The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-09-10


ter, wheu the unlucky wife said =
George you put n gold dollar on the
poor plate. That must have been it.
Shame aud anger suiflscd his face
but he said plausibly; Oh, perhaps so |!
did not think Of that ! Now, what
pity /! | should have observed more
closely. But | will make it up another
time.
feared it would be so 1t has gone
to the poor who can least bear its loss,
said the lady sadly. Bt it is my fault,
| must trace it out. Who is your pas
tor, sir
Being informed, the persevering lady
called upon him.
To 90 back little. When the dea-
con, or whatever he may be called, saw
the gold coin deposited amidst the cop
per and small silver, on the plate as he
was passing around the meeting, he was
rcjoiced and as he was passing around
the meeting, he was rcjoiccd /; and as he
was also treasurer, he took the amount
home and placed it in the fund. The
ministers to that church are supported
altogether by voluntary contributions,
and the time being come for paying the
allowance to their pastor, it was counted
out, and to make change, some money
was taken from the poor fund.-thc coun-
terleit dollar being part Of 1t.
The good man received his pittance
with Joy, which was shared by his needy
wife and children. There was much
planning and plotting as to the spending
of the small sum. Al extravagant hopes
from it were brought into due compass
and every dollar appropriated in the
most absolute necessary manner. The
father retired to write a sermon on the
bounty of God, and the wife who was
banker and discussing, went to put away
the money. Then she detected the base
coin. With Indignation flushing hel
checks, she took it to her husband.
o, he said, it is hard, hard I! But the
Lord will teach us how to do without it
lie feeds the young ravens.
Do you think it would be wrong tC
pass it husband ! mean at one o
those dry goods stores. | cant very
well do without my new gown 1t came
to US as a good one. We need not be
too particular.
Oh, wife, was the reply, this is a
temptation of Satan. Passing counter
felt dollar is just the same as telling a
lie. and setting other folks to tell lies
too. Throw it into the fire, that 1t may
deceive no one else, and forget we ever
had it. This is all we can do.
The wife discontonted and sad, re-
turned to her mending of the children s
clothes. Her Oldest daughter girl OF
twelve, was ironing in the kitchen. She
came to heo mother with a woeful face,
saying -
Mother, dear, look here Father S
best linen neck cloth was hanging on
the chair, and baby pulled it off and
switched the corner oil it into the fire.
1t was half burned up before could put
it out What will father do
NC CnIlu was Iep'oNou wv o""' Ply
for not taking more heed, and went cry
iGg to her work.
II is too bad said the mother, that
we must be the ones to suffer always.
But father shall not be the loser 10y the
carelessness of his people. i won't pu
up with it That bad dollar came iron
the congregation, and it shall go back tC
them.
So she put on her bonnet and went tC
the gentleman furnishing store kept b.
Mr.. Il, member of their church. Sh'
bought her husband new cloth, whlcl
she hoped he would not know from the
, other.
That very d,y lady called and ask
/ ed to see the Rev. Mi. She toll
the story of the counterfeit dollar, au
I asked if he had seen anything of it. Tn
minister said that it had luckily fallo
b into his own hands, and joyfuly did h
, hasten 20 his wiic's room.
, God verify numbers the hairs of on
0 heads, he said lie will not suffer on
loi his sparrows to fall to the ground -
|. Give mc the bad dollar, for lady Ia