The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-05-10

school began.
Now little Jack was fdget. Do you
know what fdget is 1t isssomebody who
drops bis cap, and kicks off his shoe, and
plays with his button. holes, and twiats about
in his chair, and looks over his left shoulder,
and looks down under his right foot, and
loses his books, and peeps round at every
body who goes out, or comes in, or coughs,
or snetzes, or takes Of bis great-coat. Jack
had no great coat, but onIya very little one;
and he had no book either the first day he
came to the Sunday School, and not even
pair of shoes; but his bare feet were just as
restless and uneasy as if they had worn pa
tent-leather boots. Nay, for all l know,
they would have been euieter in that case;
certainly Mr.. Mosquito could not have touch
ed them, and Tommy Busy could not have
tickled them from the bench behind with
long straw, which he did. And then Jack
nearly jumped out of his wits and his chair
at the same time, and then his teacher said
Jack, am going to give you lesson.
Jacks eyes grew very large and grave in
minute. What would she do or say p
Would she scold him? Would she ask him
what che had been telling the other children?
and Jack knew well enough that he had not
heard one word of i. So he sat looking
first up at her, and then down at his fingers,
twisting his thumbs together as if they could
tell him great deal about the matter, and
wouldn't. The other children had done
their lessons by this time, and were begin
ming to 60 away; but Jack and his teacher
sat still. She was a pretty lady, called Miss
Hunt.
CHOW, Jack" she said, "what made you
come to Sunday School to-day"
"Cause mother said l was to- answered
Jack, quite delighted to have such an easy
question.
every WE'LL" said Miss Hunt, that is
an excellent reason. But why did she tell
you to come!
"To learn things" answered Jack again,
quite promptly.
"Another very good reason" said Miss
Hunt. "Then if you are to learn things,
must teach them to you. What do you
know now?"
Not much" answered Jack, which was
certainly true. 81 can drive the cow"
"Tnen 1 will tell you story about lit
tie boy who knew just as little as you do.
He lived in house that was painted--let
me see-just the color Of yours.
"Why, our house is brown" said Jack,
"and the doors blue, and SOS the wind
shutters
"That is just like this house" said Miss
Hunt; "the house was brown, and the shut
ters and door were blue. 1t stood in pref
ty village that God took care Of.
CHOW did he do that? :" said Jack, very
much interested.
"Why, my DEAR said Miss Hunt, "he
took care of it in every way. He made the
trees grow large and strong to shade the
road, and he made the grass by the wayside
grow thick and sweet for the COWS, and he
sent water to fill the little brook than ran
through the village, and he put cowslips in
the meadow and dandelions by the roadside,
and forget-me.nots by the brook; yet, for
all that, the people forget God very often.
You would hardly believe, Jack, that some
of the people thought they took care Of
themselves and the village too.
"Apd was it always God?" asked Jack.
"Always. He sent the sun and the rain
to make the seeds grow in the gardens, he
watched over every house in the village"
"The one with blue doors p
eyes, the one with blue doors. God took
care that the fire did not burn it up nor the
wind blow it down and that the little boy
who lived there should have little coat and
trowsers and hat, and breakfast and dinner
and supper, and a warm bed You know he
made the little boy, in the first placer
"Did he?" said Jack.
eyes, and therefore God loved him and
watched over him. | should have thought
the little boy would have loved God too"
eyes," said Jack: (" l don't see how he
could help it. Well, didn't he ?"
81 don't know, said Miss Hunt, but I
think not. Certainly not SO much as he
ought. Now l see the children are all 60
ing into church, and we must go. So will
give. you one little lesson, in two parts, for
next Sunday. The first part is to learn to
sit still for five whole minutes at time"
"Why, how can 1 learn that" said Jack,
opening his eyes very wide again.
go, you can learn il" said Miss Hunt
Just study it over every day. Sit down
on little stool, and fold your hands, and
ask your mother Is please tell you when the
clock has licked away Eve minutes, and then
sit very still and wait. Will you try?"
eyes" said Jack, "I'll try"
"Then the other part of the lesson said
Miss Hunt, {" is to fad out how this little
boy, who lived in the-brown house with the
blue doors, would behave, if he really loved