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THE L
I knew him I
By signs t
His coat wai
His cheeks
A lad who h
With little
1 knew him l
By certain
He met his i
Off came 1
My door was
Until I he;
He took the
And when
He sprang t<
This gentl
He does not
His voice
He does not
As if he >
He stands a:
He always
He runs on (
To forge o:
He thinks ol
He serves
For in what*
The manner*
At ten or
The mann
And 1 discer
By signs t
c/
The children ha
afternoon. They
while, when they
tnpc TViPn tlipv
a Wigwam and si
game with their b<
came civilized ch
and seek among
enough to sit do\
It never took J
wandered away fi
smooth tree begai
up as he could co
ting, and before h
look at his work.
. . .1
un, cut my n
Joe?"
"I haven't (lone
"Well, you nee
name and then pi
"Rut, you see,
deep, too, so it wil
Joe.
"Yavpi* mi nrl 1
naturedly; and s
knife from his po
while the little gi
"There! I've \
while," said Joe, >
THE PRESBYTE
the Children
.ITTLE GENTLEMAN.
for a gentleman
hat never fail;
s rough and rather worn,
5 were thin and pale;
ad his way to make
time for play;
for a gentleman
signs today.
mother on the street,
his little cap;
3 shut, he waited there
ard his rap.
bundle from my hand,
I dropped the pen,
o pick it up for me;
leman of ten.
push or crowd along,
is gently pitched,
fling his books about,
vere bewitched,
side to let you pass,
shuts the door,
errands willingly
r mill or store.
you before himself;
you if he can,
ever company
s maketh man.
forty 'tis the same,
er tells the tale,
n the gentleman
hat never fail. ?E
^KVINU A NAME.
d been playing in the woods all
had been a hand of gypsies fc
made a fire and roasted some p
concluded to he Indians; they t
hot a great quantity of imagin
D\vs and arrows. After that they
ildren once more, and played 1
the bushes until they were t
vn and rest.
foe long to rest; and by-and-hj
rom the others, and finding a g
n to carve his name upon it as 1
nveniently reach. It was slow
le had finished it the others cam
ame, too!" said Lily. "Won't ;
: my own yet."
dn't cut it all; only make your
ut 'Lily' under it," she coaxed.
I want my whole name, and
II last for years and years," answ
J\ly, I'll cut yours," said Fred, g
electing another tree, he drew
cket and began to carve the let
rl watched him.
>ut mine where it will stay, for
,vhen he had completed his work.
* r
SRIAN OF THE SOUTH.
"Fred has put his \v
Aunt Lucy, who had be
"Fred? I don't see u
at all," answered Joe.
"Once upon a time"back
against a tree.
*i A ctAr\r f o !** 1
* ?. ouv/i j . a otUl jr ; Id
around her.
"Once upon a time," s
was a very ambitious ]
some time die, but he di<
he determined to-put his
last. Perhaps he began
but the owner of the f
name was gone. Then
and engraved his name c
ning is drawn to high p
shattered in a single nig
the very highest and m
world; and I will cut n
and then it will last. S<
plains, through towns ai
tain. He passed tired p
him to help them, but h?
ing his name, and he woi
the highest mountain,
' climbing, cut his name 01
shook the mountain and
summit to the valley be
away.
"Tired, disappointed
is of no use! Nothing
>x not try any more. I w
make others happy, too,
name.' So he began to 1
the an^ deeds k'P
)r a people began to love hi
Qta to him, 'I shall love y
ilt much; I'm sure I shall
thousand years.'
ary J
u? " 'But you will not li>
uv- ,
hide a smi^e at *he child who
ired "'Yes, I shall a great
do not die, and I'm surt
j I'll remember you.'
reat "Then the man knew
. . he had been trying to <
where it would not be f
cut- . .
thing that could not be
e to
The children were sil
^.ou Lucy added, thoughtfu
been living such a life c
a true, good life?woul
first ahout his name by that
learned to know the Lo
real 'The righteous shal
ered hrance.' "?Selected.
rood CHAR/
his I had sometimes caug
ters, lery maid, at my hoard
ping to the kitchen for
nnp hit nf rhat with hor C
with a vim and vigor
August 25, igog.
here it will stay, too," said
en quietly looking on.
;here he has carved his name
began Aunt Lucy, leaning
ughed the children, gathering
.he repeated, smilingly, "there
man. lie knew that he must
d not want to be forgotten, so
; name where it would always
by carving it on a tree first;
orest felled the tree, and his
he built a great monument,
>n the top of it; but the light?
oints, and his monument was
lit. Then he said. 'I will find
ost solid mountain in all the
ly name 011 its topmost rock,
o he traveled over oceans and
nd villages, to find the moun>eople
by the way who asked
e was too anxious about carvuld
not stop. At last he found
and after long and tiresome
11 its top. Then an earthquake
tumbled great rocks from its
low, and his name was swept
and growing old, he said, 'It
on earth will last, and I will
ill be as happy as I can, and
and think no more about mv
lelp the poor, to feed the blindness
whenever he could, and
ra. One day a little girl said
ou always for helping us so
never forget you, if I live a
re so long,' he answered, with
looked up to him so lovingly.
: deal longer,' she said, 'Souls
: I'll remember in heaven, and
that he had now done what
do for so long?put his name
orgotten?written it on somedestroyed."
ent, and after a minute Aunt
lly: "But any one who had
>f unselfish service to others?
d have ceased to be anxious
time, because he would have
rd, who says to all that serve
1 be held in everlasting rememiCTER
POTS.
I
ht a glimpse of the small sculing
house; but, one day, slip
a cup of water, I had a queer
ihe was scouring granite pots
that were bound to bring re