Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-08-21
From the Child's Paper.
TIE F1IIND P1cKETR00K.


Tom jackson says he does not believe there Ia
God he says he never saw him and Id0n't know
as believe-I never saw him, said John clary;
just come in from outdoors, aud suppose from the
az dO,' said his mother; and she said nothing
more.
A week or more after this, John burst into the
kitchen with Tom at his heels. "See MOTHER he
cried 'what found-suoh q handsome pocket
book !"
"where aid you nnd it," asked his mother
"In pine Grove; now, who do you suppose 1t be-
longs tol''
II recOken IL grew there" said his mother
'Grew there ~ exclaimed John, lifting up his
eyebrows with great surprise "a pooketbook,
grow In the woodsf Who ever heard Of such thing
It could not be-"
'Why not 2" she asked.
"Why not?" replied the boy; "the pocketbook
was, was made on purpose Look here," opening 4,
out.of-the'way spot with snug fastening for gold
dollars, and memorandum beck, and pencil case
and such beautiful gold pencil. Look mother ii
was made for man TO use.
"Seme continuance here. Ecertsinly;" said his
neither. putting down her work and taking IL into
her hands for further examination. ut il one Of
the NEST useful pocket books ever saw If it did
Lot grow there, perhaps 1t made itself.n
Both boys stared at her more and more
why msther, you talk foolish" said John with A
sober and puzzled look; "there must have been ma
WIN mind TO have made this. - "a man that knew
how-a pretty neat workman" added Ton Jack.
son.
Mrs. Clary. 1'1
"No but have seen his work, and that's enough
toeonyinee me am just as certain that som body
made it as If saw him"
"You are said Mrs. Clary; "how so2n
why Mtther," said John, very much in earnest
"you see the pocketbosk had to be planned, TO an
awer a certain purpose; now 1t must have had
planner, that's the short and the lsDg Of il !; and
kaow Just as we'll as III saw 1t planned and don
by the man himself" O
stIhlt Ia, " said ha mothar abova A..
dtsgn, audit must have had an Intelligent desiener
Somebody must have made, and thought beforehan,
''Just so!" exclaimed both boys at once.
ded John. "N
Il lhiuk SO, she said "And 1t Is lust as foolish
tne continued, with great deal Of meaning in hel
eye as she looked into the boys eyes, "wheu you SEX
the wonderful oontrivance In the beings and thing,
around you. the design with which they were made
and the skill with which they were put together fol
you to doubt or deny that there Is a 9od who mace
them Who planned your eyes to sec with your ear
10 hear With Can eyes make theneelves1 Can a
man make bird' Who created :he sun. and plan.
NED nlght and day Did your mother or your father
plan your fingers and make Them them grow? You
never saw who does all these things, but YOU knsv
perfectly we'll that great some body thought before
hand designed and contrved the o. and the ear and
WssS a., sI Sra yUs5 thing, a-d all beings
,Snd, the eternal Mind and the great Maker of Us
The boys did not expect to be condemned from
their own mouths In this way
"Can you see my mind ?" asked Mrs. OIary. az
can see your body" amid Tom Jackson. How do
you know What my mind Is 2" "I can only telI nv
what you say ; can't see it," answered John -
But do you think have a mind, spirit2n asked
Mu. Clarg. "oh yes" exclaimed the boys nyon
show 1t by your actions" 'ou
"NOw, as you can see only my spirit as act it
through OF with my body, so you can see God The
great Spirit only "a he shows himself to You by tbe
wonderful things which he has made, but yo1 are
Just as certain Ut one as the Other" So
The haymakers now came into the ki,cbsr a. 4
interrupted the talk The boys went of with Thought
lal locks. Tho neat day when John brought in a
mess OF beans which no had been picking from The
vines, Mother" said he 81 shall never never saw
do not believe there is God sgaia the little ter.
drlla o. the bean, curling and clasping round tbe
poles show j., Why do vines have them, and not
0'her pantsY somebody planned 1t reckon.