Teddy's Button by Amy Le Feuvre
Teddy loves to tell the story of how his father heroically died on the battlefield and guards his button jealously. But this brings contention and strife when a new girl comes to town. Teddy begins to learn what it means to be a soldier under Christ, his Captain. Here is a story that will open a child's understanding of the spiritual battle within as Teddy learns that he is his own worst enemy. As a stubborn boy and girl refuse to back down from their selfish pride, one of the many lessons they learn is that they cannot win battles by force and hate, but by carrying the banner of love. Through this charming story, Amy Lefeuvre helps children to understand the spiritual battle that rages in their soul, and that parents and children are on the same side.
Teddy loves to tell the story of how his father heroically died on the battlefield and guards his button jealously. But this brings contention and strife when a new girl comes to town. Teddy begins to learn what it means to be a soldier under Christ, his Captain. Here is a story that will open a child's understanding of the spiritual battle within as Teddy learns that he is his own worst enemy. As a stubborn boy and girl refuse to back down from their selfish pride, one of the many lessons they learn is that they cannot win battles by force and hate, but by carrying the banner of love. Through this charming story, Amy Lefeuvre helps children to understand the spiritual battle that rages in their soul, and that parents and children are on the same side.
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vociferous applause when he had finished.<br />
'Here, youngster,' said one of the older men, holding out his<br />
pewter pot to him, 'take a drink like a man; you deserve it!'<br />
'No, thank you,' the boy said; 'I never drink beer.'<br />
Then, as an oldish-looking soldier, with a heavy mustache already<br />
tinged with grey, came up to him, Teddy turned to him in delight.<br />
'Are you Bouncer?'<br />
'That's what I'm called.' The man's face was an unhappy one, and<br />
he seemed to be the butt of his comrades, for they poured forth such a<br />
volley of good-natured ridicule on his appearance that Teddy looked<br />
from one to the other in complete mystification.<br />
'Will you come and see my home?' the child asked softly. 'Corporal<br />
Sax<strong>by</strong> told me he thought you would like to come.'<br />
The man's face lightened. 'Ay, that I will, if it ain't fur off; my legs<br />
are that stiff and sore. I don't want much walking.'<br />
'It isn't very far.' Then, as they moved off together, Teddy slipped<br />
his little hand confidingly into the big one near him, and continued, 'Do<br />
you know there's going to be a splendid tea for you all in our<br />
schoolroom to-night—have you heard?'<br />
'Ay; the parson was round an hour ago giving out tickets. There's<br />
little to be done in a place like this, and we're too tired to tramp into the<br />
town; so I expect there'll be a tidy few.'<br />
'The corporal came to tea at our house the other night. He's a<br />
friend of yours, isn't he?'<br />
'The best friend I've got,' was the hearty answer. 'Ay, lad, there's<br />
few of his sort in the Army; for one that tries to help us on a bit there's<br />
ten that tries to drag us down!'<br />
'I suppose,' said Teddy dreamily, 'that, after all, the Queen's army<br />
isn't so nice to be in as the army I belong to? Does your captain help you<br />
when you're in trouble?'<br />
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