The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-11
"ANO A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THFM"
BY THRESA SILVER

dark forest and bounded on the other by yasf uee
o "rer dMet IN secuson people Who were once not,
tor their religious fefvor and devotion to their cb,,r
which they, IN order that each might feel p cos.
toms goa ma styled 'lhe Home Of My Lord" How
beautiful religion. and when it enters the hearts Of IL,
people j makes them truly beautiful too " W
When or how 50 radical change was effected M az
Knew. Tor II took many a score of years 20 mold bf
hears q devoted Christian eople into those Of good
tWhllhng almost barDarOuS race. Cold-booded r,ur
de were, alas OF frequent occurrence and theft and m
btr were rife. ~ ~
Poor miserable and unhappy they in their nor-re
goas state but there existed among these rthle c,
lures strange Supest ttons Of which the could not free
Ae mlhdS ana Wllch gave them certain fear Of tbe
Lord. W en- otherwise had ha no exist ,noa Not,. <
saldl me condition OF tLe,e fo there lived an,or
tcm some lew good, true ls who hoped and IRA d
that Y IS might alter "Eye1ling In Co.'s i1rll I"
they reasoned, "Undergoes Chan e; nom iba \. MI
IN hoAaL crops we oftlmes cap the richest haryt
us nope tor the best it may be that God ,y ,or II.
q tis bright angels down to lead US Alright
.n Little Pfa fsI ohe was always called so new no othc
name name As ar BACK as his memory could reach he haa
uod tne r0adS OF the little town clad in rags de,
upon the charities of the inhabitants.
he carried Wltha hopeful hear for therein ,yae ,1
Shrned love OF the good fear Of the Lord He ,d
ne beautiful sunshine, but the darkness held no errrs
t even awaited Its coming, for it then that he might
eI WIN sparkling wondering eyes into the homes ih
2 nm We're visions of paradise paradise which he some
ume hoped to enter The radience the low al bat yo
UeauuIu vas IN ms God; the little children Ii the nrett
2os WIN Their soft, curling hair and sweet faces were
MS bright angels ~ "e'0
Ana now OF Christmas eve as he tamped footsore and
ne gazed with longing eyes into the homes Of the
MedIIl the rich and powerful, who had no tho1obt f
AIlle Iaul, OF poor half starved little Paul d
= syn escaping from the deep recesses Of his heart had
MADE It's exit ere ne heard sound as OF the crisp
@ oeig cunched benea heavy heel and ere he was
aware frm hand laid upon his shoulder and or,T 81
% e addressed MS ear: Here, boy, why tarry here? p
NoIle' come with me- Paul in wOnderment turned bis
eyes upon the speaker and in the moonlight behed veil tt
esSd man whose face had in it strange expression Of
oIlg b raul however accustomed all his life to obey pr
stranger as requested ~
fiore he was aware he lifted in the strong arms CT
IS oJlnpani0n and placed in cutter, which stood in re-
@ e SHauoW The man then Jumped in whipped up the
0iSeS and then ey flew over the hard snow pa1i of
% % were now thoroughly used but he nevertbelass
L WIN apparent interest other occupant of le ms
49," 4 Vllan' Us looking individual, surely with his
X JeVIg upper teeth and he W. overhang bllc 3.,rs
n 1e never word, but sat a rigid as if III y~ I'll r.
81. i, o'llE ma which aS>'"'cd hem in their fer
s we over tae Wh,.l t!>. ht as. H.,
HI facftd tdiiIce aln4Gt i'm I. tit .,r
Y me OF which the town L. III. boast
OH iahlIlar iNCcod cid !, 4), Il. 10 ?.ui l.
or had Le pot Oft in The s ILL., is4r. night
r S,' 4 eEti ance and nestled thee sonetim .or
, e I'S TO ONLY thirl ard think ulu. tle Ga1n of .l
% -oh'i e, y Ell life and all that L4e hei seemed
nj "aiher than the 5aciness of the chit
n ' M l'ih uF'ledly alighed from the sleigh 1 hon tba
Id g. 1du tba acGosted "t Pau ag?n, ei him il arms
MIL I Cle 0ther Lad opened window of the church
s MloSe bolts and bars Father Tine had dealt ,aFknr
don me ,D9y was showed through and dropped ai,t
r br 9ech a,t oeLeath Strike this match MAKE e OF
NIL N out 10 me all that YOU can ina here hul
nd t G ~ S'iu the man with the cunning eXMt SO the
ba ooy too frightened to dsobey did as he VS. I'D "
of ele many valuable articles which had been Given =
ad na 70 me church in the days gon by ard which
d II W MI - ths day been moeSted Pa had been hr REf
art S task 5ut few moments when The robbers n, w
d coming startled at something hastily cle, a
4 s ana ere the boy could conceive OF his situation
a utd OF the horses hoofs and the glide of ID, cuter
Ala 10y fecedlng in the distance
c, ana prisoner with only the dust and he spiders
ars i ny Lorg festoons Of cobv ebs adorned tbe
e5 'lu m, all Al was silent the tomb A sudden fear e..
ared M chd; Tor the first time in his one,v life he "
av IL t Il DARKNESS which seemed gathered and slowed M
tod Lue Tar corners of the room He was cold al "
,ud f ~ would light up the place and then mayhap he
pndniu .iu something to throw over his poor tremhnr