, 1877-03-02

ulNEu Nl4llas lNI NbhNNteaf ApN Aht
President: fer the officers OF the Govern
meui. for poor sailorS. tossed by stormy
seas. for the oppressed millions groan-
ing under the heel Of European mon
arches anil Oriental despotisms; for
such a. have tho light and good tidings,
ami vet have not ewes 90 see nor ears TO
hear uithal: for the heather in the far
islands of the sea; and closed with q
supplication that the words he was
about TO speak might find grace and
favor, and H. a. seed sown in fertile
ground, yielding in time 4 grateful har-
yest Of good. Amen.
There was q rustling of dresses, and
the standing congregation sat down.
The boy whose history this book relates
did not enjoy the prayer, he only en-
dured tiff lie even did that much. He
was restive all through it; he kept tally
Of it unconsciously-for he was not list
ening, but he knew the ground of old,
and the clergymRn's regular route over it
and when a little trihe Of new matter
was interlarded, his ear detected it and
his whole nature resented it, he consid-
cred additions unfair and sconndrelly. In
the midst of the prayer fly had lit on
the back of the pew in front of him and
tortured his spirit by calmly rubbing
his hands together, embracing its head
with its arms, and polishing it so vigor-
ously that it seemed to almost part COM
pany with the body, and the slender
| thread of a neck was exposed to view;
scraping its wings with its hind legs and
smoothing them to its body as if they
had been coat tails; going through its
whole toilet as TRANQUILITY as if itknew it
was perfectly safe. AS indeed it was;
for as sorely as Toms hands itched to
grab for it they dare not-he believed
his soul would be instantly destroyed if
he did such thing when the prayer
was going on. But with the closing
sentence his hand began to curve and
steal forward; and the instant the
"Amen" was out the fly was a prisoner
of war. His aunt detected the act and
made him let it go.
The minister gave out his text and
droned along monotonously through an
argument that was 80 prosy that many a
head by and by began to nod-and yet
it was an argument that dealt in limit
| less fire and birthstone and thinned the
predestined elect down to a company so
- Small - 70 pe nAruly Wor'n Sne sAVlng.
LON counte1 enS pages ol tre sermons
AIIer cnurcn ne slTays Anew no" many
pages tneIe mao peen, Dut ne seldom
znew nytning else 1Dout tne oIscouIse'
nowever' 1nis ,i,i1 slnne ne was ~, really Ineer-
made grand and moving picture o. the
asssanDlns sa e!geene, =. sIe Torlu , 1oses ~
~ 1Ie 1ais Lnil,si I.l Mnen sne non Anu 1ne ~.
aalnD - rouiI iie 9orn sosesner anu ~.
Ile emu snoulu. leaa enem. Dus tne
Paenoss Ine lesson. sne moral u sne
sleae sPsc.acis a. werS loSs upon ene poy' ;
ns oniy 1noe6ns u sne cols p,cuo ~ usness et
VI ,ne PrAuo.pdl ona.acser DS.ole .Ie IN
I1oKlpg nA1ions' ms iA9e NJ WIN tne
tnoug1I, ana ne sal1 70 limse! tnas ne
"tsneu saso i;er Ee 'ouiu De 'nA' oAii' Il ~ was
q 'aine MN
NOW ne hpsed into suffering again, as
the dry argument was resumed. Pres
emily he bethought him OF treasure he
had and got it out. It was a large
black beetle with formidable jaws
"pinch-bug, he called 1t. 1t was IN q
percussion-cap box. The first thing the
beetle did was to take him by the finger.
A natural hllip followed, the beetle
went houndering into the aisle and lit
on its back, and the hurt finger went
into the boys mouth. The beetle lay
there working its helpless legs, unable
to turn over. Tom eyed 1t, and longed
for 1t; but It was safe out OF his reach.
Other people unlnterested IN the SER
mon, found relief IN the beetle, and they
eyed It too. Presently vagrant poodle
dog came idllng along. sad At heart, !