The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-02-03
True Courage.

kpE fANTfbN 0a.A DkF-EI til ALsh Ezr- sl-4
1.1,fs ala M, annear as cheerful "a usual
on his return from school, snd, on eues-
,ioni,- him he said.
"ycr sa4 mother. there is clique of
bors who do no, believe in going to
.t-,,b and ,ha Sahl,a,b-Scbo2I because
,bsir ns-sn,. do not. and thew make all
na,nrr Of fun Of those who do 70. es-
n~ecialIv 20 Sahhab School. Quite a mum
~ n ,ba.a are in nv class. and I
c.nno, helm comlBri in contact with chem.
To 6sv I came DDan = crowd Of them
rstbe- sr6den'v. They had found q Sab
hs,h Srhnol hook. and we're making
i, didn't want 10 hear il. and
,ri-5 % rnn awar, when one OF them
~sI,ed ont
IN linn, here's pioQs book: don't
!, ba,ong to vaue,
".To, ss;dI
a. he, it does, DonIvou 20 to Sab
hath school
~ sa;d Yes 7 do for l was deter
mind no, IN he ashamed Of il Then
NIL Hrs, said.
" ,borgnr e. Going TO make a psron
orbi,n ,in,- ,bavq
=. porhar. %. T ssit and then walked
,uv 81 sf,er this for the res, Of the
a., .r,,.-ro laa, sbou,fn- oIt Psrson
NJ, pa-o, Nan,onp 7 shall yet il
- ue, oro,rl -
.Eaa,on INV Lov cr;e,lv No, saving
u.,,L -. rl., .b.ro i occasion and
- 80 !. of-,i5 n sbav vorr co,ors.
49, karce,;,r ro,rzsIr his will in.
arence o,bars and NAV very likely. draw
49, III d;.,nse5 :, vonr side
uR,, i,.s real s~rgr.vasin- this hector
-
w.. h-. ,bor ufrr uea-v of Il after
wbiIe if they find vou sreadfast. Did YOU
ever besr the incident Of Frederick OF
Prussia and the Nous se-geart.'
No 7 wish Won would relate il.
mother repljed Jamie.
THE King would ~freouentlv speak
lightly, and even ieeringlv. of some who
seemed 10 be mere professors of religion:
vet he was quick 10 discern real pietv
when manifested in a consistent manner;
and he aIways showed respect for such
persons. There was one OF the sergesnts
whose conduct was particularly pleasing
10 the King. ami he made inquiries of
him relative TO his bringingup. and in re-
gard to tie religious belief in which he
was educated. The man informed him
That he belonged TO the Norayian Church.
i.Ah. all, then YOU are a fanatic replied
the King. Well, -four men do you
credit. only keen on faithfully in your
duties After this. whenever he met
him Frederick would a,vaYs say: How
40 Won do How are YOU all getting
on in tie Noravian chapcl:'
az, r-.,;o, with the SA-rnant,s
c,rono1 ,ho Efrr bo,riDg rool scrornts
o.tim ST., tbot orsce, resolved +, rro.
- H., o,5 r,fe knovn his DESIGN
- ~. Ca,or.I Tb;rt;nc IN encourage
~ $500, .ha C,lor.i ;nf,-med him
- H. E;nc,s 5oc;.,o, Sad IN cav This
-, of r-oro,i,, had tho effec, tn
- man remiss in his RELIGIONS du.
~. 10 forvook the mee,inr NJ the lit
81 hal, I'D uba, b;s nini.ar in.
nr;-a5 Tho carsa he raDIied. oh my
hea-t i ui,b Won hn, I mus, pIease nv
Ei.r, .T,te ca-e said N. minister
,La. ro,r be.r, do mi, deceive Won,
M, long after the King met him. and
said. well how are Won all getting IN at
H. ohanels, II d. MOI, know was the
ronIv Mot know, surely Won have not,
h.an s;ct,, .No rIesse vour Majesty.
bnt I do no, deem il essential TO 20 there
as often &c formerly, Now, when the
Colonel waited unon the King In receive
the commission Intended for the Sergeant,
no was surprised At the answer L shall
no, Give il 10 him, As he stood in silent
astonisbment his Majesty continued No.
he has forsaken his brethren. | fear he
may not he faithful to me- On receiving
the decision of his sovereign. the disap-
noin,ed Sergeant humbled himself before
God. returned with greater devotion to his
religious duties, and became wiser and
q better man"
What a pity he did not keep on as at
first! He would, if he had known how