Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-16
THE FOOT TRAVELLER; GR, THE
LAST SHILLING.

q VA N is that. slr. if you pIease z,

LAST SHILLING.
BY REV. }. H. INGRAHAH
What village is that, sir, if you please 7''
Merton luy lad, was the reply
The ques soner youth Of sixteen on foot covered
with dust and pack hs shoulder. He looked way
worn and weary, like one who had Travelled nh dav Il
was sundowu, and the sight Of the suire Of
strang- town, mile before him. made him quicken hi
pace and TO question horsemau who oversoos him
The rider was % tout Fellcad, respect tsble-looSu.
man. and rode dUe large horse
Thank YOU, sir aud the lad cheerruy uud.rd on
keeping up with the horse
" travelled far, my mauf'
Twenty odd miles to-day, sir and seventy since lief
The stranger regarded with interest thr frank intsH
geni couutenauc- yf the youthful 0otraverr and hi
Rppearauce seemed TO proposes him in his favor
. You are not a runaway from home, hey .' De asked
. smiiingly.
No sir answered the youth, coloring and looking
/ " Well, what IS the butt"
" She is widow. sir have four little sisters ami
I brother md It was time should do something %
! "I0u were right ike your spirit But what ar,
l You going TO DO my man l7
II an on my way to the city, sir I have an uncle
there and he eis my mothers brother think he will
| give me something 20 do"
" What is your uncleT'
" merchant, sir
I " His name 4'
/ " Il Wheiaud
/ " Paul Wheland| ~
Yes. sir"
J 'sl know him well"
Sc Do you live h the city s.rf"
"l Yes, and am now going there
! "Piea-e 90 tell me how many miles il ist'
'iwenty-tour from the village. You will get there
az the pace you walk by tomorrow night. 1 shall be
But shant travel tomorrow, sir as it is Sunday"
! Oh-ay, yes calculated the horseman, little con
/ fusediy, and colorns
"You a good lad to mind what your catechism
! says And So you mean 70 lay by in the village 90
Yes ar tiiI Monday morning / can then reach the
I F4aI Ir.-a
mus ride on ana len bin inst outside Of the village.
Stay ! must for / Wou-un- break the Sabbath for
all the money in The w0rd nuruarsl The youth 20 MIN
self have only one dollar and twelve cents left and
It viii take every cent to keep az ian t Monday
morning and shall have TO 90 without food till Tgv 10
the city Wen lwoud rather feel hunger than feel the
bad feeling should have If broke the holy Sabbath
Sir hr said as he entered humble tavern ia the
village, and put off his knap-sck upon a bench 40
preaching tle hos-. What viii y0u charge keep me
TIL Monday morning o.
The landlord surveyed the Youthful traveller with
good wife seeing his youth and loneliness said sugges-
lively
He is a boy--let him stay at half price %
$50 / VIII for Ike hts face"
"Aud you know he is about the age OF James who is
away 40 sea, among strangers"
Il VIII keep you FOR dollar, that is i've meas and
Il cannot complain. You are very kind
"Hut VIII you pease-that is rule when there is NO
trunk said Boniface pay in advance"
The worthy mans avance and beuev0ience could not
wholly be az one If his kindness took him half price
his love 9f money resolved to secure taat half price
Certainly, sir, answered the youth; and vita alac
rity he paid over his only dollar. and not little graft
ied that he had silver piece Of tyelve-and-a-ha cents
left With this said he 20 himself after he bad ont bis
nice supper and Lying in bed thinking for hs was too
tired 90 Sleep with this shilling have left shall bs
able TO get diuner Of bread and milk the road NON
day and so wont be hungry after all
The next morning De brushed his clothes as cesn as
be could, for il the suit he had and had been al
home his sunday SUIT, and prepared 10 60 20 church
what was lls surprise on Dis way 10 it, 70 be Oyerakeu
by the hosemau, now on foot who sauted him pleas
sntly
Why, sir, thought you must be by this time in the
city W saith the youth TO him.
so 1 should have been, but for YOU
For me sir said the boy opening wide bis hazel
eyes.
