sco othi
their l»a<-k-. 'I'iu'v look very natural; I'or in that country the li\< elejdiant-i urten haw
i their kirks. ii while they ere nuking journeys. Urn roil in India arc heathen childn about the IJiMi- 01 country are Bending mi* them I
i. IK men whirl) Hi ired lor all that love Ilim. I ho|n
will & can to help UIOM mi n.
M V .1 B S U S .
T H E children wen; talking about * Ii had their favorite. "Tl
.iiii; her hand- tver the I b • ii my .;
H dlie. •• And mine," said OOUHID Ellen* " Min.." whi^K-n-d Judy, the lit
the door.
•-.Min.-. 1 hope," added uncle John, ju< judge-
• U:iok can call .'"-11- hen ; the little wiiiic child otn oaU Jeans bis; tb jndgf on hie pooh end ihe beggar <>n his Qtutoh e u
• i KU died "a tin. I'jv-s alike for a l l ; lad rf we repeat end believe to Bin fiunily, tbc bU sc-d household of Jesus Christ.
rill: I,I LDE-BOABD.
M\s> j young men in the then** Far West" » v to ft neighboring aity/i
I with an important eonauussion^ on l>u-*i-imuedutte attention, end must
••• executed within a specified time. Be was \" . n horseback, lad ;>l"ii<-. over
wild and unfrequented roa>l*, in a thuuy-eetUed part of the country.
An.-r punning hie eoUtaryjoarne) for some time, another path suddenly diverged from the one he
Ittng, Ho Itno* not which \>< take. \h " u:is .\ dUenunu of which he b
• I in vain lot soon friendly Uttk iveUertike bin
p<l lib sight. Around him wee the Buent, unpens • L1>1O forest : i» fore own lay the two paths, one of ivhieh was t" conduct him t<» the city. Which
. ohooso? Much,verymnoh depended on Ki* deohdon. Should he take the wji 'Ida? i" reaching hi* destination would involve tin*
4-; THE STANDARD BEARfig,
forfeiture of certain valuable claims. I" and inquire the way MILS equally
What sh"iil<l lie •]•> It liirtiU^^^^^H oil life, II. (,;,,] been taught, when mother to - y, " O u r Kather \vh<> art in In
tad ll to liim that lie iuii*l>t now I lief from his anxiety in prayer, l upon bun that bj :
lotion of lii- perplexity. Although n yi-t the remembrance <>)' hi* mother, heaven, ami of her prayer.-. !• m WJ<<\ liun. ,
Wnli trembling faith, be lifted uji I !ii- mother'* God for guidance ami direction^ lieving thai tie would hear and answer doing tlii'. he though I he nm-i lift t<i heaven. A- In- earne-lly loukid alhutiMii » :i- ,»,tii;lil \>\ all i.hjret ' by the foliage l ie drew nearer, & ° ^ H
ii more rlusely. 1' * - •» u Imagine hi* joy and surprise a- 1 "1 i" |u4S bold characters the single line it I liim as plainly a* if II voice from heave ken : "Tin- i- the way; walk ye in ii
.1. wiiiltJ n
I ^waking, <;-"! hearth M i-tilj bis journey, he reachod the city, irai boaineas in due tiro ued.
Ilut the ctreumstaucesof thai h>n i li his mind, and I"' kr •
ins: SI \M'.\i:t> BEARER
oniil li'' 1 ••' - " ' l : '* M>" FathW, thou W1 the Guide. Irf my yoiitli." • M m » v . likv th:it yiniu^ man. liii^r
Whtoh will yon c h If ' . il will r r-ul t in ihfl lOSfl "t':t til!.
H M kingdom more glorious than Uw empire of U e Hfcaar- in tin- wnilli of ii- M-n . i i i ^n \~
«fi,M> disastrous. Choose, then, without delay. n ehooM the right path) it win lead you to a
I whose btuldgr and maker is G o d ? 1 " t o an •ritanoo iDOorrnptihle and Dakdeflled, and thai
^ B t h in'i : iw:i j ." M:iy tin' Sj.iril of iznw pi idi-
[you int., ihu (null leading to ihal c i t y through thai I Wtssv.i UIH> wli<> ih tin- \V:iv. the Tru th , and the i Life.
h i n t * "BOATS.— During :i rid) . litti*-
Hitani<< wu awakened Oho night by the howling of the l wind. The bousawaaoo high grow j w t r j
• -. : ).\ -i-ini-1 (0 ffluk« il rock. Thfl <* tin- tempest was i Much atoned, she
Pwng c|o«• to h»?r mother Ilut IUT thoughts ttoon travel-B Q to those whose dangers Wi i n, and l l « » i i l - " Mamma, if you will prey I" <!<•»! for the great M b * . I will speak * word to U'mt for the little '
l>td M,rnc frail rralt live OUt lhal M"im\ i I%M V—some Bfccmun ride « M \ ,.v**r tm< dark and fm
The day »ha\l declare it."
I - TDK STAND* HD-BBAHaJfc
i: \ 8 f E ft.
KASII I: ih i-:illf<] :iholy il; |>y the Church to coiimioino
tion of out Lord from llio <lead. On ( Uv w;is ei iK'ili.'il. W'II.II II,
(he crow ili.yj-1. I Him in n new tomb. Oi day morning 11 •la) « .•.: hymn
Til i. KKS It It It KCT I 0 9.
>UtUw* ^ : I^L
ih scaled )
losed; TIIP Koldier* wntehrd, and •••
•
Til morning; (iod'a go
With holy joy ri,ri-i I •
i nil c I plan;
God in Christ th« want m Of ru man.
ippy (lav.
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jl isild.r.
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lA \ DARD-BEAKER.
APKll,, 1804. \ |
' T i n
TUB WOTUBE OTJTSIDR
\ M V \ . wll-'IV ]- t h lh l i t -
tic boy going « i t h :i Hi-blfl OndeV hi> arm, nnd a flag in hii hand'.' Will lie climb those mount-ain-V" and ll.irry laid T i n >l I M > . \ I L D - B K A K »
on his mother 's knee. " W h a t :i « M silly
ques t ion!" exclaimed brother Wa nk . • ' J u s t n« if mother, or any one else, know whvri' that |iU'turo of a boy « as u'oin^ !"
I1'rank WM tWaWfl y.\'- "Id. and often very much annoyed with little I retterim; but Frank's mother m i
th*n twice twelve, yet ihe 65d not seem to think the qnestion silly, a* she said:
very glad you asked tin- that, Hurry, for
5 0 THK Sl'ANPAKD.HKAKRR.
though unable to tell exactly where this w going, I will tell liow both my chil be very much like him, and a t the sunn • >i" ttit- h:ippie»t boys in the world. Hut
a t the picture carefully, and see if you can not fad "ut what I mean."
HWTJ examined the pink cover w r y ctoMly. w l can Q01 carry n Bible all arouiul under my arm Itke that little boy," he Baid. " 1 might c&Bl l^H ' twas a very little one, so a s to go in my p o o l j ^ H
" Y o n ' d l>c sure to lose it the first day," said frank, " jus t as you did mother'* knife and WJ bull. Vour pocket is any thing but a safe plat*."
" N o , i don't think it I- ." «u4JH mother. " B u t wha t do you think of c a o y S ^ ^ H Ilible in your hea r t ? You might lv e v e r y d a y ; then by an«l by they w,»uM fonn chap-t e r s ; and if you loved those holy w i>d forth thut love your life, of vou it ^ ^ ^ ^ H s a i d : * T h e law of his tb .d is in I of hi- steps shall slide.*"
M Oh I 1 should like that very much," i j " I mean t o begin to-day. ' l V r e V 4TI my Shepherd, ' and ' T h e Sermon «.n the Mount. Those I know already, ami 1 will h a m ever JO many more. B u t about th mm*; * * surely could not ca r ry tha i in our |
" T.et us ask Frank the u f a tl vliat OAH be done with it."
TIIK STAM'AUI'l:i:.U;K.U
" 1 flag IB u-vi'til In battle, mother. When wo\-il they tliink of what they arc fighting tor." • y,)ii think, them, it U \v.*!l fijr Christ 's lit-•'.- to have :i hnnb upon their bannerV
I i -1 not see i t , but thc-y OU think of <<- Md • they are fighting against sin, the World,
• levil, under Jesus, ' t h e I-amb of God which taketh away the sin of the world,' h will
'Twlp them to remember the grea t love Chris t show ed for then) while dying on the cross, and how all Wh- ••:m I"- washed away HI that Lamb's preeioith I blood. Then us they think of t ha t deai- S when, amid scourging and reviling, Mike a lamb bo-
•fcre his shearer, BO opened l i e not hi* mouth. ' ih>-\ to STOW mow like Him, and ask to be
itle and forgiving. And though not por-mht.-d to carry the s tory of the L a m b or God
u the world, they can aid those bearers [Of good tidings whose feet are already opon the HBOuntaini."
" B y denying ourselves and giving OU money to help ("hem," -aid Frank.
" And by p a y i n g for them." whiapered Harry, Thvn >a the mother kissed her children, out of a
lull heart the prayed thai they niiu'ht indeed carry g f i t t ' i law hi their hearts , and p r o w lhemsi-iv.--. o i l faithful soldiers unto thoir lives' end. K.
52 THE STANDARD BEARER.
THK si «; vu i«)V; MI:, m i ; | M > | M N
THJB Christmas after Louis I.ivrrmnre
years old, ho hung up his Btooking in • another little slocking
bad :i sister Etty, who was Various were the i--y- mid -weets found in the
stockings. Louis'* mother placed his and Kil I I I , • ' : > • •
jave liim his choice of n i allowed him to take one :tt a time, rescrv-in:,' the rest. Louis chose the largest piece of barley-sugar -simple kind of candy. It was a augar pipe. intended to play with it a long time. Iiul put it t-» his lips -a- Anne his nurse, did when she
tap-bubbles from a elav pipe—he I'"und it wui vcrj sweet, and flavored with w int. i ^n-eli; and the end of it was. thai tir-> the stem and tin bowl disappeared von suddenly. I,..ui- h id never been allowed so much candy at once in all his life before, and it made " a great inn . --sion on him,
pie -ay. T w o or t i m e days had passed, rind M
more negh cu d to put a« :i\ the ~u•_- • i i had eaten all hut three .»| his, hut his sist scarcely touched. Their mother did not think U veil the little child should have them.
One morning sin- had been hu<j in her own room for an hour or more, and it cross) ,! her mind tna
THE STANDARD BKARKK.
I heard L o u V s voice in (bfl nursery for
' in to see. Tli-- bab] WU
MI h«-r littlv crib alone. Dese** manmia looked i" »' the rittiogHroom :i« nssed by, l>ui there v. . i him there.
D Celled; Inn AO little VOUtt answered, •.. mamma;" ».• -In- wi-nt on to the kitchen, ng that the door of the palkagg W I ; ;L- -lie turned round to come back, dv
IBttte boy mondiug in thfl door before her, hi-iiandhand* and rlesm vhiii- lin.ii apron sadly
«l. tad in one h u d the rotnaioi «•! the other . belonging to his Utile slater. 11<- looked »«"> i frightened end guilty when be Bnw bie fflanv
I there, and Blood perfeoUj Mill, with hU large i rerj wide open^ and the renuuoa of the pipe in
»band. Mrs. Livortoora said nothing tot a moim-nt, when
»he s:iw Louiq standing there no abashed and frighV
Sh<- fell end, very -ml, for Urtrii knew TeryweD that t >i. - toy belonged to hie -i>ier, th:»t he had
A* own on Ohrurtmai day* and ,i>:>' ' ! *** to take what waa enotheita EGi nutmma
i back to the sitting-room, and noticed whttl i not done before— thai ;i chair wa- poshed
to to tic- piano, and the lenWeoret drawn down very much in front Be had Ba?wff3rt««arpted to climb before, bat naming awn) IromAmw in the
54 THE CT.WDAKD-nF.AKF.K.
kitchen, In had pushed open the sitting-room door and climbed to the piano, and when his i came into the nx.ni he was hiding un and had pulled the cover down, so that no one should see him.
Mrs. Livermnre found mil :dl (his, little by little,
and Lotria, like :t little culprit , kept aavii>L: : "Louy
naughty, mamma." •• V. - . very naughty ," -IK- said ; " i t makes mam*
ma's In-art ache," for, she thought, " th i s is tU
commencement of actual wrong-doing. How far it
may g o ; who can tell wliat SIIIH my child m
to fall i n t o ? "
She sat down on the low bed, and took the lUUa boy in her lap. Un the dressing-table by her wai
a picture Bible, from which she bad u l u n told h i*
i. She drew it toward her, and opened at U*
first picture. It was Adam naming the aniinn
the Garden of Eden. Louis liked thi- p ic ture ,** pedaQj "ii aoootml of the animala.
" W l m t | | 11j:,*_ l.i-in-':" asked his mamma, poiat-
ing |o it.
" G o d ' s garden," said the little fellow—that was bi" own name for it.
u And what il Ulfl mairs ii.irn
" N'uw, X am going to tell you a story about
him," said his mother. -Mo-dmade this beautiful
garden. vmi know, with tin- H e - ' , and IOTI
THI KTANH.VUIt-11K.VRER. 56
m l orange*, and gni|>cs and apples, and | all kind- «>t fruits. Then he made ;i wife tor Adam, MtauBt- he fell lonely, Do yon think Sod
pick the flower*, and :iH the nice froAl V" I **N*>," said Loui*, who had been taught the p e n
ii'vor to touch tho flowers and green bcr-• In- «arden.
" Y e a , ' lod lei them have i t all for their own, all rfciofl VM His. That one Hi told
• to touch, or to eat any of the fruit. Do | yen think they <Yu\Y'
said Loose again. Hn w a i v e r ) moon fo-Uld In- re:dly IbOflght tin > \wH
[without the in . 1 i \ llu-y did. ' l iny did 'i'>i mind
pUod. They took what did not belong i " Ibem, and . hid niuh'r a H".', j " - t :i> vmi u»m and
Old under the table when you heard mamma come." tod entirely forgotten for the DMNOOflt, in t" hi- mother, that ho was in disgrace.
Looked down on b u f l o i M apron qn ieUr , *nd die same look of ahame eame over his nice
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"Tli t i i (lud (.uni-h.,1 t inm," said hi* mamma. "He took away tho nice garden —the Bible soya, He 'drove them out*—and would not let dWP) liw | H t any mom, and made thorn work hard for all BO] had to r a t ; and B»ei unec than, vhonerer
SO THE STANDARD BEAKKB.
p e o p l e do w r o n g . I h e y h a v e t<< In- pin,
t h e m in m i n d not t o d o 10 a u a i n . "
" I s o r r y , m a m m a . I w\ n o morr."
- b e g a n t o f ear w h a t w to befajj
" H O M B fordi\c L i ' i i y . "
I t i s Very e a - \ u» It-el afraid o f |nnii-fn .
a n o t h e r i h i n g I" b e real ly s«u ry for ha* i n g d o u
w r o n g . I , o i " s m t t o o y o n n g t-» uml< : - f a n d UiW,
1ml h i - m o t h e r k n e w t h a i il she d id i
t e a c h h im tha t G o d w a s di-plt -a- . J vt i'h those who
d o w r o n g , h. never w o u l d c o m e to un
" G o and ask A m u - h . b r i n g i n e y o n
-:ii«I hi - m o t h e r ; ami Louis t r o t t e d a c r o s s (lie htIL
mill p r e s e n t l y e a m o back, f o l l o w e d by Ann'
» b o x , w h i c h he ld a t o y g a r d e n o f m i m i c animal*.
" N ' o w , l . o l l i s , i i ia imiia i- g o i n g t o I
p h a n t , a n d hear , and m o n k e y a w a y from y o n , u i
k e e p t h e m on th i s h i g h s h e l f in t i n c lose t a Id
l o n g t i m e , t o p u n i s h y o u for ta
t o y , and t o r e m i n d y o u not to -l«> -•> a g a i n . "
L o u i s l o o k e d o n v e r y s o r r o w f u l l y , w h i l e bin moth
er raised t h e lid, t o park t h e an imal* i"»d I r e *
. and t h e n s t a n d i n g on a h
t h e m -'ii the h i g h e s t .-hell ol il ' "' '
r o n l d ju - t M I - one corner o f t h e L o \ by - l a n d i n g on
his l ip - t in -s .
" A n d n o w m a m m a wi l l t o r s i v e h e r l it'
DC Will t ry aThl p i o m i - e not t<> d o K • g a i n . "
•' Y . - . m a m m a , " and L o n i s s t r e t c h e d •
a loaf.
i ii K BTAKPtBTMBUm
Hfrt bands i'i\v:irtl ili*' box, for bo thought if lie iven there v u to be no punSthttonfc L.-uif-, you would forget if 1 gave it liru-k
tOTOU liow.amt might il<< wrong UMUOKrOW ftgl&n*" A- 1' • i - lnviiig-kimlneM in Hi- puni-hni<'ht.», in
. I- we have to regain out confidence and •BMIMWIU'I Him when we have turned away, and l|ftcl>. nl l i \ I he -in upon OW IIH-IIH'-
Bathed through bar mind M it never. bad done
ppm havenotasked God to forgive yon y ' - " »i'i directly.
I doei not know," tald Louui qa&oUy. <io<l wni in heaven, bat H<
* Adam did uBtnAgudeOi Be u there nowi tie knows how naughty you have been, Knd He
i lore >• -ii until yon :t-k llim i" forgive you." I ttrnggta in therebelUonnUufeheert, ild oontd be brought to kneel] end :i-k
Heavenly Kaihi ;< h im,and love
eini aga in ; \,u\ when he ili«i km el, it W*4 with ft
B * B t o e a r n c n t u - s ami trust linn brought iv.i
BM mother's nyea, and n prayev to hex heail ti •right never forget In- tirst wr .-"1 it--
^ • 0 0 — t h a t all tin is hateful in <io.lV sight, ami bring?. [•uni-hment,even when forgiven.— ('hi::
Maga
THE BTANDAKD-BBABBL
ONE OF THE CO I
" S U P P O S E WO hide behind the nursery-cur] and Hiirpris.' mamma by learning our CoUaot pet-feotly befur. Won't y->;
thurP1 ind tittle Effio looked up very i'*>ng«f!y for a " yes,'*
Iler brother was on the point <>\ t\ing "DO."' It did seem snch a babyish way for a bo\ "f hisagtf to study ; but perhaps Kffio might learn b t ^ ^ H way; so, like a kind brother, he drew t wo I'.-oisWoW lirliiini the «*iiit:iins, ami it|K*iii'd hi* little SMMrt I '1:1 v.T-i;.">k tu loolt for tfafl OoUftOt.
