Then she fanned him, to his great annoyance, for it blew his hair about; and the pride of his life was to have his head as smooth and shiny as black satin.

An irrepressible sigh of weariness attracted Miss Celia's attention at last; for, though she seemed to be listening devoutly, her thoughts had flown over the sea, with tender prayers for one whom she loved even more than David did his Jonathan.

She guessed the trouble in a minute, and had provided for it, knowing by experience that few small boys can keep quiet through sermon-time.

Finding a certain place in the little book she had brought, she put it into his hands, with the whisper, "Read if you are tired." Ben clutched the book and gladly obeyed, though the title, "Scripture Narratives," did not look very inviting.

Then his eye fell on the picture of a slender youth cutting a large man's head off, while many people stood looking on.
"Jack, the giant-killer," thought Ben, and turned the page to see the words "David and Goliath", which was enough to set him to reading the story with great interest; for here was the shepherd boy turned into a hero.