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for his country and his God. Music and dancing and many
delights followed in celebration of this victory. War songs
were sung, and one of the most popular of them all had this
chorus— ;

“Saul hath slain his thousands,

But David his tens of thousands.”

American boys may well be interested in this story. David
was a brave young patriot. He was willing to dare and die
for his country. Many of the fathers of the boys who read
this book, and some of their grandfathers, went out more than
a generation ago to fight a greater giant than Goliath. They
fought the giant slavery. It was a terrible conflict, but the
giant was killed, and buried without hope of resurrection.

War is a terrible thing! But David-was a hero in a noble
cause.