The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-07-25
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THE INFANT REASONER.

sunny 'ook, which made us love him
-O"e evening, after lie had lett us with q
pleasant Good nIghl," was startled TO
hear him SAY, 10 an angiy tone.-
shHn't say my prayers to you l
shan't say them to night! =
What are you saying, WillieT said |,
quietly entering the room. He hung bis
head; but when his naugbtiness was spo
ken Of, the pride Of resistance as we'll as
the unsubdued passion Of bis heart were
aroused, and he answered, sullenly,-
Il cant see God, and shant pray to
him.
DO you only love those you seer !
asked, in tone OF surprise. Then you
only love your father aud mother and lit
tie brother when you eau see them; ard
when you go to your home, far away,
you will forget Grandps aud grandma,
aud sli ot us That's great love, isn't
nY
oh, Aunt Ettie, I don't mean that
you know don't; for have seen yon
all, and we can come and see one anoth
er But never saw Cod
Suppose, Willie, YOU had never seen
me, and to morrow morning your mother
should show you beautiful book and
say, Aunt Etiie sent this to you;' and in
the afternoon there should come n dear
little girl, who should say, Willie, your
Aunt Ellie sent me To play with YOU, aud
she sen: these bright flowers, so that VIZ
can play Fairy Queen would you not
think at once, 'llu" good and kiud Aunt
Eve Is Z aud would YOU not love her =
oh. YES. Aunt Ellie: it would lie so
plnin ] should know YOU were good
'Bnt God does y great deal more than
] have said II. does send beautiful
flowr's. $" ;St YOU can fmd them e>-,y
where; he has scnt YOU =" mauy good.
klud Trends Ia love YOU and take care Of
y"n, that should grow tired to name
them all. Besides, he takes care Of you
III the darkness. all the nish ht.'
oh, no, Aunt Ellie mother takes care
of me,-becmuse when cry she comes
TO me IA mInu'e.
Yes; bul "ho takes care Of vour moth.
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'Gr"n.ir,'
And aho u,kco ca,e ot hcri'
'Gr"u1pr.
'Art Nho O, krs care of hnu =
lie "a" t.k" ce'r OF hln."t:! WAY.
Aunt kihe "a great tig mau he knows
lo., ~rar To- No.
Nhru a. i. SD.lI aud quiet: hnt What il
ti"d .hn,'d send the q"icE iishlurrg to
..v3D the .,'u-e "a Ihc nrghi, "i II . fierce
rottsr Il Ou d come, o. /! lie should grow
v,rS SICK .hat then Cuu.i ,r"r
Grandpa hold The lightning back in the
clouds, @. While Sleeping keep ,he rotber
from the door You see, Willie, that If
Cod, Who msdeus, who made everything.
DID not take care OF us. rohJdy cou d.
Well, A0nt Eflie,' urged the child,
with An expression OF euterse Interest, i
see God takes care Of us; bu, YOU SAID
he made every thing, and don't believe
that. You said yesterday we had no
right to say what We can, prove; and
you can't prove God made this bedstead!
Who did make IL D
'Why, n man, 10 lie sure
What did me make il Off
OF wood can't you seer
Yes; but where did the wood come
fromi
1T came ont Of trees
That is right Now tell me who made
the trees grnw, who made the man, and
who gave him sense enough TO make the
bedstead, aud ! will tell you who made
it,
Aunt Etfie. grandpa makes trees growr
No, Willie; grandpa puts the little
trees in the ground, and waters them
he wants them all to live; but some die
Those trees which you helped him TO
plant TO day only took the place of trees
he put there last wear, but whch did not
live. II be could make ihem grow, would
he have done the work twice in the same
place +
Aunt Efie, | know something now
God didn', make grsndpa's axsl Yon
can't say anything to that You can't
make me say he did
willie what is the axe made Off
'Of iron aud wood. know about the
wood but the iron, Aunt Effie, think,
i, isn't msde ut sll y
We'll, where does iron come from 7
I asked.
Il can't tell, Aunt Effie; but il didn't
grow, and man didn't make IT,
mo, Willie; il is in the ground. God
put il there. and man fnds IL all mixed
with the sand. He frat digs il ou, Of the
= earth, makes il very fac, theu separates
the grains Of iron from the sand, and puts
Il in q very hot fire, where il is melted
and runs all together 10 large lump
Then he hammers ii to make il solid
and sf,ar all thia ~otk "A Ia ready IN ba
melted, 20 be made into different thisgs
for US TO use. DO you think now that
God had nothing TO do silh grsndpa's
axe He made oil thisgs; and, though
you should Try all night, you cannot
think Of -nyihing he did not make
oh. Auu, Eflis. Just le, me get in your
arms while We talk about the blanket -
Can YOU make me ss, he made that T.
oh, yes, easily euough,' answered.
gTha hi.,kst "A made af Uaol Qaxl