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Show "ItlGUT FROM HEAVEN." In a miserable cottago at the bottom 1 of a hill, two children were hovering over , a smoldering fire. A tempest raged with- ! out, a fearful tempest, against which man and beast were alike powerless; A,poor old miser, much poorer than these shivering children, though ho bad hcaps.of. moncy.ot,horae, drew, his ra'ggcd cloak, abohtjnm as ho crouched, dpwnai tho, threshold of the'' miserable door. Mi dated net enter for fear, they would ask pay,(ot'slifclter and ho. could not move for tueitonriiA 'Jt um i hungry, Jfettie." , J'So am I; ,J have, hunted. for a potato parintf. butcaVt.liud any." . "Wliat an a'wfut stbrml' . ,'.eit,:thd.old trcohas blpwn down, I guess Ood tobk,carp;that" It dld'nf fall ou the, house.' Sec,. it ould certainly have killed us." I, - . n "If Ho 'could do that, could Ho not ijnd hs ,some bad?'' ' "I gu'css.foj Jet's pray 'Oar, Father.' flncl when'wo .come to that part, stop till wp gct'somc bread," ' Sfthpy begatij and tho miser; crouch-Ing' crouch-Ing' arid shivering, listened. , And,when they' paused, expecting in their childish faith to, sco some miraculous manifesta-,tioo'a,.humau manifesta-,tioo'a,.humau feeling, stole iuto his heart rsbmc'anM came to softtii Its , JIo lind bpugbt a loafuat the village, thinking It Lwould" Jatshim a gfea.t hfany daysbut the silchco of iho twp little children, spoke louder o liith than .the voice. of htiiny iW'atcrs'.He'peiicd. the door,oi)ly,ihrcw In tjie Jfiaf, o"ud;lisTonc(I .ipihowild, eager 6rj?f iiVehghlt.that7iamo .froQ( tho Juiif- famWhciThtye t)uc'; n " ; .t , ..lt;,4robp6d,righi;frp.m, heaven, did'ht It r,ttiotied(thq,ybungcjC.., . , t f "cs!;'rmcanitp..lbv'o God,for gjying uj;breii'd bccntw.wc uskeU.HmV."" . s ; '''Jl'nik lljm "every day,,wou'ti we? Why', rhQTcr thotight God. was sb good,, Wwn ,., r j-; ( :"W,, Lnlways.lhbughtso, bat'Luever qulle'kiicw;it Uefor ,;. VL,eVvnsk'-hintb.lr? -,fiticr 'trbrk tb ilb'all.Jlie time,,;nuiiVTO."peed iicvcr .be :trW0,."ga.ii He'lUbi it,4?iit VJrp-L. , H . ihe, pt ofm passed ; .the miser.wcii't hoine. t httfp: flower had;spruug,upjn his. heart It' vns'.uo longer barren,. -Iu a few weeks ho' diR5d,'bat not beforo W had givch-thc co.ttage,vhK-h..wshis,itp the lopr Ialor-Itijr Ialor-Itijr "'mail. 'And 'tfieVliUl,u. children .ever felt, a svpcct nu'd solemn emotion. lyhcu, in their miithmldevotioo tliey came to ihese trbthfiil wonls:' "Give ns this day, our. daily bread.' ZlftlltuttrattJ. . ' |