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'There is a little verse in God's Word that describes our Lord's banner  His colours. Will you say it after me?  "His banner over me was love."' THERE IS A LITTLE VERSE IN GOD'S WORD THAT DESCRIBES OUR LORD'S BANNER HIS COLOURS WILL YOU SAY IT AFTER ME HIS BANNER OVER ME WAS LOVE
ve me a bit, and she put out her tongue as long as ever she could!' 'Tell me the story of the button; I have heard, but have forgotten the details.' Teddy's eyes sparkled, and his little head was raised erect again. Slipping off his chair, he stood in front of the rector, and told the oft-repeated tale with dramatic force and effect. Mr. Upton listened with interest, but before he could offer any comment on it tea was announced, and taking the child by the hand he marched him into the dining-room. Hot tea-cakes, strawberry jam, and plum cake kept our little friend fully occupied for some time. He wondered if all the naughty boys interviewed by the rector had been treated to the same fare, and he began to think an invitation to Sunday tea at the rectory highly desirable. 'And now,' said Mr. Upton, towards the end of the meal, 'I want some more talk with you. Your father was a brave soldier; he died in saving the colours. You want to grow up like him, do you not?' 'Yes, sir, indeed I do. D OBJECT PROUDLY AND SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME A BIT AND SHE PUT OUT HER TONGUE AS LONG AS EVER SHE COULD TELL ME THE STORY OF THE BUTTON I HAVE HEARD BUT HAVE FORGOTTEN THE DETAILS TEDDY'S EYES SPARKLED AND HIS LITTLE HEAD WAS RAISED ERECT AGAIN SLIPPING OFF HIS CHAIR HE STOOD IN FRONT OF THE RECTOR AND TOLD THE OFT REPEATED TALE WITH DRAMATIC FORCE AND EFFECT MISTER UPTON LISTENED WITH INTEREST BUT BEFORE HE COULD OFFER ANY COMMENT ON IT TEA WAS ANNOUNCED AND TAKING THE CHILD BY THE HAND HE MARCHED INTO THE DINING ROOM HOT TEA CAKES STRAWBERRY JAM AND PLUM CAKE KEPT OUR LITTLE FRIEND FULLY OCCUPIED FOR SOME TIME HE WONDERED IF ALL THE NAUGHTY BOYS INTERVIEWED BY THE RECTOR HAD BEEN TREATED TO THE SAME FARE AND HE BEGAN TO THINK AN INVITATION TO SUNDAY TEA AT THE RECTORY HIGHLY DESIRABLE AND NOW SAID MISTER UPTON TOWARD THE END OF THE MEAL I WANT SOME MORE TALK WITH YOU YOUR FATHER WAS A BRAVE SOLDIER HE DIED IN SAVING THE COLORS YOU WANT TO GROW UP LIKE HIM DO YOU NOT YES SIR INDEED I DO
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