The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-11-05

son, young or old, is parasite, tat is,
he lives by sucking the life Of Others.
1t is imperative that you should appre.
clate from youryoungest days the i'm
portance of paying your way through
life. But you say: II am very young,
have not very much strength, | do
not know how TO do many things, and
what ! can do does not amount TO very
much. By and by shall be big man,
big woman, then will be able to do
something worth while
Let me tell you, that unless you be-
gin with the littlethings, you will never
do the big things. The FREELY one night
looked up in the sky and saw a beauti-
ful star. She also noticed that great
many people were looking up at the
star admlring it aud commenting on its
beauty. Then the FREELY said. "lf
were up there in the sky where that
star Is, ! also would shine Just as
brightly, and then people would admire
me too. As it is am down here
among the leaves and bushes where
very few people see me-" So the fire.
fly decided to leave the bushes and the
earth, and started for the distant star.
way up IN the sky. And you know
what happened. She had not gone
much above the tops of the trees before
she was clear out of sight, where no
one could see her While she remain
ed III her sphere, among the bushes
and flowers, her little, but bright, fire
shown clearly to the delight of many.
And the meaning of this story is that
everyone OF US has place in life, which
we must fill with light One person
cannot exchange places with another.
You cannot do your fathers work, your
father cannot do yours. We all have
our work TO do. Let no boy orgirl say
that his or her work is not worth do.
ing, or that there is nothing TO do.
Besides the service rendered in ex-
change for service received. there is
the service rendered ont Of loving
heart, without any thought of getting
something IN return. That is the most
beautiful of all service. the kind that
God appreciates above all others.
The most prominent constellation
yisabe from our side Of the world il
the "Dipper." Yon have all seen il
many times. Bnt perhaps some of you
do not know the legend of the Dpper.
II is this. Once upon time in another
world, where many children live, it
ceased 20 rain. The springs, wells,
rivers and brooks were dried up. Then
every living thing, men. beasts. plants,
all suffered greatly from lack OF water.
One night little girl in that world
went out in the dark with tin dipper
ID her hand. aud prayed to God very
earnestly 10 iill it.
When she opened her eyes after her
prayer was ended, she found that the
Upper had been filled with clear. spark
ling water. Instead OF drinking il she
ran towards home. and, strange 10 say,
the water did not spill. As she ran she
fell, and when feeling around in an
effort 10 get mp, she touched dog al
most dead with thirst. Quickly the
girl poured a few drops Of the precions
water IN the palm OF her hand. and let
.he helpless animal lap il. The few
irops brought new tie to the creature.
But what has happened to the cup'
The child cannot see owing 10 the dark
Tess. Let me tell you. il has been
armed TO silver, and il has grown lar
ger.
Running into the house The little girl
'aised the silver dipper 10 her mothers
ips. The dying woman is on the point
4 drinking the life giving water, when
ibe hears groan. and looking around
be sees her faithful servant, suffering
lntold agony. Forgetting her distress
be mother raises the cup TO the ser
'ani's lips. Bat what happened TO the
Iipperf Let me tell you; il has been
urned 70 gold. The servant is on the ,
,oini of drinking down the water. /
shen suddenly a stranger, dressed IN /
REGULAR gart,, beiraying in his looks =
nd manDef signs Of great distress !
iands an the threshold. Quickly the
ery4ni. forgetting her need. pressed
BE- dipper - The strangers lips. Ths
trAnger speaks: ''ln-as much a. We |,
ave done Il unts one Of The least OF i