The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-02-28
Fruits Of Kindness,


the United States OF America was goinl
on Sunday morning from his house TO hi
school room. He walked through mum
Der OF back streets, and as be turned q
corner, he saw assembled around pumI
party OF little boys who were playing a
marbles, On seeing him approaching
they began 20 pick up their marbles, and
run away as fast as they could One III
tie fellow not having seen hin as soon as
the rest could MT accom- plish this so soon
and before he had succeeded in gathering
up bis marbles the minister had closed
upon him and placed his band upon Bis
shoulder. There they were face to face,
the minister OF God and the poor little
god boy, who bad been caught in the
ac: OF playing marbles on Sunday morn
ing Aud how did the minister deal with
the boy? That is what want to observe.
He might have sand to the boy:
"What are you doing here9 You are
breaking the Sabbath; don't you deserve
to be punished for thus breaking the com.
maud OF God?"
But he did nothing Of the kind. He
simply said.
"lIave you found all your mar
bles?"
"No." said the little boy. Il have
not.
Then" said the minister, II will help
you to find them, :"
Whereupon be knelt down and helped
10 look for the marbles, and as he did SO,
remarked.
Il liked to play at marbles when little
boy, very much, and think could beat
you" but, he added. II never played
marbles on Sunday"
The little boys attention was arrested
He liked bis friends face, aud began to
wonder who he was. Then the minister
said.
Il am going to place where | think
you would like to be will you come with
me?
Said the boy, Where do yon live?'
"Wby, live at such and such place,
was tie reply
why, that is the minister's house"
exclaimed the boy, as ii be did not sup
pose that kind man, aud the minister OF
the gospel, could be the same person.
Why" said tae man. am the miris-
ter myself, aud il you viii come with ule
| think can do you some good"
"My hands are dirty; | cannot go"
"Here il a pump why not washg'
II am SO little that can't wash and
pump at the same time.
II you'll wash, III pump"
He at once set to work and pumped
aa pumpeI aoi pumped; aud as he pump |
I'd, the little boy washed his hands and
bis face, Ill they were quite clean. Said
Ihe boy.
'My hands are wringiug wet, and
don't know how TO dry them. I"
The misister pulled out Of bis pocket
4 cleau pocket handkerchief, snd offered 1t
TO the boy
"Bnt 1t is clean.
Yes, was the reply, "Lut il was usa'
10 be dirtied.
The little boy diitd bis face aud hab.l
With the handkerchief. and then accom-
panied the munster to the door Of the
sunday SCHOOL.
Tsenty years aflerssrl- the minis'ei
sss salktns ~ tl~ - - u one u T.,
irge critics ol Anrrici. sa~n I'll gentle.
u al tapped hin on ihc s1pu,der. sud
JoLiag into his tace, stsi
Yoa dou't remember. tgepiy Year,
~. idiog litils boy pisy ing marbles
oaej puinpf Do you remember TIA
y : bring so di't5 ioeo 10 schoo'. I'd
our pnagieg ~ bim, sDd rpeskhs
.indi, tttiu. suj ist ~ hin TO scboglg'
"Oi sut t5e miaste Il do femem
~
Sir seid lhr D.n. \ sss hist bo3.
rose ~ basiurss, eni became iesiiog
aau bayr af'slpsd good porilioB 10
oririg ana On -asiag ten q DAY 10 The
ifrri. fsit bnstA ~ eanse 10 yoi. and
"a yos ths. Is 3, ~ ygat siBdnHss. aud
,isiom, snI Cofisiisa disar 10 your
Issiig dealt sIth ms iosilgly. gently and
indy as Tie same time that you dealt