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SLING- SHOT TIME 



IT is nesting time in Bird-land, but 

 sling-shot time in the world of the 

 enterprising boy, whose pockets are filled 

 with pebbles, and in whose hand is a 

 brand new sling-shot. 



Now don't think for a moment, boys, 

 that I do not sympathize with you in all 

 the lawful sports that gladden a boy's 

 heart, — sports that make his eye quick to 

 see and his hand strong to act. But the 

 world is very large. God has made it so, 

 that there might be plenty of room for 

 you and your sling-shot and the birds and 

 their nests. 



Did you ever try marking out a target 

 on the side of the barn, and shoot pebbles 



73 