"11 . ' rare not Lo make ;i mini " »U Bffie, "for you know it Likr* m<> i-u-i learn one. O h ! I IIO|M_> the words aren't • and I h"p«' ii wmi't ^mw dark soon, anttj inainnia ivnti't come up till w know it."
" A n d I hope you will stop talking (hi-* mi»*i% little pu-wy, for here is tin- 1,'olltvt. and I knOwfle morrow will be the second Sunday ai
" STon read ir first," Baid ElHe. So Arth " * Almighty God, who hast given Thine onlySoevtt
us both :i sacrifice for -in. and , Sample of godly )ifu; Give UH grace i liat we B»r always ni"-i thankfully ree. ivc thai NU iner tuai j j
•
l owt l : ol l i t - nio>l holt
flu- same l.-ii- Chrisl our l.-.i'l \ m e n . , w
THK STANIIAHI) IlKARER. J-,9
Effio thought it wns a very beautiful one, only die 'li'l not know what "ensamplc" and "inatfr
•it *' meant. Arthur »ai<l lh.it the tir t meant pattern; but ho
4d n"t exactly know how to explain the other. Then Ktlif -! k IUT head, and replied that it
was of mi us*' f«r her to try to study uny thing alio ii'lorsi ni'l.
••Arthur was provoked. lit- M-ti-r was such :i Uby; hut ili*' iiii»r«! he thought of the OoDeeti UM
BMHV U< determined to be wry patient; to Bfal Haatq>raW<< thinking he -aid, that t'hrist'a sacrifice fi«r •!-) wai mi "int-iiiu ihli- l..-i,.-tit." |.<v:uw ir did
• • O r e good than we could t. II about. After that HBwiuti<'ii, the !t'--»n went on very -uioothly. -..
»* mt lurpriae v u road) by the time Iheir modi
"Tm "i glad ] \ , - finished with thai Collect," -aid ^pB» a-* tlii-y were seated before the the after
• • V I T V glad; for now 1 can learn mj hymn, and
P should be Tory sorry to think thai my little girl had finished with •"'," replied net moth . ** took the ohild upon her knee. "Bui fird tell
• 11-.-*l to-day i I I t morning."
ill ••.-'- n,,| much to t«>H about, mamma, OXOOpI
™ l I don't intend having any thing more t>> do *'th Fanny Carpenter, and all the girU in our
80 TIIK STANDARD BEARK&
\ I'm right. \Yh:i! 1" ymi think *lie,r. i Took inv beautiI'ui ru-v,
tossed il litL'h up in a live, jint l>. lend to ' e o e ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ f nonu of UB girls could reach it, :m<i me like (hat ever BO many Tim.—. She's jon ^ bait "
| | . . . r M .. lingers » ere ! •• --'•'! :iu';iin-t t l i o i u q liitK- lips; and then as if i!ic st->ry <>: l.:C - wnma
rotten, the mother asked lor thu C<Jl«rt once more, and when '-;m eiisamph ..!' -.'—lly lift." w:is reached, the child was request i -l t.< explain,
" Arthur suid it meant pattern, mamma, and Uitt we should live a- Je-u- did. Hut I n.vcr QO^&R so good, never in the world."
•• What am I doing i • .. r mother,taming to a piece ofbSftntiful worsted-work at her aide
I1IK siAM'.u;M:KAKt:u. QI
a screen," replied Eflto, Quito triOing I A-it 't.- - u l ' j ' ' "' conversation should be ohaaged. ^•ptrln .mtii'iil it i>, .ui'i :iliiiti>i duin.'! I -.liowcd it.
|).il<- this afternoon, and she thought it I —. mairnilircut." | - Pid you tell her ii was cany work—thv b it the pattern once or twloe, tnd then »11 -1 il in
»T«11 li<r thai! Of course not, mamma. You oking HI " rety minute, so as to
~rit.-ii, and ii has taken you • long time. 1 know ttOW what you mean, and wh)
talking about the screeni Y<m want me y ili.- patten Jestu haj set; bni I VM nol
r wiili Fanny again, after all she has don.. Ifittle bead (ell book colder, I while in ili.* cliilil'.s heart was a htruggh-, in the
IUT\ ii"-'1 .1 prayer. . in of Fanny3! naughty behavior, till it
1 M if she could not have any thing more to > with her; bnl when she thought of Jesus and
*of His most holy life," of what h:td Ii Iliin. :ui.1 how Hi- had forgiven lli> anemiefi what Fanny L.i-1 .|..n.- to her rented very trifling. Then looking ;n ili.> screen, she remembered how patient-
| lyth.' |-.»ii.-rn had been copied. And she would fol-j low the pattern Christ had aat^-Deginning thai night | by forgiving Fanny, and Jesus sTOnM help her f whenever the work hard. Then the lit-
THE STASDAKIUIKAKKU.
tlo head was raised, and as ;i l-ii-lii .-utile told liit- stnif.'ifle " a s nvt-r, tin- mother thanked Him in whose strength her little one had finiiuierod, prayed tliul her child miuht ever "l'.»llow the ed step- c.i His most holy lite, through J, ,»., i OU I.nrd.1' K. *.
AN EVENING PRATER
IAIXH, l have pasted mother day, And come lo think Thee for Thy care;1
Forp*"e my fault* in work and play. Ami listen t<> inv i-vt-iiiii" prayer.
Thy favor gives mo daily bread. And M o d i , who mil my mote wpohH
Mj no* I m l my lu*l, Preserved and guarded by Thine eye.
Look down in pity, and l What e'er I've said or done anibe;
And help me, every day I live, To serve Thee better than on ihU
THE - UDtt. oa
lk bo pleased to lake A batptesi chad btacalh Tliy can*,
And condescend, for J ecus' take, To listen to my evening prayer.
THK SBOBBT K K Y K A U H V
A PWSONKR, who hold a high position in the (forld, and w t t -*i gTCflri favr-rite with the k an- day brought before the judge, oharged " i i l i H Tory great crime. H o took liis jilaoc ut tho bar wiili the utmost coolness, and looked at the j udge •w-l jury and fa orowd of spectators as calmly a.* it" he -wided by his friends lo b u
own house, The trial began, wiiiic^i'* were called Up, Uld gare d e a l i-videm-.- thai he WSJ
M still he remained u oaln and annoved m ever. There v u not the bo*( emotion visible on lii* ooantenaaoe, but . bis fiwc
wore a Pinilo. At last the jury came in, and whilst flj hflld lli> ir ln-i-alli. j.r.»in •itin,<.-'i ilir \<T-
ii; • -.1 " l iui i ty." In nn instant i turned toward the prisoner to Me the effect which
tenoe would bare upon bin. And, just put !ii- hand into bis boeon, and laid on a jHtrdon^n full, ft-- pardon (be all his
crimes, scaled with the royal signet, 77e/f was the • what gave him eool-
i.i-s and eonfidi'iu'i- in the dreadful position of a prisoner before fan i u -1 _- - -.
,U T1IK BTANDABO-BEABCK,
Nowjusi such pi'iice and calmness may wo lave in tli»' judgment-day, before the great white throne, jV-us mir Saviour has -11 - - -1 hi i and t" lake away the r-ins of the whole world, and Be I'll- U all, thai II..1 will glr« u- a full, : Jon, sea!> kiofl^H we will go to Him in faith, and ask Him tor it. And thflrefore, if we go toJesusnow, ami tell Him that we want llii-- |>arduii very lunch, t'.at when we ntaud before the great white throne. we be condemn. I, :uel cast into prison, II- will give it U) ok Bat if we do liot go to Him, and do not g * thb pardon, then die Judge will deliver us to the nflii-er, ami the officer will east us into tlie 'lark and dismal prison of heH.
A B0T8 THOUGHT
"I -i 1T1..SK I shall have to he v.iv •...
grandmamma, beoanae we have this hahy ; for moth* T won*1 want h-T to he naughty, and -1H Hkoly be so if I am," So said a littlo boy.
•ly into his grandmother's lace. -V one iniiM allow what liis !_*i-aiidmother says, tn»t *" is a very pood little jiiccu of reasoning." It is *'<-'H | . . r the young always to remember that I not be good or naughty for tftenutlves al"ii> < ^c>' will always influence some one or other to be hks them.
i I I I
- T A N DA I JD- I1KA R E B .
Vt'l. IIIL MAY, 1884. K0. 4.
ASCENSION-DAY AND WHITSUNDAY.
LITTLE inoro than a month t i ter tlie joyful feast of Easter comes Ascension-Day, which commem-
ejoending ••( our Saviour to liiMvcn. II.: mnaim-d
on thia earth forty daya after B e roae from the g vt> w •• fl • no! know wl I :
Hi went daring aU those d ITS; bal of Mi- tin oting »iili Ili- H
M H >: Fpoke many i-< and affbetiofl to them.
the time oaou when l i e must leave them; 10 II.' led them out a little way from Jerusalem, •nd while he was y.-i talking with thorn and bleaa-Ui: them, He waa taken up from them, and a olond received ffim out of their iigh& How mrprieed i h w ttfooiplea rmul hare been •! thia Ridden do-
TIIK STANDARD-BKARIB
parlure of iheir beloved L«>rd! They eould h:u,l|v
"Kit they were not i<> sec Him Boon again They remained there, looking steadfastly toward heaven, as IK- wt-nt up, wlmn suddenly spoke to thrni, and, turning, they saw two moo in
white Apparel -engel*-—standing by thei asked the dUdpItw why they sw.»d taxing tip into
tlii-y had BQ^^H should roiiii; i • ie manner.
When will that be? When lb • •..m<- ro judge^H
eye which reads t h e n words will see Jean ill tho clouds of heaven. Doi-s tl.'i- ihuii
you feel afraid? Mi- ooming can nol be '• bo love Him. If yonr fatlx
be.n away from you, an- y . . i not glad • know either of them is coming li"iin '- Bnl if you
DC mil thing in t'r.- •• h iebyea
know they would not approve, the thought of mg t h e n is not quite so pleasant ; anil when you think of Jesus ' coining, you
lany times you have sinned against llim, tliat makes von feel afraid. Hut it imr.l will forgive your sins, and mm•nii»-i- ihem no more ifyOU will ask Him. Tin.-- wh« fe.-l that Jesushas
I I 'ii so iiitifh, thiil I lie) fill at the th"uu'hl that some day He «i take them to liv,. with Him.
i;KR ».;
W i l l i "-I SDAT.
The disciple* were <•!• the Mounl .-t' Olivet when th< m for Sii throne in heaven, and when
i 1 that EFowasnol coming bank to them .' r i. -. i i; 11. • i \ they returned to Jerusalem.
< h i .>t' the promises which Jesus had madt was thai 0 • id Mti- Holy Ghost to h* with
I II. told them tO nmaiiiat JcaUlSletB until id. promise should In- fulfilled. An.I sn tlu-y waited; and all who loved their i S riourmel
or, oontinuafl] I Dm. • >ni (day, while they were aU thus assembled, there - mddenly R great noise fike s mighty raamng
• i flames of flu . h of tin1 disciples, AH at once
they begsn to speak languages whioh '• !•• vcr learned, so as to astonish all who heard them. Tliis was the gffl which the Holy spirit dad be-Mowed upon tb< t went to
OS, a n d m u l t i t u d e s OBSBfl to
hcnr MUM apeak all the languages n blofa wen known orld, without having been taught
And all who came • I* But Pel mediately began to preach to aH these people; he '••id them thai Jesus, whom they h id oruouSed, • u
the throne of Hi- glory b heaven, and II.' bad given to Buduwrpto this power. Then ilie Rob till..si came upon those wli<. li-ti-md, noi
, - niK B*ABDARDBRAREB.
to make thorn speak oilier tin make lln'in utter words in their own lan-rastM which it bud ocvorseenicd probable that the;
• ,u-i we do tii lie saved?" ' tertold them they must repent, and tin-;, rcce'ired Ilia word gladly, and did repent smd 1» lievedlMB | Jesus wa* indeed their Lord and Saviour. Soon |
j there wore three thousand to the DUtnber of those who loved .)• - i - . which w u • Mily one hundred and twenty before.
Aneiunon-D&j romes on Thursday. andtlieiweoad Sunday after, we oommemoi the descent of the Holy Uhost,and the day is called Whit-Sunday.
I t was necessary that the disciple to speak many different language could go to different nations t-i tell the | Jeans. In these days il"1 I July Sj.irii « make people s<>rn t"..r their ••in-, ;ui-l I" help them to pl< ise Jesus. It comes even lu little children.
Whenever a boy i- sorry for havi ami i< willing to confess his >in, it i- (i • 11 has made him so.
When • I'tnlc girl tries t" be. obe<li ind loving, becanse she wishes t.< ph.. • -i. kind words when *l» used i« - ,\ n
know that the Holy Spirit has mine into her heart. \1 .
tmu blessed bj Ihe Rolj Spirit, "
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H BLBN'8 DlSOBKDl KN I
•• IIIII.KN ! I Want you, IleUn!" r< >un«lr.l in ijiin-k. ted tones i of an oW
•. in oneol the beaotffnl southern eoonties nf England; "be qniok, Helen, ai H ml y" t i . "
ommand was ! i or three (fines, sounding fainter ID thj - the ladywho ittered it went u- mother pari of thi • iking for her little daughter, Perhaps Helen did
lu'itnl. I'-tr -1
i*.- spot under a large aeneiii-trcc, whose nranches fatted out, forming • pi She was Jul then deeply ooonpSed In re
iting i k.
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I!, ' . 1 was u little <drl of nboul LwerM •
run] for flint ronton unable to ;itt.-fi*l who liirly, had h. ' i i , uii tin- same indulged than it is well fur children to I.,., ghjj loved her mother tenderly. hut -).-willed, ami I* for time her dear ^ ^ ^ ^ H claim- upon her affection and obedicnoe.
It wafl rally summer. j tul tbo lit vest, when every one belonging i o n limu-hmiAe U very lui-y. Helen, instead wf being a Unwed tO-H wander away bjr the rirer-side, villi ber faithful dog, (as w u her usual custom,) had been t<<ld to remain in-doont to assist her m o t i ^ H us the servants were preparingfoodfor ; ;
makers. Tlii- ffiu a trial t<> her, for ihe » dions rliild, and loved nothing so well .. At length, boworor, nol i light service* could render »v r . finished; the hrt tkt i-i-thingi wore washed, the parlor du-ted. :md the hearth swept Up; IHT lather's lunch set readt tor I his teitini from the field, and Hclei to her amusements. With a slight feeling of die-
;it having been kepi favorite OC( -.tired t>< her tree, and w»i aoon engaged with her I k.
half ;LU hour, how i ! before
i ber mother's voiee calling her. "How : Helen tn herself; " 1 -uppiise nOW
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• i) waal DM to ihell the peafl for dinner. I never ••< raadu Will. 1 shall not go yd ; I thai!
So Helen tii,i DOI her mother1* oallj and whan she ceased toheai it, she thought tlmt the had escaped easily for a little
I or trying t<> road, but Bx her though
• the ' k
and begun picking the Bowen with which the bank waa covered. Hut then was a tumuli in her thoughts; conscience told ber thatifahe had to give up some of : ir mother also
work harder than usual, and often , pale and tired at the oloae of the day.
•• 1 «ill go and see if I ran help her," thought . and walked quickly
"• house* Her mother was not in the kitchen; trior, which waa occupied b)
liei sister Miriam, an invalid. The tatter looked up as she opened the door. " Why, Helei have you been?" she said. " Mother was looking
re for you just now. She is gone for a rido to th>* hayfield, with father and ihe boys, and •ha wanted i<> hare taken you, because you have l»een to useful this morning; but she could not find
This time Helen cou&Z not answer. Hex hearl vaa full; so she shut the door hastily,and,rm> :>mg up to her own tittle room, eried long and bit-
7a TlfK STANDARD m:.\i:n:
terly. She was disappointed that -I"- had ride ; hut ihnt Was not nil -tin- tl,-Iter heart. " I would not answer m\ «li-i when sho called me. because I fanei* >1 -I. -MiM.- little service; and ill ihr whih- -he wan plan-
p leua re fo r m«-, whi<-li I l.»i through u » own bad oondaot Oh ! I will never be BO ungrate-
ful a-jain." The tittle fiwt now related may appear trivial;
yet things thai seem small have som'nun and lasting influence on the character. It w u s o in the present instance. Helen never foi pain it oiv;i-i"ti>d, mid lite rv-iju-ml.TM:.- -• of which, even many years after, would linns; tears to her eyes. She was a referred child ijuite u open her heeil to anyone who might Iiave
her to the Lord for s t rength ; and her though setting a godly example, and r u l i n ^ ^ ^ H household in the fear of the Lord, never talked to their children of that Saviour who is to help all who call upon Him. So her resolution* made in her own strength were too often broken, and then Helen's tittle beer! was broken to in the course of time, :t principle was formed wilhin her of carefulness, lest her conduct t owarb^^^H whom she loved should at any time be such as might plant a thorn in her own Vndwhe* she became a Christian, she often felt thankful that, by mean* of this principle, sin- had been ^fijM
LKDABMU •
I would hive w nl.'il hor md cawed bitter regrets.
