Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1916 — Up to Them. [ARTICLE]

Up to Them.

Little James, aged six, bad beea taught to pray each night for all hla relatives and friends, and consequently the list had grown quite large. So ow* night when it came time for the customary prayers, he refused to say them. “Well, well, James!” said his mother, "why don’t you say them? All good little boys say their prayers.” “Yes, but I’m too tired.” • “Oh, my, that’s no excuse. Com* now; that’s a good boy.” “Well,” relented James, “I guess m have to. But gnyhow, I’m not going tm pray for everybody. I’m going to cot a lot of ’em out Some of ’em will have to save themselves-” —Tombigbea Clarion.