The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-04-16
The d can of Caleb Eimonds.

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hind The shop; | an d.sgus;el with such hypo-
crSy 7 .H.
Tnere was a dark frown upon tha brow Of the
m,n pf business US he spoke these words, anl All
rritahility in his maun.r nf turning over the
leaves before him. which spoke OF some bad debt
troubling his mind aud rObbng him Of his gooL
temrrn
Wi.i is the matter ? askel cheerful little
woman b. the fire, at wl.se side a basket Of stock
ings told of large family, and consequent de-
mand for rSlitchery
Matter echoel her husband. do you not
know thrt WclS.orI OWES me four pUuLds ten and
siSpence
'WtlL h. will pay, suppose 2
Not he. The goods We're purchased more than
a year ago, and have not had penny yet
What does he say when you see him asked
Mrs. E1moIds, who evidently loved to look at the
bright side.
Say he does not say much to me, can tel
you. told him not to worry me with his excus-
es. but 10 bring his mo.iey ald that h. need not
cross my doorstep again until he could do iha'.'
I nm sorry fir his wiit sail the little stocking
member presently; she appears to be a truly pc Is
woman
'Piusr re or ed her husband. yes and so is
he lis that ds9 ID : me. R,igiOr. indeed and
he owes me -four puui ~ tel anI s.xpsnce
thought the r be salt, % We no man anything
Christianity, fnrsodth
Mr. CaeI E 'mJnls was highly respectable
Or, e. in tiie ioSI Of Mtr,Dr--in a;, a mIn Of
sub tallct 70" bus ness hai prOsp.red with hin. He
was IL Ia ,tioi an rb g, az r!sing eally. working
hlr ; anl th Is trhn S.n Ill beg nnngS lie had ris
en 10 the pusS 'Ssiun of Considerable wealth. But
h'u sh excellent niaa Of bt-intss Mr.. |
mo Ills Il very or linary CIristial rru', ne al
btgu.i the race. hui he did not pres tOwArl he
mar alas ior the Of this ri an the de-
re nc44 # rc ,eS = H. as it is characteristic
,,f luu, - I.GEt IN
riou- III "ur ju gneni Of o1r lehuw CHRISTIANS so
( Mr. Edmulds, wnru he hear Of any deGect IN the
! chdra ttrs o. professors around him was always
The first to ex,a!m, CnristiaiIy. in iced
Is not thi> too common with US, d. we not
evenh give t. express Oh to our thoughts, doubt
and hesitate. regarding the reality Of The reigiuu
OfOur K ally tu.hiit,' AMI 'Feeblt- minis ? Do
We noI set up ,tallar of perfection Or our fei-
lows, which too ioity, in our view, as stand
ari for ourselves ? Anl ARE We not too red iy TO
eXcaim against the wa Ij1r.ngS uI others, even
while turn aside into forbidden paths?
Perhaps sucn Thoughts as hrse passed through
the mind of Mrs Ehn"nds, rs she sat over heI
work, for when she r,rse to leave her basket tol
some more active household duty, she bent ovei
her hu,ban for IN hien, AMI sal gently, Gals,
do not like IT, near you say, 'Cari 'ani y,inleed!
a yun did just now. Suppose your fellow Chris
tiauS should jul gs Of yuu us harshly IA you o
them Yeu oHru say it, she conrihued, harshlyi
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# At lAS as he sat ~ the twilight, between sleep
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