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Show m . WHERE THE DANGER LAY. Listener! In Greater Peril Than Wat Ambltlout Muilclan. There wns never a more consclen- tlous young man than Eben Soulo, and when ho found how much absorbed tin had become with the more Idea of playing In the town band, ho con-suited con-suited his minister. "Do you reckon reck-on I could give up all that time to music without falling from gracoT" ha asked, anxiously. The good old Methodist had a saying say-ing Bonsu of humor. Ho saw that his parishioner was much distressed be-" be-" tweon his wishes nnd his conscience, but the minister smiled on htm, never, thelcss. "It's tho horn you're asked to play, 1 hear," ho said. "Ever had much experience ex-perience with It, Eben?" "Never tried It but once, but I like the sound of It first-rate," said tho young man. "M'm!" said tho minister. "Well, I think you needn't bo afraid of falling from grace on account of it, but I do hope you'll manngo things so your family and neighbors won't havo to pass through the ilery temptation of hearing you practice too often, Eben." Youth's Companion. |