American messenger . little bundle lying exposed on thestones along the waters edge. Making a closer inspection, the womangave a gasp of astonishment, lifted thebundle tenderly in her arms, then hidit within the folds of her loosely flowing-garment and turned homeward with fly-ing footsteps. Rushing breathlessly into her court-yard, where she met her husband, she ex-claimed joyfully:See ! See ! What I have found IWhat is it? inquired her husbandcuriously as he followed his wife into thebedroom where she gently laid her bur-den upon the couch. Look! exclaimed she, standingproudly aside to give
American messenger . little bundle lying exposed on thestones along the waters edge. Making a closer inspection, the womangave a gasp of astonishment, lifted thebundle tenderly in her arms, then hidit within the folds of her loosely flowing-garment and turned homeward with fly-ing footsteps. Rushing breathlessly into her court-yard, where she met her husband, she ex-claimed joyfully:See ! See ! What I have found IWhat is it? inquired her husbandcuriously as he followed his wife into thebedroom where she gently laid her bur-den upon the couch. Look! exclaimed she, standingproudly aside to give a better view. A babe! Where did it come from?he inquired, now much interested. I found it down by the stream. Andits a little girl, but well keep her any-way, wont we?- and the woman lookedappealingly into the manly face of herhusband. For a little time the man did not had been a childless Mr. Wang was a professionalstory-teller. going about ShantungProvince, making a livelihood as best he. For BuildingUp Quickly probably the verybest food you canselect is Grape-Nuts. It contains tnemineral salts andenergy values—allthe nutriment ofwhole wheat andbarley — digestseasily and quickly,and the flavor isdelicious. Theres a Reasonfor Grape-Nuts could by entertaining the people with hisrecital of the folk lore of their had spent a great deal of money inofferings at the temples that they mightbe blessed with a son. A few yearsprevious to the opening of our story theyhad heard of the Jesus Doctrine, hadconsecrated their lives to God, and werespreading broadcast the news of theBible stories and yet all their prayersto Heaven for a child of their veryown had as yet gone unanswered. Theywould have preferred to have a son, forthat is a natural wish of the Chinese—,and yet, perhaps this little waif was theanswer to their prayer! The young native evangelist bentthoughtfully over the little bundle andjust then the babe opened its tiny blackeyes and sm
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