The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-01-21
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The tall mould candles were burnin,
thereon, end on the hearth blazed
cheerful FIRE. ,c.l ,i.s rre
"Hasn't that old fellow gone YETI
asked Mrs, W. She heard his voice al
he turned from the door.
aNo, and what do you supposei" Hi
wants us 10 lei him stay all night"
"Indeed, we'll do no such thing! VIZ
can't have The likes Of him in, the house
no how. Where could he sleepy =
"Noi in the best room, even il Mr.. N
should no, con,e.n ~ .r., .
"No, indsedi" ts..,1-.,.g
"Bu, really, I don't see, Jane, how We
can turn him out Of doors. He doesn'i
look like a very strong man, and it's dark
and cold, and full thee miles to D."
"ll's too much. He ought TO have
gone on while he had daylight, and mo-
fingered here as he did ill it got dark.
ave can, turn him out Of doors, Jane.
and IT'S no use to think Of it. He'll have
10 stay now"
But what can we do with him"
"fie seems like decent man a, least
and doesn'i look as if he had ANYTHING
bad abou, him. We might make him q
bed on the f,or somewhere"
~ wish he had been 10 Guinea before
he had come here?" said Mrs. W. fret
fully. The disappointment, and convic--
ton that Mr. N. would not arrive, occa.
stoned her TO feel, and the intrusion of
SO unweicome visitor as the stranger,
completely unhinged her mind.
20, well, Jane," replied her husband,
in soothing tone, A'neyer mind. We
must make the best Of il. He came TO
us tired and hungry, and we warmed and
fed him. !, He now asks shelter for the
night, and we must no, refuse him, nor
gran, his request in complaining or re-
luctant spirit. You know what the Bible
says about entertaining angels una
wares!" .[.
"Angels! did you ever see an angel
look like hint"
"Haviag never seen an. angel, /" said
the farmer, smiling, 81 am unable 10 speak
as 10 their appearances" ,.t
This had the effect TO call an answering
smile to the face OF Mrs. w. aud better
feeling to the heart. I. was finally
agreed between them that the man, as
ne seemed like decent kind of person,
should be permitted to occupy the minis
ter's room if that individual did not arrive,
an event to which they both now looked
with but small expectancy. If he did
come, why the man would have TO put up
with poorer accommodations.
When Mr.. W. returned to the kitchen
where the stranger had seated himself
before the FIRE, he informed him that they
had decided to let him stay all night
The man expressed in few words his
grateful sense of the kindness, and then
became silent and thoughtful. Soon, the
farmers wife, giving up all hope Cf Mr..
MS arrival, had supper taken up, which
consisted OF coffee, warm short kes and
boiled chickens. After all was on, the
table a short conference was held as TO
whether il W nd do not to invite tie
stranger TO take supper. 1t wss lrue they
had given him aa much bread and bacon
as he could eat; but then as he was
going 10 stay all night, it looked too in
hospi,able 10 sit down to the table and
not ask him 10 join them. So, making
virtue Of necessity, he was kindly asked
to come to supper-an invitation which
he did not decliae. Grace was said over
the meal by Mr., w., and then the coffee
was poured out, the bread helped, and the
meat carved.
There was a fine little boy sis years old
al tho table. who had been frightened up
and dressed in bis best, in order to grace
the minister's reception. Charley was
full Of talk, and they fel, mutual pride
in showing him of, even before their
humble guest, who noticed him prarticu-
larly, though he had not much to say,
"Come, Charley" said Mr.. W., after the
meal was over, and he sat leaning back
in his chair, "can't you repeat the pretty
hymn mamma learned you last Sunday?"
Charley started off without further in
viiation, and repeated two OF three verses
Of a new camp meeting hymn, that was
just then very popular. = ~,
Snow let Us hear you say the com
mandmenis, Charley" spoke up, the
mother well peased at her child's per
formance. t'y
And Charley repeated them with the
aid Of little prompting.
"How many commandments are there -
asked the father.
Z The child hesi,a,ed and then looking
up at the slanger, near whom he SAT, in.
nocently. I'
"How many are sleres"
The man though, for some moments,
and said, as If in doubt.
"Eleven, are there not?" ri
"Eleven!" eiaculated Mrs. W.. look
ing towards the man with unfeigned sur
prise. s,el sa'rA
Eleventh said her husband, with
more rebuke than surprise, in his voice.
"Is il possible, sir, that you do not know
how many commandments thers, are?-
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