Chapter I: Front Matter

MAYBEE’S STEPPING-STONES.

BY
ARCHIE FELL,

AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,”
“APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.

“The gold of that land is good.”—GEN. 2:12.

BOSTON:
D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY

To the

CHILDREN OF THE SABBATH SCHOOL,
INTO WHOSE HAPPY FACES
I HAVE LOOKED, FROM WEEK TO WEEK,
FOR SO MANY YEARS,
AND WHO HAVE LISTENED SO EAGERLY FOR THE SPOKEN
WORD, THOUGH NEVER SO UNWORTHY,

This little Volume

IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED,
WITH A PRAYER
THAT IT MAY BE INDEED
TO THEM
_STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.

CONTENTS.

I. Jan. 7. MOTHER KNOWS BEST 7

II. ″ 14. LED INTO SIN—AND OUT 14

III. ″ 21. NAUGHTY DICK 21

IV. ″ 28. THE LITTLE RED HOUSE 27

V. Feb. 4. “DOT” 35

VI. ″ 11. CHOOSING A MASTER 42

VII. ″ 18. TOD’S STRATAGEM 50

VIII. ″ 25. THE HELPING HAND 57

IX. March 4. BELL’S BARGAIN 65

X. ″ 11. WALKING WITH GOD 72

XI. ″ 18. BROWN-HAIRED BESS 79

XII. ″ 25. MAYBEE’S STEPPING-STONES 81

SECOND QUARTER.

I. April 1. BETTER THAN “A RICH COUSIN.” 91

II. ″ 8. TRYPHOSA 99

III. ″ 15. PLAYING “INJUNS” 107

IV. ″ 22. GREEDY BELL AND HONEST BENNIE 115

V. ″ 29. GOD’S SIDE THE STRONGEST 123

VI. May 6. STRONGER THAN PAPA 131

VII. ″ 13. REAL “MINDING” 133

VIII. ″ 20. AND THE LAST, FIRST 139

IX. ″ 27. PHOSY’S WORK 145

X. June 3. PHOSY’S HYMN 154

XI. ″ 10. MAYBEE’S REBELLION 155

XII. ″ 17. “BECAUSE” 163

XIII. ″ 24. WHY FRED WAS PUNISHED 168

THIRD QUARTER.

I. July 1. FARMER VANCE 170

II. ″ 8. TELLING THE TIDINGS 177

III. ″ 15. JESUS’ NAME 184

IV. ″ 22. THE INVITATION 190

V. ″ 29. DICK’S “YOKE” 195

VI. Aug. 5. MAYBEE’S PLEDGE 206

VII. ″ 12. THE “NEW SONG” 216

VIII. ″ 19. THE WONDERFUL BOOK 223

IX. ″ 26. AUNTY MCFANE’S HYMN 230

X. Sept. 2. HOW TO BE GOOD 232

XI. ″ 9. BELL’S BIBLE-READING 240

XII. ″ 16. WHAT COUSIN MATE SAID 249

XIII. ″ 23. “CHRIST” OR “SELF” 253

XIV. ″ 30. MISS LOMY’S SERMON 256

FOURTH QUARTER.

I. Oct. 7. HOW NOT TO BE TROUBLED 264

II. ″ 14. TOD’S “PERSECUTE” 268

III. ″ 21. WILL CARTER 276

IV. ″ 28. HOW DICK CARRIED THE DAY 283

V. Nov. 4. HOW FARMER VANCE REASONED 290

VI. ″ 11. FARMER VANCE’S “LEADING” 297

VII. ″ 18. ALMOST PERSUADED 302

VIII. ″ 25. NEEDLE ROCK 304

IX. Dec. 2. THE RESCUE 312

X. ″ 9. WILL’S DEBT 319

XI. ″ 16. MR. BLACKMAN 324

XII. ″ 23. MAYBEE’S “PREACH” AND PRACTICE 329

XIII. ″ 30. UNCLE THED’S CHRISTMAS PLAN 340

MAYBEE’S STEPPING-STONES.