And, looking bade on the yean In which die had been "feeding ould think i " I |i:ivi* lu'liavoil In my b< i' at M 1 OOOOdid to my earthly parent. I refused to come at hi* call, because I thought it was a mil bo duty and
to Hffdeoial, and giving jip all thai made life pleasant; aod now I find it was • call to hnppi-
, for 'His ways li -:ts• mess, and pi i.. / * Hi! how tmii'li 1, i
myOWD folly! Mnw h:tvi' I ^rii-viil 1 In-
btri love for mel oh! thai I i mid bring book those wasted years, and employ ihi>m in loving, gmtofbl servl H oan nol IK : and I can only monrn in humble penitence
•,l thank njy Savionr thai ll< made • l a t e . "
Tin : SPRING
•' OH ! I'm MI glad thai I'm in theoonntTj !" said • Gay, ai she opened her i
'i'-t morning after her arrival at flie pUaaant lamv • ted to remain for several
weeks. And she looked toward the window at the foot of tin-Led. and thought how much more. i" .mtit'ul it was to tee the nmlight glancing on the
•
, lies, ill in on rows of Wick hou> how much mure •JelighiluJ it n.i- i.. listen to UM* •wi.'i warMing of tlii- l>ir.I-. ;i- tln-ti ilew :
in search «>f :t Imakla-t f.>i their little one* in Ihoir warm post, than (•• the ahrjil cry «,f Uio lililkiujili or the rattling of cart- -^'l'(s:iuds0U^H lo which M O v u aootutomed in her city liu
She wad too eager, however, t" know tlicit*.1 new soeOCfl, to lie Mill in bed \- n h<ng ifiiitk->'»!< about Ila-iii, Kir she tried (i. m..ve about bcr
j (jiiit'ilv, thai she might ii"' awaken b«r brother Harry who was sleeping in his : room, the door of which wa- open, lint the bright sunshine and the singing uf the birds noi-t ha» nwakened him loo; for in JI moment he onmo running into her room to tell her to look out the ohioli I -o much amus
ed at this tli.ii tln-v -tni.il at the window wat t t^H lliem until their mamma came in. and told U ^ H they must hurry and get J re* uld not he in time i">r their Own bttakfiut
Joule** brother Harry was a little younger thin • -K ; > . her ni:i inni;i h .
hoard ai this farm-house near the ••• - benefit of change of air.
papa could not leave his bu-sinc*- !•- i •.•.-nip.mr them! and Jifcu'e had felt 140 sorry to leave him at home alone, that she had offered to -lay with him. lint h« UttUVd her that he WOUld bo inueii
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[(1 hare her go and enjoy the i country.
I their moral G Mldreu in walk
,,!, the beach, which WHS not t-ir from the boose. II :-• th«-v fimnd plant; tenl: first, they ».itched the waves as they came tumbling one over
• the Drsi to dash ii- white team nn tin* ~:m-l*-, then they !>«>k<--i (or -•hells, now tod then raising their ©yea to see what progress the vessels which were tailing in the dis
king. Harry, who «rgj 11- • • . was the lir-l r• •
pel tired. He oame to hi- mamma) who n from where they were play-
. . . " I do not think, darfing,that you can gel any
." - tid his man I fon noi wait until tbi
•' I nrppoee so/1 laid tin- Uule fellow in me, u it" he had been required to do a rcrj
ird thing, lint than | for it. and Ihe P .rty tamed their steps homeward—thong) "t" returning )»y the i liad conic. t iny
off into a lanOf on one >i<i< of which was 'in> u-arli, mi the other a green field. The child-• n ran 00 :i little in advance Of their mamma ; hul
when they reached the end of the lane, she saw them stop sad look throngs tin- fence, as it' they had found something which interested them.
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1 I mmmal" raid I ran kick to intilul fli-.-ir writer on
ilir other side of Hid fence ; if • Ij h id noW) II ti i \ might lidvo n drink." Mi , (J «• I her - i« j - i" Ji.-.-i. pare with her liule '_'ir!, wh( taking berhand, drew h !bi vard.
" I ' m M ri.it-:v, mamma," said little II •
big. And u Mr*. Q»y looked into bmg rpring, «he did nol wonder t i lt bad recalled the thirst whU-h the lini-
• *lv forgotten.
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'• I wish wo li id ;i • • mournful tone. l l or mamma amuad , and took from her
i -m:ill 1»>\. \vhi*'li "IK- <•[" in-I. : 111< J d isplay . [hied ohUdran
oup. i l . :- Bonurthing y o u r |*:*|».* gave
onmpanion for oar w.t lks; though exported (o find such beauti l f .>m h . "
Ti i - next difficult} * I l IBDb i Josii found, however, thai by Hooping down and putting ho r arm through the lenoe,ehfl oould joat n
and held i. while with the other ihe dipped op ili<.-
water. Tliou<*li Harrj m i so Huratyihe uunated apon
mamma** taking the BrsI drink, and die prouounci d i doHoioaalj rnl'l. Joaie filled tin- cap e»T*
. ii ehnei after that, ontU Ihe ohildren had d their mamma thought waag I for them,
tamed their tb trd, mucli ; by their visit to the spring)
The next niorning, alter breakfaat, ih<- ohildren vent to their manuna'i roonttai nan Bible verses. Harry wai learning the fifth chapter
•v, and il happen -I that i -il ixili: "Bleated are they which d«
hanger and tmnri nfter rights meat, foi tfa h. filled."
Tilt: ffTAtfDABD BRAMUL
" I I • y , " - i i . | Ms in:iinma, rt'lirn h<- lia-l
• it. ".|.> y o u know \vl i : i t
thirsty :•" " O h l Vf-. minima ; don't v"ii rrnn'tn!-
day, bow mnefa I m u t e d • drink:- I about it nil the time, u we were running Ian*'; ami when nv cann- to ila- -iniuu' I was so |
gtod r " l i n t I I : I - my l i i t l f l.o\ i'vcr d.'-irod to " O g ^ ^ |
Miii.-li ; i . hr IO I ILT - I tor a dr ink o f water « ^ ^ H day P" again inquired bii mother.
. lit' could n.it say th it he ! and yel be remembered many times when wished that be need not be naughty any i
'•Tins V.TM'," .•••iilitim••! hi" in" I they >W bleated or happy who long for ri^hteo He--, or ir. he •_.'-'•!. i'i-' a- mu.'h :i- tli-y wh-hi food « hungry, or drink IVIH-II iheysj t!iir-iy. V"ii did not know y could have TOUT (hint satisfied before yon i. m-l the bonne, which would talte sometime: b doe* yon
" 'Blea ted are they which do h n n j . ! and thirst after righteousness, for they shall bo lilh'd,'"
Harry. •• V.••-, they shall bo filled. They d-. not have!
wait -there la no doubl about it. Now, Jo*ie, can y o n tel l iin' Who g i v e s t h e m th i s g o o
••.!• --II-." said tin- l i t lh' girl.
•• T e a , " •• l l . •. the (bii
«DAHD BEAJOffi
:,:i •_-» »i in --. .Li 1.1 II.- iinl\ ,;iti laku ftwaj aJ in.iki' U IIMIV. ' | \ I try t«> ,cS go.nl U>>lll<] 1" -1 ;i- il WOllltl bftVfl 0000 |.,:
' bave dug in the tiu in ware]) ol aapringof watarto quench hi* thirst." Thou
6ft] (band tlii- rowo lot Jone, who had DOI ;.-1 learned one:
•• For my people have committed two evils; the* taken me the fountain of bring iral
oa, broken astern*, that can :. ild ii" Water.***
• \Ci>." said her mamma, after JoaJo had learm I I the oould repeal h perfectly, " I want you,
i tea thai ipi.iiitiiiiil spring, irhiefa ire roond yesterday, to think otj* living water*, and t<><"iii<' to Him to m • ••!;«. ju-t u eagerly as you go to the ipfing u.
.•in thirst. You itulj be just as sure thai yon will receive whal yon aak for H yon Ending water in the spring.*1 ,
time the ohilolna and their inamnu that, they paaaad the tpring^and
for a drink, and ioin«sinwi they wo • We rernemr* r irbal yon atidtdear marnrna,*1 ami then their mother would pray softly in her heari t;
;. y might DO4 ooJy remember) but oo bo holy and tii to UT« with Him forever.
M. A- II,
• • - .r. | n t - r , fW.
h f h w M
Thff >\»ll anir •••!• a^tii
««7 I »*li ih . - , i » rt«rf.
T ii i:
TA NhA I ID-BEARER.
JUNE. IS8*. RQ fl
ROT PLEASING ONE'S SELF.
l.l. • three o'clock pro-• i i" be ready ;" and with
i merry " g l*by," Nellie Lee handed her books • man, and stepped in1
barouche which i"i the past fifteon min-"tttw ha-1 been the admiration of all the &chool-gir|n.
ing iviih Ni-lli. TO C.iuA Nlaml thin
•j I wish I ware you ! " said Snai i Huge lill ii wax out <•!" right.
list ilif al'i.-rnoon for n ride. « ly to-morrow, mid Ml me all nli
| Jenny said •• Ves," and then ran down the tnfltf-• i]iiickly. Only one lion
1 then wonl-ln'l she ho happy ! SI • • to l ike a shawl, although her mother
• mind her of it. Si -no and green plaid, ono her uncle
ighl her from Eurojw—it had eon* I iii the evening she would writ« a letter to
«•_. 11! -i IND LEO BBARBR
her parents, deserihiiii: the \'uW. N. Hit' i ome homo by moonli^lii ' i
sea reel} wait i " have I In- tV- HJT -l . . . . joot wu •••:•• for iin' drive, F little Archie must In- sent »u( i<> walk. i'»i •night nearly break if he saw hi- - i - t . r ri hind those pre t ty Mack | u<*. So taking a b d OMl and CAP in hOI liaihK. Jenny went Into tit
. •n tlie tli>or, - i id<
pleasant in I. He did no! »:im i wouldn't put his cap on— wanted
I about the tinv.' be J e n n y took the little boy in her lap. How I t
;>- ww, an.] hi- hands -May he he «:i- going to h:n
other dreadful disease, u d both father an r it i l l icit he that he had hren -
near tlie tin : Nurses were very nflcn can Jenny told ah..in throe bears, - i \ li< tigers, 'ill the little head sank on her shoulder, 0M tlien she bud Atonic in h u orib.
The nurse did not seem to think there the nu t t e r—only a little cold—and Jeimj er natcr , Clara . would help take eare of him; •*> after pa t t ing on her hat and cloak, Jenn; new shawl on her arm. and wenl dow n-staira to I lit Hir the carriage. When Alice Pa j pat
the window t<> t«-]| li,.r almtit tl
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was ii that, after taking her seat . i iii.- one she re-
Sunday, came to her miudf "For even Almost unconscious!)
nol passed. It • ni thai :i -ti i • iug on in Jenny's
miml. from the way she looked onl of the winiluw, Ban np i" the clock, and then began to fold her
Bhawl very slowly, nnd ni last left Uie room. Glare •>• j much, and she
lie would like to have her; :iri• 1 in a few i laro was in Jenny1! place ;it the window,
•etching for the carriage. She had reAned at first B t a k e h e r stater's place; but Jenny declared that die rmil.I not enjoy a drive ting her diitv. which wai nther would '1" were she at bonio.
Still it was ii" easy tlnty to perforni : for die after* ni)..n was lovely, and Alloc BO Disappointed. lint ii was witli * smile thai Jenny pinned her own new blue \»-il on Clara's Inn. an.I banded th< Hie and green shawl int.. the earrings, l t"h ninny :i myful injunction not t,. i,t it (all out "ii tin- wayj an.l it w.i- noi till tho black ponies trotted off that
'•.Line. But they were soon brush md Jenny statioi j Irehie's crib. The tVvi r seemed to n-, gradually passing away, and 1«'-B n long In- awoke in :. rery orocs tn I. Nothing wonl<i please him but stories, and w Jenny told
m TNK BTANDAEOBBARBB
i.hem. Kin ilii- linn' tlii_v all seemed to be abonj . oa :kII-1 beaebce, v bora the wn\ i
high. It m i rery tiresome work, for Archie k m Ho • • mow/ 1 whenover Jouoy
Bhe J i i i -_: t»r have been inenduig the aftern< • litK'i'cntly ; Imi every few minutee "Even ChrJafl pleased nol hiraaelf" came into her mind, and it
• feol very happy to think thai more like //i"'/. now than if she bad gom I
Olata eame home fa i Btati •• They had had MH-II :I di;trniiiij; lime, and were • -nrry thai Jenny had not been with them. S era* quite hiraaelf again, What • pity thai ihehad remained a t home I Bnl Jenny did not appear id regrel It. Bhe only laughed, and said tl I l would bare t<> arrito the letter now. And Archie vaa pal to bed, and all the lenoi j e n n y took up a little apron which needed menqj tag, and 11.1.1 began • letter that told admit • .[,• [ighttal ride m what leemed to her the i carriages, and behind tfaofiutest pair of <
tnble beaide h er a otam rapper, they rode home by moon*
Jenny added B poetscript, to any thai Arable had nut been veiy well, bnl V M new a greal deal better, an i learning to be quite a boons
Then, attar many loving mean for both father and mother to l"- bonM|
again, (In; letter was sealed antl placed on the nian-
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He. Susie Grant remarked the neal day, thai .1, nnj u.i- very, foolish " t o IOM such :i ride, jofll i" humor :i c h i l d ; " bui Jenny shook her head, and re-
the promised long account* W i n n Alii-.- \::\y ln-if •! of the g 1 In ! Bible
liad done, she felt very happy. *• We all need weh penes, es] ially ad Ugh I-."
remarked Jenny. "And we'll irj to remember it always; won't
• r e ? " said Mice. And wt will iry t<< remember it a l w a y s ; won1!
we, dear readerf K. M.
I'll K 1"'\ ! 9 \ IMI
I KM» :» litlK- lidtlj i'liili! ;
Ween nil tin- world was green and bright, Alone In bed !»• lay;
There used to corse » little & • null,
i tn him With '•••• tini of the Dr-treo mil.
And when lln And b along
*i thai window be would wmo, And listen i" IHT aong.
And he w o gentle [n di- ipeschi And (wist at bm play i
80 TOT BtAHDABD-BBABBB
D« troakJ no) f-<r the worlil hs> Thai m a t hinl i!v n
i' thai ilngK i MM,
pa* i" lii- [tith • mil-]
->irit of our (""i tpuVl to him "ilhiu ;
Tint loadl him I'll tO nil lliin And hold* hlra back fi •
And b« Duut bttr tlut .-till null voice,
iud wonderftil, Th»t wl '"cwt.
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l ud irut\ ill pny;
I'nr unr stilted -in u la t Will a m*J.
\i M QRAl H NOW, m:inUTi:i, my lessons ami work :ii.:ill tinMi-
': little Annie Nelson, as she folded op the towel which ihe hadteenhonttpuig, WM and put my garden lO in nice order for Aunt Grace
1 i \ • - • . • • ' i
oomhig tiiis afternoon!" Her mamma snaled u it' die were glad too, u d
readily gave the desired permission ; and away tan ,;.leu Sew lo the -imiiii -i corner of her urge garden, where was :i bed which was
her e«p<M-i:il property, h took he* some time u, aQ ili,- weeds whirli the last night's rain
had brought up. and to ii<- op tht pinks and rosea which had been blown down; and all the time she eras thinking of the nice stories which Aunt Qraoe always told, and the - . and the
• walki they would fa She had scarcely Rniahed he* work when she was
ealfc 'l to ninner. Then she had to feed her rabbits, u d by the time the carriage drove to the door, which had boon seni to bring her aunt from we oai». -t • v..i- .ill ready to receive her.
THE CTANfURU-KKAKKR.
Aunt (iiiiv w:i- as yl.nl to « . Annie a* J • r, for she loved Uie little girl i
and was alwaj muse her or to hears talk iti' irhal interested her. She was quite i therefore, after she had taken off hor bonnet,| talked ii little while with M *. Ni Annie to see be? garden and pel rabbit*
She was charmed arUh the neatness :'"«1 of the garden ; and as for the rabbits, she do to Annie*! great delight, that she bad prettier one* The mother rabbil pricked QpJ
• IT she nndorst 1 all thai wa* said, and » M of her four children-
"You lote them very much, don't you, Annie?" raid bar aunl t
" \< •.. indeed I do," replied the little girl; -I do not know wbal 1 should do without thenar*! f
later to play with. " I tend a, itorj the other day of a liitli- girl who
loved bar rabbiU ju.-t as mochas yon low yntiw, itut aba sold them to (jel som*.'thing which she liked best Umi * trace.
" Sold her rabbit* '." exclaimed Aimn- in a*t< ment. "Oh! how r..ii 1.1 she .lo that? i into (he hoiiM', aid tell iin.' all about il ••ITang from the grriiunl where she hail 1 n
• I took her aunt'n hand i>> lead her to house.
She was disappointed, however, t.> find, when
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M r ; rvwlu.-.l llu-parlor, that it was li'it-thm-; ami I tl» TI her papa and momma wanted to talk bo
Aunt ' i r .n i . Sii Annie conld nOl l i aw Uu that niirht.
The ii.xt morning, while Annie waa learning nor lesson*, Ini annl cd in her on rating letters.
i finished thorn, however, by the time tin* ,1 been said, and WM nil ready, with hor
work in hand, to I'-ll tho Btory, while ADD "Tin little girl of whom I promised to toll y.in."
• Id Annl Grace, when Anni^ bad taken her anal 03 • r ride, eager for her <«> commence, "lived in nance, and her name wai Uaette. Il< vote 1 r, and -In- v u obliged to worlt Hi. time to help them anppori thefitmilj
THE SfANDARV BKABKfc
time* alio H [mated i " make win",
limes in the vvhcatdields ; and when die eoilld find nothing else to do, the neighbors hired e a n Uuu their eowv did DOI »irav ii.>m ilu
. " W h e n she was ubonl twelve year?. old, one of;
their neighbor'* --..ii-. who h:id lieen a sohl home- Ilu had lost ime •>!' i,
im Uie tinny ; and a* • from tin work tutich; ami bi/et ie used oft<
A hi- t'.iiii. ilting under the ding very inlenlly,
hook. One day, while she. was taking c cowa in a field I n hin house, In
ward her, nip cs, with the little book in bia h.Hi'l.
" • Would you noi like me icthing to
you, my ohild '•'* Mid ho. '• • i i •:,.' said L i / ' l l ' . ;
aomething i" pasa awn) the time, which u when she had nothing to do b il
ih" cow o feeding near her. -• - I -'fii then,' said h e ; and he seated hunittl
nil U)Q grass by her -ide, nml eon • j of the shepherds w hen the img»
i"ll them of IIK' birth ihc book whhh • ccited Li/i-n. '- curiosity was no other than
the New Testament
• a
THB 9TAKDABD BBaJUffi. 01
| •• I.i/i-U'- hail never heard it before, and she Hftraghl it very beautiful. Sin- asked him where he
t delightful 1 k. Hi' told her that be had •Right it, when It- was in the army, of a man who
•i> m..ri' to soli Thin I'-. iu-iV name) read a great man) more
beautiful stori< - to her, until i\ was lime : take the cows home.
