Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-30
ESCAPE FROM WOLVES.

The Moravian Missionary Reporter relates
the following interesting case:
"One evening little girl, eight years old,
was lying near the door of ber fathers dwell.
ing, when four wolves rusbed in upon her.
One seized her by the head, another by the
shoulders, and two others by the legs, and
carried her off, Her screams were heard, and
the wolves we're overtaken and forced to re-
lease the poor child, who was dreadfuly hurt
by the teeth of the hungry beasts. The par
ents nursed the little sufferer, but could not
heal her wounds. As they thought the child
would die, they wished to get her out of the
hut before she expired, for the Kaffirs fear
to touch dead body. Her father carried
her to great distance from her home, and
laid her down near some trees, where no one
could hear her groans, and left her to die.
Gas the poor little girl lay in this place
she thought Of the missionary, and knowing
were he lived, said, 4 will try to creep to the
house for he is kind he will not cast me out
She slowly moved with great pain over the
rough places, and at length reached his dwell
ing. When he saw the bleeding child his heart
was filled with pity. He heard her story,
and counted fourteen wounds made by the
teeth of the wolves. Laying the child upon
his bed, he washed her wounds, put ointment
upon and bound them up with linen. Day
after day he watched her till she got we'll.
While he nursed her he told her of that
Saviour who had done more for her than he
could do. When the marks we're almost
gone he asked her if she wished to 60 back
to her parents. % no. she said ; they cast
me out; you took me in; [ will stay with you. y
"One day, as the missionary was walking
near his home, he heard the voice of child
engaged in prayer. He looked, and soon saw
the little stranger among some tall weeds,
praying to her Father in heaven. From this
time he had hopes that she was one of the
lambs of Christ. How much had this little
Kafiir girl to thank God for. If she had not
fallen into the power of the wolves she might
never have listened to the preaching of the
gospel, and would have died in her sins.
The CAMEL AND THE M4LLER-Did you
ever hear the fable of the camel and the mil
Ter?
One night miller was walked up by his
camel trying to get his nose into the tent.
"It is very cold out here" said the camel.
81 only want to put in my nose" The mil
ler made no objection. After awhile the ca
mel asked leave to have his neck in, then his
fore feet; and so, little by little, it crowded
in its whole body. This, as you may we'll
think, was very disagreeable to the miller,
and he bitterly complained to the torth.put.
ting beast. eff you don't like ityou may &C" ;"
answered the camel GAS for me, I've got
possession and 1 shall stay. You can't get
rid of me now"
Do you know what that camel is like?
Bad habits; little sins. Guard against the
first approaches, the most plausible excuses ;
only the nose of sin. If you do not you are
overpowered before you know it.
FALSE SHAME.-Don't be ashamed, my
lad, if you have patch on your elbow it is
no mark of disgrace. 1t speaks we'll for your
industrious mother. For our part we would
rather see dozen patches on your clothes
than to have you do bad or mean action, or
to hear a profane or vulgar word proceed
from your lips. No good boy will shun you
because you do not dress as we'll as he does.
And if any one laughs at your appearance,
never mind it. Go right on doing your duty.
Fear God rather than man; love Him early
and serve Him faithfully and there shall be
laid up for you in Heaven treasures that fade
not away.-Little lRatchmam