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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The ladies exchanged glances.<br />
'"Fact is stranger than fiction," certainly,' said the colonel. 'Now, my<br />
boy, come here.'<br />
He was standing on the hearthrug with his back to the fire, and<br />
putting his hand into his pocket he drew out a small box and placed it in<br />
the child's hand.<br />
'Open it, and tell me if you recognize the contents.'<br />
Teddy lifted the lid, and then a gasp, and a cry of ecstasy broke<br />
from him.<br />
'Oh, my button, my own button! Oh, sir!'<br />
And here the tears welled up in the blue eyes, and, utterly<br />
regardless of the place he was in, he flung himself down on the<br />
hearthrug and buried his head, face foremost, in his arms. He lay there<br />
so still for a moment that Mrs. Graham bent forward to touch him,<br />
fearing that the excitement might be too much for him, but he was only<br />
trying to hide his emotion from those looking on. In another minute he<br />
rose to his feet, and with a face perfectly radiant he turned to, the<br />
colonel, 'It's lovely, sir, it's lovely!'<br />
The colonel had had it set in a little gold framework with blue<br />
ribbon attached, making it look as much like a medal as possible, and<br />
Mrs. Graham now came forward and pinned it to his coat.<br />
'Now, my boy, I don't think you will ever guess how it came into<br />
our possession. The other day I brought home a few fish, and in<br />
preparing one of these for table our cook discovered your button inside<br />
it—I wonder the fish had not come to an untimely end before from such<br />
an indigestible meal! She told us of it, not recognizing what a valuable<br />
treasure she had brought to light, and directly we saw it, we knew it was<br />
the redoubtable button that has been the means of causing such<br />
interest in our neighborhood.'<br />
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