Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-09-05

- but at the same time don't believe IN IL
Them Hindoos and South Sea Islanders may
be savage and ignorant, by our scale of meas
uring folks; but that is reason why we
should send all our money of there, while our
own folks are starving at home,
g Did you put anything into the box 7"
asked Lyman Drake.
{. No, I didn't When they showed it into
my face / told 'ern I'd left all my money at
home-and so had. -
q You're about right, Sam, . said Bill Rob-
inson. :. But did more than you did. When
the box was handed to me, spoke right out,
SO that everybody around me heard. / told
the old deacon if he'd take up a subscription
to help she poor folks in our own town, I'd
put in something"
What did he say to that?' esss
-. Why-he said q souls were of more con-
sequence than bodies. So / just said back
that guessed he'd find it hard work to save
! soul out of starving body. But you see
that arn't the thing. They won't try to save.
the souls, nor the bodies, either of their own
townsfolks Now, when Squire TrueInan
came here to settle, they tried quick enough
to save his soul. Ye see his body was already
salted down with ten thousand dollars, SO bis
soul was worth something to em. That's the
dogs of it. Why don't they try to save poor
old Israel Trask's soul, and his wife's too ?"
| .. Wasn't there committee of the church
that visited old Israel last month z! quericd
Drake.
g Yes-there was.n answered Sam. giving
his cigar an indignant shake and what
did they do? They went there-four on 'eml
and found the old folks suffering for want of
food and clothing. They tried to make the
old man believe their religion was the only
true one in the world. but he woulin't !; SO
they gave him three tracts and a little cheap
book, and then went away. That's what
they did BY hockey, afore Id give cent to
such chaps to send off to feed their missiona-
| ries in Baugwhank and Slapham Islands. I'd
throw i. into the fire
But these missionaries are honest people,
| and do some good, remarked Peter Hobbs,
| who had not before spoken on the subject.
=. In course they do" responded Sam.
:. But wouldn't it look better of EN- to begin
some of their charities at home BY jingo, j
| Judge of q mans order by the way he may
| fuss around on another mans premises. And
| Just SO with these philanthropists rdrather
see how much their religion does towards
keeEing the Gentiles of their own. town, than
! to go away off to the other end of the earth to
| look for the fruits Of their Christianity
Them my sentiments. .''asss s seaHgI
ss.. And mine. too, = nttcred IL alton Mason.
who had just thrown away the stump of one
cigar, and was about lighting another = Just
think they collected, last Sunday, to send off
to the Hindoos, over two hundred dollars
! Now, that would have made half the poor
families in this town--and | don't know but
I all-comfortable for the winter There was
Mr. Netherly-w forty thousand dollars,
he put in u ten dollar bill 1t was a great,
new bill and he opened it and held it up,
and even turned it round. soft everybody
could see it before he let it drop. Then at
the end, when the box was carried up into
pulpit, the deacon whispered to the minister ;
and the minister got up, and, said he, taking
hold of the corner of the rich mans bill
- Here is ten dollars from one brother. Let
that brother be assured that this deed is re-
meinbered CT him in heaven" Yes, that's
what was said and Mr.. Netherly held up his
head, bowed very low, and then looked around
at the rest of the congregation, as much as to
| say, .sthot's me ~ Now / kuov of another
thing that guessll be remembered in heay-
en-, alongside of this one Last week, poor
| old Trask-Uncle Israel-called at Netherly'
with some baskets. You know the old man
] gets out stuff in the summer, and then in the
winter makes it up. Well, he went there,
diiu dShCu 4tCluCilj II hS HOuld bu1 DdShtt-
No; he didn't want one The old man told
him how he and his poor wife were suffering,
| and he asked him is he couldn't help him In
| some way; and what d. 'ye think Netherly
said? Why, he said that he had to pay tax
es to help support poorhouse, and told Un-
Gle Israel that he'd find help there, if he'd
only apply to the selectmen! Now, wha
dye think of that, ELL p s S
Why" returned Sam, 81 think if he.
got an account in heaven, he'll find a balancs
against him, when he comeS to settle up."sl
T. So he will, responded three or four o
1 the others
For some moments after this, the part,
smoked in silence Peter Hobbs had beef
i pondering very deeply upon something. ant
at length he spoke: sss gs
Now, look here. boys, he said, THROWN;
his half-smeked cigar into the fire, q there's
good deal of truth in what's been said Iii
fact, it's all true but before we blame Others
we ought to do something ourselves Now
I'm ready to form a regular benevolent socie
ty.-Let us six 60 at the work, and see wha
: we can do towards alternating some of til
distress about u.s. What say you 2" g
The other five looked on in wonder.
But, said Sam. q how are we to do it
: We arn't among the favored ones "
E wasn't born with silver spoons in our mouths.
'' should like to do it," added Drake
but what's the use We ecouldn't do much
| any way-not enough 70 amount to anything
I And 50 the others expressed their opinion
{ IN hike manner. They all . would like, = b.
s here was the money to come from ~
= 49,. Listen, said Peter; aud they all turre
J towards him with real deference, for the
s snew tnat nc never wore cloak over b