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The Power Of Children

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Parent Issue
Day
10
Month
June
Year
1870
Copyright
Public Domain
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A man was leauing, mueh mtoxicafed, aguinut a tree Hon;u litila (iris coming froin school nhw hiin theru, and at cuce said lo epch oihur, " what sball we do lor him V ' Preseutly said one, " Oh, I'U teil you, let's sing him a tcmperauce song." And so they did ; cullecting arouud him they 6ang - Away the bowl, avvay the bowl," and so ou d 'leautiful toucs. The poor follow eujiyed the üogiog, and when thcy had finished that souk -aid, " Siiig agaiu, little girls, -ing agaiu." " We will they aaid, " if you will sign tbu ternptrauoe pledge." " No, no ; we are uot at a temperauce meet;[ig ; theru are no plidues here," " I liue a plf df:e," cries oue ; and " I have a fiencil," cries another, aud holding up the pledge and penoil, they beSuUgllt II Í 111 tO Sigo it. " No, no ; I wou't sign it now. Sing for me " Ho they sang again ■ Tlio drink thafs in the drunkard's bowl Is not tho iii-Juk for me." " Oh, do sing igain," saiJ Le, as ho wiped the tears froiu hi-t eyca. " N do more." said tbey, unless youiUigo tho pltdge; oign and we'll ing it for you ." Öe j kaded for the aiotiog, hut they were tirm, and deolarud they would go away if lie would nut sigu. "But," said ihe prior feüow, etriving to fiud aD oxlmiso, " Lhere'snó table hftre, bow can I wiite without a table :" At tiiis a modfsl, quiet, prctty littlii I ture, with a ünger on her üpp, eame and süi], ' Yts, you eau epread the pldfie on tbu crown of your haf, and I'll huid it for you " Off went the hut, the ohild held t, aud tho piedla was t-iguud, and the little ones burst out with '■ Oh, water for me, brlght watt.-rfor mo." I heard thiit man o Woreesler town liall with uplifted liando and quivoriog l'nm say, ' I thaok God for the symputhy of ihose children. I sliail thaukGod to all eteruily that He sent those little cbildren hb mesengers ol'morcy to tut!."

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Michigan Argus