The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-05-24

for lost time, perhaps; but Jack never
thought of such thing. He turned his
head this way and that, watching the other
boys and looking for his teacher, aud it never
entered his mind to practice sitting still for
one single minute. And when Miss Hunt
came, she might think from Jacks face that
be knew his lesson, for he looked like sun
beam, but she certainly could not guess it
in any other way he was in the most com
plete fdget you ever saw. However, she
smiled at him, and when the other boys be-
gan to cay what they had learned, Miss
Hunt pulled out her watch, and told Jack
in whisper, that now he might show her
how we'll he knew the first part of his lesson,
and she would hear the rest by and by. SO
she went on teaching the others, and Jack
sat still just as hard as he could, till Miss
Hunt gave him nod aud smile, and put
up her watch. But she still kept hearing
the rest of the class, and when the superin-
tendent rang his little bell, Jack had not
said that second part yet. Then, as the
other boys went off, Miss Hunt took Jacks
hand and held him fast.
CHOW, DEAR" she said, "you and l Will
20 to church, and then after church we'll
sit out under the trees, and see what we can
do with that lesson" So when church was
over, and all the people were going home,
Jack and Miss Hunt found a beautiful seat
under the trees, where the grass was all spot
ted with yellow dandelions.
"It's Sc pretty here" said Jack.
"Who do you suppose made it so pretty =
said Miss Hunt.
"Dd God ?" said Jack.
eyes," said his teacher: mo one else
could make the trees and the birds and the
flowers, and put them all here
odd he do il tor that little boy 2 said
Jack, STOPPING down and rubbing his hand
softly over the dandelion.
"Not for him alone" said Miss Hunt; sit
was done for great many people. lie was
one of them"
"Does God take care of great many
people?' asked Jack"
GA great many"
"Well, how do they all behave? p asked
Jack, sitting straight up and looking at his
teacher.
"Ah, that is what you are to tell me,
said Miss Hunt. GLOW did that little boy
behave?"
"But that is just what l don't know,
said Jack ; though I've thought about il
f ever so much, and SOS Lefty. And Lefty
says she guesses he was so happy he didn't
know what to do
"Wby ?" said Miss Hunt.
"Why" said Jack, "just think !-wher
he had God to do everything he wanted 3
He could not help having a good time
Lefty said she wondered if you knew it wal
true"
2 "Oiyes 1 know it is true, said Miss
: Tient sian,es, y ell, what more? Yes
: he ought to have been happy.
j, "Why them" said Jack, "Letty sale
8 she thought go much about his being 80 hap
t by, that she couldn't think of any thing els'
at first. But he'd have to love God. HI
e couldn't help that"
: "Do you think 80 p said Miss Hunt
;, "Do little boys always love any one VIII
does things for them ?
"Oh, yes!" said Jack, earnestly;
j, know 1 love you, and Lefty says she does.
8 But as he told Lefty afterwards, "h
t could mt guess what Miss Hunt was thinking
g of, for her eyes looked all bright and shin
: ing"
: "Aud if this little boy loved God, becaus
t God took such care of him, she went on
{ "then how would he behave every day, AM
what would he do 2"
"He'd do every thing good" said Jack
q And what would that be ?"
CT don't know ma'am," said Jack
That's the hardest part, Lefty said. Sh
thought he'd sit up in the house and neve
, tear his clothes And once when she heart
9 'em speak bad words in the street, she sail
she didn't believe that was your boy, aud 81
: she told me when spoke short to mother.
"Jack," said his teacher, have you 60
a Bible at homer
"Mother has, said Jack "but its lock
ed up. She says it's too handsome to spoil.
"Do you know what the Bible is ?"
D "It's book" said Jack; quite sure O
s answering right this time.
8 eyes, it's book, said Miss Hunt: "th
g best book in. all the world, for all the words
! in it are Gods words. In the Bible, Jack
t are written the things that little boy ought tt
9 do if he loves God. In the Bible, God hat
t told him just what to do"
? ooh I'd like to see that! y said Jack.
4 "Next Sunday" said Miss Hunt, if
live, I'll bring you little Bible to take home
3 with you. And now I'll give you new les
! son, but you must ask God to help you Learn
3 it,"
. "Must l ?" said Jack, looking astonished
"To be sure you must" said Miss Hunt
owe never can learn a Sunday School les
son without his help. But you are right
' Jack, to think that the little boy would dc
Z aunr,r thinn nnod' if he loved God az much