Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-08-13

ed, and a touching appeal was made to the
generous feelings and sympathies of the con-
gregation. All were greatly wrought upon
and tears coursed down the cheeks Of many
of the audience-teers for the sad condition
of the poor Sandwich Islanders-tears for
those miserably benighted creatures going
half clad and feeding upon human flesh.
Yes, the Gospel must be sent them and it
requires money to do it, and we must give
of our little that the cause be pushed on
ward A large public collection was taken
up and the missionary's heart made glad
That day the cry went up from many a can
did bosom-"God speed the cause"
On the morrow the missionary proceeds
on collecting tour through the village, and
on his arrival at the house of Deacon Ashby
he finds already several of the friends con-
vened and discussing the merits of the cause
while they consulted as to the amount each
should give. Neighbor Jones goes in for
twenty dollars, Friend Morgan puts down
as much more, Col. Denis gives ten dollars,
and Deacon Ashby is in the act of giving
five dollars, when neig ghbor Jones exclaims
in wonder,
why, Deacon Ashby, is it possible you
are going to give but five dollars %
II have as much money in the house, but
7 promised to pay my laborer fifteen dollars
for his hire, and [ expect he may want his
money!" says, the deacon, hesitatingly.
t'But," says neighbor Jones, ''the mis-
sion must go on, and you are as able as any
of us to give, and how will it look for your
name to appear in the Magazine for less
then your neighbors. You must do better
than that, deacon"
Here was tender place, and deacon Ash
by could not brook to have it go forth, that
Jones and Morgan had given more than he
to so good a cause. So down goes twenty
dollars for him. This would look far better
than the FIVE he had first designed giving
when it appeared in the Magazine, and
that was matter of no little moment in the
eyes of deacon Ashby.
The Rev. Mr.. G. thanked the friends
kindly for their liberal donations, and took
his leave, not however before impressing
them, through good exhortation, Of the
Importance of missions, and especially libe-
raj friends to keep up these missions-giv-
ing force to his remarks by quoting that fa-
vorite passage of divine writ: ''Ihe Lord
loveth cheerful giver.'
A late hour of the day being marked by
the clock on the mantle, admonished the
friends that it was time to leave, and each
took his way homeward leaving to himself
deacon Ashby, who feels proud that he has
not been outdone in liberality by his neigh
bors He had given as much as any of them
and more than Col. Denis, who was as able,
if not ADLER, than himself.
That nj ght deacon Ashby slept soundly,
save as he was occasionally aroused by
dreaming that some juvenile Sandwicher was
in the act of Staying him for the purpose OF
allaying his canibal appetite. But he felt
happy in his own reflection, that he was at
least safe, since he had given twenty dollars
towards civilzing his poor Sandwich bre-
thren, and thus consoled, he turned in bed
and again slept, forgetful of the many suf-
fering poor in his own immediate vicinity,
some perhaps who were suffering for bread
and had a just and righteous claim upon him
for the very money he had that day given to
the foreign mission, for the purpose Of see
ing his name look large in the magazine. y
CHAPTER III.
cit SHOWS very fast, son, and we have not
a stick of wood in the house more than will
keep us till morning. The grocer has stop
ed our credit at three dollars, and says he
cannot go a cent beyond this, and the baker
told me this evening that he would let us
have two loaves more, which will make a
dollar and a half we owe him, and the old
score must be squared up before we can get
any more. You must go over to deacon
Ashby's and get the money he owes you for
work in haying last summer. We get along
poorly nowadays, having to wait so long
for your wages"
Il will 60 in the morning, mother" says
the boy, stand see if he cannot give me at least
part, for now he is our only dependence,
unless we ask an advance from Col. Denis,
and this [ do not like to do so long as we
can possibly avoid it. Though I know he
would advance me ten or even fifteen dollars
very readily; but when man is so prompt
in payment as Col. Denis, and so good even
in anticipating our wants, [ dislike above all
things to trouble him till put to the last ex-
treme, but shall have to do so if deacon
Ashby does not pay me tomorrow morning.
"Oh, [ have no doubt the deacon will pay
you in the morning, as you remember he
promised to pay you SO soon as he sold his
grain from the farm, which you know he did
last week."
"Aye, but mother, you know he promis-
ed to pay me when he sold his hay in the
last of the summer, and he did not do it
So have my doubts about it now"
but, my son, he had a very good excuse
for it at that time You know he had Just