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TEXA.S CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE
6
September 17, 1908.
The Home Circle
State Agents,
Dallas, Texas.
his youth.
—Selected.
strength, and it may be that you will.
in
fear they will always have a hard time, that would have found their way to
everything for him but feed him at the —The American Boy.
would get into a sorry plight.
come
After
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THE LEGEND OF ST. CHRISTO-
PHER.
By Rev. C. E. Wilbur, D. D.
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LITTLE DEEDS OF KINDNESS.
One morning little Howord awoke
long handle to pull it by and was a
moves until the legal time. The boat ‘quotations,’ but I like it awf-ly," she
also accompanies the fleet to watch volunteered once.
Telephone M. 5720. Hours? 9 to 1, 3 to 5
W. D. JONES, M. D.
Practice Limited to
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
of his seamanship to creep ahead of loves her school teacher, and when at
the field. To insure an even race to home talks extensively of the matter
all, a United States guard boat watches of her class room.
said, “and it’s a real privilege to me
to be allowed to visit here informally.
He glanced approvingly at the pretty
flowers. “Do you know, this attractive
room reminds me of our old library
at home, where my sister and I passed
some of the happiest evenings of our
lives. We used to play checkers, read
aloud, and have all sorts of good
things together. I always feel that I
owe a world of gratitude to that dear
sister of mine, who kept me so well
entertained at home that I was never
tempted to join the boys who went
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like the visitor-fed squirrel. Should his and found a bright red wagon with
mother leave him for a few days, he four wheels at his bedside. It had a
own ground when the boats reach the thing the teacher writes on the black-
beds. How they are able to find their board, and you learn it, and it helps
own particular fishing ground in the you all the week; and then the teacher
dark is a mystery to the landsmen. asks you for it, and on Friday you go
Sometimes they mistake some one to the platform and say it.”
set work to perform at home, and scarcely wait for the time to
should apply himself gladly to his when he could play with it.
perform around the house; he comes
and goes when he pleases, and appar-
ently has an easy time. In fact, he is
Now, let us change the characters, ence of the guard boat to prevent trou- day, and do it for us now.”
Let the Western’s lads and lassies ble between rival skippers who, either Quite charmed, Betty rose, mounted
stand for the squirrels. I am quite intentionally or by mistake, attempt to an imaginary platform, gripped her
sure none of our little readers will ob- fish on the same ground, little dress, gave a serious courtesy,
ject to being so likened. Let home in recent years many of the skippers and said, with loud and elocutionary
stand for Central Park, and father and of oyster boats have been fitted with distinctness, “Susie Adam forgets Su-
mother for the kind and indulgent vis- steam and gasoline engines to beat sie Adam.”
Every boy and girl should have a delightful plaything. Howard could
find Jesus in service to our fellow
men: “Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto one of the least of these my
brethren, ye have done it unto me.”-—
Methodist Recorder.
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“job.” He doesn’t have to go outside breakfast he hurried out as soon as
of the home to find chores, though it he could. At first it was fun enough
is all right if he does. We think there just to run up and down on the broad
are but few parents who would not al- sidewalk and hear the wheels rattle
low their children a proper money re- on the bricks.
ward for work done carefully and By and by, his Aunt Kate came
cheerfully about the house. down the street, and Howard ran joy-
Let us understand that later habits fully to meet her and to show her his
of industry are acquired in youth, new wagon.
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itors, and we have a splendid lesson their rivals who have to depend on
for our young readers. sail power alone. A curious collection
I know of some little children who-of engines were at first seen on the
have been so pampered that I really boats. Discarded gasoline machines
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CHILDREN AND LABOR.
The Story.
The squirrels in Central Park, New
’ York City, have really lost the com-
mon sense they were born with. For-
merly they were very provident creat-
ures, like their ancestors, and dili-
gently gathered acorns and chestnuts
' and hickory nuts, and stored them
away in the ground and in hollow'
trees, against stormy days of winter.
But recently feeding the squirrels in
the park has come to be a fad; and
the last two or three years, all summer
long and through the autumn, hun-
dreds of people have been accustomed
to carry them bags of nuts with which
to feast the squirrels. The result is
what might have been expected; the
squirrels find life so easy and food so
constantly urged upon them that this
year they put away no food; and,
when a great storm came some time
ago, and the snow was very deep, and
their fair-weather friends did not ap-
pear, the little fellows came near
starving. The city found it necessary
to send bags of nuts to be fed to the
little creatures by the policemen.
The Lesson.
A BOY’S SISTER.
