The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-27
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There they stood in giitteTing rowz. 5uss as the fsEsraish h2d finished them. The quart measures felt themselves 10 be twice 2s important az The psnSt, the half gzllo.is deposited a8l the rest.
 Ne are the largest said the 9aIl0us to another. And each was pleased wish himself. for he thought thsTe couJd be nothing bigger than g gallon
 Pretty soon 8 yoHnz gTsceF cane 10 look st the sinwsre. He had a little new shop. little new wife, the very iitslest new baby, and nov he wanted a new gallon measure. BecarEser said he. everything ought tc match.
 While he looked zf the measures the sunlight strezr1ed n upan them and made oEe shine like silver.
 That looks she nsxesE. said the gro- car 90 he bought if and carried it home so the other new thin-s
 h the little shop stood zn oil tank with a- splEot iu j., and the measure VAS . plzeed under the sEigos
 @t-cO1 gEaeior thought the gallon. what a yery resEs5nsshie rositiCnn'
 Look out down theFer exclaimed SpiEot here is g drop"
 Have the goodness tQ remember that an 3 whole gallon, said the measure sngnly- T measure all. contain all and know ale
 -Goodsr answered the spixot, Losk oEt Tor the drop-T And it Iee one fall into the measure. tinkl
 ATherei how mgeh is that77 asked lhe spigot-
 ~It is less than q gallon, returned the measure
 This is great fun. said the grocer, and he went on measnr5rg the time which rnf1gt pass befsFe he could build . little new cottage. The new wife. me zsured the h91rs while the grocer had to be in his shop, and the new baby measured new inches.
 Indeed. so much measuring was done that the newness flew away somewhere.
 @N0E. am getting dull, thought the -zllon. and what is the use of it al 2 What know know, ard knew it st drs1 There is just 3 gallon of every thing and no more.
 The grDoer beeaue duIl, too. for he agreed with the gallon.
 The ts2by was now old encrzh to play in the shop. He watched his father closely, and dealt ont bits of straw and thimhlef1ls of sand t0 imaginary CTS toners. He liked best. however. u see the ois measured.
 T can do that mySelf.s he thought; and he waited until his father vent ont of the shop. The spigot turned yeTy hard. and tue oil tiowed slowly.
 That takes too long," said the baby Then he got g chair and climbed up fo the top of the tank with the gallon meas- are in his hand. The oil was So low tslA. he had to reach down, and the measure fell into the tank
 'fUmphs' thought the measure. it doesn't matter. There is nothing more to be learned. l know all and contain all
 The oil, however, kept running in at one side, and in moment the measure sank to the bottom. This was a surprise. There was oil upon every side he was Iost in oil.
 ~HslIoI' said the spizot- which came through here also, what do you think Of this"
 1t is wonderfuIr' exclaimed the meas ure. There is something more than g gallon"
 He could not understand it, but some times one has to believe.
 Just then the grocer came back. He boxed the baby and fshei out the meas ure. which he wiped with clcth and set under the spigot again.
 -Y0u are wrong, said a friend who had come in with the grocer, there Is more in the world than yoz believe
 sHumbgg, growled the grocer. That there is, there is. and that is the whole of it. I know what I can see. and l see all 1 can know"
 Nov that" thought the gallon, is just what begIn to doubt"