Garland Globe | 1907-03-02 | Page 8 | A Cup of Tea for the Deity

A Cup of Tea For the Deity. A II tl to girl who had been carefully ' trained to boilcvo In tho uxlntcnco of . 1 n Deity nnd that God was ever pro3-out pro3-out to watch over her, was playing tho other day In tho nursory. Her mother had left nor nlono to nmuno horsolf with a new eot of "piny" dishes, a tea set. Her father lu an Intensely religious relig-ious man and had as3lstod hU wlfo In impressing upon tho llttlo girl's mind tho lilnn lmt And wni nlwnys with and watching over lior. Tlio llttlo girl was busily engaged in giving n ten party. She had not two dolls at tho toy tnblo opposllo hur and had placed a cup and saucor in front of each of thowi. Thero was an extra cup nnd saucer nt a vacant place. Sho poured tho tea first Into tho cups .before each doll. Thon sho camo to tho cup at tho vacant placn and paused, because thero wns wo guost there. Then sho rememborod her religious re-ligious teaching, her fuco brightened and she said: "Will you havo a cup of tea, God?"