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Mt to the u»jn of powder.
I A neighMf b«u<|« t.rriM« aoiM
ami groaning in Mr. Jooes’ yard, no
fonan qoickly and heJ
the poor boy Into the
have no definite occupation, »
merit it which to eta their t<
having Idled away the preetoj
meutt of achoo) boy life, they i
before the public uneducated. '
into the world to take care of
Arrive at
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and without an effort to improve or
retain the position which perchance
some kind Mead had —cured hr
insignificant positions la
Their siaae ie known by
at their son’s conduct,
had gotten wall, kin t
longtime to him aboi
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trade, or hare Indefinitely
preeeoted itself, aad they are aow
non-producers. The prsthmiona hare
been entirely out of their reach, and
seers, shoes
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therefore the He you tokl was unm
her owe. Thew you disobeyed our
express command* about the pow
der, and God ha* said, "Children,
obey your parent* f that was nun
ber two. Then you broke the com
mandment which tells you to keep
the Sabbath day holy, and that was
u amber three. 9
“I knew I was breaking the Sab
bath day, father, 9 said Alexander.
“X felt so sure that I eoald tench off
the powder aiooe, that 1 did uot
think any^one wookl find out my
sin. I hare been sorry enough for
my fault, and 1 am bitterly pan
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HI* Iwi i wfll yet the etwee repeal.
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hen Bf&your bead, ye soi rowing mint.
Ye aad mdifecbk tempted oae; i
beware of folio wing each alaalras
example*, for the end is poverty
t forms whan
and troth.
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of sight than I do. 1 bad hoped to
gpt’e you a fine education, and had
foadly thought that yon would grow
op to be a good minister, aud take
your grand fifcherh plarc in the old
Church. Now all my desires are
frustrated by year act of folly."
“It will always prevent we from
any move disobedience or Sabbath
breaking," said Alexander, sadly.
“1 only wish that I had wot yielded
to Ike whisper* of Satan, aad then
1 shoo Id not be deprived of my
sight.*
Now, boys, God does not iiltrey»
of s prominent railway eorporeskoe,
recently held la Boston, there wees
present two grnUrnira, both ap la
years, one, however, eocwidarahly
the stwtftsr «f the other, la talkiog
of the eld limes goo# by, the yesager
gentleman called the sttmiioa sf his
friends, aid told a plsassst lit Us
story, which shaakl he read with
profit by eery poor, iaitoamini and
striving tod. We ,a«e bis own laa
goage:
“Nearly half a ceotary ago, geo
Jones dearly loved to
a works. He thought
be nicer than to sat off
kes and sky rackets.
to tonch oft* trains of
had seen larger boys
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to take care of himself,
! burnt by the powder
nddealy. He was tired
* mother say, “Alexaa-
ea refill and don’t touch
and “Tea are too
|y with fire-works, aad
them alone.” Owe day
erheard him talking to
Sabbath breaking at the tame wiien
these alas are committed, but id*
displeasure is just as great as if pan
boys who commit them in the other
earthly good to children who honor
and obey their parents, and also of
great good to thorn who honor and
remember the holy Sabbath day. 1
often foe! sadly to see boys pursuing
their own pleasure oa the Lord’s
day, and inventing esenses for ah
bought a Urge bill of
tong*, aad irons and ps
obey, he moat safer
anything more to
and if
heavy for a young male. Bat
willing than able, I start**! off, |
sf PtJliK BE LI
Tin—fully warnu
oar PATENT L
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PUBLICATION SOCIETY
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and hid it away
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kind words sod lot
the chihlrwn, sod f
have their dwelling
school* 1 (for
violent hea
gothei pa
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fee of the
of the
touch
there hat a short lime, sod s home's
hoof caw scarcely proctrats it Be
U is with the yosthfiri mind. A tri
fling word my make aw impeamioa
ea It; bat after a few years the moat
Thiak of this, ye who here the train
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P®*bape those of a I
Uved. Lif
of the deadly uj. |\
wide, holding ou I
Cen ^° u& ht*«8 and cor |
•®d glowing colon- hi
the yoang and {
^ eye was wo,
fefth tb heaven, ami
bnt he belie l
*Uhont a God, aud i |
2* * Creator. Au
***** the wonders
^ of genius, in* f
former will was set op sod estab
lished as his true last will and lento
meat, although his signature waa
eut out, both of the body ef the
ship ia Me establishment. I
and aow, after nearly half