* He often came to read to her after thi « learned to love the Saviour, of whom the l»»..k
i to haw her lore Him loo. in in wisli thai ihe had mob
and thai she could learn to read i t Bhe of hot wish, and he offered i<> teach her
to mad; but he told her thai the could nol gel •eh a book Dearer than Rismos, which was fifty milf- >li-i mi. However, Lixett< said she was aurc,
'•1 learn i" road it. she would find i>ok. So, w henoi i r she n..- taldfl
tin ws, instead of working in the fields, Pierre would como and teaeh her to roan; and she was BO
I. licit it was nol long i•> poold spell "Hi -•• i oen came ha time fa ad he « H too l.H-y to have any time for reading. Bui when the
imo, as it u called, was pa to think again of her wish for a Testament
" I f she had only mono; enough co buj wonhl nol mind walkfa Bttl
TflK STANDARD BKARKB
she had none of hur own, ami her i l i : i ' . ] | \ ge l IMinilgll lO fi'Ctl ai l ' l c h ' t l n
She ha'l two rabbits which a in i hor, in return fo* BOOM kindlier ul»i«!i slit- liad n dorod when tti.it neighbor's child M u .. n • I • • i - -1 i t
\'i-m.-. and so gel money enough to b ment To be mrc nhe loved her rabbit* lv; the? were :ill the pets die had; Inn then how llghtfhl i' would be1" haven Testament of tor 4 When Pierre told her ilcit he had DO doubt t would be able to sell the rabbits if -In- t•».»k I t" \i~tiu-. -In- hesitated ii" longer, but <•-! her ri'lin*- permission logo, She ha R K I girl, and worked so industriously for so 1 thai the ;• ready to grant b<
rning, with bread and enough to last her for (bod for the ji Dairying her two rabbits, -I"- Mt oC"
"ltnt. Ami! Grace,'' said Annie, "-li-l she walk til'iy mi,
• Tm,n replied her aunt, "she really walked I miles, and :iii to got a Testament.'1
Amtta Mushedi and wondered if her nmit Been how Ill-natured she had looked only morning when her mother had called her from] play to read a chapter in the Bible, ;i- usual, I commencing her studies; and the recollc into her nn'nil of the many limes she had tlif-
08
t.. have u< learn ii i - which Bonday-echool teacher gave ber over} week.
! -in- wns afraid thai she could nol make up bar 1 IM exchange ber rabbits for • Testament. •U«l nol n ord u [izett* did. tlii-. all crowded into ber mind as her aunt
i Question from ber mother; bat WW raid) to pay attention to *
wlu'ii her Auui I i mod. il no difficult) in getting n lodging
fov the night, ••- »ho proceeded on ber waj ; for the generally kind to each other, and the
Bench peasant* particularly'so. On the morning Bthe third day alter she lefl homo, she arrived i»
Sue had fed her rabbits well on the journey, BO thoy looked as prettj
* i»a-s*''l ilirou^li tin- >nwi tliry iittraeted I good deal of attention; for the] Kite plainly throngfa the wioker>baaket In which He carried them. Ai lad ihe met B little boj who
tng ;i morning walk uitli lii- mamma. " * u mammal cried ho, lwhal beautiful rab*
bated How 1 wish thai 1 could have them I'
•• Hi- mother Rtopjx - look at them. •Will you ->U these rabbits, my little girl?1 laid
1 lOhl yea, madam,1 laid Liiette | - tfa .• I wish to
••• Waal H your price?1 laid the lady.
>, t i \p . \ i ; | i EfBAJUtB
" l . U C l f V il l Ulll-t! r i . l l l l f - 1 | | | » ' S l l l l l M i l l .
Iiml injil IKT she would have i" |.:iv iVtr i.l tin-Hi. 'Hit' l ady touk »»nt ln-r |»nn*t', and the tnoni-j : rtiitl t o the <rrt-at «i•_-N_•_;J11 w a s a l louvd lo carry the rabbit* home, while U-
• on h e r v :iv t<i thi- l»iuk . pleased a- ho,
" S h e t-.t-ilj. found th I meiit OS much liki' I'iinv"-- a- possible.
I , iT n a y DOOM for she r a n t e d i«» read in hei I 'K'MV rejoiced wilL her w h e n she showed it And when bho could read ""'II enoi
i i ts, t h e y did nul w o n d e r thai &h anxious to g e t a book wh ich t o l d then) auch woodM iiil things. Through the w i n t e r , when t h e n
n enl from liou^c to the neighborhood, reading to the people ; i persons there learned to love Ihu Savh hearing "i" Him iV-.in her Testament.
•• \ . . w tell Hi'-. Ann elusion, "don*l you think Lixette was well paid li'r selling bar rabc
" Vt--." said Annie, ' glad thai I have a Testament , and <• m rabbit*?"
Auiii i . ;. •!- Nhe pul her iinn tendedjj around the little girl, who had now finished hi ' work, ami wan leaning on her stunt's lap. Geo
THE SI INDARl
1 to you, my dar l ing," mid -In-, much i " love,ftnd His Hoi) word
n( - yon toloVC lliiu. ;iii.l tO R i o learn Hi- will in the I L which II«- hai
llll.*' It. A. | | .
M \ G A R D R N .
Ii :i grow
•
lomfl idvioa fa
" B B modosl mid retired, * the Tide* m -.
Belter with DM En lowly Bweetaen hide, TIUUIIJC a vain, ut.tiu
•
" See what A little <•.•»» Brj
i . | Thus on n liulo learn, Uke me, te live.
"Rosmi not of belt I i in ii'_v life will •
wind;
Uko me, t t l o u t , ton
"Jaiffs not in hei . . i n , - ;
i • . : • •
tnd vmi -hull tin'! BOOM fruit '
»yatbeeaoSow till night I iiim toward the wrn "f lift Mid Bgtri;
LNDABP BKARRfl
•
, vho makes ih>
\ itroager form (•• twino around I wok; Au id-- help "f(Jod, so froolygiv.ii.
Th.-il tboil, ittbOOgh so "«-nk, inav I
Thnfl t! • '• f^ni*
v.iiih- nit). Ir. ~i, K»rh baaaonu) tenon,
A n I I . . Old I I.I II i:.
W K ha re received iho following unknown j g friend, and feel very grateful It. We "ill TllK Si AN'ttARD-'
DO child Who U H"t »bl0 I" i
F-YOBK, Fcbi
" I :nn B little boj thai l"1.. - io read Tn 11:1:1:.
•• Perhapi there arc nome little would like to read i' too, bul fiaven'l any n a n u s a o E papa to gel i' for them; so I send • Utile monej of mj own, and ask you to pi send it to one that don'l l iaveit , and -•• It tp|._\ and .A-." y.»iir littiV t'rieiid, N. W."'
STA \ DA RD-BEA R EBB.
m Mil JULY. 1804. KO 7
"THERE I- H\ OLOffl
4^ •'i NG '--ill WM •bowing her friend Uie comforU '•!" her pretty r o. By the window w u :i rocking-ehair. On :t tnbli
oionl »riting-deak. 11 helves. A wicker-work baa-
lseifilled a corner; and through the braided cover i bright tbimble and senrlel puvouahion.
t-drawen for inspection, and the advantage* of bet
the little sofa, and admired • Parian -laincii. on the mantle,
and tl>< ottoman by the rej -:ii>l thu young girl, rather tin Her companion saw at the foe
hair, end by it* in table, whi i reading-
uand, holding an open Bible, a "Daily 1' .1 liny book of liyiiin II
•
!»8 IRD BSARKR
light, anil again at eventide. I1
other spot in hi friend wenl homo thoughtful. for
comfoi • : ai night, when, half asleep, hei
would not let her wi-ary cyi-lid* close; hut knew nothing of that daily " lusting thai
una" in tin- quiet comer. vi. '- had iwt "from a child known the Scriptures, which nble to nuke her wise unto salvation." long another " girl's friend pried," Oh! that I knew whi find him !" and lie WUH foninl, prenowi l< at-M in the rei j
i worship. Have yon ft "oloccV dear child, into
" when ili-HI preyeet ihon m lutvo not any little aaarod place where yon reeoM when yon »lah to tell Jean
j i l . ' . \ .
one particular ohair, where you may dailyka T h e n wore two little boyi playing in the
fallen men one bright rning. They lived in inw lawn, and
They parted «ii!i stnili -. Hefc -tm\\ R -1 tin BC i a •• boyi fell i ll;
•
their ehoeha, Before thi twilight of the ncxl one little bo) could no longer plaj «itli the
111K 31 :v.\: t*o
• • fan him."
other fliiUI lingered longer. II.- nnk< bis companion; they dared no) tell him ihat In' had
J gone " over the river.'1 The&a boya, "lovely tod ! aim-ant in their liv.-," n, divided. Tin
I4en l>y their feel again. In the Immc of the IH>J who was Buuunoned laal
ilk- |.:MVII1- wt-iv hitting,"dumb in the idiadow of iheir tircni ritflirtiuii,* when their pastor enti red t«>
|i with those who weep." Thej spoke of the kindness, of his loving hi
At length the father s a i d : " I think hi lovedthe i iilway-. prayi I; every night, after In
• i his room, vvc heard him praying." Thai tinfort. They forgot his li
bis pony, his skates, liin little boat, hi^ b ores, but they remembered his " d o • • nhould suddenly b ^:iu'r\
dear child, would ii be said of yon thai ai nfrbl you were always hoard praying to Joaoa?
A 1.1 was visiting a happy mother, who had • 'ul nursery, large aud airy, li was full of
itnuhine from its southern windows, Tb< children bad toys of evorj desci iption, and a. ootuptote play-
•i one corner. Adjoining this lighted bj R window al the top. i
no playthings there, only an eaay-ehair, and a
tOO THK STANDARD-BEARISH
n n . 'I 'lii- n
kerned the to h a n j H Tl iu motEit-r d a i l y ti . ld i h w n i h r r e " i d o u . - r . i . «f|
. : \v! i ' ' l i t l i r \ li
. children learned •< babil which •'
broken. During their after-life ill witllOUl " i l.c-'t-." I I
ner in ilu* houM? Ton li room i. ur.-.-ry fur iin- little dining-room lor the family; will you* not .. "Elder IJruthur " one closet fur Him-eli"? It i**e*J
•
ilii- use; only reserve one place where you may I t<> find yooj '
A child who was constantly interrupted in bar) i H \\ . 1 - in (fto li.il>!1
ball, through which ih< •
11 surely timl uin- serluuV'l <|r«t in tl for your own"clof*ei." Ii is nut enougl
il) when ptomt' new trial • I tun often i" th il familiar plaee, :iud " liinl •-help in time of need,'' When your hear) joy, d ip away to Uial well-known l*clos " i. II .1.
. LVDARD-BBABHB. in]
THK 3 I B T E B 8
md Emily wen )»<• lit) . other deal ly. Thi • o yeanr
, .in.I the) ttitdied the nunc i f nuno plays, slept together, and
i would leldo Bb other.
The) bad another -sister, I,iil;i. who was ranch Boer than they wen ! i ighl bet quite
Down n p ; and BO I BnppoH ibc wa#, only the was • i bnl she loved to play with tin
linn- in the wint< : and when they were •tod of plaj she told tbi read i«> tin-in tintiI their bedt ime; indeed, when El
'li'l any thing but amui until their nurse knocked al tho parlor-door, and
tli.'v bad (•» u y g l-nighl t " th«-ir p jnanuiu
ing l.illa complained of headache, ami wai obliged to itop reading before she bad •nsbed the ilory ; and h was nol BnUbed in R n o g Ume, for Lilla «;»- very ill after th:it—-too ill n r m a n j d a y a t o do more than kUu her little eta an and smile1 whi a
.. .1 to God over) da) to make bcr well, and ho hoard their pn rhilo BIHJ
:i short lime •
TBS STAND
rnj.iy (ho flowern and slrnwlMtrrit* « : bor iron) tl •
Dow delighted they wore one day when mamma told thorn that sister Lilla would bare thorn read to bor! R«»a said -'•• oldest, and she moat have th< pleasure "I" i ii:-i, and than Emily said it would bo bet I next, and they both ran to aak their sister •
iho would Ml.. book a d, and Rosa took bi her sister, saying: "How glad I nm tlial I read to you now, foi you havo
in the avoning, and when I hnv< b • L y , fof D WO* k, :•
Emily oamo n -HT, firsts in the Testamcm or a Psalm, and then <
of their own itory-1 ka which ihey could tn* Maud. Urn after a «. ek had passed. :
i ii' n thing, and thoj begnn to •.•• always going at the same time. Thej * ested in tfaeir plaj or in their gnrth ns, and «li'I i like in leave thom | and so thej rami ov>
I .1 little lai.T. until one moron thej .li'l ii"i come al alt Roan bad hoard the I strike,and kncwil was the time that she ally vent tM read to hor sister, hut sh< were in the garden, and their little kitten
: ill iii* I'mi and frolic as ah i i onld not beai to 50 in.
•• I .mi sure," she thought to h< 1
THE STANDARD BfcABRB
ma to rend for herself now. I s*w her *i i l i :i •>k in her hand yost*
il here in tin1 garden than in that A room ; i kepi on with hot pUy*
iUy loo heard iho clock, and though ii UM-nut her turn ;•• re id, she liked inneh betti i to h <'-'
101 i UK STANDARD Bl
: y with her limn to piny • nothing abonl it. Her thou >*ery uam like Rosa's, but neither ! i11!. • »Ui< load, for thoy knew that the} were wrun thought*, nol Biioh .i- would j>l<
• abool doing At the dinner-table tlml day, ilu-ir pup
" Dow a U " Sb< i> ii..t u u.M," said their inaran
•
ranch, I think."
P Rosa! did nol Ifcel very liajij -In- ln-ard llii-. m.| VM glad \tlnn
• • L son
be said abonl her DI .1 she heard,
Hpolui loud enough when she weni darkened room, and KIW her lying on her \» d, - • ' oring ("it iiuii'li even i" open her
1 ..I their play i. ry much thfj i j :HI.1 when iii>' evening came, the t&XM
when tutor Lilla n#ed !•• rend i" tlieni, il • i a-* it* they bad never mimed her BO much I*
" I mean to read to sisf IOW una well, and never think il n I
mily, :t- they sal on the i getiwr, w.-iiiiiiL' for their nurse lo pome and put them t^ bed, for they had nol fi-ll like playing.
" And -.. do I," mid Emily, " t
T B I MAShAllI'tiKAUKlI.
teu.- luni - . iJcrii'l you ri-im'iiilwr how lunch l . i iU -irk l:i-l M'HI
nemcd to think ii ;i troubl tfeongh rotmmi would often wurt Is
11 tii.ii- word. To Uv •
uml the a H t b k to hate rami) o lo bcr a- nnuL Neither th« kitten not the
bor of the little from thcli M-I'T'-. room again, whan they "i the) could rend to her, or do an) thing
Bar uantomeat. Thou thoj mEda I
n<l wit in flu' '. mill loll yi-'l ii all
up their own • ti her.
iMivti luivo n groal thai done for . i th< j should i rv to
iii> -III.ill r, mi n for ii Uj waiting upon vli. o :' • ping quiet
• Wis :I beadicht ICmilN.do long hotui
•
,, ill try to make every OTI» happy, hw Of :'" thoee who have made them happy.
U. A. II."
100 THE STANDARD HKABBH
T II K BIG CHIN
I r •• little river. T
and i- nlmul nitty feel high. All round it- la! projection of broad -scat. Behind ii tind i
In In.in i-* nil :i lit• t-- « |.-i island in •
• in tht- : sinMin tuuid i
• . L In itininier you will nl and ((COM and little yello r..ll l|.| i l l . - tll:i|-_'ill, Ifhl
i til nl" tin- llii beech-tree which kneels down on ll
ok :ii it- own image in the pond. In winter the Mene i- bcamiiul
lull- niv till whit*.', and tho H bora the darl
out Irotn tht' groat. inill-wln ili-tiin
til- l,i<; rlii i •
enooanlor with the rough 11011 \ tlii- i-
• Mot I • ; MM - •:" Ii Is in.- L"i lii'.'i. m-v," • day.
I D A R D - m t A f t E R 1 •. .-
• V i c i ' T - III.II . . . . . . •Itildrou bj going onl i" work ; M ol
one. ;ii homo in Bui
» 'I). in 11 .• • ff.ir of Qod, u d I
or nWtii. lij . ui'i\v ,u'l nsefiil mm md womeni w o n l b»vu ivliy -IK Wnlnw Brown <\
mf* y\" "•••" P ' y wbon you H . U 1 ichool hoars of wort boo
, yon win fad ;> l i | 1"1 "i Wton -•B«n<l 11. |'l:iyiii._C R| i
i r'tbi'd. •
• tple of big fellow*, surrounded by r :t doxen littfc »ti.-. who worn trying to ulk as
I mixing np liwir ttUk horrid oath*, :,t which iin- lai
i Joke. [jui u mi twenty of t)
ighborh 1 ni'-i then icf ilmi 1 would not tall you nil ttuy
• • them wow nrroMed wd punished— Ifct ringleaders, bal tin- younger bo] v« in • • \ it words and fl<
. in coming from bbnnh, SumUyoa • -uii-l :i crowd of all ago* tuntcmbusd lor o
Illii «•!" ill u'l . l< - M l \ v : l - f«< • i l l ' l ' l i ' t l l . 8<
(08 LD-BKAJtER,
i i.'lmji; iit ilii'in. and nearly .-ill » » ' ( * • 9
rlii'ir l>. i!' tlii> li i • I -it urn !o g<^H clnin-li. U V -f"|i|H'<I t>> i*-H I lit-MI •>>" t l i c i t - f l ^ ^ ^ H
her l h f l y-MiMH
*• li j - I III' IV* :
mi'l \s
they »iU | 'fin- .1
>-i\\ II l.i.l of I'iu'fitrt'ii in I'i-fhfl lengUi upon the ebimnoy • •'. II. I.. ; been u\ ; • • I.-r. bul DOW hu li •
. • •
here more than one young i
i spirits, ye\ fall ..(bit* till* l l - " I. HV11, :
kill tin' t ime, w.,\ lay :iiiy J">_v- wlm
• he eoimney U (•i r l i n i Hi- •IVM;II<1 I
rue i n - i •
','<. : i l . . . | in -.K'li :i j . -
I H-iili hi- (emptor, lo -in ngaiiii*! :'- holj <l:i>.
