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Children’s Little Story-book. It
softly. ‘There is a verse in the middle of the page,
read that to me!” Adolphus obeyed her, and read
aloud with a slightly trembling voice :
‘“ If fate is severe in the trials of life,
Call to mind that with faith and true love,
Howe’er great the toil of the troublous strife,
If not here, we find sure joy above.”
“Tt is the voice of our dear mother speaking to us
again,” Mary said, and smiled. “ Do you now believe
he brings happiness with him?” she asked, and
pointed to the little baby in the cradle.
“Yes, I believe it,” he answered meekly, and knelt
by her side, kissing both his wife and his child.
Such a happy moment the little story-book had
never experienced before; it felt so jolly that it
bounced on the table and tumbled down on the
floor. But though it did not hurt itself, it was im-
mediately taken up, and now there were two who
loved the simple keepsake of their happy childhood.
From that moment blessings came to them in
their new home. It seemed as if new life coursed
through the heart and veins of the young father,
and he went to his work with ever-increasing zest.
The baby was christened “Peter,” in affectionate
remembrance of a little boy in the story-book who
was such a lucky lad. The little story-book itself was
treated to fine new purple covers, with golden title
both on the sides and on the back, and the edges of
the leaves were all gilded, so that when the little
story-book was closed it was clear to every one that
its contents were as good as real gold. But the
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