The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-03-01
TAs RATenFu Old LADY.

log, rustling motion, as Of the moving of myriad
silks; The gentle breath Of .hundreds Of FANS
while soft, white feathers rings conspicuous un-
der their gloves. and tremn nlous laces md faint,
eetcodors attracted the eye and regaled the
seuaesb .bG -fsS-iaaub - ~ bean y - V''f Va
! The preaehor, was In his pulpit---mnre like a
throne->it was with It's hanginl,s Of ldstrons da
ninsk, its tasscls and fripges, and cushions of
crimson velvet. The Bible before him hooked
heavy with gold, md its splendid leaves iiashed
at their edges a, they were turned over will,
revereht touch. The pastors wife sat in tlc first
pew-~a delicate, prety-looking woman, WELL
dressed and mitch admired. From there all
along. to the door, beauty and wealth sits intent
on listening TO therich tones Of tie pastor Z,
Farther along still. In corner pew, very near
the entrance, sits an old and faded woman. Her
bonnet and dress are black, but quite shabby
Her gloves are mended, and her old shaw patch
ed. Her face is meek, sweet in expression, though
very much wrinkled. Her posture denotes great
humiliation. but rs she listens TO the words of
hope, a tear now and then steals down the deem
fnrrows and the pale orbs washed with much
weeping. are reverently lifted to heaven. -.
Did you notice that old woman in the door.
seot :" asked Mrs. Dix, slightly shaking out the
heavy hounces Of her dress. -, ~, ~, -
No, 1 did not; who is shei" was the reply,
ending with a question. =, -
3, "Some poor old thing or other; she seems like
Christian, though. suppose we ought, some
| of us, to speak to her" - -.
"She gets out Of church so quickly said an.
other lady, overliearing the eonversation,, .ihat
no one can catch an opportunity to say n word.
She's dreadfuliy poorly dressed, too; what, a
magnificent sermon we had to-day !" \,
"splendid-o, did you see our new comers p
T. :" You mean the lawyers folks--yes; F,n glad
he's taken seat with us What q beautiful
family lle has. 80,
~ Beautiful indeed and dressed in such exquis-
ite taste Nothing in the least gaudy, but per,
feetly genteel and very rich.n 49,. - r..
They say he is immensely wealthy: he came
nom Boston. His father died a year ago, and
lett him hundred thousand dollars. How they
did listen! hope they will be under conviction
before great while" -.......r 80. -.
What are they not religious %. a. -....,.
BLESS You. no. They are very nice moral
people, hough-better than protesting Chris
tians I'm told, but then far from being pious..,
J. !" Sister Dix, we must cultivate their acouaip-
~. g.
@ohI yes great, indeed. Did you notice what
eiegaN hymn books they carried ! Turkey no-
rocco and gilt-every one Of them, down to the
smallest child" =.
/" noticed that. I think they have paid our
preacher quite compliment There are so
many men oftalent in town." @n.'
And so they wended their way down the
church steps talking Of the new acquisition. ,
That evening the eloquent preacher said 10 his
wife, ?" My dear, I had very attentive listeners
in .he new family who took pew last week"
thougtt So" was her reply. =,
| We must call upon them Immediately"
Certainly shall be ready at any time"
The next day little Minnie, the youngest
daughter Of The pastor, came home, admirinp a
beautiful bunch Of flowers which she held in her
hand. - = 7ar sfF ~ ssl.s'aS '1 -@ran7'
See, mother--justvsee beautiful The
old lady called me in again today. and took
these from her little garden" = gs''' Z" f's
81 can't think who IL Is that gives these How
ers to the child" said Mrs. Ivers, the pastors
/ wife. esd ~. $50 -ss 'S1a iasFas'y = s''Aa
"a hisho'sa real nice old lady, mother. She says
slie loves father and thinks he does great deal
OF good. She had n writing.desk, and was writ.
Ing when she called nae In, for she had a pen In
hand She says she hasn't been here great
while, ] asked her if father had called 20 sec
her, and she said no. but she Ididn't expect Il
yeta while--she knew he had.a great deal OF
calling to do s..7 a.uaa 80 ,s g-..Saai-
"Who can IL be, .husbandfv ls,s ..E, s
al can't think, am sure" was the replt,s.s
!, Father, won't you go with me some time y
asked little Minnie. 4.sE ....-.-.st f. ..s g.s.
=" Certainly, I will" said her father. sEs
"She kisses so niee.' said the child. artIess1y.
"Sbe don't make a fuss about %, but 90 neat
90 different from almost all old ladies."4
The pastor and his wife smiled ,fs ~ 80
= A few days after this, Mr. Iyers was out ON A
collection tour. IL was for an important object,
for whielih had volunteered TO work, and give
his limo. He drove around town, little Minnie
! beside him.
Ffsol what splendid houssl" said the child
clsppins her .hands, as thsy stopped before a
stately mansion. WHO lives beref"
,e"Ihe new family, that sits in the pew behind
ne Don't you remember those pretty little
! girls Z" s.... -. ~ -. -. -
Yes but Ididnt like 'em,S I. said Minnie - be
cause they didn't emile 70 me when smiled 70
them but tossed their heads so" I .ett. ~ s,i
~" You shouldn't notice sueh things, Minnie.
said her father. helping her oct Of, the carriage
perhaps as they are city folks, they want 10 be
introduced.'fi sshs sysi t-s baa,. sa.a ,ga.sl 81
81 didn'tS replied Minnie. significantly. sgs
They went up the marble steps, aud were soor
sealed In he great. pavlor, The lawyers wife