The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19

of his class.
aHe will write about the good
times that they had together and
about the grand things that they
mean to do in the wOrld."
Still SHE wondered why be should
be thinking about foxes just then !
"Wo will make bin tell MS what
he meas" said Lucy.
ssWe cannot If lie does not
choose said Emily. ~ call Mac
my William the Silent. o, Lucy,
il S0n Were only going to STAY al
winter We would read MOtley's his-
tory of 'The Netherlands and
''The Dutch Republic"
A few hours afierward, at the
tea-table, the girls looked at Mac
culiously. But if he had any Sc
crets they we're not written on hla
face.
ave want you, please, to tell Us
all that you know about foxes"
said Lucy.
"Foxes,' he repeated. "Indeed,
Miss Lucy, must refer you to the
Encyclopaedia, or to Woods Bible
Animals perhaps. Are you writ
ing a book on Natural History "
81, oh mol But we thought that
perhaps you were."
"rhere, | knew that he wouldn't
tell"
"Perllaps he didn't hear US,
didn't even know we were III the
library said Lucy.
Emily thought differently. She
had great admiration for Mac.
''He is so good !" she would say.
"Almost perfect She had an un-
comfortable feeling just then that
he could not have said the sane
about her.
One Sunday, soon after all this,
Emily looked up, much interested
to hear the clergyman read as his
text: "Take us be oxes, the little
foxes that spoil the vines"
She glanced along the pew to-
ward Mac. But his eyes were just
where he eyes of an attentive hear
er should be-upon the preacher.
Her eyes, too were soon directed
toward him, and her ears were wide
open to hear what he would say
about those curious ords.
1t was Il sci mon 10 young Chris
tianS, 1t was 10 warn them
against what people sometimes ca !
'.little sins.0 Just as the foxes al 9
enemies to the tender vines, SO
these little sins hinder the growth
OF noble character.
Emily had never listened more
attentively TO Il Sermon.' She was
besite Mac all through the walk
home. Neither spoke for while.
Al length Emily s I'D:
"Mac, this is yenr last Sunday
home; please answer my question"
"How can /, little sister, lill you
have asked il ~
"Mac, did you ask Mr.. Ferguson
to preach that sermon !"
II HO CeItd dihlf uOl'
"Is tfat what you meant by the
Fittle foxeS,' that day in the libra
ry-do you rcmemberP
eyes, ] remember, and that is
what meant my dear little sister.
am glad Mr.. Ferguson preached
that sermon, though l had nothing
to do with it,"
"Theu you heard all that Lucy
and l SAID, and by the Hittle foxes
you meant bow behaved at the ball
and not going to Aunt Sue when
she called, and-rn
"Your remarks about Mary and
Sarah" added Mac, gravely, tax
ing her hand, tenderly. 1--WE can
not indulge in seIfishness, or in uu
kind remarks, or in hundred
other common faults, without
harm to our character-and charac-
ter, you know, is what we are, aud
what we are to be forever r.
eyes, l understand now" she
said, tears filling her eyes. 81
thought that | was going TO be
such a noble woman, and all the
while the little foxes were spelling
my tender vines, And that is how
it will be always" she added, de
spondently.
mo, Emily, it need not be, il
you will drive away the fox Dis
trust that is showing his head just
now"
"Why, what do you mean, Mac T
"You aud | stood mp in the
church few months ago, and said
that we believed ia Jesus Christ as
our Saviour. What did we mean =
"From hell, for heaven only, oil
in this world, today, from the pow
er of OuT sins 81
ooh, l never thought of il in
that way, Mac.S
"But that is just the way it is,
dear, and that is what we meant,
or ought to have meant when we
stood there and confessed our
faith IN Christ. We were just like
two sick children sick at heart ;
and we came to Jesus, trusting bin
by his holy spirit, to make us bet
ter, day by day. And he will do it,
only let us trust him.
Emily clasped his hand tight
ssThank you, Mac,r she said. ~
know now about the little foxes
and who will help me against them.'
s.aleb;,s voics i considered h,