Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-13
sQoaths' Column.
THE NEW GAME.


too much for him to bear; but, re-
Numbering that he too in childhood
loved to listen to the historical sto-
ries of Joseph, Moses and Elisha, he
aroused himself with some effort so
as to interest the children.
''Did 1 hear rightly" said grandpa,
''did Frank say that he wished he
could play games on Sunday?
Frank hung his head as though
ashamed and mortified that Mr..
Howe had overheard the wish, but,
at length, he answered "Grandpa,
Sunday is SO long when it rains that
/ want to do something besides read
ing my book and going to church."
"Well, then, suppose we have a
new diversion, new game perhaps
you might call it."
ga game on Sunday, Grandpa !!
You don't mean it, though! Do tell
us what you do mean, for you have
told us that it was wrong to play on
the Sabbath"
The children were all quiet now
and very anxious to hear what Grand
pa would say. After seating HIM
self in an easy chair and taking lit
tie Willie on his knee, Mr.. Howe be-
gan to explain in this way
"Did you ever hear" said he,
Nsthat the German watchmen have a
very pretty song, verse of which
they sing at every hour of the night,
as that hour reminds them of some
scriptural truth or fact? The first
lines of every verse are these:
"'Hark, ye neghbors, and hear me tell,
Ten now strikes from the belfry bell.'
'sTen are the holy commandments
given, etc.
Now, supposing we take in this
manner your various ages, 5, Z, s.
10, and II, and find what scrlptura
truths they remiud US Of
This was new idea to the child
rem, and they were very attentive, as
children are always found to be wher
new and instructive thought is pre-
scented to their minds.
"Let us take Willie's age first, be
cause he is the youngest" said Emf
ly.
eyes," replied Grandpa, "Willi
is fve years old; now can any of yo1
think of a miracle recorded in tn
New Testament of which five Nigh
remind you?''
81 cam" said Emily after me
ment's thought; "the tve loaves 20
told us about last Sabbath"
"That is right, my child; now
Willie, do you remember anythin
about David that five would remin
you off,,
''Oh, Grandpa" said Willie, I"
it the ,fUe smooth stones from tt
BROOKE"
"Bravol my BOY, that is it. WI
can tell the kind of sufferings of Pa
of which five might recall the MEM
ry?"
81 know" replied Julia, eff
might remind us of the fve times tn
Paul received of the Jews for
stripes save one.''
"You are correct. Now, Emil
we will take your age-seven-'
you remember anything about th
number in the Bible?"
eyes, sir" said Emily, after
short pause, "God made the VOL
in six days and then rested on t
seUenth."
"Right, my child, but do you
call the name of city whose Wa
fell down when an army had 60
around them seven times on the Sc
enth day and the seven priests b
seven trumpets p
"Oh, yes, grandpa, it was Jer-
Jericho"
"What churches might this num'
recall to mind?'
"'The seven churches of Asia"
piled Frank, land also the seUen CT
dlesticks."
Eyes, the number seven is u
many times in the Bible" said graz
pa.
But Mamie on hearing this, S
she s'didn't want to hear any m
about seven, for she knew someth
about her own number, eight"
"What is it, Mamie" inqui
grandpa.
"Oh, it was just eight folks I
went into the ark" replied the CHI
''besause l just counted them up.
II am glad you thought of Il
Mamie now do you remember
name of good king who began
reign when he was only eight ye
old?''
Mamie could not answer this 81
ton, but Frank replied that sit
JOSIAH"
"You are right, Frank now
you tell us what miracle wrought
Peter that eight might remind IL:
Eyes sir, Peter healed Eneas
the palsy after Eneas had kept
bed eight years"
"Well, julia" said grandpa,
what Dies your age-ten-make
think p
81 know, grandpa, of the ten c
mandments."
"Yes and what else!"
''Oh, it makes me remember
ten dreadful plaques of Pharaoh.