MADE THEM SMILE.
i' • : . ;. . '■■■ ■■ , The, .following 1, incident is vouched for by parties well acquainted with the boy, now a young;. professor in' •ne of our large cities. He was the ; son of a..clergyman,, and .though only Ifive years old, bright and clever belyond his years. - : It was at a dinner given by his. 'mother to a few intimate , friends. Master W—-- was allowed his usual place at the table, but, becoming, un- J ruly, was, by way of punishment^ 1 transferred' to a side table, whither anrse had removed his little plate,' knife, and fork, by mamma's orders. '' No sooner was he seated in his high chair again than, bowing his Itead ' and clasping his hands on his soiled bib, foe lisped v with apparent reverence and great gravity:— "O Lord, I 'thank Thee that Thou hast prepared-a table for me in the presence of mine enemies."----j It. was with" difficulty that, the j "grown ups" kept their smiles from becoming audible:. i ' __ . -
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Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13964, 3 May 1919, Page 3
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164MADE THEM SMILE. Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13964, 3 May 1919, Page 3
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