Show HAD HURT THE GOSPEL how small boy exola ns result of falling downstairs he Is a small boy aged 5 and lives with his parents on the second floor of the house the anxious woman lives on the first floor and she Is anxious because every time the small boy can steal out of the room upstairs when his mother Is not looking he makes straight tor for the banisters and down them he slides pel pell mell ir it great baste haste for if he does not make the most ot of his opportunity he may lose it and the anxious woman Is frightened she was so much fright ened the other day that she spoke to the small boy john smith she said the small boys boy s name Is not john smith but that will do as well as another john smith if it you don t stop sliding down those banisters you will hurt yourself as sure as gospel it was only a few mornings after when the anxious woman heard a thumping bounding sound in the front hall dump dump dump as it if a heavy body were rolling downstairs the expected had hap bened and as with her face very white she opened the door there was john smith picking himself up stiffly he was not crying for he Is 1 old for his age and knows that worse things than falling downstairs may happen it if he is caught disobeying orders he drew down the corners of his mouth a little Lhowe however ver as regaining his he remarked seriously guess I 1 have hurt the gos pel this time |