The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-05-08
OARL's WAY AND JOHNNIEs.

There never was happier boy than
Carl Howard-or so il seemed TO HIM
and this was the reason why: He was born
in part of India where the weather is
never cold, and it is often intensely hot
He could tell stories that sounded like
tales out of the Arabian Nights about the
strange people and places he had seen be-
fore he was ten years old. When he was
ten he came to America to go to school
with his cousin John. He came in the
summer and enjoyed the climate very
much, but nothing was so fine as some
thing that happened one November night.
When he went to bed it was cold and rainy !;
when he got up, such shout as he gave! !!
The rain had turned to snow and ice-the
first he had ever seen; it covered every
roof and shed and patch of ground; it
hung from every tree in icicles and spark
led like jewels. He could hardly wait to
get out and toss it about, taste it, slide on
It, play with it in perfect delight. His
cousin John said, "that is the way should
ieel if 1 were in India. mean to be a
missionary, and &C there and ride on ele-
plants, and hunt tigers, and eat splendid
fruit, and have gardens full of elegant
flowers growing without any care"
Well, you may be sure that the school
recess that day was spent sliding down hill.
Carl and Johnnie were rushing down at
full speed, when they met little black
eyed boy dragging his sled up
"Get out of the way" shouted Johnnie,
rudely, rs if the hill, and the winter be-
sides, belonged to him.
"Get along with you, Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob!" cried the next conner; and be-
fore the boy was out of the way Carl saw
that each one jostled and scolded him so
he was forced tc draw his sled up by the
fap .fopd thara lpnE ipr NJ tho f,,v,
"Who is he, and why do they treat him
SO 3" asked Carl.
"Oh. he is a Jew-the only little Jew in
the school-and the Jews are-are-well
horrid, you know-old clothes peddlers
and cheats nowadays, and they crucified
the Lord in old times. They ought to be
punished for not believing on him."
Just then the bell rang, and John did
not notice how amazed Carl looked, or
how he suddenly ran up to the little Jew
and said. "You and 1 will slide together
like nice boys away off used to play
with"
'Yes," said Johnnie. that night as they
were going to bed; Il shall be mission
ary to India"
%what will you tell the heather there y"
arked Carl, sOberly.
"The heathens Oh-Oh-why, to be
good, said johnnie, who had not thought
about them at all, but only of the elephants
and tigers.
"You would show them how, then !.
Would you tell them that Christians try
to be like Jesus Christi"
"Of course" said Johnnie.
at would not be the way to call them
names and beat them because they had
not believed in him before, would il? Papa
says we must make them know that we are
good and kind before they will believe
Jesus is"
"Who would ever expect to beat them
Do you think | am SO stupid I" asked
Johnnie. vexed.
Carl answered SO softly he could not get
angry: THAT little Jew at your school is
sort of heather, you think, but you go
that way at him. don't believe he will
love us much for being Christians if we
hardly give him a chance to live. Letus
try being missionaries right here to him.
He is good deal nicerappearing than
any heathen you can find in India"
Johnnie laid awake awhile and thought
II did HIM good, for before that snow melt
ed the black-eyed little fellow at school
had a fair chance. Carl shared his desk.
and the two came to love one another so
much that the little Jew listened to any
thing good Carl ever taught him.-TA L.
Noble, in S. s. Visitor.