Yes. You rec the benefit Of even lad'. good ex
ample Your resolution not to travel the sabbath
showed me my own duty; for I am d member of the
cnnIen as wei As you Tor suppose you are
Yes sir was made member Of the church in my
baptism, aud h.ve always tried never 70 forget It."
loa have well remembered your duty such and
taught ine mine. You see an staying over Sunday
aad going TO church with you
" 1 am glad You DO sir When heard YOU say YES
terday yol n ant 20 keep on over Sunday, thought
you syvsut Christian man at al sir; for Christians
Keep their Lords holy Sabbath
They oUgat 10, il they deserve the name ALWAYS
DO your duty, my man. as faithfully through life for the
acs Of CIrstsus are better preaching than halt the ser
mons Hut here il the church
They entered the strange gentleman FIRST Twas
handsome sdhce, with carpeted aisles; pew church
that is a church in which some Of them unbaptized
and, therefore, in ate OF heathensm though genteel
sud resp -ctable people aud all ha) hold property Own
so many squareeet long ami broad i'm Gods property
pew church given 70 God by cou.ecration do.
mated % Him, aud DO which men afterard bold reserved
sections The chancei they give freely to God and DO
not infringe thsreupou but the prWs they clain-and
buy and sell aud make Of Gods house house Of mer
claldiss a pew-cbureh is a. If man should give q
house 60 another, and Yet afterward Law clam 10
certain parts therein such closets tde fireplace Of
the sitting room, with right 20 sHll this privilege to
others. What would accsp house on such reser-
vatOu- aud shall Cad sccept such "a house nt mans
hands pew church is an Usurpauon Of a Tree gift {
to God.
The STRANGER entered. He walked slowly up the aisle
He wore plain and frEvci-woru cost lie went quite
MP to the head pew People in nice brosdcloth and iu
fashionable bouGers looked II him, but no invited
him their iencedn reservations So be turned about
and walked back oyyly, and with face that said uuob
trusveyi bur plainly, would L q % be invited by
Of you IN he meanwhile the youth seeing tgvO 1r
three poor folk seated q Oac, seat against tie wall
quietly took place there first kueeing 90 offer uD a
silent prayer that what he should hear that dly might be
blessed to his souls benefit
The stranger on reaching the door noticed a Hagbot
toned chair placed there for the sections seat The
proper proprietor engaged in tOjng the bell The
stranger taking up the chair, with au au5leg4tir
nod he returned TO the aisle carrying the chair sufficient
y elevated above the peS as not 70 interfere With
heads Of the fashionable 5ecupan for srrau tbourb
a village had fashionable society, for u is conn
try fashion has no center, but ike the c1lliuou air
we dressed people ars found every where ia Et,sas m
well as n New York in the village church as well ss r
palatiai Trinity.
The stranger with face calm a., tHrzln1e- sIs eF
an air respectful and revrreuta having reached the
,haucrl placed his chair IN front OF u in rbs head ,fsz
anc prepared 10 take bis seat dozen pew doors few
open
With courteous bow of declination he sat down in
he chair. The next moment the minister arpear-d fr
he desk, and the services commenced A litts gfrI sent
rom pew. brought him prayer bo0ls and gave r. TO
iin With a little smile on her face He thanked her and
orgot ali iuciviiy in the worship of the sane
uary.
IL was communion day This was evident bv the fair
white cloth envelopine the holy table gs .if a deed
,ody lay beneath, az chill now Ia heaven, once
iIansy Expressed ta aspect Of the covered elements
Iae services closed l1ss who did u1i believe 10 Jesus
I'D felt no interest ia bis death at tie holy sanctuary
nug their faces away iro their crucied Lold of ei
bot Of three hundred, about dtty remained "on the
,ord's side"
The stranger left with the rest But the youth re b
laiusd %
Nneu The usual collection taken, this young man a
t that he certainly fast Monday and holding +.
s O4ly coin Ia bis hand, he waited drop into the
late
1T s all have But my mother has taught me never