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The perusal of this little narrative will I trust show that the ways of God however [indecipherable] are all blended with mercy. Here is a little boy brot from the ends of the earth to teach me Charity forbearance & truth to love those who differ in religious sentiments to pray for & instruct them. He is sent to speak to all who read this little narrative to tell them to do good & to communicate - to be willing to receive reproof instrucction & comfort - Had he never been told the evil of swearing & using bad language he probably would not have been aware how simple a thing it is this to provoke the most high - had he not learned to read his testament he would have continued ignorant of its blessed truths - He [indecipherable] might still have said his true Marias and counted his beads instead of offering the acceptable sacrafice of a broken & contrite heart - which [indecipherable] God will not despise - His death too - so suddenly - so unexpected - speaks to all & tells them to Prepare to meet thy God We must needs die. Be ye also [indecipherable] for at an hour ye know not the Son of