THB sr.\Mi.vulM;KAKKi£ l,m
iv HI' th< • • ! ihere • i liiiiiii,-y *' MI L'wry neighborhood. Soe
»i . " nuin -:*>- about it in Proverb* 1: 14, 16.
I ill. SAVED BOX
mdfnthcr," mid a Itttla child. • •
•
; dicing about -U I him Cor n story,
•
But li-ten to liiin. "When I w u aHtUe boy, ing "" a bridge which ipan-
iv little itt<
ever the edge in ••• i f r* tx low, B) fish, as '!"•>• »wnns Bed ovi r and
ir shining wbl • too little • - himself, loaned overIIUIUOtoofiu1,
u d down ho wtmi into the val
I' bo oame Dp, and lie gavu OJ* such an agonizing lool
i • . m a n ;i i
omething tva ,ni'l cairn
110 TIIK
"• \Vii;>i fa ill.- ma t te r? ' •
i.,- Iiouil!' Fur be I '•nil tinn . above id-
m plunged in, and soon the boy was "Now, ohildroo, think thai in tlii- world
• •
their linndi .
,1! thon li inds at»ove the wati of them. Who i- now to i ike hold and •
'• In ilii- ffork ovorj Christian mn-i • • tiling, x<> make pcopli
to diininb.li t r.. thing for ihoir n
An old -oldicr sp.nl -••in-- linn ' family. While looking mil I >w, little Johnny aanu up t.• him and Raid:
•' Tell in* son* '• I don't know inn I
' . i - l i . i l i h ' i l .
Johnny, filled willi wond< ami don't know any thing annul .(. don't lore bun, yon can't X" to him *
10 and r
IDABD-DKABHL 111
..n lie could no I ---l .l-.initi;.'- words ''Hi
i. " ^ mi •!• big Bin) iioi know :vuy thing
• •1 he d id Qui loved
XUOI GHTS POR Tllr. M , \ flHORl
O n ti>
foam, mar;
Fairy rn-il.-* hntM «i'li land *
• •
On the l«rn*>l bl
118 • IM>AI;M.I:.\UKK
\iil i mo,
Will, ill 1 ihaD,
And i«lf i •
And, . U H I WttViW o f |i'l
•
' - 1'Ioo.i, D Ml -|> >fli •- <ln-«a;
S •
nil I bo* bappj
Til K
STANDARD-BEARER.
A U O O S T . IB©*. s a t .
- I SAID I WOULD THY."
UII.DKKN," said the superintendent of a Sunday-school one day just before school was dismissed, " I want you each to try if you can DOC bring one now scholar with you next Sunday. I t would bo but a small thini: E do, and ;vt it would double. our §©b<
all t r y ? " Them waa a general "Yea, air," i I am afraid that all did not remindivr Ibe » they had made.
I aaid I would try," thought littlo Mary Gor-i she walked slowly homo—" I said I would I all the children I know yo to Sunday-school
i.: Turn; hut I couldn't ask him, he's >, and so bad; and besides, I'm afraid
him. No, I couldn't ask Tom." Of whom Mary stood so much in awe,
the terror of all the littlo boys and girls in tho - kite was found torn,
I H Tin: STAXDAKD Rl
or his sledge broken, or anj little -j or drowned, Tom was sure to bo Conwrni mischief, As to hi." attending H church, such a thing bad ncvt-i been kim had even been heard t<i say, with a i ih:it hr'.l like to see any onr \im iimi-i* nt'surli |rl:u'cs. N o wonder little Mary u
" I said I would try," she ' self. "That was making a promise ; try, I shall break it, and that would
he might come, and then he would learn how to bo good and how to go to don'l believe he knows any thing about it no#-<<h '• yes, I'll a k him to ooi
DOt long before she had The runt day, a- she was relurnii the saw Tom al a little distance, walking along. He did not see her i ill she was just upl* him, and as ho was about passing her, the hinl. "T '- in ," she said with a trcmb a beating bent* " won't yon go r< w i t h DM B« t t Sunday ': "
In otter amazement be gazed at her for a minnf without speaking, then he MI id slowly: "<•• day-school! Why, what in the world should I g»>
IbrP" rig courage from his manner. Mary v.ntnred
to look up at him, and said earnestly: " O Total don't you want to go to heaven f "
THE 9TAKDABD-HUBV& \\s
I "Well ," "aid Tt'in, " suppose I do? Going to ••! ivoii'i take me in heaven, will i t ? "
. .'" said Mary hesitatingly ; " baft, Tom, when jfir&i wont there I beard them singing, ' I waul to be uti angel,1 tad they sang so beautifully, it made
f I wanted to be an angel too; and Uieu I l.-:ii .. .1 (In* way. And BO might you too, Tom, if you would only ooi
had scarcely finished when Tom walked abruptly past her, and a mil id him whittling as ho walked down the street. P id . M:in ! She was so disappointed thai the tears
. and :i- slie was Wiping (hem away gue i ii'.I a hasty (ootatep behind her, and in an 1
before her again. " Mary," he said, :>i,' you crying because; I won't go to Sunday-
•! .- " She looked at him surprised and a Hale tli 1, and irnofttly: " O T o m ! won't
1110?" " Mary," be replied, "you arc tho only one that
'••<- . (t«-d enough about mo to ory for me. STon • cry any more; I'll g » with you next
v i iy."
\nd he did go j and after that liis seat was never JL(. He did learn the way t<> bearen, and
1 in it ; and the last I heard of him *
I * • had taken his lift in bfal hand, and gone to preach heathen "the Dnaearohable riohci of (
I kmn\ not whore he may ho now. I know not
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whether, in a distant land, he yet *i:m-l. up in hu name, :iii'l proclai '''llOROCVCT
w i l l ; " or w h e t h e r , I m v i n g ' ' f o u g h t nnd finished his course ," In- h a s entered lasting rest; but I am sure, that when the shall sound, and sea and land Bhall givo Pp thi*ir dead, one who might have riaen to tempt shall awake to glory and everlasting life.
I know nnt what became of little Mary, whether she is struggling in poverty and loneltni surrounded by riches and honors, or wh< I already has fallen asleep; but I am sure that in tin' last day, when the crowu of lift her brow, one gem, surpassing all earth's b y « els, shall shine in it for ever and ever.
u ! not yon like to win such a gem for HH crown which the Judge shall give youP t t -
B A B Y . •Tn a very beautiful home, and no one who ha*
n it n n wonder thai Sarah and.' il dearly. From the broad piaz finer pictures than hang in any grand gallery, and th pictures change in their frames.
river, and the hills on the other side stand out bold and clear
'•light. the mountains draw a m
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We love our father, lie will lOUU "lay bear us - rnss, through tho thick veil which now hides &em, and then on thftl bewoaly show we ahull li\e
Him tad our loved ones forever. W|i;it beautiful pictures are seen ns the sun ifl
sinking to rest, when waves and clouds vie to-Rather to set- which will be brightest, Hod some-limes these clouds grow dark and lowering sud-
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denly, as if angry ii]> : that the red and gold waters beneath them have their eorgeotu tint-;!
Then again how lovely it is, when (he moon, minim; into the scene, shells her light on i shore! And each one of these pi
. iiit'ul frame; for from the piaoa we see tlnin through openings made in the trees, and the branches twining together form a green or red framework of leaves.
Yet though the piazza is very i and Janie do not remain there all day, ' are so many nico places to play in, so mm to be read onder trees, so many ]>. be gathered, and pota longing for some on< with them, that the children are kept very busy,
•
W u there ever a more cunning last one? or a prettier calf than Daisy ': or a more beautiful pony than tho one which 1 • cousin George? or a handsomer cow tl Ide ' If any Boeh are -till in existence, '' ren would liko to see them—that's all.
Itut chief among their pet*, high :<' others, towerfl Baby, and she is worth more than all the dogs, cows, ami ponies that ever came into the world! Baby is every one's darling; and Basso, who has been nnrge of all the children that have entered the family during the past quarter of
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•nry, seems to tliiuk no child ever equalled [ this last o n e ; a n d whore could a fitter, mm.
i to decide on ouch a sub-
lOgb the pictures 1MB through certain leafy •frames aro beautiful, they do not beght U) attract
ou.'li admir ing gazes a s Baby. B u t U she not a more lovely picture than any, with hot merry dark eye*., tiny mouth always rettdy with totea, pretty head with its 6oft olnetormg curls tossed Bo archly
1 ovor one dimpled ihoulder, and perfoot li t t le hands • graooftUlyt And is it any wonder tfc
such a charming picture, frames of love aro being .. .veil in strangers* hear t s?
HOW amused WO are Wi
JiuSe, rtwtHng iter pretty bead to bewHohuig-Ij ovore toh unpronounceable word. Little Janie will have to be careful, very eareful, won't she, B;iby? for you intend always t o copy her olo and if she wants to help you grow from One of the
into one of the best of chi. she will have to be copying t o o — c o p y i n g One whose life upon earth was intended for us to follow,
rho i- 1-VI.T ready to help nn all in growing happier and holier daily, by growiug more and more like unto Him.
One afternoon, when we went strawberry in-:, liaby hade us " b y - h y " with a bow and very arch •mile. Perhaps the little puss knew how v , i \
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warm it was in the. fields, and may bo the straw. berries had (old her thnl they intended to pUr hide-and-seek very unfairly/, making us do all tl~ •eekfagj instead of raising their bright little hculi once in a while, to look around alter us ; Tor ihi. is tho way they played, till, tired of such sided game, wo gave tho few we had (•• Jouie, who, with the assistance of Sarah, enjoyed a select strawberry festival under some t ree*
One morning we star ted quite early, and walked to a little cove, where Georgie'a pretty 1 waiting to take ns across to the woods, and when we reached the other side, Sarah and Jani< a long a narrow patii till they nu:t a which was nothing niore nor less than a merry Kt> tlo brook, that came tumbling over in g rea t baste to welcome them. Wha t children did have, jumping from rock to i what exciting work it was when the clones and logs were slippery-, and they knelt down to drink;
y one seemed uncommonly thirsty. delighted we all were when somebody found a biro * nest, containing a little blue egg, which tl mother had left, and how very pleasant it was *° know that our boat was a private concern, and tli.it there could bo no such thing a s being too lata for i t l
After lingering a long time with the brook, W« rowed to the foot of a hill, and after a short * limb.
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tojoycd a very fine view. W e BOtUd B M the beautiful Hudson extending fur each way* and the hills on tin- oilier side, a n d snowy sails a s Uiey passed, and ( i . v lew mi aulas a locomotive would dash snort-icj below us, l ike some fiery old (Lragon, rnifaing km,, to his cave iu the woods. Tl. I ga:i.i r i d us beautiful whi le laurel, and after in* and talking awhile, wo went down to Ml boat, lad ended o u r pleasant excursion with a row half Way aorOM the river, and a very merry ride home.
Of course we had ranch t o talk of at d inner that day, and the subject would probably have re-
i unchanged h a d not a l iu l - lii^U-chaS* h e . n bto ight to the table. Then ire knew thai the best
of our desse r t w a s c o m i n g ; and when Bab j did make her appearance, so fresh and bewitching,
iii ribboni that matched lips and cheeks, hill-, river, tad hrook Were forgotten, While we made her rail «ll our names, bow, and oburp her beautiful h a n d - ; and when wo arose from the table, the traction was Baby. Then we al l s tood around to
s mil tho space between her mamma and l " » i . H o w excited the pretty p e t ffll at UM prospect of being waylaid on the road, and how ; --rily ghe laughed when springing h i t " bet father1* arms, she laid her pre t ty head on his shoulder, feeling go very safe I And while watching her resting there, an can , . - t wiafa would come, that very, very early, without leaving earth, the might
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• tl il othi r Father villi the same sweet trust and love, wire that harm could not com.
'i Him, knowiiiL- that I 1< as no one else can, that He will guard .•very danger, hear her through «
ind at I:i>t, when her lite u|ion earth shall bo ended, folding His nrecions one in His bosom, take her Ibr Hi- great love's sal
"f homes in heaven. And could a bettor, dearer wish than this for Baby ? K. U.
"GOD OAM
I autumn loaves were falling O'er valley. hill, and plain,
A childish group had gathered In a quiet country lone.
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Ripe nuts M| at their feet, •in the neighboring mountain*
Their laughter cchoc 1
g they reached the entrance .. »*ood,
. clothed in gold and crimson, The elms and beeches stood.
** Come down this mossy pathway," The elder children cried,
" For there arc nuts in plenty Within the forest wide."
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among the ruimWr, A litttu fair-haired .
Drew back nor dared lo follow Her playmates gay arid wild.
She Raid ; " Sow 1 iftu-tl leave you, For ere I quitted home
My mother; dear (brfaftda mo Within itic wool 10 I
" O L u e y t cried the '" Indeed you must not go,
Your mother can not aco you. And *he will never know-"
To this deceitful con The child could not agree;
She pointed up tn heaven, And whispered: " God can we ."
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She left her wondering pUynu1
Nor cast a look behind : I>c*r children, let her coi
Be erer borne in mind.
So wherever you may be, In the light ur in the dm
Remember *' God can nee." —Lamp of Ln+—
HIE SUNDAY STORY.
I T was a bright and beaaliful Sunday morning in curly spring, when little Lucy West stood by the window watching tins people- a** they went to church. There were little children with their pur-cut- and older brothers and aurtera,all goioj ship in (jod'fl house of •
she wished that her mamma had nol thought 11.:• t her cold would bo increased by L * * i 11 IJT out; »b* would have l ike! so much 1" have gone to church with her papa and mamma. She was only «'* years old, yet she went with them cveiy Sunotjfi when she was well, and sat very still too.
Pretty soon the bells stopped ringing, and the throng lessen.'.! in the street, and after a while every body seemed to bo in church; il turned from the window to find something to do. She must be quiet, she knew, for the nurse waa rocking the baby to Sleep ; so she took up the WW
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r Sunday pictures which her mamma had left for •J, and begun to Look it them. She bad ssen
hem many tfa&ea. and though she was never tired " them when her mamma was there to tell her
about them, she did not o m to much about them •ow, and thej Wid aside for a book of funny pi'-utn's. which she laif "ii the tarda, Sho nevMr stopped to think whether her mamma would call it a Sunday l"1
While the e . (pith this, she heardher ooiuin Sarah oalting her, end without laying the book down, -he ran to We what was wanted. Coo--1 n Sarah was her papa's cousin, who VTafl vi-it-big litem. S!if bad been ill for several days, so she had been obliged to stay at borne from ehe
1 ;. a • . 1 - of water, which the little girl did very wUHnff-
fl t l.ii.-y loved her dc irlj. She told KK I ' >riea and dreaaed dolls so beautifully. Bonn - slu-played with I.. • -- If the had
1- .-n a little girl, instead of a grown-np lady. " What have yon I 1 Oooaiii Sarah as
•he look the water, and notioed the book 1-ay had kept in her hand; "some good Sunday booh of course."
u Oh '• it's good enough for mo 1 guess," n \ L h v. moving toward the door, aa if she would rathe* not lei i». be examfa
"Goodenough for you!" exclaimedcousin Sarah,
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" t h e n ii most be rery good indeed, because you ar* | 'lay
Ik- lows to have His Iambs read <in!y the books 1 which will it'll them about Him, aud teach Ulan how to gel rendy for the bcautU has prepared lor them. Would you like lo lime me tell you fl story about Rome lam
Lucj .: a s tory; so ihe quickly took the book back to itr- old place oi. nursery.table, and then seated herself on her i; chair close beside Cousin Sarah, who then com-tneooed the story:
"There was once a shepherd, who J many lambs, wlnun he loved very dearly. He -ihcm a nice field to live in, where the grass was
B fresh and green. A cleai ran through it, and there were t -'hose shade they could rest when they wi ro tired, or the sun w u hot. When ii was cold or stormy, the -In] herd sheltered them in a warm, comfortable
. which was built expressly for then)* Though the grass which these lambs had for their food
.- g I. Ihe clover which gn w in the next Ii - hii brook fl so there, so ti clearer than that which i] ilv drink*
.. in over) week the shepherd us< his lambs Into this Held, and let them eat as much
I, what was better than
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all, lie used to stay with them all the time, and feed man with bis own bauds. As the little Iambi w e d their shepherd, t h b made them very happy.
" Hut 01 it- munmiL', when he eftlOC to i:ikt them i o ihe field, two of the lambs chow to stay in the
paxiurc when th.v fed iv . iv day. The shepherd culled them, but they would not follow him, and though he left the get* open nil d BOt go in.
• This grass ii good enough for u-«' th< i iiu tbOOt here as much | . ind » • don't care lor tin
• So, while the other Iambi were happj • a shepherd, these little one* staid alone,
and never heeded the grieved end tend* •i i ir shepherd often cast toward them.
"The next day they did not red as strong us they bad done before, and when they tried to ran about
with the other i . down. As day sftei day passed thej arand weaker, Until the) W e to walk a little w»j from
they usually rested. " ' A h ! * said. one of the older lambs to Uietni
lyon are Weak I did not go into the Id with na. I :
l imbs need to feed there when he calls them, that they may have strength for other days.1
uWrten the foolish little lambs heard this, they *aid Uiey would ; sad when the
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i called them on the following fay tl»-v obeyed his will, and never again everjr-day g r a n to the onee>a-week elovi
"Cowdn Sarali." said I,<»ey, when the-' finished, " d o you think I was like the fooli bunbi this mora i
" What ' i " you think. \,wy : " replied hei " J e m s , y « u loving SIir|iiii'id,li:i- given yo day many pretty bonk- which wil Him, and bow yon O n please Him. Tl
nice lii-ld «>f clover which the shepherd of my story had provided for his Ian to read these, and the Bible, to teach yon bo good all the week. Yet did you not choose ft book whi<h told you only of every-d:i\ | the little lambs which chose t o oat the gra-tbeyhftd over) d a y ? The lambs who lo
1 will do jast as Ho wishes them I His holy day."
That afternoon Lucy's mamma staid at home with her and the baby, and told her Uibh
I to lier about Jesus, and Lucy though* that the b o d which her Shepln rd had pn her uiin-i on Hi- day, was just ;ts much better than that of other days, as the G< •• for the
theiu than their e very-day grata. it. u. A.
