The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-08

DAILY BREAD.

tOOh ner on MS knee. ~ ~.
Come to say good night
!" Yes, papa, but want to know some
thing first Doesn't everybody have
daily bread? p Jane says they don't. 1t
is so easy to get bread
"Not always. once knew some lit
tie children who had no bread for nearly
two daysl'"' s1-e
"WhatLdid they eat, then, porridge p
No, they had nothing to eat but
blackberries. Shall / tell you all about
it? Once upon a time two little boys
went out for walk. 1t was in the sum-
mer time, and they meant to go to the
woods and pick nuts, so they walked as
fast as ever they could"
What were their names?" asked
Truda, setting herself to listen. Trudar
liked tales. aailei
One was called Dick and the other
Robin. Well, they got to the woods at
last, and found that somebody had been
&, there already, and picked up all the
nuts. They did not like that at all -
mol l should think not, said Truda.
However, there were plenty of pref
ty things in the woods, and they soon
forgot the nuts. Robin was fond of
flowers, and there were many that he had
never seen before; so he was delighted
Dick had his pop1gun with him, and tried
to kill every bird he saw, but somehow
they always few away before his shot
reached them They were very happy
little boys, but after while became very
hungry little boys, too.
Hadn't they brought anything to eat
with them? Polly and 1 always take
cake when we go nutting, papa" , F,
Yes, they had cake, but they soon ate
that all up and then they got hungry
again.
Then why didn't they go home?'.
All, why indeed They could not {?
Truda looked puzzled. :" Why not.
They could not find the way. When
they turned to go back, they went down
the wrong path; and instead Of going
home, they went away. from it. Of
course they did not know that, but they
thought the wood was very long. At
last it began to get dark, and then they
were frightened. Dick, being three
years older than Robin, tried to make
out that he did not care, but he did.
The woods were so dark and lonely, and
there were such queer noises that his
courage slowly oozed away, and presently
there was not bit left. The sun had
gone down, and the moon had come in
stead; but they did not like the moon, it
made everything look so cold and
strange. When they were too tired to
walk they sat down at the foot of tree,
and Robin began to cry"
go, dear what did Dick do, papa2"
He cried too Then they went to
sleep, and forgot all about everything.
I don't even think they dreamed When
the sun came up the next morning he
found them fast asleep he dashed the
light across Dicks eyes, and made him
open them to him. Well, all that day
the two little boys wandered about the
wood, going further from home all the
time. They found some blackberries
and picked them, and that was all the
dinner they had that day
Were they in the woods another
night, papa?"
No; they got out out of the wood,
and found themselves in field. There
was big stone wall in front of them,
and they tried to climb over it. Dick |
managed very well, but poor little Robin
tumbled, and hurt his foot so that he |
couldn't walk. Dick tried to carry him,
and got him to an old stack in corner
Of the field, and there they had to stay
all that night"
Poor little boysl Go on, papa" said
Truda, very much interested. "What
did they do the next morning?"
Robin could not walk, and Dick was
afraid to leave him; SO they sat by the
hay-stack and criedZtwo very forlorn
little boys They found some more
blackberries in the hedge, and Dick
picked all he could reach, and gave the |
larger share to Robin. because he had
hurt his foot. They felt very queer and
Robin could not keep awake; he would |
would go to sleep though. Dick shook
him every now and then. and shouted In |
his ear" ~ !
Where was their father all the time?
Didn't he look for them, papa? IF |
were lost would not you look for me?"
said Truda.
Their father and mother were away
from home, and the servant was afraid |
to tell any one that the children were
lost, till the day after. Then she told
some men, and they went to look for
them, and one Of them sent for the father
to come home"