The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-12-01

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She had. from the first, openly shown he
hostility TO the Lodg &C and many had bee
the scenes of tears and recriminations be
tween them he being too firm to yield t.
her weak entreatIes to withdraw from al
Institution he knew to be so worthy an,
bind only to her own selfish love for ever,
hour Of time, at his refusal, she would re
tort
You pretend to friendship, love, and
truth! Where is your friendship for me
Where is your lore Tor me? Where is YOU
t:ulh, when you refuse this 10 my love, afte
you solcmnly pledged yourself when yo,
married mr, Charles, to love and honor me
is this honoring or loving me2 If you
think so, do not"
While Mrs. Preston was eating her ice
Amy Otis came 10; and being now in bet
ter humor, (iccs are an unEaillpg prescrip
ton IN these matters:) she managed TO re-
ccivc her husband very amiably, when al
halfpast nine he returned.
He looked gratiied at the change in he,
but made no remark before Miss Otis. He
was grave and thoughtful. AT length he
said, smiling, as he looked at his wife
"Miss Amy, my wife has scolded me
little tar being an Odd Fellow, you know
She tried 10 have me stay in tonight. Bul
as was on the sick committee | could not
very well. | am thankful did not" he
said imprcssively. "Would you like to
hear" ne added, addressing the young lady,
"where have been?"
eyes" she answered, laughing. Let us
hear, sir, Of some of your great benevolent
dongs" /"
"After had walked five minutes from
my door, turned into -- Lane, and
with some difficulty I found the house I
sought. 1t was small and ofhumble exteri.
or. l knocked, and a thin, pale young wo-
man came 10 the door. asked if MIR. Pei
len lived there? She said that he did.
told her had come to see him, having Just
heard of his illness"
"Hc is indeed ill, sir. am glad you
have come to see him, sir. Are YOU an
Odd Fellow?" she asked with an eager
look.
"Ycs."
"Then all is we'll for US s' she answered.
gratefully. "Hc is my husband, sir. He
has not been we'll for this six months. And
the last six weeks he hasn't been able to
work for the demguc in his fingers. This
worried him and wore upon him, and made
him right sick at last Well, sir, as his dai
ly earnings were cat up by the four children
and us two as fast as 1t came in, if he lost a
day it was robbing the mouths that depen-
dcd on him; and he has been paid low OF
late, there is so many cngravers that are not
married that work for very little. So he
grew sick aud took to bed with bad
fcycr."
"And how long has he been ill %
-Four weeks, sir"
And why has he not made it known 10
the Lodge?''
$50 | told him but he said no. lie
said he would keep from the funds of the
Lod dge till the very last minute. So he
made me sell this and that for food and to
buy medicine"
"The scnsitivencss was all wrong"
said to her. "1'hc fund was in part his
own contribution. He was entitled to it as
Alright. 1t is never regarded in the light ol
aims"
"But he felt it was, sir and he is proud.
Well, sir, we struggled on till to-day, when
he proving worse, and nothing 10 sell and
nothing to eat, Imade him tell me who was
the 'Grandee' of the Lodge and l put on
my bonnet when he was asleep and goes
straight to his store. He received me kindly
and said my husbann should at once be at
tended to; and that's only an hour since
and here you are already, sir, come to see
me y
She pressed my hand, with tears and cx.
prcssions Of the deepest gratitude. enter
cd the sick mans room. He turned his
large glazing eye upon me, and smiled as
he recognized me.
"You have come to poor mans house
sir," he said. as if mortified at his poverty
81 did not expect l should so soon call or
The charity of the Lodge"
"You are claiming of me only your right
and my DUE" said. 'No Odd Fellow car
be regarded as an object of charity. He i.
looked upon as distressed brother, ant
the duties extended to him are those of love
We owe each other only love. 1t is tha
has brought me here"