I I I •
STANDAKD-BEAKEK.
fOI Mil. HEPTEMBIIB, IBM.
CARLj OB, THE PISHEBM \Y< BOT.
>-^i.' » K by the ate, upon :i rerj roogn tod rooky 1 1 1 c*>a,i',» l ^ e r o 0 , l c e lived an honest Babert&an,
• with hUwtft tad ton. Oarl—for t o the boy .- tbovi ton yean old, :i Hoot,
iy boy, and withal • grow kwet of too Every <Uy the old fiaherouin vent *«ut for Bab,
' i l l -.,ui«-liii|i-H In* was fib^nt .lining ih,- nijrln. I''i'-I'l.-ntly be WOoM leavo home at sun-.-t. tod, Uking Curl with b i n tad a BttiaU UUrtom, ho would
Lorn till rooming. One day be >• out alone, ^n-l leave
Carl ti b I dty the feh be had already otoght So be areui down to ''•••• boaen, and] unmooring bVi boa*, be tot bin *aii».
I mvrUy over the aratet*, Doting the daj 1 ••• wa* lot then M-iiM, and in :'.
. • i t n T t h
rock* that projected flu <">'. into the MM, and cost
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hi* linus from them. Taking down hi* steered in- boat cautiously, hut skilfully, thorn, and, jumping ashore, made ii rope to tin- sharp jiuint «>f.i rock that hung prujeot-
tho water. Now, that end of I where tho fisherman proposed to fish, was water completely covered ; hut he imagined lie had made provision for tho occurrence, in having hi* ho.it ;ill ready in which to embark.
Meanwhile, Carl and his mother were busily on* 1 h c. Carl spread 1)1.
grass, cleaned tho lines and h.Htkis and eul open tho fish, which his mother salted ami hiid in the -mi! . ' d r y ; then he went to work boat which he himself wai constructing. He had got it nicely painted, and was now bu-y in it. Tin- iintrri.il- of which it was made, purchased of a carpenter in ihu village, with moMf he had obtained lor li-li of his uwn tnkii was very ingenious for a boy of his age, n BUrprising knowledge of sea adaira. Ili-ni in sight of the great ocean, mid ever in nouna 01 its ceaseless roar, it is not strange that h loarned to love tin watery clement, ami it almost liU home, IK- h:id named his in
> i (lull." It u a - jusl largo eiioug two, and sal upon tho water as gracefully as • b o * >.» intent w i Carl in putting this littlo erafl in •*'»• Him, that he lud scarcely looked up lor an hOUf,
TBI STANDARD HEARER. \;I\
•lien ho heard the voice Ofhta mother calling loudly lo Uiin, "Car l ! C u l ! ' ' cried she, KeiMM hither qiiu'kly.*1 Carl laid down hii tooli and ob» '•!>•. you not lee that terrible storm brewing! Llun, boy, out upon the rooks, and sea if youria-iif i \ boat i* in right, fin the wind i-> ruong, and
umrpeat, if it comae Una wayi will bo rerj
nl looked In UM direction the pointed, and for the firti tune nowed • change in the Ktmoaphere around liim. .1 u-i below 11 **- inn, and directly in hi- path, w . • • i'l. A (feu momenta mora, and UM ten began to <li|i lii< broad burning <ii-k Into tin* dawk tea-like >ky below bun.
birds were wheeling and noroaming aloft in tin- uir. and bending their Sight inland. The air, too, had suddenly grown chilly, and <li>? tea wan
i (of :i great <li>iiin»«' with little Hake* or i of roam, whUe the water Ueel^reft
back the ikyi l"<'lv««l blaek end omluoua, Carl Bap, and hurried off to ili>- olrffis
while liis mother itood anxtoualy in the cottage doorway, attaining her oyeu, i" oaten, if poet a Ljl>mj»so other buebandTfl boat advancing over the billows toward her, Tail ascended the bighem point of tin* oHfl*, but in vain; u-> boat was in sight; nothing but a distant -\<»>\<, with all
ii beaded toward 11 »*- shore, a- it hurrying in ii'ini tin' :i|>nro:ii'liin^ wtonn, there being i
138 THE STANDARD BEARER,
near Carl'a liomo where she could liu at m safety. Long mid anxiously did Carl maintain U i
"ti tho summit of tho rockn, while tin* ttunn fame nearer and inure uoftr, ii Moment in fury. Thy heavy thunder wn tar over I . id ihe sharp lightmug blinded Ills eve-, with it- intense bi denlv he perceived, alar urt', a small
more. f a l l of joyful hope, he ran to iii- mother, who had ul*o
long been patiently watching. '1 wife had soon her Imsli t'ul storms, hut, id felt the anxiety that sliij fell now. The wind rose strong and high, and it seemed as t;
It. mii-Iil upon tho wild sea. Meanwhile, the boat 'i to the shore, hut, to the agony of Carl and hi-mnther, <"' wt-i i utjtt'f! \ high and dry up upon the beach, and the) examine it. A lew ti-h, a line and net, that it contained. II pair, when suddenly Carl perceived that I
or pointer, belonging to tho boat, w \- not coiled lip in the usual place, but « ging at full length in tho wet sand. A ">"* thought -truck him. "Courage , my d< ir motheri
I i t my lather i- vol - ' ably he wa« I. t't ,,i\ y»"d< i rock, rt H ,~ mrrii d awny by lie- rising tide."
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lie r.m ag tin ?.. Uw lop of ill-' i-liil. sod, looking out upon ill*' lodge, wbioh extended (of oal Into the
f him, with ilu' aid uf an old glass belong big to nil piodfOOt upon tho extreme
: wluu-, which appeared to be W.I\ in.-. T h e U n t i l Of his f u l l u r V Mhi ;u i .u i Attsbod
• mind. Boi wiuu assistanoe ooold he reo* Ureadv bad the tide covered ;i low portion
I uf the rocks between hina u d hie (other, had the irere dinging np their white wrf higher tad
higher over; moment upon the ipol when bis father indingt thai entting off aUthe asherman'ii
mboring over then to resell liU home, ''.ill knew ilr.it.in severomonnsthesen
ivvtvd even tin* highest part of ilio roeki n thai ii" time vrai to be lost.
II r.m again to the beach, mid, jumping into n boat, • used ilie oar*, and pushed bo Be, while iii- mother prayed God carnally upon tin? beach
mission might be successful. Tho nun had not vet began I" fill, and the sea was ex-
tedinglj rough, lmt t:;trl ba • U and a : bout. Firmly and courageously he toiled
•1 the oars, and erolong.be reached the destined spot, l ie was not nistakea; there si ' hu la-
moment more, and relief would hen Already bod the water reaahed bia fa-
vashod away, by laaaing hiaMelf to the rocks by a
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(Mi-lin... Hi- -rii-:ili..n-. |m-\ioii-* I approaching. 1»:i-1 U-i-ii terriMc. Intent ti| in_'. Iio had mil observed the near approach of UM
. until it burst upon him with mulilen rlo" h'iK'i'. lie turiu-1 I'T his hoat in terror, lull ;i hnH wave h;i.| - w p i il away, and li- li nl On- di seeing his only chance for pvati ward !:MI-1 hy tin.' treacherous billows He. thought of hi* wife ami child with ;iu agonized
thai ww terrible. Mi- w.i'- in sight of hi* h'nui', ami, in I
hope that |HTII:I|H (\ul might observe it, waved hi* huadkerohief unceasingly a* a Providence had pointi * H i , and dc-
wta now at hand. lie sprang into lU liitnin-_': "My brave, bravv bo)
' iliank God, for Ulia." Then, Bci. iiars, ho plic<] them with :ill the strength hi* bjMtttfed . Jlow.
The voyage homo, though short, wa* o n e _ _ imminent danger. Neither spoke n word u tl"'
i stroke "i* the oars rose nn-l !•• • more, and they were uai
Ir-iii tin' boat, they hurried t» the eotl i with many grateful team and prayers, tli i'la«p!>.| in tin- ton.I amis of the liahormai
window, had watched thew ooning with a beating heart, and now Cod for tho deliverance effected by her brow ami
•
TUB Mwl»\UMn:\ i : r . l : in:,
riiK swisa nui.i'UKs AND TIIK BABKKT, UAK.GR
Is Bn • louim, vrhoM "iitnnuts w* ihray> oororod with snow, U a tmftll
vhirh ftppfitn pOOV Hid inngOiflOOTt "m the • •- o f t M W''r!<l,lint wltit'li i- pTOOOm iti IhC right
•
and dwi'Ha in ihu hvriris ul' inhriliilanW.
Lei u- look into on i ihc beooh net* the tforo, ill*- grwutfirther u holding little 1/uKv mi lii~ kuees, who b amosin^
In paying with the OM UMI'I long white l u r . ll.-iiri. ill.- eldest Httlto boy,
. . 11 l»i- father, reading I" liim JBrOttl i l"
Bible. At A littlv distance the mother I
136 TIIR STANDARD HKAKKlt.
hti-y with IHT knitting. Out uf doors, IJ,, „ j„,| j_ til.nviui: l i t i - l , :md greiil »lr«'|-> ••: ruin sii.'... ila- \viii'K»w-|i:nifs. No om> li«-< \< this, for nil an li«(<-liili<_' 1 " t in ' good l l i i l l '_ '- IIK-'V UvAt
:' (in i. They nee :il»' it to km el down fiav . when. an old 111:111 put
their neighbor, old Uudulf. The father Ida hand, and says: " Von arc wolcomo; kn with us, and tliank <!'"! for nil tho 11 iliis day received." Uudulf k 1- down, and often up to God a short and fervent prayer, whh'h romei from bit
The mother now prepares to take her chi U'd, hut Uiidolf, railing the little I/um to 1
yon go, you most ning mo ••• ol JOW pretty hymn-."
Una ran to the old man, who lifted i knee, and then, with bo* ohildiab voice, she conga liyinii ibe h*d hooL
When I/ma had finished, the old man k rosy cheek, ami r-.ii.l to her : " I have a 1 (halfpeun; I.inn. to buy a rako witlu. She took the bright copper toin with gn are. ami cried : ! like with it ':"
• \ • -. '!•• BO, my child,11 aaid Rudolf. "Thank you." -aid Una, a- she ran to whoW , l , i r
mother the pi of uotHnr, The two children were now going away, wl*>
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Rudolf call«*»l Henri, and said to bim4 "You, too, dlall have a sou."
'Tin little boj was well pleased to receiveit. ami to li'iH mother, eried out: " I know what
1 will «1" with it." Thus passed the i reningt of winter in this peace-
"•! I - I 1 ••
m shone Into the vnUey, tin first flower* ap i. and tin- inhabitants,young and old,
od together, Tin' ohUdren were taken long walks by their dear schoolmistress, sod wen taught by
. I i y i nn * o f Pt fOM to G o d .
One Sjibbsiih morning, when Henri and Lma went with their parents to tin* village church, the minister t<«>W for bit text thai passage in the Gos-l"-l which t., • curing :» man bom blind. The pastor spoke with • irnestnesa of the duties belong ' tistian Sabbath; the works of lore in which we maj en
•,.l the importance ••!' no-ntaining from nil unnecessary labor. Even little I-iti.i understood, and wus interested by what wan
In the afternoon, ON two children were sitting iu?ar tltf cottage, on the bank of :i small stream, when suddenly Lint looked serious, imd -:ii«l : " Henri, do yon remember what the minister said?*1
11 Y«'-, Una, that we ought to love the Sabbatli than any other day, and do no work on that
i iy, luit thai we ma) oomforl any one m trouble.*1
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"<> I h • m i ! to-. lnv I saw l>lin<] . I - - . j , | , ituiUdg
h : i > k r ! s ; I.in p i r l i n p s lu< flu, " n«t know
S u n d a y li.-I.>?!•_'•• !•• llit- S : i \ imi r . "
-tuppi-d, and appear.-d to r.•(!-•,••
nil-ill 's; ih,-n - In ' foni i i i in 's l ; " Mi'iiri, K-t iif
t<-ll bl ind J o s e p h that t o d a y U-h-u
" Yes," said Ili-nri; "and :i- hi- i« von j r. let ii4- take him our new halfpenre thai Rudolf
• i io l..• •* hi-- bread.*1
U n a j o y f u l l y Agreed i" ''>'-. an.I ihi- t w o children «*c! nut I'.ir .!•••• : Tlu>v found t h e poo*
old man s.-ati'l "it a l>. n.-li ill hi> littli pirdtfn, m:iL-
in_':i basket. I.ina walked up said in e gentle tone: "Joseph, I think you do no! know thai Sunday belong* to the Saviour, most DO! nuke bukoti to-day.
Tin- blind man appeared taken by surp in a roii-.'h manner said: " Who an- \ou, and what do y«>n 9
" I am Honri," said tho little hoy, "and
mi sister Lina." " And we are romi' to t,'ll you," said Lit
" lli.il the Silii'l.i) I" ' ">d tli.it [hi to love tin' Suud ry, because ii i- r f l
day." At these word* the blind man made an impatient
lit, knit hi* brows m.I went on hasl hi- work. For ;i lime he kept Mleuce, and (!"• ohi*
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dren remained quietly standing before him. ir ho • RVC Been them, he musl have been touched
bj the expression of pity on their young ooente-nances. Al last be said to them: "That is noth-
: .'•• bk< ^ i" TOW home.*1
u Bu^ JoeebbV* said Henri,"we most first givo yoa what we have brought you:" and In* pui the two pieces of money into the blind man's hand',
Astonished and contused, old Joseph exelaimed : " My children, wbj >me here to an
• w,. wished to bring yon oar money,*1 ^ni-1 the tuldree j " and to tell you," added Una, " thai
you must not work on the Sued i "Butwhal can I do?*' said old Joseph; M I a m
blind and half deaf howi 13 i to church ?M
Henri drew from his pocket the little Teal ,; a had been given bim al the Sabbath-school, and «aid *. " It' you will leave off your work. I will read yoa what il»_> minister read to us ibis morning at church."
He then *;it down on the grass, with Lin i beside him, clo I man. The latter involuntarily
.-.•I listened attentively. The lit-| i pari of the ninth chapter of John's
gospel. It la that which relates the miraol :i man who «:is born blind, to whom tin- Saviour gave sight
This etppearod quite new to the old man, and *«•. era! times aery of interest escaped him. When
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ling wn.- finished, thei-hildn ti ijig hold of liis hand. I>ad<- liim _' i i . \ , Luta fiijiny : " I '•• \» OH :my more '-!' i bil >i to ."
When tlu-v were got J inni* to hi» lt:iskei-w(»rk. lh . -p in tlmughl niained silent, until (hi- MID had frmn- dowi
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pared for him, nud i1
I.- In-d. 'I'iiMso «ui,K of il„- i-hil.l lath belongs lo tliu Saviour," h id i nn« begun i-> tgilAtc bJ
A w, ,k afterward, whin tin- children «MM a>rain to seo Joseph, they fo 1 him ill in brf. i • down by his Mill-. »:iv.- |,ii ihey had brought for him. :md (hen Lin i mid ' " lb* .•Id mini: ' ' Would you lik,. in hoar II . ; Kgain u. yon from tbo Bible V"
•' \ • nh! v • " • ; ' i ' ' " , -i' '^ m : i " I «"d nigh e»eaped from him. Hi-nri <<|*'in-d ) infl read the fifth chapter of John' N'pli listened wilh gr«>:i1 attention, and when IIcDII liad fininlied, Raid (o hint: " I wish 1 «'< u hear wmii-tliing of this Jr.-u* ; but I Henri, t>> read in me. (':iu ymi iioi ev<ningi rind read In Uui •. 11 i:''"
'• Vt «, cei' linh we e m," rrii'd ti.. two • i'hooi, wo can come ever) ovening
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" Hut," ciiid lii llo Lina, with inuoheaj •'.IMII'I yon know who Jeaoj
•• \ •." replied tin- man, sotrowfbjly< "In my 1 I often heard Hi* name, but nw gotten all I i • - I have nev< r
bi i ii bo aharob**1
"Lot me u_v :««i-l till yon all lean abool 11»• • I B The Uule boy than, in bin
simple way, told Joseph thai lean* ttod; that Ho came down from heaven U us; and ended by repeating the following words of Holy Seriptnxo—w God so loved the world, thai
li • only-begotten Soii.Ui.it whosoovei believeth on Him .should not perish, but b lasting life."
•• Ah:" said '• yon aw Ul, Joseph ,
••• ••[!(• to .I--U-, and IK' will do you •• Hut," answered the old man, with a sigh,
llLina, I am a wicked man, and I ha loved ti.
•• I.ovo llitn now, then," said the Itttl • Ilohai : you."
