Washington telegraph., 1856-03-05
: ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT
Arthur tells a roo1 .,or, ,I.,,,

and as the ministers all stopped with broth.
ker W aud his wife. every preparation wa,
made 10 give him a cordial reception The
honest couple thought that religion in pafi
consisted IL making some parade, aud there.
fore the parlor was put in order, nice Gre
was made, and the kitchen was repleni.hed
with cake. chickens, aud every delicaey
preparatory TO cooking
While Mr. W sas out At III, wood. pile. a
plsiu.looking. eoafsel y.iresscd. bu, quiet.
like pedestrian oume along aud inquired
tue d,stsuce Ia tie neat town lie was told
tbat Il aas three mile, being very eod.
he asked permission 10 enter ahd watm
himself 49, sas gwen ,ey ggud,'ufiy.
aud ialh aaui 10 lha hiiehcu ll. wife
loukrl IA #efs n liH uHlu,ly intrusion.
Tor Tue siaHgaT hi on auvhide bsi#. an
Old ha'. HIl lIfeaahafe bl,uefI5 patched
cuas Al lsafla - gave alm c'aif b..
side lht Den atan. winch Was baaIng me-
cakes iaf tue presiding e.dcr. who Wa me
inentaris eapeelsd. a. be was 10 preach
the ue4l d. Il the ehgiea a mile or tso
beyoud
The stranger. ahef warming himself.
prepared 10 .ea'e la' tie weather became
ineiemeni sni a. hl, srpeliIe was ioasel
by the siani. atal' the nrc, he asked fof
some little reifusaui.ul ere he sri out Tor
cuId walk lo the iuWn beyond Mr. ".
Wa displeassd bul uu esu,uilalion with her
husband. .oue eoIi b4,va aud bread were
,el opi ea IN ID lslle sni be uas then
somewhat -faity It'd 10 eat. Il va, grow.
ing diik. aui hlnis wsre ihuWu un, that
the stranger haa bslleI dtlaH, as i sss
lLiee .uua mal.s Ia lHsu Tue wife eIes
pyIulaui = he I. = Iie cher did uul arrive.
aud her husband at Nhi,lliug the air Of
Aud Lang Syn while hr thought ..
the wuid. ol the hymn When | caa
read my lIlle clear, aud ir.' H. Il he could
vrdcr lhs stranger ~ wi,I,aU any further
ado.
The Lom,y meal va. a' L., c,uc.ujcd
tho man thanked hin kindly tor The
ho.piial,i, be bad reeri,,d, sd ,rencd
the dcur TO 60 liat it Na- quac Ja,k,
ard the clouds dcnOliug sioiHi, L,i,d the
L,H,rns.
You "a, it i. foil ihrce mile, to D."
nskod the stranger
# do. aid Mr. W. eollly Il sid 81
when you hra stopped, sud you ought to
have pushed ou hky prudent man. You
could have reached there bg.urc It was quite
dark "
"Bu, was cold aud hungry, aud might
have finiej by the ~sy."
Tie manner of saying this touched the
farmers feeling. lille. ."
You have waImtd aud f.d me. or which
am ihanLful Viii you tot ho,ius an
U,her act Il klDdness upon Que in a strange
place. aud. II lie eoe. out IN the darkness,
may lo,r himself aud perish in the cold :"
The particular iuru IN which this rcquc'i
WAS made aud the tone Ia which It Was VI
tered. put il ou. Of the power Of tue farmer
" Say no
"Go in there and sil down" he answered.
pointing TO the kitchen. 'snd will zee my
wife aud hear what she sny-"
Aud Mr.. W went into the paIlur where
the supper table stood. covered with a snoS
white cloth. and displayed his wiie's set Of
blue-.prigged china, that was only brought
GU, on special oecasious
The tall mould candles were burning
thereon. aud gu the hearth blazeJ cheerful
FIRE
Hasn't that old fellow gone yet = asked
Mr.. ". who heard bis voice a, he returned
irum 'hc door
NO. and sbai do you surPo'c :" lie
wants u. to let him stay oil night
Indeed. we'll do no such thug We
csnI have ;hc like, oi bin ~ the house Ii ~,
" Wuurr could he slrcp /!
MI IN lie Ice. raum, sycn If Mr n
should uoi como
~, indeed :"
"But raly, I dou't sec Jane bos We
c1n ufu bin out Of doors Tie doesn't
loot Ike o very strong uan. and u' dark
aud cold. aad fail ihtg uI'r- ,o y -
".,s loo much h. ought 10 have s'ae
on while hc bad day th' sni r'i lbEaied
here. ~ hr did. al u pOl dark -
I'VE c1nt turn him nut OF door', 'a"e.
spd l. no use to lhiuk of It, Iiv.il ha'e
10 siuy somehow ....
But what eau wc do with bin ?"
"lie seems like decent man nt least /,
aud does nol look a. II be- bad anything
bad about him. We might make him bed
on the aoor somewhere %
"l w,ah be had been at Guinea before lie
came here =" said Mr.. W, irciiilly. The
disappointment. tie conviction TINT Mr.. y
would nol arrive, occasloncd her to feel pct
liant mud the intrusion Of 50 unwcIcomc a
visitor a. the stranger, completely uobInged
her mind
30. WE'LL" replied her husband, in a
soothing voice, never mind We must
make the best Of it. lie came to US tired
aud hungry, aud we warmed aud fed him'
He now asks sbellst Sr the light, and We
mus. not refuse him. nor grant bis request
in complaining or reluctant style. You
know what the Bible tOys about entertain
inp angels unswaret'