Short Stories

The First Dollar.
I will tell you an affecting story about a young lad by the...

Comfort And Sobriety.
Let me here give you a few maxims to commit to memory:---- ...

A Tale Of Negative Gravity
My wife and I were staying at a small town in northern Ital...

Lily Ford.
It was now in the latter part of December--two days more an...

Old Pipes And The Dryad
A mountain brook ran through a little village. Over the bro...

Jonas And His Horse.
A horse is a noble animal, and is made for the service of m...

Chorus
As the manna lay, on the desert ground, So from day to d...

The Golden Crown.
A teacher once asked a child, "If you had a golden crown, w...

Anna Seeking Employment.
It was a wearisome day to poor Anna, as she walked from squ...

Young Usher.
You have read of that remarkable man, Mr. Usher, who was Ar...

The Boy And The Gold Robin.
A bright eyed boy was sleeping upon a bank of blossoming cl...

Anecdotes.
TRUE BENIFICENCE.--Mark Antony, when very much depressed, a...

Melly, Anna And Susy.
There is nothing more pleasant than to see brothers and sis...

The Trusty Dog.
I am glad to introduce to you, the noble dog whose picture ...

Revelation Of God's Holy Word.
Ye favored lands, rejoice Where God reveals his word...

The Parting Scene.
In one of our western cities was a poor woman, in the garre...

Lettice And Catherine,
...

The Orphans' Voyage.
Two little orphan boys, whose parents died in a foreign lan...

The Plum Boys.
Two boys were one day on their way from school, and as they...

Bertie's Box.
A very little boy by the name of "Bertie," kept a box in wh...

THE SAILOR BOY.

Yarmouth is the principal trade sea-port town in the county of
Norfolk. Fishermen reside in the towns and villages around, and among
the number was a poor man and his wife; they had an only son, and when
ten years old his father died. The poor widow, in the death of her
husband, lost the means of support. After some time she said to her
boy, "Johnny, I do not see how I shall support you." "Then, mother, I
will go to sea," he replied. His mother was loth to part with Johnny,
for he was a good son and was very kind to her. But she at last
consented on his going to sea.

John began to make preparations. One day he went down to the beach
hoping to find a chance among some of the captains to sail. He went to
the owner of one and asked if he wanted a boy. "No," he abruptly
replied "I have boys enough." He tried a second but without success.
John now began to weep. After some time he saw on the quay the captain
of a trading vessel to St. Petersburg, and John asked him if "a boy
was wanted." "Oh, yes," said the captain, "but I never take a boy or a
man without a character." John had a Testament among his things, which
he took out and said to the captain, "I suppose this won't do." The
captain took it, and on opening the first page, saw written, "_John
Read, given as a reward for his good behaviour and diligence in
learning, at the Sabbath School_." The captain said, "Yes, my boy,
this will do; I would rather have this recommendation than any other,"
adding, "you may go on board directly." John's heart leaped for joy,
as, with his bundle under his arm, he jumped on board the vessel.

The vessel was soon under weigh, and for some time the sky was bright,
and the wind was fair. When they reached the Baltic Sea a storm came
on, the wind raged furiously, all hands were employed to save the
vessel. But the storm increased, and the captain thought all would be
lost. While things were in this state the little sailor boy was
missing. One of the crew told the captain he was down in the cabin.
When sent for he came up with his Testament in his hand and asked the
captain if he might read. His request was granted. He then knelt down
and rend the sixtieth and sixty-first Psalms. While he was reading the
wind began to abate, (the storms in the Baltic abate as suddenly as
they come on.) The captain was much moved, and said he believed the
boy's reading was heard in Heaven.





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