Old Joseph roitid not reply, l>"t loan ran down li'u nhomVi 'Hie ohUdren now a/ere ©1 li ave liini. a* it WSJ getting late*
After that day they came ever] tnd read , , (their |"".i old friend, ti-r he was ill for i very long time. One evenlngi when Henri was reading t" Joseph of Jeans, the friend <>i"tl
US THE STASDAttll RBARBB,
\ :ni'l heavy-lad.-ii. tin- old man . Henri to go ant] nek tlio niinh>u>r to euitu Till ' W '• Hiic. a n d
in with old Joseph. Peace had entered bin -"lit. The Lord ii t.| jrivcii bin M^ht. Tin' i-\. • Hiding beiu < he now saw noniething of tin- luvi Saviour wlm had died for him. lit- had i. shown lii- danger, aa a i"-.>r sinner, anil (hen the Holy S|."u if dad applied to hi* wuiii
• : ipturo: "The blood Christ I; . fi yni ill bin." (l John
• : » . ) • •ii u Clio Sabbath, a
spring morning, when the trees and plant clothed in green, and the mcadou wilh fre-h verdure, tin* bell called the vill id.- w.-rship Of God. The blind man. led I and I.ina, belli his waj to the church. Tl. In-en joy in heaven over iiu-
•- joy in this liulfl village, On the evening of that happ} day. wl
Knid her prayers, hhv added in her childish sliuplt-ivor.ls: •• Lord Jesus. I thank 'I
Thou hast cured poor ,Io»vph, and that Tl made hhn love I U
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" Nay, «Io not «lamliT Tray** gow! n i <io with thaft:
II- and all i g i wo il i •!" th< i hU* t; -Ht E»ft;
Ami in (I.. may traco
14God In His world allow* n •
And in Hi- wisdom baa
. iffml, scraps, and bones I" I
Ami when with food too well Bup
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•Tlin* dogs aro nature's scarcii/
To clear all useless things away ; And w e n if their memory fail,
Or belter food falls in their way, And buritd Mill t t a b •
\< l b tlicir labor not In vain ;
for alu-r thny hare lain a tim« Deep in the earth and nnrofnoi
Ha t , By which iha soil u much impi
And Ihui you MO Tray'* carcfu
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warm muunw*! day, in the YiUage-fcOhool ;tl
1 l,J/f a V Suimydale a merry
.. M H k up»mi M-liuid-uirl-• ••n with
Stewart, and passed into tl •
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lagu where the tended with ber matin r. who WM low, and Nellie her only child. A wry pretty
little cottage U v u , with roaea ruid boneyiookle twining over the porchi round the lattice-window -. and np t" ill*' thatched roof. Tn
i,.l had :i goodlj -ni»|»l> of flow* Mm, roaea, waH-flowera, sweet-uiili:iin-. nnd vu.lcty I'Mt-i— I'm ilit- children in
TilK STANDARD BEARBK
ilit- garden ,li.i not seem just imw i<> notice the liowcrs ; they, with Nellie in the inhKt. ered round I agaiu>i (lie Mdc-wall, ou •v !!•>>•• branehes hum; some ap iji"l up iii crap
al ill*- t'ruii gleaming golden tlirruijfli tin i-rinjj, " thvv are jn-t rip«- and Iteantiful now, and nexl week yon will
- I uu - ire they will l>< the be*! al the ihowj eried another; "then you will have live -hilli How proud you will he, anil hov rich!"
• VVhal shall you do with it, Nellie ?" then a-l n oboi u- of roicea.
Bui « bile Ncllio is dis< losing tq her coi various plan-; for the disjKitfal of tlic mow y. I nm-i explain thai the apricot-tree was her own, having been given to her some lime before hy the gentloj man whoownod widow Stewart's cottage. \ neigh-Itor who understood gardening Imd plan led ii Px Nellie, and taught her how* to nail the against the wall herself. This w u the Brst yosij thai tho fruit had come to perfection. The were not many apricotis they wore particularly hue; and Nellie, ai the suggestion of a neighbor!
• ten to s grand frail and flower show, t<> bo held al tin
• .HM. Mr. Green had promised to UU9 her, and Lold Nellie that he was almotj
mi. ffASDARD-UUHm , t ;
Hiiro -In- would -J" i either tl»- first or eeoond prixe • ihiUingi of half > orowu.
Vftor :i little mora conversation, '• •. lingering be-
• ftSR hot I" <> tlint e v e n i n g t" H e :i \ '>tnij
companion of ti" ii- who had boon laid nide bj ill-n—- Inr ninny \vtvck%niul it w:i- tlmughl « u draw-
g neat i" tli'.- gates of 'lenili. •• ton know, Nol-• ." v i i ' l M:iry, ' • • h e »\ui not U n r U) b»Va I tu i iy
, 10 «-• will go alone, and 1 "ill riiDH! fot V"'i :«l ' iv " Y l . n - l , Ibl I ;IMI BOM ftMtt
mother will let j Nellie Ui.ii wenl home, where she loand plenty
••< <l«. in helping her mother until Ihe appointed ...ui- arrived, The two children found Ni
ul. lying "ii ber bed In the Kttle iHnmber, looking verj pale end Dun, bw :» glad
nil.- iii' welcome Ulnmined nor lace M she MVI hor former ptaymauM and aohool-ftUowi enter. They ii down bj hot tide near ili«- lattice-window,
HI wai thoddlnff ii- golden •
After * little qoSel talk. Hargard Mod:u1 love ran set :i- I lie hews no my bed ; I have
: It lor many evenings past, and 1 llnnfc how til be in the city which baa no need of the
MID, neither of the moon, t<> strum m i t ; f«»r tlie God lightens it, nini ihc Lamb i- the light
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" D M yun tliiiik you will -
asked NVIlie, v*illi tc;n> in In : • xi " I'« ili.ip- y.,{
in.iv gel belt)
11 n I M irgnn I Bhook her head. " N'», NoUIo ; th,<
1**1*1 lalher .in-l moll i l j Ullll I
i '»ti l i l nut live l<m» now -very likely not more thnb
a » w k . " T in- dying g i r l -|-idee those. w o r d * elu-ir-.
hilly ; die li;i<i n.. i".MI o f dea th , for Jet-iis had taken
i t - sting nwaj for her. T i n I
vineed Iter " i lit
Kitn led to tin.I pan!on in-1 |M
Mood of Chri - t . :iinl now die »ns
i iu l be w i th Uirn, w l i i . l i she- t i l l would
better" than i" live on earth, though sliu Iwd U n d
friend* whom -In- dearly loved,
J I I H I iw Mary ami Nellie were nboul i " leave,
'- I I I O I I K T entered tin- room will]
o f nice ripo plum-. " M y ch i ld , " idn - i i . M i - .
Ik-ll ha* sent yon t l i i - nreaent ; if is ve r j kind, far
I know - I K dependH on getting money by Bolting
her fruit. 1 told [„.,- | thought d ie wmld
*pnro the*e, hut die hegired me m lake !
yott."
•• It is kind indeed, mother," -
i i . II her l iuw tuuoli I
bar—1 ;iin sure I d u l l like thorn," •• And may you eat frui l , l l i Nellie. - o h : yen"; - l . ! . • - much ti
I l ike, i i i . l I en jo j ii nmre than any thing el*e ' , , ; , t -
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child !*' her mother said, tenderly stroking brown hair; •• I whih I had mote
•ii -it tv very little thai you take beside," Bui Margaret'* fatlier and mother were | • 1 several young children; so they could noi afford
to buy luxuries for her. Nettie Stewart know ilii-. i sudden]; B thought came into her mind, which
• l not gel ii-l »\\ M th. Uau she was walk' iig hoouvwith M arj &reher, They raid
M r*B door, ftud Nellie ran on and Into their >wn little garden, and there she paused before her i|irieot-tree. "How much Margaret would enjoj • •-<• beautiful nprloot*; and to-morrow i- Iter
lirthdav— -iiit.- hurl one she will spend on • arth, the M1,1 M ; uliat :, (rice l.iiih-ti\ |>ri--«tiT this fruit
vould i " ! " And Uien Kettle though! of the ii\» 'hillings; thai she hoped to gain as n prise lor the i \i\\, and of whal -In- intended to buy with It. Much she wished thai she ooutd keep one or two
-i for ber sick friend, bul she knew thai U-a than ten could uoi bo sent t" be exhibited, and •tidy thai ftUmber had ' I for the purpose nd were ii"" jnsl ripe. Then the llioughl
ad the firull t" tin- ihou B But, ah! Nellie
knew thai U ; did not expect to lire nuui) Brhapn before : •,>,•,, she mijtln from earth. Nellie looked ;it the other
[iricota, and fell there to ascertain if the) were
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••. i fcej w o u l d 1101 be ftUI} -•• more. "Ami • veil tin nt" though i -not In- -.1 niiv n UlOM iii i'"
iiii'ii.lr-i !•-. :m<l I -I M liki- .M:ir«arel lo have ill'- bast, W- ii, I will iliink .'
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oppotiiw page. i- a picture o car, wlitcli i- iiM'tl wry iniii'li I'm Irvliiml, It is .i -"ii nf •mi with -ii|.\ :•••• I .\ !•..•!-'"• ii.1 oyer the wheels. IN the I'fiitro i- ;i I'l uf com • Much •>( the
I ih<Me "Ii.. Iravel in ibifl way have :i fine opportunity lor enjoying il, Kut ihej •• • •-'• ileal lo make Uwir
i i i : i n \ of l l •• |M>Op|<
oratit. I \*lll tell yon n i-torj' wlii< not long •;• n hoiii a hull
Iravellin .• She had In ing for nomo lime ovei i road cm through tin-i liitaiOS in tin- ini-l-I of :i wild. rwkj
• SM • book enilUrtJ TV /(«.W Jtffr. .<«* «*'• jii«i pnkWi
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«uiJ\. 'I |.i.-« iIn- iltj i i ik. "I i iol i In Kltf Willie ;
" ' i . . . i Ii • (bin Mi of
. rv-t.il •" mil I .1
mil prevented It |o bin hcnG&etor. I( • . n bicli lliu |»oor • i . Rml nod wl l lo tr.it. i : I':.
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iii.-'lt.T, from n
• pnn U o w «i i" ' i i ' liamli ami iinnu'i-i '1 U) -' nd 1 •!••
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f• if'i r dii- prnj'ci f«»r liini, tolling Mm I«
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n di,-]i u i- IKMIV-I lii- u 'i ivbtnl liuioi>. -i i
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k v that very day. Verj rfta nftorward did •a** hulv iiniik of it.'-1 li-i-ji boy, and |*ra) that
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4 i . • •< .H- ' I i i o i l i i i i ' ; tVii in h i m u n t i l t in - m - x t • «
•ban ulit t u in tin' stune neighborhood again, end • n ivlrlu .1 hut wliiuli ii' had iwiinttnl
i- lii- ItuuiL1, io ii'-i'iif aboul him. •
Kc Utile be saw i'hl) •' woinau tested I* Ion I
Bra. This pro' nisV mother, «liu was rery glad when she (bond oni dial thh n biily arholiad be* kind to hot | r boy, He bad taken il,> ferei in nursing fail mother, and died
. montli tutor he had owl the Udy, •• I'.n'.i t in i*am!" nid the woman, u\v m i I
read tin* prayer, wbicl liim, over and aver, until he could saj it, and then be would rv-
I and tbon dial! be laveaV These wore Ux words Which Wl froiM hi- Up* Hi** little lister Judy. n\nd l" 4i< d so pe icefiil and happy like thai row fiw bItn.M
The li.U"- bear! was Blind with Joy, that the . Itad -••m be* M tell that t"'": '») " ' Him he died, thai he mlghl ;. Hun
. *ben his mother told her thai she had found the little Tostaraenl her greatest eonitbrl in Kormw, and thai -in too had teamed to love and
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M.lr.n miwl bear fruil H well u Uw old men llku
.: in no *cry herd to ; • wl Hurry.
..- I should .-at tliis branch oft, and throw it on ti.i - p . i ' i l . would Micro be unj frail on it
.mil >" u Why, grandpapa," «ud tilths N.-l. " i t would
W :iii withered by thai tune," branch
jsui nol bear frail " i it-<ir. except it abide in the pe abide in ma ; H ith-
iilll Mir. 'iilllL.'.' K 0 « lllr i i : i- . . | l VoU
End ii M bard I Hamryyhi thai yon t r j to .-lii-i-it'-.,, Bat you can never ' I" thai \ you
urn-' u k J e s t u to help jrou overj day, and ever) BOOT, if Mill 'v.uit U>be«] •_: [ f ra i l Ifyotl
ngth i'i tin i tli;iii id.- branch UUM i- cai off from touring tan turn -1)' fnaniug through it."
By thu UntO| their grandpapa had Ruiabed trim ming the vine; io they ran joyfnHj before him to their garden-beo>i and the) won Boon t"" bat} in planning where ihej would have their leeae and phuna, i" talk aboui ta) duo
AJUSI • • • • . - I I •• • • - ' • ' _ in- 1 |< along the path by the no -;i« all tl i
. - which lii' gninafath< • Ij iny around, r>" il" \ had noiyi
i;>;.ui»:n
'• I nn-uii l.i .i-k yraii'l|M|ii il i tirv ..(" l\)\ • <<• Bnd lijm.
I . I M I I ' I ] ' I M verv rv:n|il} i im* .
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rouM •"( nothing nn lire. .
i htillfin . Mil tl I i-.j..•.I ji ••• mu W n il **iu all out, llwj
walked -1»« U I tirwl " In . iJioir lunl work . . I lirili- >«• ! b) .id :
• \Vt! •• rbu ' i ' 1 -ttnniing, . iili i l if bnuchM iil i i i l i d
" I i in I' II, (1 IM.||M|.
. i-i (ifrtti u a bn • .ill..i ilieid. and ca"l them into •
i burned." •• Ad ! HIT children, tnnjr it 111 ••
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W!A \ DA B D-BEA LiER.
Wl- XIII IfOVBMBKH. 1WM.
THE 1111:1:1: LITTLE SISTERS.
i n - • B«|] mid \ ronld teO y w - •
M-l.'. .!],- _':.t men. li.ni thai tin- .-iiil'lv!)
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I'u H„. bonki of ii»' bomtifal Hud*e • l)n II* or
roll" grand rtlu-n. ii wiwrron-, mi'l Mil lik«- :i ln-
i bagttmug; to ran, dsfthingn* . 1 ashing hlo plaoedark
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*i emlng re*j uuaooa io Bud ha ••• Tli" ohild
banlc*, aivl fratohing logl plonge wlu-ri Utile 1 i* 1 nit.T rain, they eooM hi flouting
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in.I the '•-•at- b i o plonu. THIN t in' rivi'i
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own liomo? i loving wori ramv bark; nntl
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bil«> tliC rliil.livn •
- lake. I
Sylvan, which prriir na i.,- -i,.iii-. thmnirh '• !•:
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. ^ Ifn M'ai. Their liitle friend Fannie witti them; and when lea, the
a rtoro. Wl ('•-r Bsll mounted ;i log thai
1 in!" the water, and bronghl np leavi . which wii.'
- H Rah, and wUk ml-|iit'N Kanitie inamiliicturcd broom* from
lVln.n the firm grow weary, the) retin ' iJ gathered purple liarubclb) and rod
Tin' children that morning I n the w 1-. i livd leavi of a little frog Bitting
er, ami a bird*-Boll had :i new china doll, which frequently t""V
•• the lake. Bhe enjoyed playing with it »ery [ lunch; but there was a pr- ••;. little
; •
I i" walk and -•»> quite ;> number of word*, and " l i " fiu enrpaied oven Hit- wonderful doQe; I
or kiss uor loani euuniuj <lny. a- the i bJldn n1! darting little lister otu.
Very often Bell and Annie are astonlabed how quickly .'• i . , b e •••
help their little lifter io he good. t in the mountain! and in I around
the children, were iheep and I irab* Ben and An-
'..
mi
uiti liked to u-ntcii litem, :.i iho Umi ilKniifhi
liful i-'iitli «'lt:ijn
I
I ul liioni 1- In id.- I'll i . n i l ! : . • - |
i! •
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• lijMivii I hat luve .li'«n-, tiv lf« in •
•
•
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it>M. iml ' •
tin- l.'uiil" with lii- nniM, nnO au <
BID.)
TltB llUJt irirl 'fid tliiuk aUroi if thai •
u> piv« l,.T n g I-ni«bl i. li.- ), i.I I litiii l
THF BTAKDARD BBal lO.'i
*~d of fmi l . motth I . ln . i i l l
It, it would !>'• I t h e n , bat I lli'mk it
B d d be I- Her u gir« Attn to M wgaret. May I B it, in..-!
•. my ohildt yon may •!• a r own t'niit. | mil m
•jjoy it v . r y iriii.li. HUT y..u uiu '
un<l till in.- to-morrow morning what yon • :i-l< tin" Lord I " -lircct
Am, x.iii,-. It -.•.MI- .. trifling matter; but we now thai without Him not :» iparfov I ill.- ground." And "i'li mother m n n Ictae, hoi
n her.
; morning, ind ire find big ;•> Mm. Gray** • banket, in which, nraong*) their green leava
• beautiful ._•..'•'•• bnd left two "'it of the ton for her mothi r ftnd herself. meaning to dirl& etna of to onen, when ripe, ami •• (Honda. " 1 glad," thought »he, a> ihe went aluo] - "• it ^ u traret doi - nol knon thai I meant t,> send ti Iho -li..w ; for if ihe did, the would perbapi bi on-willing to have them, and ii might ipoll bet enjoyment I dn not believe I told ber that my trei had
1 . w i l l be Miq.i
I
I.I.i
And M II .• iivt «:i- in and ihanWal too for the
•
Ihinbiug In"v I nhould like an apl i
i
•By ••vain." It I••>( -i
to t.ik.' the whole ot the frail brniijrlil lie," -!»• I bm your thoughtful kiinlin-^-. 111.1C 1
Km (HT frifnd'n fvideni filrmnirr. .HI bar pale face, HIKI her loving toihi 1
wiili :> light In-art. When liar pi mil w|i:il 1.
(.rein. HIIIII l»* hoard (hat ifau fro
aflar ill. tree had acud foolishly. Bui N»|li<\ **1•• t tmnben
heard from Ptl 1
than an) frail ihi I •• it la mora
•itl. :• lire birthd ijr-rl wtftH t Uai • U • • I •• HI. 1 bsi with tearful eye*, and the, child
HIT
i tin' M i-t. i"- iitmmOM -\r than her loving (riendi axpeoted —an hour
. nor Boiril had toft it* tarthly UHW> i NvHir in Ihu
iStew 'I room when ••• her child lay ; tin- I'.W-I- of the dead wai ptoaaanl to look upon, ao
, DD the -nil. pal Nettle mingled bw tear* with tboae
rowing family, but thougfa they irapi ;»i parting from u n they loved »oweU«yot iii.-v were oomforted b j <iu' 111- - - _ •
• ; md irhera 'in nod raftering. •.- .<i*>. arc all tu>
UABT.
A l.Al'I.AM' U RADIX '1'ni- i- i picture ol -.i mother bj Lapland,rooking
..i rather iin> JIOU' .dii.'ti ]..I--I- H-T..— tin'
lnn. Tiii- i- aD 'in- Huraary whiob the OATM Ini l . . i n ' i ' , . . i n i n t h e b t f • I •
i tiii- bai '•' I"' need aa ato | Idtonan, and HtUQg*room 4d there, to tin- baby b u to bo wrapped wry lightly to bo kept
' tl thai love* bar baby j iw year mother lovea you, and wonld du aa mneh for
. thing yotti moll
i t fUUI HKAREB
•
I • ii i n t
i miantio ammitfidfc
I'm: TOBN I U>
A vt:i:v tuppj : B
•
laga ml I • i nl ooi o f th.' link' v..•
fflARO-HuMBl , 0 1 l
- trbich probably ii ' H m did, topped to
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i " •!< -'!••> liu ii' 't garden. Iu> M.'IiI nil lli- wny, ' M loftg it
ni'uM ba baton bo would bn abl Mhrd UK boya around hi In1 wanted at the more « i" mi lk :•
)inly n i nj '-iili Li- : '
m Oil her hnd died • , i l'ri.ii'1.
