LITTLE SOUTHLANDERS

Southland Times, Issue 21773, 30 July 1932, Page 18

LITTLE SOUTHLANDERS

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COUSIN BETTY

mummy’s arms? Of course not, and church was the only place where you could do this and preserve your manhood. You always had such lovely dreams in church too. Sometimes you dreamed angels were leading you by the hand, showing you all the beauties of Heaven. Sometimes you dreamed you were the boy with the loaves and fishes which fed five thousand people. You might even dream that you were David, the shepherd boy, killing the giant, Goliath. That was a splendid dream; but best of all it was to dream you were the little child Jesus took up on his knee when He said: “Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” After his sleep in church this little boy was a perfect angel for goodness and his mummy always said it was because he had been wandering with the angels while he slept. This is a true story of a little boy who fell asleep in church, not once but many times. 2 marks to Cousin Kathleen Sharp, (12) 1 Knights road, Lower Hutt, Wellington.

A little boy called Ivan, who was five years old, was very anxious because his mother told him he was going to church. He was ready to get up early that Sunday morning. On other days he liked staying in bed. Ivan washed himself carefully and put o n his new suit after breakfast. At half past ten he left home. When he arrived at church he sat up on the high seat beside his mother and father. He had not had very much sleep the night before because he was at a party where he had eaten too many cakes. Ivan was not very interested in the minister. After the second hymn he fell and leaned against his mother. The seat having no cushion on it, was slipped and he fell onto the floor with a Eump. An old man noticed him fall and toughed and the noise helped Ivan to wake up. He felt rather miserable during the rest of the service and told his mother he did not want to go to JTmarlT to Cousin Faith Campbell (9), 161 Clyde street.