Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-23
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out taking any notice OF this answer,
Jesus Chlist came into the world to be
the friend and Savior Of just such little
boys as you are. Do you understand
meg
Shouldn't WONDER answered Ted,
making an evident effort to do so.
But He can't be your friend so long as
you sin-lie, steal, swear, and the like.
He don't love boys that have Eliases. He
wants them good, honest aud true Teds /;
and nothing else.'
sThey would cotch me, then.'
you must not do ANYTHING for which
they would want to catch You. Now,
Ted, 1 begun by asking you Il you would
like 10 be rich man and own big
store like this. Do you know never
did any of those wicked things when l
was a little boy like you. IL l had l
should have been in Jail, or dead, and
moi here to-day. My name was always
Jobu Grayton, and never anything else ;
and when Christmas, this very Christ
mas came, l used to 90 TO church and
hear what Christ had done for mellow
He was baby, and laid in q mauger,
with the great brown eyed cattle round
Him, and how angels sang his birth
hvmn.'
Mr.. Grayton stopped abruptly. Ted
evidently was moi interested in word he
was saving
Ted,' he said, after moments
pause, i will make another bargain with
you.'
Ted was again all attention. Was
there anotber quarter coming? What a
lucky Christmas this was!
i an goi' g 10 trus, you for little
while, and see whether ii is possible 10
make goo, honest boy OF YOU. Iwant
YOU 10 begin this very Christmas day,
because io.day il seems rs ir Ch,ist was
4 liuI3 ue2ser 10 His children ban at
auy older lime, H"d even more ready and
wiling 10 hep ilem. Now, il / give
You work and paw YOU well, will you
unfe. axe 70 do it f:iih,uIly and honest
yr
All he vasabonG blood in Zoe bov
rushed, for moment, ;umultoousv in,o
bis iace. He be honest? He stop all
bis wicked ways ard turn good, like Toe
c5ildren he mi, ion hymn told him
:bou,? He, led, VIII I'll bis EI:ses,
aud his prof ne wo'ds, and bis siv richs,
VIII bis :r;pl doG3es, and bis cunning
lies? He, Ted?
Mr.. CT yion did moi speak 10 him es
be sat ile,e wi:b tlis nain o. ,hous hi
pusniug "nd jos.lins i,seIt through bis
miod. He ill walked up md down his
Office, on'v : oppiOg now aud ibeu 10
waich he "a IN. ernree i've face.
WelI?' he sid, q; Iasj.
al don'. link | cel help IT, bprs;
oui Ted. You see, sir, I've sot the
nan3 Of 'em, and they will come"
The e were ,he FIST honest wo, ds The
boy had ever knowingly spoken in bis
whole lie.
Il am going 20 ,rusi YOU though, Ted,
Mr.. CANYON S. ia; trust YOU until yod
deceive me. He,e, now, to begin wi;3.
is len Gollis. Go on, bay yourself a
good new suit OF clothes. Get warm
S. ockio,s ?ud so,., easy Shoes Cor those
so,e .ee:. Have vour hai. cut add clean
Ell. Pui cwav tie OLD life with ,hese old
clothes, lille Ted, and Oh his beautiful
Chris. mas come 10 Chris aud come TO
me, aud be our new borl bov.'
Ted could 10, understand these words
fully; he understood far better the ex-
preston O.. toe noble iace that beamed
down iu:o he DIX nit;bt OF his neglected
bovhood, b'in:iDg with !, de glad LIGHT
OF he isen si.,Y o. Be,hleham.
Pu, awav he old clio, hes, and with
them he old lie, Ted. Put it away
PR 4 GW0Y.
Before 10 houf had passed, ;hefe Stood
Ted in NJ. Gfayton's Office once more,
clcd nom I'eed',o ,ooi in new d.ess.-
Wha, oc he new lie?
Five wears { om bat Chris dav
M. G.abam IS si;ing s9aio IN his Office,
and bis door opens SO dy a:er slight
.ap.
i have come said ;aIl, iine.' ookiug
boy, % 5riag yon l',ile pic u'e | have
dawn ior Ch isin"s present 10 you.
L. is moi Gone well SIT, bus Il Tells lie
s;ory.'
The picpre WIS rsgged, dirty bow,
s,aodius BY al Office liable, gentleman
looL; ing kindly down upon bim, wiih bis
hand on ne boys head. Under it WIS
simply lea 'Eliases,' wild ibis was
a photograph OF The aive,, under it writ
len, Edwa'd Eates.'