The Washington herald., 1910-08-28

will give the power to follow. Personal
devotion, enthusiasm, real Christian serv-
ice in me common duties Of life will lake
root. grow and blossom IN the child's
mind through these illustrations OF the
actual life OF Christ. This picture Of a
living example that is all powerful in IT'S
attrsctiveness viii draw the heart and
arouse the soul and make the child a per-
sonal. faithful follower. OF Jesus Christ
the greatest example Of perfect living
ever placed before the world.
NJ. AGNES DUNN.
Example Is the school Of mankind. and
they viii learn al no other Every man
feels instinctively that all the beautiful
sentiments IN the world weigh less than a
single lovely example. Things done well
and with a care exempt themselves from
fear; things done without example IN
their issue are 10 be feared. Our grand
business undoubtedly is not to see what
lies dimly a. a distance, but % do what
lies closely at hand. Brightness expresses
OF actions what straightness does OF
lines. and there can no more be two kinds
Of right action than there can be two
kinds Of straight lines.
Ms. J. J. o'coNNELL
In heaven OF my making
am living every day.
I delight in undertaking
To walk In the narrow way.
Though the pathway lead 70 trouble,
There's a blessing in each care.
Il we only burst the bubble
And OF pickering beware
Life is truly what me make II,
And join in the belief:
AS you find the world. just take il.
II you wish 70 Danish grief"
Hence. my heart can not be aching,
While surrounded all the time
BY heaven OF my making.
Bringing me a peace sublime.
CHARLES ALERT. BREwTON.
stared ~ the word optimism for
perhaps a fun minute, and then slowly
connected II with example" pronounc-
Ing the two together. over and over
optimism" and example" optimism"
and example" I was seeking an IN
spiration and had not long 10 wait. Like
the white-capped waves OF the ocean.
rolling in over the sands with an easv
quiet, and yet overwhelming Irresistible
ness, the coveted thought possessed my
brain. and, strange 70 say. the desired
connection OF optimism" and example"
lay dormant within the four walls Of my
own little home.
/ thought Of the sad morning about 1--WE
weeks before. when the doctor announced
that little Elsie was stricken with the
dread malady now prevalent among chill
dren-infantile paralysis. 7 shall never
forget the heartrendlng sob that ESCAPED
the lips OF my wife. the passive. unemo-
uonal face OF the doctor. and my own
insane desire 70 substitute myself in
place OF the beautiful little girl living
there on the bed. I shall always re-
member the compressed lips and elenched
hands, her only evidence Of pain. No
one spoke
Presently the overhanging gloon, OF the
room was broken by a brilliant. golden
smile overspreading the doH-like features
Of little Elsie. We always called her
little Elsie from her cradle days. but why
do not know. The little. smiling face
glowed as cheerfully as the freely at
night and the tsctful doctor. deening
the time expedient. gave his fnal mas
saying directions and left US alone. He
had seen many cases Of the same char
acter in the past few weeks-cases where
the victims could not move an arm
leg, or both, but this was the hrst in
stance coming under his care In which
the little sufferer had lost her speech
as well as tire control Of her limbs. II
was HIS business TO appear cheerful but
In this case. as have learned since. he
was not sincerely hopeful.
As usual. the days dragged on. I had
started to say the weary days dragged
on, but they were not weary DAYS. A
marvellous change had taken place. Lit.
tie Elsie's childish intuition soon discov-
cred that the sickness caused her mother
to be sad. and she also discovered that
when her own little face lighted I'D with
smiles the cheerfulness was reflected in
the mothers tired visage. This little bit
OF child reasoning accounted for the mar
v4lous change. Little Elsie smiled con-
tinuany, en7anating cheerfulness,. Her
mother. seeming to- discern somee divine
promise Of assistance in the chlld's beau
tiful smiles, looked upon the situation IN
a brighter light and worked even harder
II that were possible, in administering the