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July 5, 1911 ] THE 1
"Don't you know you said, "I don't scare
easily?" Now, I just want to say, old fellow,
1 think that's pretty true."
"Pshaw, Gus," said Jack, looking sheepish, I
was scared the worst kind."
"Well, all I've got to say is that I hope
to prove my cowardice that same way every time.
Good-bye.''
"Hold on, Gus," cried the wounded soldier,
'' don't you go yet, old man; why, I haven't
thanked you!"
But Gus straightway proved that he was a
coward by running away from Jack's thanks.
While lying awake that night, sleepless from
aelics and bruises, Jack pleased himself with the
thought that "a fellow" could attend to his
business whether he was scared or not!?E. P.
Allan, in Sunday Sshool Visitor.
RUTH AND NAOMI.
"Edith," said grandma, as a lonely little girl
went up the road, "why don't you play with
Amy now?"
Grandmothers have time to think, although
their fingers are the busiest; and this grandma
had seen Amy dropped from the little circle
of playmates. She knew, too, what trouble had
come to Amy's home.
"I don't know," said Edith:
"You used to go to Amy's often, and no one
enjoyed her carriage more than Edith."
"She always asked me, grandma, and her
mother was glad."
"Wouldn't she be glad to have you now?"
"Perhaps," said Edith; "but things seemed
Letter:
Dear Presbyterian: I have written one letter
to you and it came in the Presbyterian,
and I will try to write another one. I am 13
years of age. I have a grown sister that graduated
at Converse College this year. My school
has closed. I go to the First Presbyterian
church every Sunday, and I joined the church
the first Sunday in April. I have three brothAIM
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gone to Charlotte, N. C., to visit my aunt.
My father takes the Presbyterian and I enjoy
reading the letters very much. I will close
by asking a few questions: How many times
does Jesus occur in the Bible? I will answer
in Daisy F. Prague's question: Which is the shortest
verse in the Bible? "Jesus wept" is the
V shortest verse in the Bible. I will close.
McComb, Miss. Beulah Irene Johnson.
Dear Presbyterian: I have written to you before
but appreciated seeing my others in print
so much that I wanted to write again. I will answer
some of the questions of the last number.
Katherine Kane's question, What cruel grandmother
killed all her grandsons? Ans. Athaliah.
I think Shem Cunningham is mistaken about
Elisabeth Davis' question. There was a man of
Adam's race who had a certain dwelling place.
It was not in heaven, or in hell, or on earth
where sinners dwell. It was not built by human
art, stone or brick was neither part. Now tell
me the man of fame, his dwelling place and his
name. His name was Noah and he lived in the ark
that was built of nothing but wood. Now if this
is not correct some one please correct it.
Your friend,
Concord, Ya. Grace Scruggs.
Presbyterian: I am a little boy eight
years of age. I go to Sunday school every Sunday
I can and my teacher's name is Miss Annie
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so different after their home was sold. I felt
queer and Amy felt queer. So I stayed away."
"If I were Edith," said grandma, speaking
slowly to some one far away, "I'd go to Amy
and give back some of the pleasure she gave
me long ago."
Grandma went on sewing, and Edith read her
book. Suddenly she sprang up, dropped the
book on the table, and not long after, another
little girl went up the road.
"Amy," said Edith, going into the tiny parlor,
"I've brought you some of the apples you
like from our orchard. Didn't we have fun
bobbing for them in your kitchen!"
"Oh!" said Amy. Then what do you think
she did? Sat down and cried.
"Why, Amy, aren't you glad I came?"
"So glad, I'm just finding out how sorry I
was!"
"I'll never stay away again," said Edith,
putting her arms around Amy.
"Did you play Ruth to Naomi?" asked grandma,
when Edith told her about it, with flushed
cheeks.
"I don't know what you mean, grandma."
"Ruth stayed with Naomi when she needed
her badly?when she had lost everything else."
"Amy hasn't lost everything else, but she
won't lose me either, grandma, darling."?Ex.
WHAT THE FOX THOUGHT.
Nat had a very exciting story to tell to Ned
?all about how he had been down in the lower
field and had seen a fox, and how the fox had
cantered off and disappeared in the ground.
