The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-04-10
From TOdds Lectures to Children.
GREAT EVENTS HANG ONLIT.
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tunn.
As ne bounds along, be sees some-
thing on the gound, which looks round
smooth like an egg. He picks it up. 1t
is an acorn. He carries it a little while,
and then throws il away. 1t is a small
affair, and useless. The poor little a.
corn is forgotten. The OK comes along
and treads 1t in the ground, without ev.
or knowingit II lies and sleeps there
in the OK track during the cold winter.
10 the spring it swells. The little sprout
peeps out; a root grows down. and two
little leaves open on top Of the ground.
1t lives and grows, while men live and
die, and while many q storm beats upon
it. II is now giant oak. 1t is made
into a mighty ship, and laden with
goods; she sails rOund the world, and
does her errands at many handred pla-
ces. She beers the flag Of her nation at
her mast, and her nation is honored for
her sake. What great things may spring
from small ones! Who would have
thought that such little a thing could
contain The mighty oak in it? Besides
this, that one tree bears acorns
enough every year to rear ten
thousand more. Thus whole forest
may be shut up 10 the little bud of sin.
gle acorn; what great things may be
found in little things!
wish 10 have you see ihis so clearly,
that you cannot forget it, because it will
be ofgreat use to you all The way through
life.
In a dark night, there was once a
ship coming into one Of our harbors.
She had been to India on long voyage,
and had been gone year or two. She
had very costly cargo, or load OIL
board. The captain and all 10 her,
we're hoping and expecting soon 10 see
their friends and their homes. The sal.
lors had brought ou, their best clothes,
and we're clean and neat. As they came
bounding along over the foaming waters,
and drew near 10 the land, the captain
told man to 90 upto the mast, ant
"look out for the light house." The
lighthouse is high, round kind Of &
tower, built on the points Of the land
with great lamps lighted every nigh, il
it's top, so that vessels may see it be
fore they get too near the land. Thi,
light house stood at the entrance Of the
harbor. Pretty soon, the man crlec
out, 'light aheadP Then they all rejoi.
ced, and knew that they were near the
harbor.
Now, while they had been gone, this
light house had been removed to anolh-
er place. But the captain knew nothing
! about that. So they kept sailing ir
what they supposed was the old way. II
short time, the man at the mast heac
cries out--'Breakers aheadp That is
rocks just before us, and the ship /,
just on them. The captain just cas-
his eye out on the dark waters and saw
5 the white foam over the rock. In mo-
ment he cries out, 'S,arboard the holm!
Now see how much may hang on ont
iuls word. The man al the helm M e.
, took the word and though. tho caplair
said 'LaIboard the HEINZ So he turn
ed it The wrong way. |, was done 10 {
moment-in the twiDkling an eye -
But it was turnad the wrong way, ant
il he ship struck on the rocks the mex
!. Aoment, aad was dashed into thou
, sand pieces. The cargo was lost, an,
u every soul on board, except one or two
were drowned. All this hung upon on,
little word, one little mistake. If tha
It word had been understood right, sh
e would not have been lost One singl
. mistake, small as it seemed to be
q brought about all this ruin and death
DoiyOu not see how plain it is, that grea
e results may turn upon very small things
IS One momen. Of time turned the scale
9 and property and lives all 90 down int
. the deep. There the goods are destroy
}, ed.and lhere the human beings sleep Ill
:; the great morning Of The resurrection
If day.
Is In the New country-lhat is, in thos
new states where the great forests ar
now cut down, and where only fe,
people live, The fire sometimes, when
{. ls dry in the autumn, gets into the wood,
g. 1t burns the dry leaves, the dry limb
" and twigs, and dry trees, and even ih
IN green grass. Sometimes it gets so hi
that no body can go near il. /. leap
n from tree to tree, burning and cracking
a and rushing on like fierce army in ba
as tie. A thousand war horses could n,
rs make more noise; aud 10 the night
he throws up its flames, and is seen grej
an way off, Sometimes it goes almost
hundred niles before it can he stopps,
for Now, see what this has 10 do with m
We lecture.
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