Maud felt a glow of pleasure when
Mr. Wisner, who was rising to go, told
her how greatly he enjoyed the even-
ing he pa ssed at her house. It was
flatteringly pleasant to know that her
society was found agreeable by the
very interesting young electrical engi-
neer, who had just recently come
to town as manager of the new trolley
line of which her father was part
owner.
"I am a most domestic person,” he
i-ul -liuy wiulwujonaveanuluc. ---- ------ -------------- -J •) “ ‘Su-sie Adam forgets Susie Adam,’ ”
One of the first lessons a boy or girl the scrap heap but for the oysterman repeated Betty, worked up and threat-
should learn in the home is to work, had been oiled up and put in readiness ening to become warlike.
Do not think I mean drudge. That is for the season, and steam engines that Neither questioning nor expostula-
an entirely different thing. I know of were never designed for marine work tion availed against this statement
a little fellow now long past ten years helped the fortunate skippers who concerning Susie, and not until the
whose mother still combs his hair, owned them to show a clean pair of teacher was interviewed did the mys-
fixes his tie, brushes his clothes, heels to the sailing craft when the tery resolve into “Enthusiasm begets
washes his face—in fact, does about grand rush for the oyster beds began, enthusiasm.”
table. He has no regular chores to
master? What is there about that
cross to be afraid of? I can see noth-
ing wrong.”
Satan hid his face and answered,
“Upon that cross the Christ died to
save sinners. I may be king of earth,
but He is the King of heaven, and He
has power to destroy me.”
“If this Christ is more powerful
than you are, I must leave you and go
to find Him. I will no longer serve
you, since I know there is a king of
whom you are afraid,” said Offero.
Long he wandered, but could find
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( "A., I Pc, One cold no sooner cured than
V CrI (J iS 44()0(A6 another one comes. It’s a bad habit,
this taking-cold habit. What you
Ask your doctor if Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral is wantisa medicine that will break up
not just the right medicine for such cases. He this habit, heal inflamed membranes,
knows all about it. Then follow his advice, strengthen weak tissues. ICAYeras:
to sit around with nothing to do or I am saying nothing now about play,
no one to talk to. With father always Of course, children must play. But he
ataf ag un a busy upstairs at his laboratory work, or she is the happiest child who
Rv 1, nr di nie-ht and with your everlasting reading, it’s knows how much time to give to work
y s a pretty dull house, and I think I’ll and how much to play. If he has
go out where there’s something do- learned this lesson properly, fortunate
ing.” He had gone, and Mr. Wisner is he.
the fishing and prevent any piratical “And what do you mean by ‘quota-
tricks when the beds are reached. tions’?” asked an inquisitive elder.
Each oysterman must fish in his “Why, don’t you know? It’s some-
NO OTHER WAY, no one to tell him where to find this.
“If it is right there is no other wav'” great King Christ.
- I 1S r8n, -ne 18 , ouen .Wa: One night while walking through a.
Bl avtswordsito speak, and braver lonely forest, he saw a faint light
A flag to guide the battle of each day, ahead,.and went on until he came to
A xx — x ’ll -i -- the hut of H holy hermit,
A motto that will peace and courage This man explained to Offero all. , A _ -----
81Ve- that was known about Christ, and told, down town every . night. There’s
... 1, • ,, him that the kingdom of heaven was. nothins likea good sister to keep a lad
Ifit is right, there isino other, way" on the other side of a river called out of mischief, is there? I’ve never
W ise.words, that 1 ear the tangles Death, and that no one could cross the: had the pleasure of meeting _ your
from the brain, stream until called bv Christ himself brother. He is out of town, is he
Pleasure may whisper, doubt may urge Sehe Dest way5tPMnalchris t, Sfinal- not?"
delay, . lv said the hermit “is to fast and prav. It was a careless question, asked
And self may argue, but it speaks in and work ” ’ with no motive other than polite inter-
vain. I will not fast,” replied the giant,, est, but it brought the color surging
“because then I shoua lose something intoMa udS face quite unexpectedly.
“If it is right, there is no other way! of my strength; and how can I pray NO, Arthur isn t away.. He is out
This is the voice of God, the call of to a king I do not know and cannot. A good deal. I hope he will be home
truth; . see? I am quite willing to work, how- he next time you come.