H'lio * U » pMKii:; II- liad
•
fry wlti-TV tl,. y n,.„ , | . . l . imd « I I .M- !• • could gai Uga to i up |
Pi •'• H m , - . I C d U '!••' I
•
i tba lebooMwaae wli.n !»• iiMiiM be, • aVa whirl,
. i to l ean from bb Dompankau lo apt all I win;.- bo oonW b*ln hia m , • V-r. who
• ra jeomd
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liim kindly, mid a ivi liii i '
'•••(* IO im :
• : . ;
< lii.'Ii lij. 1'ffin • c ill (I foi •
-Ni l . ' ;> wcll-.i.'ii- nhoo Uw •• nbel^i 1. . did Mr dim. f • i* w u only fan, and tangoed mtli iba
.• iha HiHHi-ft'iN-WBb i I I . . i i , ih ip |il«mwuit .ii.itmit- -tl hi- -
nil. BTAffDARD B 171
.11, howi-viT, « :• lUraUaed, u d iho U-iuliiT h.vl Im-ki'-l up •
l iWi* |N-Ilt-U]
I I I M i l .
.\! tut
II-.'* " Hyuhoet II111-." failed on\ raodv ' , M il»-• .11 wuuc, tin- boy inroad to we wh.ii
•• nting, and in .i momaol '»• « i>_\ tbgul i ionea boyi ;ill read] i" langb ai tin-
One I'tM bhn t" in dus '. ii.ii, inotbrn admiefci •
•
iii'i.ii .• i|.>" ladraoV :>"»! iii- bud. Until this m a dons, B m t" undo*
: •
ftawiYiar.ii) l«s-»''l up in ''«• lli»-ii :.i Ml niiii.' li.i ! mini;
II:- diittOH •"'<-1
n.M io ttu I . ithuunl their n l . |" -|M>rt. uuli'
.-.mU, tli.-y no off to join thgir ownpmtaa ni :i gune "i balL r....: II.in-: when, by the ii.i of ft rtiefct be
•
torn, 'i »i':ii' ii i»iiy
more. I given him jr. oni the) M ,bj tudng n oarefolly, be bail UHd* it lot until ROW. ll:in-"il down "ii :i ^^
' <-
lNI>AlUMIRAR)ai
•
IJ.HI.I-. tried ill rfl
• •
.1
md wonltl In- I:
I I. no -I no rap!" TheM wing through In- |I ''<\ BJJfc
• •iy on lii-
11 liudi In .
room si .niii ]i nil I iy liim. \ • •brink from him. fmrin
•
• r..kiuLr up thi B n f b t t a u u Dtp, ibooJi tag M : " l>i.| \\w bOfH
• ro* V" . 1 ! I »..-, ' I .M. I limy iril. n.|,..| -,,!„,• iiii-
i red t i m e u I ilioag • n| !•• HlOp :|! tnj
h Hani could not nndi In h:n] .li-C"V«ri'ij by itiii lime tl
• -I'ily toward bin, to be told him «o wi Bid nfi thai bad •
• u now be ooold i l l i
pt i tng in I irrilul .,. Ar lh i i r
17.
fell very M r r y Gw h im. " O o t t u l»>nu- wi lh inn.' H d be, •• |.i i :i t i ' - n q i imit i iT wUl < < H I " B m l i t ; . - il k Vk b e a d ; In ovi •
VI will walk witii >•
p u i bin, evidently nuob - »ymp» • 1 irbta Anhur l.-li bin i l ii
i :i<l bond l i i m -Mi i i . .
• i V U M I I . U hi
ittiug, for U (. • •< \h- " I ] if lOl falfl l i l ' l I ' l l
•
Aid was too mill • "'''••
notber. " o h ! ie Uml i • wboaa
•potted i i~ rap unti sly.*1 And UMD In :• -Til ber
. ptobunly
agrtmt p i . I ^ e a rned b ) • ir love ••(• Ban w d rt .--
•
t U n h ii.' woold Eeel -•• I ' l - l ly . " " V,ry l ib k." '-In' h P
lliiiik." widen bo]
jroa I n o w Uw Blblo m y i ninu kfal
I
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.-I id., oppi dlfl of 'didn' t iliiuL"" \ll tlio while Arlhiir*i nmthu liaJ K
.-.i|i which hi> h
: i . ' i l l i i l ti>
l l iu ll< iinO Uti p DI boj rod In- I •
ii Arthi i ' in-'- |u : him; Inn
in lh W liiinu :• !<» loll lii- motJ
callod f.ir Han* <m hit w*} n miMiuti from ihi * je m i l with UM bo ; who oeenpied the desk trill l l m - . ind il>«-
I n boy. "i'liiy .ill Ulo I
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ing lofoh» kftor a wl >v. II H L.I«> "I '
-..-, tlint i i w ihrajn nu
tliirn. U. ». I I .
TUB STASOAIUl •
IOHT un> uusic I
Will) .lilr-li' ii : TfuHKCU
• :
ITicro i- ' •
•
Tritttag Ami ll"' Bttl
i*|i »mi down toil " " v • •
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mmmmmmiK£
IV.; Till. &ARBR
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'Mill lb)
WHAT WO n i l i UXJI
Tin. clonk
\ - lln .-• -mm.I . l ic l .
:> .1 ln-
head, Bad, . -:iv t "
"To roc," - udly, "• it w
•• \\> i
"Another hour, mj o\ i.v Hint t..
inquire •ayinp;? whiil wo arc thinking And feeGngf"
" W i l l !
•• Book !•> Rim who lem St, I white when ii •
of all our thought*, word*, and deed M-iili u-. \\. pi tht ^ all i oi could reoeiffl »iili a nnile of npprobti
[loader,
' PANDA i;i>-i;K. A R E R .
\M.Ull OECBMBKE. 13W-
QBBlSTMAS
CI IKISTMA*. nwrrj • y..ir, It <•-'
on lint ' , ' . . . . • •
• i.-i'mlv luiOV ii i*.
•
I orn, n d llwtf I
. !
• ti"t rich . n iln-y won- I>MII • •( the f.mily of D*vlil j
I Aoold * 1
in.- liiiu. wW • | hn<l Cif i
WM ttOTfl In'"-, nml from i ha V M eallod I 10 |«
ITfl HIS -T.lMKUlIt DEARER.
• '•' J
rolled. Tli.'i vi ro i t rangon, tb( in ili«> |-lnc<', 11--t OIIP, ami ihey wi
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mil know- not «! • iiirm-1 in'
1
l..ul in nip, IIJN] imt where to laj I Him in a
,. id
Think • >!* if. my child •
' II. Ii.nl DO i. I •I..' II.- i
I. .;t:in t-. Hi- own, „!,.! they reooiredHhas
• •
nod nil iii mpany in tfic Inn*
• •
,iK. r, tin> b m
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S o 0D« periuipo would have known it bai ... came like A b"
TBI .STANHAllhliEAJtER. 179
11 1„MM'
- on the liill*. 'I a m i t h e g t o
• : . - l . , j . l i . i . l - » ,T - - : I | T ; . ' " 1 ; 1ml (In'
•• . • ur n o t , 1H'II<>!'1 I
in BeUiUhmn, HI : man r Vi mddeslj '
•
1 tlittf MOg » .1-•
•
• •
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who bum* i.v.i I i n
• • •
t'hri-tm;iH gift* with KH I who ••!'» 1
. ounrtd I [Cm from
*. *.
A cnwsWAS Tin • . •! r u d ml ' l r r . U H
. .1 iofl long ifau it Momcd an if t V v weri-v.-ry u c i i y o f t t
180 HI): -nWM'AKD-BHARBB.
fun, BO tlu'V lnul qutu* cvuc t l their crying atnl wiii-t-Ung, and the groom! *•** becoming h a u l I
r n -r\M«Ai:»iMA«i». 191
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lag bMM from mtliool M fti-t a« lu* 0 ji hlm—lf «v:irm, "i inly UtOH i- ao apott at all
being iii I ground."
1
iU if Uocii .iniiii would invito u« t o ' O a k * I ' liiinuui — •on ldn ' l •-•
.•-sully nil the fray home, W : *t t -'f *if-c*»Ura, oi- rufcat •now-oB-i''
•
mow-man, or * b a M Q M lire a •uow-lmll i lm gres t -
L. a nv.v-rlie«Vi"l. I •
guaaaV W « u a « l l g e d n g t o - i - M i ' l n . r i . t m M l U y a t Unci* J o b ing <|iduj no n i ce? A not* O M * » to maram* l'n'iii Auni J.-.n, j iwt * RiUo whilo ago, sod momma «nd p * p t » j r wc m»>
. * hurrahed away long :ii«*l l-'i'-l. G Mghl littlo IK--- li"r a ki*s, M'-
Joint the l>wl nnclo in t!i» world. MM) •
'1'Ue dft] I DM CMne a t Uttt, a n d off
182 Tfll cTAM'.ui
they start- i I It »-a« a •.. • place, about forty
,i to hold twenty . •
rcn ftlwnj-" had * rory marry time then • i i. i . irhe alwayg
•
them, Tlioy ;«<!• from tlio house to gather greens to drw« I
bright rtml plenum. Ui go with IIHUL "An.I m« too," said Uttli
i I li'-lp u*," said • dwy iron nil muffled upas warm
ii eoold be, md •
There bad i D :I long m< before Christmas, *> the ground arsa qnlte covered, end the merry tin) - eoold bt bawd in :ill direction*. I>o you *
they are, all at biuy aa
Old 'I'""', the 1-nrse, wnd taken to dm*'.
worked ef ty mo-re tliaii u boor, n d finally the . «d tin? party rc-
•
Tho reft of the afternoon waa *I«IU in drawing
Mi.tHP-BEARHL \M
r-« -iii-; mi iTi-1-. I tlu-y looked very | to like a fairy KCno.
L q o g b r a n . l i ' n of ««Vgro8p w»re looped over the
: m ,-\,.ry ippTO-pri»IC placO, BJld tint .h i ldr . t , I •;
B -tie j u i l mil much a* sbo would lot M full of fun, u d t n p n ]
children could bo. Quito late in lit"1 ' B itiU I'.M N'»*d Hid I • »hc bad
l rge bosket fall of all t o r U o f goo •
'•t'.'tl. |h«
I i<> do • tind act, M the banket
; m-n* & n o o r " M »•<••
•
er sonwUi • I her hard lot, but . • '
i my th ing lot bar. Willi trtUing hi
>n down thr bltt, and i .ml irbea
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H, «hn rould bardlv It'll tlirtn how Minnie • •
cry bocauM •lie was »o lin|i|>v. sbo iukcd " t h e
184
dear young gentlemen," na »he calleu them, to pleaM to walk in. nnd - i ' down : but they ti ghl il.i-v Imd bettor not—perhapa they were a Hide i b y o f her tear*. So, after u-lling her they '
: iy ClirirtniM, they ran a race np
1
poor old S
iking helnw llio hill-; I.;. the boyn reached home ii wai quite d ChriatnuM Eve had fairly hegnn.
•
tug of door-, and biding of thing* nndiT . . • . • .
•:• thing (rim goln wonder bT I
•
led the, children in one by on-' to : : . j r m r e y e a , n o w ! " M O h ! bow lovely, h
11 before. them, En ibn middle ••( tin- room, they Win-Id » large
lighted, with nil tretti in-1 fanny things nnngug all over
ii—ooe, (wo nnd three |>r'*»'iii* for each child, with
thai they oonld W read without the tree. I oonld not begin to toll yon all of tho
THE B A S P i M f c W m t 1B5
MMi A t * had, for ii Vfndd lake loo long r BOW merry |l---y Wl-n- sill t l . •
I till, wlipn in-aiiif time to g u i o l n \ l , tr»>y wotv •!! fe weary th-ilicir HtiH-king* i r Cousin Kat io hod not rvmimh-d
ill, HI Of iL Chriatmaa * n i n g dawned bright l a d I
to "OP tnoflw, tndtna H bad and m '
Iter to iovMhtl l i i r St. Nicholaa had OOCM &0WB In* • tiiiinu-y while they wcrv I
l lmftn had paid tin-in :i ii-ii duri ng Uto nijlit, and till.-d tl • t\ Wf U ihf i .T) lop with nil ktndi
i ron l - i r r i ' " ! mi idfir b * U and cloak", and wont off to « He • •
rhnrrh WM juvttily d r v - « d with gTMHI U • •
•
dw <iiy of David, ft, >>• Ohr t a tin Lord," nnd "Glo ry to <>od in |hfl r a r t h |iea<*c, good will toward irni. WlOtlBg bo r m 1- L: in talking about it, and Htt I
r p a r l c n Bad* just like the church ?—it U §o much
praUk0r.n
180
I iimitV' »:ti<l N\-<1, w h0W sill_. . kuow our parlore v<
•
i 13 wny, Ni-il." wae Fautlie'l i
i i ii right in our own parlor; BO yon
: -j I think we would all I •
I
. . in;.— d inner , the children had • the BUM, Wl
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tail tin y Wi
, (hi in all 10 COHlfl Ulb iiitlo wlii • 1
: up cloM to 1 •• win InlnldPK thUmocntaft when 1 b a u d Mr. aftaol toll nbout J wootd be il
M.iy op there, lO tome o f thorn- -who live nn in the akjr. 1 would like to •ome of mine very mn.-li."
thf j l i . " ' i thousand I up iii : • ilo h e r e ? "
THE STAN'OAUP HEARKK.
>• ili-1 n i n l l ! " ajkad i:- nte, " T i l l i H
tin- Ii.'-t jii'l H o n beautiful ( WW any of u» m t h a i l ? "
" ' i i , . - beat 1 m ii.i.i," iboaUd n . r t y . "•- . . - u iron pop^ut, , (mi I doo*l »u|>noa« girU m fcr that, M I g H H that Wu't it."
" \V!..• do yon tlnnV, Fundi-?" ukai I • Paoak will aha guwuvJ a bin chun-li tnmiui-1
I rgnmi l Wa* tho II 'HTH tiling to have. " 1 in . . ' andBulo B«anV
•• i-«11 M m d 1.1 t i n t would >•• . n o h - i v e ,
-<< WM (»M) mo*t beautiful | •: 'all,that w« all "nrc li,.l, .»(,! .i*
-. . It win.
I ' l i r i -C Charlie -aid, and at lb* tame lime -. •b-»r children," *aid Cou-in K:\\
. 2 « m Chri.t, » u g f r m to M lo be our n d lhat ia tho tvaron we kotp tai l <hiy,
tO r h u n t i ; fa tlii- i» Mii»p">«-I •. tfaqi Hi- irfcl l«.ni into lM. world. Wa* not that
••t HI DOOld I i " ' \ nd now I am jiving to Rtk yon to try 'h i -
• in-', O M l ink thin; . It ii not hard, and it will I * at va.y fat little l le»ic M for I
THE STAM'Alilt lllMHEIL
Uli Till- :
2nil HQ has don. for yon, yoo» ' re l o v i • ••• any one it: thl •
"Evan papa and mamma?" a*ked little Bcatfo, «ilh T".-ir« in li-
" Yea, darting, oven yottr dear papa and mamma. and Charlie and II irry ; lb good and Vin.1 i" yon, and lord yoa •!• i
" i
I • o PanfHfl «;i« now sound o"!<H'p, nml n* the children wer"" nil Katie good-ni^hl, and aald IIH-V would try very hard to low their kind neap ilj Fall at bettor titan any one else, and all went <>fT to bed n ;
Lraaj tln-y
MAKE B0M1 ONB HAPPT. o "'ir readers ot# |
mil which ftliAwn them children bright ai juit aa they ibonld be at thia aee*
i.t aa the Saviour'- Kinli. ,. rpji-ILir.' 1.1 I. :
that then* are soma children to whom I brine* no merriment or gtadnei*- Our • i'nt who liva iu cities, meet soch children almost fiery time tln-v go iiit-i I
j would (ind il hard to bV
TBB CTASPARIHIKOSKR. 130
UM »iiirif* of wta% uul wdfcriag wbioh w* i.\ t,-ii thi ' ••.- uiti Bvm nill bt nnny
llJrcn who on O i n - t u n — i i v will b* • • ;ry, »n-l will kftva no ki«<t (Honda wbfl
- making ('Ini-tmiut-tUy plcawtnt ami hippy for yon. W b a t will you do forchildren mob :i* we BAT* m< tbvfl y « no i lo make >omn poor 'chi ld happy ? If y<m have iiot,
I.. - • u -
190 iMuliniiEAliKR.
' M :uid »kiil, wliii-Ii I in dressing a dull, or i
•
|o not know- any child to whom tbore a n many p Fin Boiati • Industry, and ! I
New-York, or soma of tbo orphan n-ylmns, whero such jjiff ~ cd. B m d o in-! :
•
if you never know Ihc rc«nlt of tl know; and if fo I • will luok
• • •
• •)i<rte liirlli w,
H, >. n.
!T nor. y i and girls, ail
•
• ni«, and if tin.-}" do Dot disobey their commands, tliey are hwlin i
hild ni .y lOl l>. " 1 dOO'l —I' «'),;. •
»iiii DM '• •: I i n i m A t n voiild bo no harm,1'or, "Other boyi do no." I f MI-h i rordi •>• sot ut tered, liie thought come* into
TIIF. ST IS \n
they Uld
n h»-»rt, thai perliap*, aft f t nil, i
- written natty bondrod jnn ago, » n » ill my ruudoni h*T4 Mi n. thnffl ll
•
•14, w w C>MID>1 in 11' . with tU" • . i 'ring tod uddnn tii-iii qact ioot ,
.. ii l linn w i • hi*under' •toading w d his u t twen . I « i liter giving tnb proof of hi* wisdom, t» Hta with h>*
villi., nm! t i i «• to obej tl„ in, though h
>y; for •
HI whom i- hid HU Ih i • Join jmil kn [ii What ha * I J > : [i I
• ought to ol• • | F w 1 bnvi cample, Uuu jroiboald do 1 • !• N i . . " U . A . I I .
L
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