. Little helpers . 134 LITTLE HELPERS. Tiny and Johnny had learned just to please her, which hadthis verse in it: — I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro,Seeking for some great thing to do, Or secret thing to would be dealt with as a child, And guided where to go. And another verse ended with, — More careful, than to serve Thee much,To please Thee perfectly. Tiny and Johnny were given to making believe all sorts ofstartling and thrilling adventures, in which they rescued peoplefrom avalanches, and robbers, and railway-accidents; and, to doTiny justice, all this mak-
. Little helpers . 134 LITTLE HELPERS. Tiny and Johnny had learned just to please her, which hadthis verse in it: — I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro,Seeking for some great thing to do, Or secret thing to would be dealt with as a child, And guided where to go. And another verse ended with, — More careful, than to serve Thee much,To please Thee perfectly. Tiny and Johnny were given to making believe all sorts ofstartling and thrilling adventures, in which they rescued peoplefrom avalanches, and robbers, and railway-accidents; and, to doTiny justice, all this mak-ing believe did not inthe least interfere with. the sweet obedience andthoughtfulness for thecomfort of others which marked her little life every day. She was much more practicalthan Johnny was, and would never have thought of these won-derful pretends by herself, but she was always ready to joinhim in whatever he proposed, unless she knew it to be wrong,and he was quite proud of the manner in which she had learnedfrom him to invent and suggest things in this endless game of pretending. But while it did her no harm at all, I am afraid it sometimes LITTLE HELPERS. 135 made Johnny feel that the small, everyday chances which camein his way were not worth much, and this was why his motherhad made her little suggestions about self-denial. So, thoughJohnny still hoped that he could think of, or discover, some great thing, he resolved to be very earnest, meanwhile, inlooking out for the small ones. He had just begun to study Latin, and it was costing himmany groans, and a good deal of hard work. He did notexactly rebel against it, for he
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