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JUVENILE MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 147
do,— they were farmers, and it was haying-time,
— were gathered together in groups, talking and
making fun for one another. As I passed one of
the groups a stout, stalwart, but ugly-looking
man called out to me, saying, 'Halloo there,
friend ! Have you got any potash-kettles to
sell?*
" You will learn, as you go through the world,
that there are a great many silly people in it.
And I hope,
too, you will learn another lesson in
connection with this. We are told by high
authority, 'Fret not thyself because of evil
doers.'
You will learn, I trust, to give heed to
this excellent admonition. But now, Henry," he
"
added, you will please proceed with your re
port."
Henry went over briefly with the story of his