Weakness

The Appeal of Weakness. — As a certain town was being sacked, one of the rough soldiery is said to have spared a little child, because it said, “Please, sir, don’t kill me, I am so little.” The rough warrior felt the cogency of the plea. You may yourselves just plead thus with

God. “0 God, do not destroy me! I deserve it, but oh, I am so little! Turn thy power upon some great thing, and let thy bowels move with compassion towards me!”