J. Theobald and Company's extra special illustrated catalogue of magic lanterns, slides and apparatus (circa 1900)

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2 163 The Storm at Sea. 1 When the.wind began to rise, every one was busy ou board the ship 2 A man came down to the sea-shore and jumped into a boat which lay there 3 The stranger was standing on the deck of the ressol 4 But altogether he seemed very sad now 6 The wind grew into a storm, the storm grew into a hurricane 6 But still the storm did not abate, and they thought that soon the ship must go pieces 7 It was a strange sight to see how the man awoke 8 ' Tell us what doing of thine has brought this trouble upon us ? * 9 Then the men looked upon him with fear 10 So they cast him into the sea, and its great waves closed over him 11 But God had prepared a great fish which swam under those fearful waves 12 Then God commanded the fish and cast Jonah upon the shore The Two Roads. A Dream. 1 The words I had read came back again to me in a dream 2 The path upon which it opened looked as gay and pleasant as a path could lOOk 8 I looked at the other gate, it was as narrow as the other was wide 4 I shall only go a little way with them, just to see what it is like 5 Pie was in the thorns in a moment 6 The thorns turned into sweet bunches of roses and woodbine 7 He slipped down and lay bruised and groaning on the ground 8 Its thorns seemed to tear him at every step 9 But they cried when there was none to hear The Spring Morning. 1 I saw the figure of a man coming to them from amongst the trees 2 There was something most kind and lender in this man’s face and Tolce 3 Then the man gave them each a small bottle 4 * And now,’ he said, * farewell: I shall meet again in the happy garden • 6 He took up stones, and began to throw at them 6 So they walked on together, and began talking as little boys might talk 7 Lightly he sprang over it, and was setting out oa the waste 8 He stole back again to Hdonb and Argia 9 ‘ So, here is one coming back again !’ cried Edon& 10 So they drove him away, and he wandered very sadly along the path 11 But it was low now, and there was no danger 12 He saw a snake lying in the grass, which startled him 13 He played a few earnest notes upon it 14 A mighty storm swept by ; the rain fell in torrents 15 Then he thought of his bottle, and he drew it out 16 Heavily did it beat upon him, as the rain fell in torrents 17 Another step, and it covered hie shoulders, and lifted his feet from the gron&l 18 When he reached it, he sunk down upon the grass 19 Just at this very time Agapfe was reaching the golden gates 20 As he lifted up his eyoa to do so, they lighted upon a golden writing 21 All the wood through did Asthathes keep playing on the flute 22 Be seized the golden knocker 23 Edon^ saw a fierce beast coming nigh to Argia 24 The beast seized him in his claws, and doubtless tore him to pieces 25 And began to hurry up the hill in spite of the steepuesa Headings for the above Scripture Stories : “ Agathos and other Sun^sy Stories/* bf Bishop Wilberforce, Seeley and Co., Loudon, 6d,