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Poor RelationSr-i Touching Story.

sneers at poor relations. Blu: never re-
spec,ed The author of such unhappy SEN
tIneuis. Poor relations" generally car
~ as pure and generous hearts under
their jackets and Thin shaws as the
richest who are whiting and wishing
them 10 die.
In 1927 was apprerticed TO Mr. Joel
Scott. stone mason. He was then 81
years OF age and vas quite wealthy. He
was penurious. and continued his bust
ness for further worldly gains. though
his constitution was much shattered by
previous toll. He required unreasonable
days work of his laborers. He was not
satisfied with fair service of ten hours
a; steady labor. He demanded twelve
hours, and usually contrived to get thir-
teen. lie was sChemer and skin flint.
lie once passed three dollar bank note
20 me- that was fifteen per cent. below
par, but he would not pay me the forty
five cents which lost on it. because
could not bring proof that | received the
note of him. i afterwards learned that
he received it of an honest farmer for two
dollars and fifty cents. or nearly seven
teen per cent. discount. Still he was
scrupulously pious. believe ne never
missed conference or evening lecture.
and he was the first 10 enter the church
on the Sabbath: at evening meetings he
usually prayed. and never occupied less
than half all hour. He denounc ed all
'uncharitab,e in severe though ra-
the coarse terms. He was quite rich,
purity owing TO :he sudden rise in a tract
OF r.al estate which he had purchased
ssvrral year, before at low price. and
con.rived to slip out OF his obligation TO
pay for good portion of it, Oh the death
of the man who sold il to him. the wild
OK and her children suffering for want
OF their just dues. but Scott had pecu
liar faculty Of getting rid of debts with
out paying them. | hardly know how
he did ii. but am satisfied that he ac-
compiished the feat on more than one
occasion. He was so pious; however.
that few persons in the village dared lisp
a word of insinuation that he was dis
honest Blu, rich as he was, he never
gave why penny unless it was TO some
far off Missi onary Society that had very
many officers and hired assistants, who
publish 10 the world the names Of those
who give their money to them. | saw
him, however, kick a poor little ragged
and sickly boy Of about eight years old.
go that he fell down flight of six steps
in the rear Of the house. 1t was Sab.
bath morning; the boy had q little bas
ket on his arm ard meekly begged for
some vicIuals. This was his offence
His mother was wretchedlY poor and in
temperate. but was the child TO blame
for that? That evening heard him pray
against the "sin OF unchariia bleness.
Scott had niece. She was thirteen
years of age. the daughter Of his sister,
Her father died the year thu. was APP
prenticed. He was intelligent and in
personal appearance splendid pattern
of man. Minnie was his only child.
and when he died she was truly an or
phsn, for her mother was ar invalid and
penniless. The poor woman did not sur.
vivs long But she persuaded her broth
er Scott to take the little Minnie into
his family. She was rather small of her
age. or appeared to be. as she was so per-
fectly formed that she seemed smaller
than she really was, and have noticed
the same PECULIARLY in Powers Greek
Slave. Perhaps il is so with all beauti-
full formed men and women, and animals.
Minnie was beautiful. Her hair was of
raven blsckness. Her skin was no: the
very whitest. but it was remarkab bly, clear
and smooth, and her cheeks were peach
red. The most intelligent. innocent. and
lovely eye :ha: ever glistened under a
female brow was Minnie's. Her teeth
so regular and so white. were ornamen-
tai If such features could be ornamented; !;
she had broad intellectual forehead
and her face ever wore a sweet smile.
have never seen SO pretty girl. nor one
so lovely in every respect.
Her uncle made slave of her. She
never complained, but was ever active
from four o'clock in the morning. the
time that she daily rose 10 make the fire
and prepare the breakfast, till ten. when
she had liberty TO retire. What sur
prising amount of work that little girl
d'd' II was enough to break down
Stout woman. But she always did it
well. She was so neat. SO auckland
always so cheerful! could never be