The Impersonal Life

by Joseph Sieber Benner

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-Later Beverly brought me a picture of a girl dressed in red +<WRAP justify> 
-and I said, “Is that Little Red Riding Hood?” She smiled, and I +Later Beverly brought me a picture of a girl dressed in red and I said, “Is that Little Red Riding Hood?” She smiled, and I said, “Shall I tell you the story of Little Red Riding Hood?”
-said, “Shall I tell you the story of Little Red Riding Hood?”+
  
-I took her on my lap and began the story, and she listened +I took her on my lap and began the story, and she listened attentively. When I came to the part, “Big eyes to see you,” her eyes fairly danced, and before I could say, “Big ears to hear you,” she pointed to her ears and threw back her little head and laughed as I showed my surprise. I went on and as I started to say, “Big mouth to eat you up,” she opened her mouth wide and made a dive for my face and bit my cheek ever so gently.
-attentively. When I came to the part, “Big eyes to see you,” +
-her eyes fairly danced, and before I could say, “Big ears to hear +
-you,” she pointed to her ears and threw back her little head and +
-laughed as I showed my surprise. I went on and as I started to +
-say, “Big mouth to eat you up,” she opened her mouth wide and +
-made a dive for my face and bit my cheek ever so gently.+
  
-Then she slipped to the floor and stood looking at me laughing +Then she slipped to the floor and stood looking at me laughing heartily as though she had played a good joke on me. Her mother said that they had never tried to tell her stories as they thought she was too young.
-heartily as though she had played a good joke on me. Her mother +
-said that they had never tried to tell her stories as they thought she +
-was too young.+
  
-Then she added, “She never displays any of this to anyone but +Then she added, “She never displays any of this to anyone but you. Can it be that she knows that you understand her?”
-you. Can it be that she knows that you understand her?”+
  
-I suggested that now Beverly is learning to talk that she, the +I suggested that now Beverly is learning to talk that she, the mother, study the child and make every effort to understand her, hinting that Beverly might teach her many things. —M. F. R. 
-mother, study the child and make every effort to understand her, +</WRAP>
-hinting that Beverly might teach her many things. +
-—M. F. R.+
  
-—o—+<WRAP centeralign>————o————</WRAP>
  
-=== MY FAVORITE TREATMENT ===+==== MY FAVORITE TREATMENT ====
 IN MY integrity, Belov’d, IN MY integrity, Belov’d,
-Wherein I see as God, +\\ Wherein I see as God, 
-I see you on Life’s shining path +\\ I see you on Life’s shining path 
-Your feet with glory shod.+\\ Your feet with glory shod.
  
 Upon your head the crown of Joy Upon your head the crown of Joy
-That will not pass away, +\\ That will not pass away, 
-Your body glorious in Strength +\\ Your body glorious in Strength 
-That never can decay.+\\ That never can decay.
  
 I see you free and unafraid I see you free and unafraid
-Above the clouds of doubt, +\\ Above the clouds of doubt, 
-Where’er you pass thro’ dangers dark +\\ Where’er you pass thro’ dangers dark 
-God’s angels camp about.+\\ God’s angels camp about.
  
 Sweet flowers of Love and Hope spring up Sweet flowers of Love and Hope spring up
-Where’er your feet have trod,— +\\ Where’er your feet have trod,— 
-This is my thought of you, Belov’d, +\\ This is my thought of you, Belov’d, 
-Wherein I see as God. +\\ Wherein I see as God. 
-—Henry Victor Morgan.+\\ —Henry Victor Morgan.
  
  
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