Happy the man who hears it to obey, ever, in any way you think will please: A moment later, when Maud stood
And follows upward, onward, from your’ Master and king.” alone, her cheeks were still burning
“Very well,” said the hermit, “I will and she felt uncomfortable, as if she
set you a task. Not far from here is. had been, sharply reproved. She re-
a river, wide, deep, and stony; it is mem ered with painful clearness the .
often swollen by the heavy rains, and many evenings that Arthur had fidget- And the other side is true also. Lazi-
its current is so very swift that many ed restlessly about the room while she, ness.in heman or woman is begotten
feeble people perish in trying to cross engrossed in a novel, had only looked ere the teens are reached. As a rule
it Cn and aid them with vonr up long enough to inquire impatiently tramps are made when they are boys,
ana a a e t yo why he could not sit still. and I have no doubt many of them did
“Because,” he had replied that very about as they pleased at home—and
evening, “it makes a fellow nervous that was to do nothing.
This is only a legend, but it is inter- please the Christ by doing this helpful
esting and has its lesson. work, and He may show Himself to
Once Upon a time, so the story runs, youin some.way. . i
there lived in the land of Canaan a . Offero built himself a hut by the -
man called Offero, which means “a river and or a
bearer.” He is said to have been young palm tree.
twelve feet tall, and to have been he was always ready to help those
stronger than any fifty ordinary men who needed his assistance or to carry
n1+ +SGtB-, those who were too weak even to at- , , a .____, K l . ,
Offero was proud of his strength, temdt togrossbyochemsalyes-m, that bedh vivacity that Z^have Tur- AAdttistworkuandsalittle play,
and vowed that he would never serve -nenight, SO darK and stormy that prised Arthur, who had left his sister A nm, LHu ,Sle Pi ,
any but the most powerful king in the he felt there would be no travelers too absorbed in her book to notice his Ac erfulh itand.a sunny face,
whole world. He traveled about until abroad, he went to bed early, and was. .sulky departure. And lesson^ learned, and things
he reached the court of a king who soon -ast asleep. “Haven’t the least idea where Ar- AL +,P43 .1 ,110
had conquered many countries, and He, was awakened by.the sound ot a thur went,” she said to herself, drear- Ah, ats know’”7 6 children grow,
was so rich that he did not know how child’s yoice, "Offero, help me, come ily. H never know where he is even. Don 1 you know’ « Z'
much gold and silver he owned. duaeKry ’ , .1, , , , ings. Mother wouldn’t have been so ______
He offered his services to the king, Suddenly a little boy clad ma beau- neglectful. She would have kept him OPENING OF THE OYSTER SEA-
who accepted them gladly; for he was tiful white robe came out of the dark- happy at home. I haven’t done what SON.
quite sure that no such man as this ness and begged to be earned over she would have expected of me.” Scarcely less exciting than the rush
giant had been seen since the days of the river. . ,.4, Her eyes filled with tears as she omnia- eCI n8.h an.he S
Goliath, the Philistine. Offero lived The giant laughed as he lifted the thought of that dear one, who, in years draW ester nqomtownsite.isthe
with this king several years and child and placed him on his broad, gone by, had filled the home ‘with the dash of the oystermen for the beds
served him faithfully. - back. «e was such a wee little fellow sunshine of love and harmony.
One day a great traveler arrived at that to Offero his weight was less than “o mother, forgive me!” she said,
the palace; he had come to tell the that of a feather a,nd in spite of the- softly. “I’ll try to do better; I’ll try to
king about many wonderful adventures storm he thought his task would be a do better.”—Kilbourne Cowles, in Ad-
he had met, and many curious, sights nSht one. vance.
he had seen. Alas for Offero s pride! At every
During the recitals of this man Of- step his burden grew heavier and heav-
fero heard the name “Satan” mention- ier, and his strength began to weaken,
ed many times. Every time it was even with the aid of his staf he could
mentioned the king would make the scarcely make any progress and when
sign of the cross on his breast and after a frightful struggle, he at last
bow his head, reached the opposite shore, he was ut-
This so astonished Offero that he terly exhausted. . .
asked the king why he made this ges- , Who are, you?" he said, faintly, as
ture so frequently. At first the king helifted the child from his, back,
refused to answer, but finally admitted "Who are you whose weight has So
that he was very much afraid of the tried mY, strengt hi
person called Satan. f Instead of a child there stood be-
“Then I will no longer serve you,” fore.him a beautiful young man. A
cried Offero, “because, if you are bright light shone about his head, and
afraid of Satan, he must be greater Ofero thought that never before had
than you are, and I have sworn in the be seen such a beautiful, loving face,
pride of my strength that I will serve 1 am the Christ you seek, was the
only the man who is the most power- answer, and it is no wonder you are
ful person to be found.” $0 tired; for you have carried not only
He left this king’s court and traw the world,but all the sins of the
eled far and wide seeking the king world, which I took on my shoulders. '
Satan. One day, while crossing a , People call you Offero-the bearer;
desert, he saw coming toward him a but hereafter you sha l be called
tall, soldierly-looking man, whose face Christoffero the (. hiist-bearei. You
would have been beautiful and pleas- have tried to serve Me by aiding the
ing but for the cruel expression of the poor and helpless, and I am pleased
eyes with you. To show My pleasure that
’ Behind him marched a vast army of 1 am indeed Christ. I bid you plant
men, women, and even little children, your staff in the ground and it shall
Some of these people looked very bring forth fruit
prosperous and happy, others very Offero did as he was told, and, lo.
