BOBBIE, a little boy of four years old, was left at home with his little sister, under the care of the nurse, while his father and mother went to London.
Hearing someone say that they were expected home by next train, Bobbie slipped out of the house without being noticed, and made his way to the station as fast as his little legs could carry him.
When he reached it he ran along the line just as the train was coming in. Little did Bobbie know of his terrible danger. He was eager to meet those he loved, and they were in that train. The paperboy caught sight of the little figure on the line, and, at the risk of his own life, jumped down and seized the little fellow in his arms, and sprang up again on to the platform just as the engine came up. There was a shout from the people waiting for the train, and when the parents alighted, to their astonishment, they saw their darling boy without his hat, and in his little white pinafore, the center of a small crowd. They were soon told the story, and doubtless the mother’s heart went up in thanks to God as she clasped her little treasure in her arms. You may be sure the little paper-boy was thanked and rewarded for his brave act.
Are you not glad that little Bobbie was saved? But you, little children, are in just as much danger as he was unless the Lord Jesus has saved you; but you may not know it.
The Lord Jesus has come as the Good Shepherd to save His lambs. His name Jesus means Saviour, and He will save everyone who comes to Him.
ML 07/10/1904