It was the custom in a certain household to have each member of the family repeat a verse from the Bible at the beginning of every meal. One day the five-year-old son had been naughty, and was put at a table by himself for punishment. When it oamo to his turn to recite a verse he solemnly repeated; "Thou h'ust prepar-d » table fav m«> In tho pteisßnw at awe aaemwv*
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2351, 6 January 1915, Page 4
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70Untitled Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2351, 6 January 1915, Page 4
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