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F''H '"tsie-f rNtaAft ffNfN. " .~n = f'I
be u'risi aad ihisfs'iisg 10 oafy s-ag Z tssl
ln one OF our wertsFn to--. . s.-,yt
nisn was Que nsotAiBg tod ~ ~. Vils. ~ 4
little by. Toe son ef rs,TsL~r wss very
Sex near TO ass,h sud asked Il Be xeG,l
Rot 70 IN and s,s hiai
u hardly knes vhs, % do ell l. 4
fear my VII, Soal Dot o. utli r,t..vris
But uJninsi the Wifs 'SLtn yoa vr-s
siek shost time fiocs. Tie Hioiher = the
little boy ,sutin kindly every day q krta
los you we're aha ! iliok they val C1psst
You 10 come aud ses tLs,T sOu
This was a suiioisat indurcuct, lsra.
sSon on The way 10 tie dwelling e ssrrsE
The mother va. hanging % srcsi.h o,.-
her precious ssd besntifnl child. uho vsa
tossing from sid- 70 site h. ih- deliriu,, n
bfsin fever. The miB sicr after sasrbinv
him n 'ew moments, tarUeI 10 the LADY snl
said
TIL, poor little child should l. ter r.r.
i.eily qaiei' msisn he shogll not tc ex
cited in any mauuer
Sur said She. will you otI.r rr,vrrf
NJ frst lie Le.iilted. fcsriag the sssetura,
the eLild Lot, ou second ihou.L, Lrel, :,
the bedside. aud uttered n f-w rrtiii.ts Ia
4 IT, ~ II -
come unto rae The moment ie eommet cd
speaking. the little sufferer. who un,I p,-
seemed uuennsciou. of his presence. ceased
his mosrs, lay s,ill upon tie bed snd e,is,
bis dark eyes upon him. Il teasd intsntly :,
every word The minister rose fron Al.
knees, said fcw words ~ .i~ r-o,L-- .-i
went home, leaving tho ohi!iin a rerf,ctly
ira qmi s;a'e The next moruia tie Or,
"a ffs|N pot NJ ~. ~.
liitlc Faux lad died datiu- TIE ti.It
lie had become extremely iutc5s.tsl and
ihc eFparcni 't'ct cf tie voice of ptsy,t
npcn the dying 10y, lad surprised lao
lie went ssain 10 vSit tho family. attended
the funeral aud at leugta learned the fgl
Lowing fet.
She had two children Frank vas The
eldest aud the second was daughter q Eve
years \ few months before ut,,. .Irs
tad co.c 10 spend the night with sprpeee.,
phu'ons ~ tbc DcigkborhooI whose parent,
vere Carstians. and were trai.irg their
children to follow their s,crs As thew
were about re'irinc 20 rest. these little one,
said to r.cir visitor, Nho dii To, know tie
Lords Prayer
CUre, Alcc. LDeel down with u. and
say. 'Ou< Father tsfore ue 90 10 bed
Alice, teirr c bright htt!c rfrl soon eor,.
ui''ed % memory the precious form Of may
er which lgs gone fsoui - mauv Iirs s;Dro
our Siriorr frat uttered IL Tie mex, nor.
iuC fall u auimstion snd dr,i,Lt.l with
Der rev acquisition he returned lnn.
ard the uiomsu' Lor brother Frank returned
home tr"in school sic began 20 tell Lirn an
about her vi'it, and BE-. lim t. ,eara Our
Fa,h,r' aud say 1t with her
rom tht. time a..
together. they had daily rcpcAted the Lord
Prayer. with great earhestaes- ard delight
and hsd also learned other PRAYER. IN which
ihcT seemed much interested
\ few days before he was taken ,,cl
FIauL bad come % her with took in L;s
lauj. aud aid
% math,r here j. a lrauiifui prs~-r-
viii You 1t nie rad "a 10 Won -
IL vas she rememl lRnee a Ill. which "a.
duecd b. 10 E.aLc tLE request tLattIeuio.
isIer would pray by the L,d If bes sui.-rirg
boS, aud this vas the secret Il the rslairg
'hhuerce which that prayer e1cr,ei ue
coutinGrd thus trarlnil a long litnc. Ia. Il
length his distress retained, AMI the hour
of death drew near Atou, uiduirl,. suf.
icring ard sg0ni-el Be l,gzed Of hi, moth.
er to send for the good minister 70 Ur,y
scsin lie must lave somebody 70 r-aT
The TsreDt- tIsi!l ei to ca'l bin a, ti,athau,
Of thc hisht. aut hreg roi siattod, A,
last the nD'Aer vr'.t az stairs. AMI. tslifg
The l.tiis 'lstViUF Altefrou hcrbsd .brsuzlt
her 20 hrr tretacrs led side. aui knclt
down. sri sl'sly sud sa.emniy rcpss,c,i the
prayer which they both SO much ioyeJ. sei
t1cn, rna,kej said
.Sor Frssir isvs l.u, 3 W ~ .'.rp.
prey he tllsd 80 sonI o. treng
u b. soasld DE trifF~ - vske
pfay u l-l44i h5st- :. tIt4.s."
The Btst words s9oi'lel the sufferer ard
with tse last Lis spirit Gtd
Witnessed earth s,tra sutTmcr .teri,.
cla' At ;hs dead hour 81 tLe uisit Ia ,se
chsribcr where waits tie Eiue II Tertat.
surrouudsd by wecpirg ffiend-. tie ,aflut
e I've 'pmmsts rnrscd hastily fre, lie
sTytt f'upiJsrs q eAiiitooi k6sels 4. se,
simple light aros'. snd uu II. .atfei r.,,r
t.3st y = ~ childish tresnts tls t,srsr
sbisa b.srco acc t's and on Ehose breatb
mi'''opeI stgs.s t,si uEVarJ tie taasomod
soul
woull tsci Lesson Thc- l,bor not,
DO ,ain Who sow precious sco4 ia tie frc,b
soil ol yoptlfil b,aris