The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-03

A little child, waking from its SUM
bors. called 40 its mother, Where's
my daddy Il was told that the faith
err had gone IL his days work. did
my daddy kiss me before he wens
away9p asked the child. The mother
replied in the affirmative. For while
the little one was silent and then
called: Mamma come here and feel
my heart With considerable curiosity
and some anxiety the mother went TO
the cradleside and laying gentle
hand upon the little breast asked:
whats Tie matter with your hearth"
my hearts a-beatin' hard" said the
little one. whats your heart beating
hard for?' asked the mother. My
hearts a-beatfn hard for my daddy to
come home."
That was a lesson in love.
A very little girl sometimes grew
absuraly rhetorical during her evening
prayers. On one occasion she had one
Of her funny streaks' and delivered
her invocation in jerky sentences thar
grated harshly upon the molhers cars.
Several times she was admonished
and finally the mother said. Ellie if
you do not say your prayers right,
will not permit you to say them at
all The little girl looked up and
with her fine eyes flashing fire. de-
clared: We'll. / dess desc is my pray
ers: dess dey amt your prayers.
That was lesson in religious lib
erty.
father carrying a sweetfacei
child not yet three years Of age.
stepped upon the rear platform OF a
street car. The car was crowded and
several women were pressing for
places Some Of the men were not
displaying great gallantry and as the
father started to enter the car every
one was startled, as well as amused
when the baby. with his arm elcir-
cling his fathers neck leaned over
and looked him In the face saying
Let the ladies' in fust, daddy let the
ladies' in fustt''
That was alesson from babe--in
.
results in that crowded car.
A terrific storm was raging and in
one home two Of 1rne larger children
of tls household were greatly fright
ened both giving way to sohs A five
year old lad who was not In the least
disturbed BY the storm soon Wearled
oil the cries OIL the older children and
blurred ous; sQh, stop your hawlin'l
Don't you s'pose God knows bis husi-
nessga
That was a lesson out 0f tho mouth
OF babe simple faith.
In d Pullman car going ont of a
western city. the herths had hesn made
down and many Of the passengers bad
retired. 4 party Of conyivial spirits
had concluded their session Ia the
smoking room and its members were
making their way to their berths. The
foremost man found his passage-was
along the narrow isle checked by |
pair Of tiny legs anu look 'ng down Ii;
saw a little child kneellng ait its moth
ertF berth Profound silence reigne,
III that car. The men lin the rear push
ed forward In order to see what MAJ
checked the progress Of their leader
Exchanging significant chances. all d
i, the members Of this party removes
their hats and reverengly bowed thei
heads while there floated through th
cor and doubtless upward and OF
ward ana onward and upward--th
sweet ch ld:sh treble Of:
Now lay me down to sleep
I pray Thee Lord, my soul to keep
II should die before / wake
Ipray Thee, Lord, my soul to take.
That was q lesson out Of the mouJ
of i babe Iii Christian reverence.
Men may learn much from thes
little ones. Unfortunate, indeed, is tf
man who does not know what it is !
be greeted by little child; who hs
never felt the warm embrace of tv
littla arms and who has not bee
privileged to gather Inspiration in I.
presence of the great love and the pc
feet s ncere ty of "one of the lea
Of these"
The pretiiest stories that have ev
been written have been about CHI
dren; the mcst beautiful songs tn
have ever Eeen sung are the children
songs. Art and literature are heav
Indebted to the ils piration Of the chi
ana I'D the more practival i'fe the bu
man who has learned how 10 I've fin
his best recreation In the companit
ship Of children Il love theze lii
people" said Dickens, "and II Is /
slight thing when they who are
fresh from God love us" Somec
A has said that children nave not BIS
sent for the mere purpose of keep
Mp the race, but that they were &,
to enlarge our hearts; TO make
unselfish and full Of kindly sympath
md affections; to give our souls hi
~ oil aims; to call out all our faculi
to extended enterprises and exertll
and to bring round our firesi
bright faces. happy smiles and lovi
tender hearts my SOUL said
sarne writer. "blesses the great Fat
~ 4lnos.I