Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-03-11
Uncle DUDLEY'S COLUMN
Inst a Little Sermon

Just Little Sermon
Here is true story Of every day
life that contains sermon for every
admit person in this town.
Two families lived side by side. one
homo was childless. In the other "efe
two little boys. ovo-
The Younger boy was as sweet as evsi
child was made, and was pettcd ana cou,
died bv the ncighbors. The oider one
felt his isolation kccnly, but sald httle;
~ became morose and self willed, anu
was a trial to his parents.
One day the younger one o'eo' "A>'
the neighbors grieved. Az ~
Rnt there was no petting for the re-
naming boy, because he had not Hee"
pettcd during the life of his orotael'
He, too, gricvcd, but his dlsPosAtlon
did not change. o
The neighbor sat in his home one
NIGHT thinking Of the future OF the &c,
mining child. He wondered II Qe nao
hcen quite fair with it, and concluded
that he had not.
The next time he saw the little fell
low, he was kind and gentle with h1m;
He gave him the same attention he mad
givcn his brother, and continued that
course from day to day.
Soon he detected change, and IN the
course Of few months there was
wonderful transformation. The NOR"
osencss gradually disappeared, and was
replaced by sunny disposition:
Not ali due to the neighbor, OF
course, but it had its effect. 1t aided IN
removing the gloom that clouded the
infantile brain and brought his better
qualities to the surface.
There are little children around us OF
this community each day. They are as
sensitive to Indifference and neglect as
the boy whose story we have told.
What are we doing to put the sun
shine Of happiness into their IvesF
What are you do ii
Touch sympathetic chord and hui
manity waits for you o. + to touch it again.
It's fact, though, that "mountain
dew" rhymes beautifully with chase
ment brew"
Some people just drift through life
waiting for the psychological moment
to arrive. The devil generally gets
them when it does.
People who 60 out to hit the high
spots of life generally end in the low
spots of death.
A really brave man feels no shame
when he experiences fear. Even the
most ferocious of elephants will tremble
in the presence of mouse.
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God made the world in six days and
rested on the seventh. We know a fel-
low who goes Him six better by resting
all &C the time.
True, the beauty of woman is some
times skin deep. But ttrt is as far as
the average male eve can penetrate.
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The good points of a horse are pointed
out by many people. In a man they
are noted by few.
And still, sunshine in the heart is
better than moonshine in the stomach.
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The Lord gave you life, health.
strength and happiness. An hour at
church on Sunday is little for you to
Some men come into the world max
ing a noise, drift through life making
bigger one, and passout with a dis
tressing one. After that-we don It
know.
Candidly, we are tired Of reading
about wars, murders, holdups, divorces.
scandals. and other mild forms of
amusement. Nothing with thrill ever
happens any more.
be deprived of its last excuse for doing
nothing. And still. there are times when
nothing is preferable to something:
In this world there are about billion
and half people. If you don't be-
lieve it 60 out and count 'em.
The world owes YOU only that which
you go out and collect. It never pays
in advance.
Keeping everlastingly at it brings
success, thew say-and sometimes a
punch on the jaw.
Yes, we fellows are ALWAYS ready to
say something good about the man who
is dead. He can't hit us for touch.
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Sometimes the woman who is dis
appointed in love consoles herself with
the thought that he is a tightwad, any
way.
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