. Little helpers . 22 LITTLE say that if we want to be presidents and things, and governother folks, wed better begin on ourselves! And Johnny stepped, in a dignified manner, from the barrelto a box, and thence to the ground, amid a storm of applause,while Mr. Leslie rose and bowed gracefully, from his placeamong the audience, in acknowledgment of the tribute paidhim by the orator. A prisoner in a dungeon may be one of those freemen whomthe Truth makes free, and an absolute monarch may be theservant of sin. Each one of us must frame for himself his ownespecial Declaration of Independ
. Little helpers . 22 LITTLE say that if we want to be presidents and things, and governother folks, wed better begin on ourselves! And Johnny stepped, in a dignified manner, from the barrelto a box, and thence to the ground, amid a storm of applause,while Mr. Leslie rose and bowed gracefully, from his placeamong the audience, in acknowledgment of the tribute paidhim by the orator. A prisoner in a dungeon may be one of those freemen whomthe Truth makes free, and an absolute monarch may be theservant of sin. Each one of us must frame for himself his ownespecial Declaration of Independence. CHAPTER THINKING AND TIIINKEPIIONES. T is a great pity that little boys legsare so short; they have to hurry somuch, and a pair of good long legs, likethose of the stately giraffe, for instance,would be such a convenience to a smallboy, who wished to run home fromschool — half a mile — ask his mother something, and be back again, inside of five minutes. It is difficult to think and run both at once, but something like this was passing through Johnnys mind, as he tore home to ask if he might spend his shiny new half dollar in going to the circus with the other boys. Flaming posters on all the avail-able fences and walls, had been announcing for some days that Bar- num was coming, and that there would be two afternoon and two evening performances, presenting in every respect the same attrac-tions. Mr. Leslie had an engagement for the first afternoon. but lie had promised to take Tiny and Johnny, and as many
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