The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-04
THE RiBLES.
BY GAIL HAMILTON.

49,
~ 1 HAMILTON.
It IS Sunday. and what shall the
babies DO? Railroad trains OF chairs
and Prince Butler. the dog, cannot be
allowed on Sunday that Is certain.
Star Ewes, can be lett to herself, for o!
herself is she never boisterous but
Little Brooches esteemeLL not one day
above another. He Is fond Of ~picsures,
however, and viii listen to leading with
an almost startling inaeHtuess, gazing
into the face OF the reldet with Z wide
eyed eGEerness as If lie
With one long inok yoar whole sou! through
Your lips as SUNSHINE Gr;lksta dew"
4 picture Of Joseph sold by his
Dretherr serves IS text for & long ser
mon on-well, il must be contessed-Un
cameis rs much rs on Joseph. Then I
say, Now if you viii get me a Bible, l
vii read YOU the story 0: Moses"
The Bible Is lost" says he, sol
EMMY.
"0h. 10, I think you can find a
Bible in the bookcase"
Yes. lie SAYS with ren ewed ard IL
creasing emphasis, there has been a
Bible lost out OF this house. It says
Saw Young Anna FaDer come waking -ato
church,"
BLESSED ana beloved Apostle Sweet
est Sam: in all the Calendar Worthy
successor. of that disciple whom jesus
loved, gentlest and tenderest Of all the
Sons Of Thunder, / should not have
dared 10 follow my heart promptings
and class you with those holy men Of
old, but wneL, out OF the mouth OF
babes and sucklings, your praise Is per
fec;ed, II is nst for NE TO stand By and
say them nav
50 Little Dreeches is presently, con-
WINGED that il is a volume of Whittier
and not the Bible hat is lost ont OF
this house, and he starts off on a tour
of exploration. Bibles are not so
scarce that heneed take a Sabbath days
journey but his views are vague, his
mind Is discursive, and his search pro-
ionged. Presently after long silence a
hollow voice resounds from some re-
mote fastness. "Cusnabe, / don't care
TO hear about Moses !" and the culprit
heaves IN sight with a big kaleidoscope
which was put or an upper shelf in q
dark closet for the express purpose Of
keeping ii out of his way. So that is
the eason why Moses" was so soon
nipped IN the bud but what possessed
hin to go Bible-hunting in a clothes
closet ?
And what feeling Is II, what divine
discomfort with the established order
OF things, that makes him come in and
and throw himself in q chair with lis
back to the front and his heels as high
up the back as the supply viii permit ?
Is 1t a physical or q mental, a nervous
or q social solace that this attitude
ministers to his perturbed spirit?
And what becomes Of his clothes B.:
oh his jackets Oh ! lis knees !! Oh
the seat of his trousers Little
Brooches has gone out without his
jacket, and viii certainly catch his
death o cold" said Ann, coming in and
holding mp the mite OF & garment she
has found.
mo, Am, do you not see that is his
best Jacket, and he has on his old
one 2"
His best But what a SCARED old
veteran it looks sand if this is the
how then must the trousers ap-
pear? those eight pairs which it was
fondly hoped would bear him triumph
down the summer months and
through the Indian summer till the
frobts appeared, and alas be-
fore the ides of August the daylight
shone through them.
As for his hats, there is 10 question
what becomes of them. They are hung
~ on the pump-handle to be gently
over night with the gentle rain
They float IN the bath Tub they are