LITTLE JAMIE.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 176, 30 October 1886, Page 8 (Supplement)

LITTLE JAMIE.

In a small village there lived a lifcfcla Scotch boy named Jamie. His mother loved him and he loved his mother. The little boy wanted to be a sailor; hie mother did not like the idea of losing her Jamie, but he had read so much about sailors and foreign lands that he paid : "Oh, mother I do want to be a sailor !" ► "Jamie, you shall go," she said at Iaet. She gave her blessing, and added, " Jamie, wherever you are, whether at sea or on land, never forget to acknowledge your God ; and give me a promise that you will kneel down every night on ship-board and say your prayers and trust in God " "Mother, I promise you I will,' said little Jamie, the tears trickling down his cheeks. The boy went on board a ship bound for India, The first night, when the sailors had gone to their berths, seeing little Jamie kneel down to say his prayers, a sailor went up to him, and, giving him a box on the ear, said, " None of that here, air!" Now among the crew there was another sailor, a swearing man, who said to the man who had struck the boy, "Gome on deck and I will give you a thrashing, and they went on deck. Now I am nofc approving of the fight, but these men did fight, and the swearing fellow beat the one who had boxed the little boy's ears. Then they came back to the cabin, and the swearing man said to Jamie : - "Now, Jamie, eay your prayers; and if he dareso to tuch you I will dreeshim !" Well, the next night Jamie said t6 himself, " I don't,like to "make any disturbance on board ship; 1 will say my prayers in my berth; I won't kneel down before the sailors. I will get into my hammock and say my prayers to myself." Mark the effect of this on the swearing sailor. The moment he saw little Jamie" get into the hammock without saying hi& prayers, he went u£ and took Kim' by the neck and dragged him out, and said ; " Kneel down at once, sir., Do you think I am going to fight for you and yoa not say your prayers, you young rascal?" ■ During the whole voyage back to Ldndoa Jamie had in that reckless, thoughtless sailor a man who looked after him like a' father, and every night saw that 1 He knelt down and said hia' prayers. Now let me, tell you a' part of little Jamie's r history. Some years ago they wanted the cleverest captain they could find in England for the '^Great Eastern," and they selected'*little Jamie. .When the great ship came'back, thejcaptain knelt before'Quee^n'jViotoria, who said,," Rise, Sir James Anderson 1,'" > ''. ' '■"'"'■ " ' " 'r> v''"~' "■ i ]f •

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