American messenger . issed him, and we never saw himagain. T remember how sorry I felt,until my mother convinced me that thebird must have been as lonesome as Twould have been in a strange country,among strange people, and was prob-ably on his way back to his home again. But do you suppose he could find ,—all that long wav withoutanyone to guide him? Rachel askedwith an earnest look upon her face. God gives birds instincts that guidethem thousands of miles over seas,every y_ear, and why would not theinstinct of this little woodpecker justas surely guide it back to its nativeforests?
American messenger . issed him, and we never saw himagain. T remember how sorry I felt,until my mother convinced me that thebird must have been as lonesome as Twould have been in a strange country,among strange people, and was prob-ably on his way back to his home again. But do you suppose he could find ,—all that long wav withoutanyone to guide him? Rachel askedwith an earnest look upon her face. God gives birds instincts that guidethem thousands of miles over seas,every y_ear, and why would not theinstinct of this little woodpecker justas surely guide it back to its nativeforests? Grandmother answered. After a while I ceased to grieve, be-lieving this to be true. But for severalvears I never saw a freight car unload-ing noles that I did nor stop to see if itpossihlv contained a bird passenger, shesaid with a smile. T like your story ^ox. Grandma, evenif it is almost emntv said Rachel. And I dont believe it ever will bewholly empty. Ashley wisely remarked. 144 American Messenger August, The Family Circle
Size: 2129px × 1174px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, bookida, booksubjectchristianity
