A LITTLE girl and her brother were carrying a basket of cakes to their old grandmother. As often happens with children, and sometimes with grown-up people, they were very curious to see what was in the basket, and so they very carefully raised the cover and looked in. When their greedy eyes saw the tempting cakes their mouths fairly watered to taste them. After counting them over several times, they almost made up their minds they might eat just one of them. Nobody would know it, and it would taste so good. While they were gazing at the cakes, and just ready to take one, the little girl looked up in her brother’s face, and asked the matter-of-fact question, “Can’t God count?” This settled the matter; the lid was shut down, and all the cakes were carried to their grandmother.
ML 04/09/1916