American messenger . but the voiceof little children everywhere, and es-pecially these of our own Orphanage,crying out confidingly to each one of us,holding to our lips our cup of prosperityand comfort, of joy and ease and pleas-antness—to you. to me, to all of us—Dont drink it all up! Save at least onelittle drop for me! Friends, I dared not!Tell me, do you dare? That was the end of the sermon. Itwas a very, very short sermon, with min-utes to spare, if he had chosen to usethem. He did not choose. That obiect-lesson was the said to himself, walking soberly home-ward, speaking to no
American messenger . but the voiceof little children everywhere, and es-pecially these of our own Orphanage,crying out confidingly to each one of us,holding to our lips our cup of prosperityand comfort, of joy and ease and pleas-antness—to you. to me, to all of us—Dont drink it all up! Save at least onelittle drop for me! Friends, I dared not!Tell me, do you dare? That was the end of the sermon. Itwas a very, very short sermon, with min-utes to spare, if he had chosen to usethem. He did not choose. That obiect-lesson was the said to himself, walking soberly home-ward, speaking to no one. It was allthere was to it. I wonder what the olddoctor would have said! He presently found out what the doc-tor wanted to say. Before night he wasstartled by the doctors voice over thephone, with a jubilant ring in it thatpromised news ! he called. Come lost no time in going had waited to be summoned, feelingsensitive and diffident. That paper has just been handed WHAT! NO SLEEPLAST NIGHT? If coffee wasthe causechange to POSTUM and sleep! Theres a Reason said the doctor, reaching out a long rollof foolscap with names and were in small sums, from men, wo-men, and children, all over the parish;and their amount exceeded the runningexpenses of any former year. Rockwell was dumb with sheer delightand amazement, but more was to come. What did I tell you this morning?cried the doctor. Did you preach mysermon? As well as I could, answered Rock-well, literal and truthful. That is, notwell at all. I—I talked a little, andsomething happened. I should think there did! almostshouted the old doctor in glorious ex-citement. I should think something didhappen! Who do you think has beenhere? Rockwell only shook his head. I am waiting for wonders. Well, youll get em! The door hasjust closed on him—Griswold ! Griswold! I didnt know he wasthere. He must have come in did he want? Wanted to give to the Orphanage!
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