Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-06
MEoLLIEas DUCKS; OR THE AN
SWER TO HER PRAYER,

l"ccntiy two. littlo girls hcare
their minister preachra sermon upor
prayer. They wore interested in al
he SAID, especially = >as he directed them
to take every want to;the Lord, ar.d
l"y it before him; and they had th<
promise of God, if they asked in
faiM according to his will, he woulJ
grant them desire TO their heart.
Many of the children present had nc
pious parents, md had never Lcen
taught that there was power in prayer
unteIicf stamped i:s"If' upon many
faces.
During tic fJllowing week, The
two girls above mentioned had thcir
hearts much set upon securing some
ducks. They tried, in every way
, they know how, to secure them, but
failed Said one
"Lcts grt somo cggs; wo can set
them, and raise our own ducks"
1t was Il good suggestion, though,
the other: but the difficulty OF scvur.
ing the eggs, to gitls; living; iii town.
WAS as grea! as procuring ducks
After every cxpcdicnL ial>d, III,
smaller c.ild remembers the 3:t~:, ~
OF the sermon the preceding sabbath
and she sai'l;-
"Thcrc is one thing We can 60
Did net our miristcr say VIC might
ask OF God what we wanted an,i, i!
he saw it was for our good, he would
give it to us ?"
"1cs," replied the eldest; "but do
you believe 6 I'd would send us GacI
eggs If we a. k,d him ? God dou't give
duck-csgs to people i" auswrr to pray
er."
"l'm not so certain about ll.at Sall:e
Don't the Bible s"y if We ak, VIC
shall receive? Tho minister sa,d;
Jesus had told us 10 ask and he diIn',
say for what !; tI,at wo light go Il
him for every thing. l. did loak a
though it really meant, ashot you ss1n,
tci, ask for it. lie says so: and 1 an
going to ask for eggs; and, if Coo
wants mo to have Lhsm, he will hear
and answer"
She ask.d tho other Cir! to knee
, down. with her just wi,cro ,hey wcr.
in the gardcr; aud III ch,l,!iil;c la,
! yuage, sio a-kcu the Lord TO b. &c
kind Us to, send hcr the eggs. lie
knew sho wanted them; ho had SAID
ask and now she had comc to toll him
| tho desire OF her heart. -
A day or two rolled away, and the
eldest girl tau"tca the o,l:er, that il
was no use praying FIR .duck-cgss."
Sho replied, "rhc Bible said W,
might ask: that's all l know about ii
and asked"
Near the spot where they were
stood, unob .ervcd, an old servant, VIII.
| overheard all lh;.t was said. To hin
! the convtr,n ion was q matter .
great amusement 30 mncil 80, tha
during q visit to tho homo OF his for
mer mistress (Who lived in the coul.-
try), he narrated. tho conversation
and Of his hearing their pray CIR fcl
duck-cgss.
Tho lady laughed and said, "Wcl
Jerry,>lf y2u will tuko them to thu
child, will scEd her u baskc,lul I.
eggs"
They were packed ard sent to tn
! child; with the message from tho lady
:Tbo eggs wcro Lo: in answer t
prayer, but because she hcad th-,
! wanted them" Notwithstanding tb
message TO tho contrary, the it'll
girl believes G.d hears :he prayers C.
IL little child, ,honghit be 50 small a
earthly gift as duek-eggs.
Let cvcrg child who reads this sto
ry remember, If God is willing t
| give little children Tho smallest earii
! ly gift, low much moro willing il h
! to give them rev hearts, and fit thel
for heaven SEQ Luke .xi. 9-l3.
TIE Two GENERALS TnoMAs.-Th
j.. reader must rot coHfound' tho Gel
Thomas appointed to tho War u
partmont in tho place of Stanton
+ with Gen. Thomas of Chattanoog
:, and Nashville !. Tho form er5s B,renz
Taomas, DOW quite an old nan, W:
, formerly Adjutant-G cncral of lie ~
my, and:la!torly, We, be4ievc,, the. gci
eral superintendent Or Inspector
y tho national ccmeterics, and ,siill lat
, restored 10 the post Sc ot Atjutan
GsheraIin;the War offlts. The II
, Ter, Gen. George H. Thomas, nov
y command of tho ,Dspastmont Of r
r Cumberland, (Kcntucky and Tonne
3 soe,) is 10 the prim, Of. life.
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's been tried by Of their correspondence a
+ found to Ds a useful tool ii cattle; =
d having srsissd-'.as number Of tons Of .
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