WHY HE DID NOT GET THE WATER.
At a recent Sunday-school service the clergyman was illustrating the necessity of the Christian profession in order properly to enjoy the blessings of providence in this world, and to make it apparent to the youthful mind, he said—- ‘ Eor instance, I want to introduce water into my house. I turn it on. The pipes and faucets and every convenience are in good order, but I get no water. Can any of you tell me why Ido not get any water ?’ He expected the children to say that it was because he had not made a connection with the main in the street. The boys looked perplexed. They could not see why the water should refuse to run in his premises after such faultless plumbing. ‘ Can no one tell me what I have neglected ?’ reiterated the good man, looking over the Hock of wondering faces bowed down by the weight of the problem. ‘ I know,’ squeaked a little five-year-old. ‘ You don’t pay up.’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume VI, Issue 30, 26 July 1890, Page 20
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