miserable, ragged and ignorant, his old staff flourished at once into a
“Who are you’” said the leader. ripe date palm, and its branches were
“I am Offero, the Canaanite, the covered, with luscious ripe fruit.
strongest man in the world,” replied When the giant looked for the young
the giant “and I am trying to find the man He had disappeared. Realizing
court of king Satan ” that he had seen the Christ, he fell
“I am Satan,” the man answered, upon his knees, when, lo! he found
proudly, “and all these people who fol- also that he had learned how to pray,
low me are my slaves, bound to me die went back into the great world,
body and soul.” calling himself Christoffero, or Christ-
Offero knelt and offered his services, opher, as he had been told to do. Al-
These were graciously accepted, and ways he helped the weak and needy,
the giant was placed at the right hand and told every one he met about the
of Satan Christ.
Offero served his new master faith- He finally suffered death for Christ’s
fully as they wandered from country sake. In Christian art he is represent-
to country. One day they came to a ed with his staff in hand and the
place where several roads met. By Christ-child on his shoulder,
the wayside stood a tall wooden cross. Such in out line,is thezlegend. It
This cross was merely a sign-post, • teaches the beautiful truth that we
but when Satan saw it he trembled
like a leaf and turned very pale; he
was so frightened that rather than
pass the cross he marched his follow-
ers many miles out of their way.
Offero said, “What is the matter, my
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“What if she does? Let her. Give
us the quotation.”
“That’s the quotation!”
‘What! Say it again.”
Aunt Kate admired everything about
it very much.
Howard called his wagon the Star
express, so Aunt Kate put a book in
the wagon and let Howard take it to
the house for her.
Then Howard played that he was a
milkman. He went up the street,
stopping in front of every house as if
to leave the milk. By and by, he came
to the corner and then turned to go
back.
But something was the matter with
the wagon. Howard looked and saw
that a wheel had come off. He was in
great trouble. He felt as if he should
cry.
‘Perhaps papa can mend it,” thought
Howard; “but he will not be home un-
til tonight. Papa is.so busy, too, that
he may not get time to mend it for
several days.”
Poor Howard was very unhappy.
the start and sees that no captain “Lots of the boys and girls hate
else’s bed for theirs. Hence the pres- ‘Oh! well, make believe this is Fri-
Just then a kind man spoke to him.
“Let me take the wheel, little boy.”
He took down a box which he was
carrying on his shoulder, and took out
some carpenter’s tools. Howard hand-
after midnight of the 31st of August, ed him the wheel, and in a very short
According to law, not a boat must time the wheel was on again, and the
move until the 1st of September has little.wagon was as good as ever,
arrived. First to reach the oyster . There: said the carpenter, that
beds, and first to gather a cargo and is strong now. , I do not think it will
sprint for the wharf, means first in the come of again.
market. Consequently the oystermen i Oh, thank you. Thank you. said
strain every nerve to win in this bival- Howard. I am so glad it is mended,
vular race. Midnight of August 31st NoW, Iwill carry your box of tools for
finds the fleet ready for the run. Every you. This is the Star express.
oysterman has his boat as trim and . The carpenter put his box of tools
ready as care can make it. When the in the wagon and away went the Star
clock has ticked the month of August express,, rattling down the street,
from the calendar the race is begun. After this, Howard used to watch for
It is a run of several miles from the the carpenter, and whenever he had
starting point to the oyster beds, and J113 box of tools or a package of nails
the few who are privileged to be pres- to carry, Howard always put it into
ent when the fleet gets under way par- 1S express wagon, and took it as far
ticipate in as pretty a moonlight race as he could. Adapted from the Child s
as is to be seen on the water. With o d
every stitch of canvas set, the boats N
skim along in the silent night, every SLIGHTLY MIXED.
skipper exerting himself to the limit Betty is seven years old, dearly
615 Wiluen Build!ng. Bal lac, Texas.
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