? From The CI
Kolb. My father takes your nice paper and I enjoy
reading the letters from children.
I will answer Eugene Hubbard's question.
Who was the last prophet in the Old Testament ?
Malachi. I will close by asking a question: What
great Captain came to Elisha to be cured ? I hope
my letter will not reach the waste-basket as 1
want to surprise my brother.
Your little friend,
Athens, Qa. Sam Cartledge.
Dear Presbyterian: I am a little boy 7 years
old. I go to school. I am in the second grade. I
have no pets. I go to Sunday school every Sunday,
unless I am sick. I am trying for the gold
button. I cannnt. writa a 1p++pt* hut mw KmUim.
is writing for me. I have two sisters and three
brothers. I want to surprise ray mother and relatives
because they are in Union, South Carolina.
Covington is going to have a new high school,
a new Baptist church and a government building.
I go to the Presbyterian church. Please do
not throw my letter in the waste-basket.
From your little friend,
Covington, Tenn. James Potter.
Dear Presbyterian: I have not written to you
in a long while and I want to write and tell you
about our Society. Our Sunday school class consisted
of seven little girls from 8 to 11 years old,
and nearly two years ago our beloved teacher,
Miss Janie Stringfellow, organized us int> missionary
society, and named it the '' Seven Stars.''
We elect our officers from the class, and our
teacher is our manager, and she is a spleartid
manager. We meet once a month, have some exercises
and pay in our dues, which we make
ourselves in our homes. I make mine by many
jobs and errands for mama and papa and grandma
and grandpa. Now and then we give a little
entertainment to add to the amount we wish to
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"I found the hole," said Nat, eagerly, "an'
we'll get the hired man to go with us to-nightand
dig out the little ones! It's just time now for
the little foxes to be in their nests, Mr. Cummins
says.''
The boys' father had told them of a little tame
fox he used to have when he was a boy, and ever
since Nat and Ned had been wild to get a baby
fox to "bring up."
Jackson, the hired man, agreed to go with them
that evening when his work was done and seven
o'clock found them at the hole in the field. None
of them saw a pair of sharp eyes watching from
the bushes.
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and, dear me! when they got to the end of the
little tunnel in the ground, there was a great disappointment
in store for Nat and Ned?there
were no foxes there!
The owner of the sharp eyes stole away, and
if she had any thoughts upon the subject, and
I'm quite sure she did, this is what they were:
'' What stupid folks to go to all that trouble without
finding out beforehand something about the
habits of foxes! Then they would have known
that we always take our babies and scamper off
to hole number two as soon as we find that somebody
has discovered hole number one. That is
our protection."?Webb Donald, in Youth's
Companion.
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than cannon. Thoughts are mightier than armies.
Principles have achieved more victories
than horsemen and chariots.?"W. M. Paxton.
Hildren
make. Our society has charge of the "Cradle
Roll" of our church, which numbers over 40 little
ones under 3 years old, and whenever a birthday
occurs, we all go in a body and present a
birthday card. One afternoon last summer, we
gave an entertainment on the church lawn, and
sent a special invitation to the Cradle Roll to attend,
and they came; the dear little ones, their
nurses rolling them in their carriages and their
mamas with them too. It was a beautiful sight
to see all of these lovely little ones with their
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time our church people had seen them all together,
and they were the admiration of all present
and all hearts were drawn to them. Later in the
evening we served ice cream and cake to the assembled
crowd, and made a nice sum to add to
our treasury. I will close by asking your young
readers a question: In what chapter in the Bible
is found the name of the "Seven Stars?"
Very truly your little friend,
Chester, S. C. Elizabeth McLure.
Dear Presbyterian: We were so glad you put
our letter in your good paper, we love to read
so well. When we couldn't read the little letters
ourselves mama would read them to us,
and now we can read them to her. We both
love to read good papers and books. We go
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Your little friends,
Taylor and Terura Tompkins.
Easley, S. C.
Simple, everyday honesty wiih ourselves, and
with the world, in thought, speech and conduct,
is one of the greatest forces that make for
noble character. Be honest and you will be
honored.?Our Young Folks.
They deserve to have who know the surest
way to get.?Anon.