The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-04
Never Put on till TO.MOrrOW.

would like to have you run down
to Mrs. Bowen's for me, Katy, before
shutdown" said Mrs. Bowen to her little
daughter, who sat busily stitching away
in her little willow chair
s"Oh, mother, couldn't go Just as well
before school time tomorrow? 1 have
this pair of pillow-cases almost done for
my dolly, and Aunt Martha is going to
give me two nice pillows and feather
bed for her, as soon as / have the bed
clothes all made neatly
But, my dear, l wish you to take the
money for the work she sent home to-
day. She is a poor woman, and may
need il"
Still Katy looked reluctantly at the
dainty sewing work before her. and laid
down the rufled tiny pillow-case with a
sigh
q Perhaps the poor woman is wonder
ing how she shall buy food for her chill
dren for tomorrow" continued the mo-
Their. "Think what a relief it will be to
have that care off her mind"
That thought was enough for Katys
really benevolent little heart, and she
quickly laid up her work in her pretty
rosewood box, SO it wouldn't be in any
ones way, and prepared herself for her
walk
"Here is basket, with some of AIMS
tea biscuit, and plate of butter" said
Katys mother; "you may take that to
Mrs Bowen, if it will not be too heavy"
O." No, indeed, mother" said Katy, her
eyes sparkling with pleasure, 81 shall
love to do it. 1 don't think they have
biscuit and butter very often. Lucy
sometimes brings just dry bread to school
for her dinner"
"Why, Kate, l did not think they
we're as poor as that Here, you take
this cup of jelly and some grapes to the
little sick boy. l dare say they will be
refreshing. 1 must call around and see
them as soon as | can.
Katy returned from her kind errand
that night little weary but very light
hearted.
II am so glad l went tonight moth
er," she said. "They were Just sitting
down to supper, with only little cake
made of corn meal, and pitcher of
water on the table The woman cried
when / gave her the basket, she seemed
so glad She gave the sick boy his bis
cult and grapes first, and | wish you
could have seen how happy his face
looked.
81 am very glad, too, that you went
to-niget," said the mother, land | hope
you will learn this lesson from it-never
to put off doing kind act till tomorrow,
when you can do it to-day. A good man
was urged not to go out on stormy even
ing, to pay bill to poor laborer, as to-
morrow would certainly do as well; but
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good nights sleep is to poor man.
This may relieve some anxiety which
would cause him a sleepless night The
command of Gods ancient people is one
which we should all remember: 'The
wages of him that is hired shall not abide
with thee all night until morning" So
you see, dear Katy, it was an act of jus
tice, as well as kindness, to take the
money tonight, instead of putting it of
until another day"
A FEW cannon shots are exchanged
occasionally by our advance and the reb
els on tother side the ''drink"
An old darkey acting as cook in thi
company, a runaway from Culpeppe
Court House or near there, shakes hi
woody head omniously when the big gun
thunder and says: "Spec dey will cote
dis child yet, dem rubbuls mighty cur
min, Ise feard yOuaU will be gwine bacl
wards berry fast fore long, Stonewall ha
a smart chance OBJ men ODER dar-wha
will dis ole niger be found den? cotch
runnin if he's cotch-dats sartin. Veal
Yeahl'
ANoMALoUs.-It has been found mel
to impossible to procure capable Du
for the Army of the Potomac, and yet "
hear great deal about Quacks IN
medical Department
A GOOD guess at a tailors name-M
So-and-so.
WHAT good lesson the old matrc
taught to children, when she said, och
dren, you may have anything you wan
but you mustn't want anything you CAL
have"
''HERE's RICHNESS "-Politics are lii
gold diggings. There are no end of 80
placerS mixed up with both.
An intelligent farmer, being asked
his horses were well matched, repli
Eyes, they are matched frst-ra;e; one
them is willing to do all the work, a
the other is willing he should"
"WHAT is the meaning of Syntf
mother? inquired little girl" 1t
tax on sin, and this is the only thing Il
is not taxed in Indiana" was the rep