Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1881 — What Little Artie Did. [ARTICLE]

What Little Artie Did.

Little Artie and his brothers. Three of them, and dear little fellows they were, all brave and self-reliant, ami brought up by their parents in the right way. As these children llve<l some distance from town, it was often found necessary to leave them at home when father and mother attended meeting: esjMH'ially was this the case iu cola weather. Through the summer months, the children were often taken along, to their great delight. And us their parents were Methodists of a good old fashioned kin*!, the boys were in the habit of hearing—at such times —the hearty “Amen.” break forth from their father’s lips when the sermon was particularly enjoyable. » One cold Sabbath day these children were left at home, with many cautions to lie careful; yet hardly had the parents left ere the wood-\Vork near the stovepipe was discovered to lie on tire, ami out of the children’s reach; hut, with wonderful activity and energy, the eldest climlied up on a table, ami put out the flames. When tin- father and mother returned, they shuddered to see the danger to which their dear ones had been I‘xposed, and with thankful hearts praise*) them for their courage. “How did you manage, Tommy, to reai'h the lire?” asked the father. “Why” said Tommy, “I , pushed the table up to the wall, and got upon that.” . * - “Ami did you help brother, Jimmy?” to th** next./ “Y’es sir; I brought him a pail of water and handed him thte dipper.” “And what did you do?” said the .proud father ti» his p*'t, the youngest *U' the group. ‘•Well, papa,” said Artie, “you see I was too small to help put out the tire, and so I just stood by ami holler’d “Amen.’ "—Kind Words.