The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-09-05


and now, on these hot days, or when
the pain is very hard to bear, look
out and make believe Pm in the
woods. Pve read about them, sir,
and they must be, oh, SO beautiful,
when one tree can be. 80 grand.
And then when the wind blows, the
leaves make nice sound that some.
times puts me to sleep, and you
know there's nothing like going to
sleep when the pain is bad.
And then he went on to tell me
how, before he got so bad,' he used
to go to- Sunday school. and of his
teacher who had taught him that his
lameness was the cross which was
his to bear, and now, by.and.by, if he
carried it patiently. he would lose il
and find bis crown. That meane
goin to heaven-dying. you know,
sir and / am trying to bear it very
patiently, for you know He suffered
a great deal more for us. But some
times. l forget, but Miss Katy said
she's gone to heaven herself, sir
that He knew how hard it was to
remember always, because He had
had q great deal of pain aad sorrow
Himself, and 80 would forgive us fo,
forgetting. Do.you think lie will lei
me go up there pretty soon
Mother says that she is willing, and
it would be so very nice not to
have pain or be thirsty any more.
But am willing to wait if He wants
me to-
. ri told him / did not think he
would have to wait much longer
but as looked about the poor, miser.
able room, and then at the wasted
little body almost worn out by pain,
the thought of this brave little soldier
striving to fight his fight manfally to
the end against such fearful odds,
brought the tears to my eyes,
Robin.
They were there now, and Robin
turned his own bead suddenly away.
When he looked back again he was
alone The sun sank lower and
lower casting long shadows over the
sparkling waters of the brook, and,
with his chin infhis hand Robin sa,
with new strange feelings working
siin his boyish shearkvs,N Neyersia hie
life before had she thought being
thankful fol, those s.eyery,dsy bless.
ings" to which he had become sc
used. And then the healthfal color
on his brown cheeks grew deeper as
he recalled how the greater part o.
that beautiful day had been spent in
..sulking" it was nothing less
over one small disappointment; he
who had so much, SO very much fol
which to be thankful. how did his
conduct compare with that of the
little hero of whom he had jus,
heard
There was some trace Of all this III
his face when aunt Tilly. came to cal
him to supper. and, Mr. Clifton,
glancing at it, felt that his: story had
not been told in vain. Nor had it.
But you must not for amoment
imagine that a lifelong habit was
cured in. one afternoon. BY nc
means, Robin was simply awake tc
the fact that it was there to be cured
his fight was al! before him. -
But at his own request the minis
ter took him to, see the little "sol
der" and time and time again when
his own was wrinkiing into 2 scowl,
the memory Of the hot little room
under the roof, and of the patient
brave face, helped him to remember
that he had entered on that fight.
Then, for he had a truly tender heart,
Robin did not, feelthat he could dc
enough for the boy. 1t was too late
to move him, the DR.. said, and Sc
they could only make him as com
Portable as possible and as he picked
the fruit and gathered the flowers
with which he kept the child sup
piled, Robins young heart grew
more open to sweet and beautiful
thoughts, for we cannot water with.
out ourseIf being watered. And
when finally one day Mr.. Clifton
brought the news that the Captains
call had come, and the little soldier
had gone to put on his crown. he
thought, as he looked into Robins
face, that the beautiful little life had
not been lived in vain, that, in spite
of pain and suffering, in spite of it's
having been shut away from the
world, it had Influenced at least one
other life, for Robin would be a
better, nobler man because it had
been live6.-Lioing Church.
Success in Life
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