Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-01-28

cd make my life little song.
That comfOrteth the sad:
That helptth others to be strong,
And makes the singer glad
God make my life a little STAFF
W Nhereon the weak may rest,
That so what health and strength have
May serve my neighbors best.
God make my life little hymn
OF tenderness and praise;
OF faith-that never waxeth dim.
In ali his wondrous ways
BESSY's ARITHMETIC LEssoS.-Littl
Benny had Just begun to go to school.
Some boys as young and active as h,
Il would rather play all day long thai
10 spend part of the time in the school
room but he seems to like it.
Almost every day he comes running
home, saying, ''I've learned something
more to-day" and, after he has tolC
US about 1t, we send him out of door:
with his little cousins, who live close
by.
We know that all work and no play
would make Benny a dull boy.
To-day he felt very proud, because he
had been learning to add. He said that
he could say the first table.
l told him to begin, and L would tell
him if he was right.
So he began and this is the way it
went on =
Benny.-One and one are two.
NGmnld.-That is very true.
Berny.-Two and one are three.
NamDla.-Nought could better be.
Benny.-Four and one are five.
Namnla.-True as I'm alive.
Beluly.-Five and one are six.
UdBlDla.-That's pretty fix.
Benny.-Six and one are seven.
Nan1nla.-Thought you'd say eleven.
BenRy.-Seven and one are eight.
Nan'Bla.-Bless your curly pate
Benny.-Eight and one are nine.
Maana.-Why, how very fineI
BenRy.-Nine and one are ten.
Mamma. good for Ben.
We had a good hearty laugh when we
got through for Benny's earnest way
of reciting pleased me, and he enjoyed
the emphatic manner in which replied
to his additions. How many little boys
can say the table that Benny did?
CLEAR THE CoAsr p" "CIear the
coast clear the coastl" cried Albert
and Frank, as they came down hill
swiftly on Franks new sled.
Look out for that woman :" cried
little Harry, who was standing at the
top of the hill.
A poor German woman was crossing
the road. She had large basket full
of bundles, which she carried on her
head. In her right hand she had an
and tin pail, and on her arm
another basket. Truly, seeing that the
roads were slippery, she had more than
her share of burdens.
She tried to get out OF the way but
Franks new sled was such a swift run
ner, that it came near striking her, and
her to nearly lose her balance,
putting her at the same time into a
great fright.
"You bad boys, you almost threw me
down |" she exclaimed, when she re-
covered from the start they had given
her, and looked around to see If she had
dropped any of her bundles.
But down the hill they rushed on
their sled, Frank losing his hat in their
descent, but little caring for that in his
delight. The two boys, after reaching
the foot of the hill, tnrned, and began
to drag their sled up again.
"That woman" said Frank, called
us bad boys. Let us tell her that we
are not bad boys. We did not mean to
run her down."
"Here comes Harry, running. What
has he got to say ?" asked Albert.
81 tell you what, boys" said Harry,
you'll be taken up if you run people
down in that way"
"Why didn't she clear the coast when
7 told her to q said Albert.
4 Word TO CHn.DREN.-If children
allow themselves to be governed by evil
passions, they become the cause of SOr-
rO'C instead of jOy;; pain instead of
pleasure, casting around the once pure
young heart an influence deadly as the
poisonous breath of the Upas tree; as
it destroys animal life, so does the In
diligence in evil companionship and
sinful feelings take all that is good and
beautiful from our lives while on earth,
us of what is of far greater i'm
pOrtance-OUr hopes of HeGren /
hope then that you will all strive to be
good. 1t viii bring its own reward.
jesus, our Heavenly Master, loved little
children In the book of books, which
he caused to be written for our guidance
and instruction, He often talks about
them. Twas Him who said, "Suffer
little children to come unto me, and
forbid them not, for of such is the king
dom of Heaven" How kind What
beautiful words -
When his disciples were disputing
about who should be the greatest, Jesus
them in this wise. He took a
child and placed him in the midst of
them, and taking the little boy in his
arms, he said to his disciples ''Whoso-
ever receiveth one of such children in
my name, receiveth me; and whosoever
shall receive me receiveth not me, but
Him that sent me-" This same JesEs
is Just as ready to-day to enfold in the
arms of His love all good children, as
He was in those olden times, when He
Tired, suffered and died here on earth,
that IRE might dgeU 'cith him in
HeGreH.
RDDLE.-Tgo ladies, an aunt and
her niece, were carried off by a band of
Indians, and, though imprisoned within
the same encsmpment, were not per-
mitted to see or converse with each
other. A young Indian girl - the
favorite daughter of the chief-used to
visit them both but they durst not
trust her to carry messages, so the niece
persuaded the maiden to carry a certain
animal to her aunt, and to bid her to
study its name carefully. The young
Indian complied. The aunt understood
the message to be an entreaty to escape
if possible, and returned answer, by a
fruit, that escape was utterly impossible.
What was the animal, and what the
fruit?
ARsWer antelope: Can't-elope.
TIE SEA MoUsE.-The sea mouse is
one of the prettiest creatures that lives
under the waters. 1t sparkles like u
diamond and is radiant with all the
colors of the rainbow, although it lives
in the mud at the bottom of the ocean.
1t should not have been called a mouse,