Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-04-15
CHARITY At HOWE kNO ABROAD
ny MARY GRACE HAIPlNE.

"Aunt Malinda please give me p;n," :"
said u bright looking but shabbi'y dressed
little fellow opening the door Of Mrs.
Lanes kitchen.
"Just see here be added, pointing to
. large rent on the knee of his trousers
"me and Will Brown were playing tag
and tel! down and tore this
"Why don't you run home and get your
mother to mend it. Johnny p said Mrs
Lane as she did her best to tring together
the several parts.
20. cause mother amt to home She's
gone to The Society for Clothing Destitute
Ch,ldren''
"Dcs,'tute ch'ldren!' ejaculated Mrs
Lane, as ste surveyed her nephew IRON
head to foot III you don't come under
,ha, class, then never child did Why you
are all rags and tatters!'
II know it, aunt" responded The boy
mood'ly, but it amt my fault. Mother
says she haint no time to mend my clothes
aud if she did, they'd be just as bad 'be
next day; so what's the use?' Father
said last night That looked like little
heather. and he almost wished was, for
mother then would thiuk was worth
looking after Iit,le.'
Have you had any supper, Johnny"
NO. said the boy. casting Il longing
look at the generous piece Of pumpkin pie
that his aunt was cutting; "mother left
some cold .ictuals on the table for father
and me, tut"
"Well,' interrupted the good woman,
placing the pie upon plate, and adding
to i, a couple of doughnu,s she was frying
aid slice of cheese, you just take this.
and mind that you don. leave bit Of it,"
Johnny lost no time in obeying bis
aun''s peremp'ory, but BY no means un~
Pleasant Injunction, and the contents Of
the plate rapidly disappeared before his
energetic assault.
Il wish mother stayed to home. jus. As
you do, aunt he said, as ne opened the
door, casting a lingering look back upon
the cheerful, coy locking kitchen.
II declared" exclaimed Mrs. Lane, Is
taking up the rolling pin, she resumed
her labors, "if it isn't shame for Nancy
to neglect that Toy so! He's 80 ragged
and dirty that l am actually ashamed Of
him, aud his mother an active member Of
hof dozen charitable societies! As for
brother John, he's clean discouraged, and
don't much wonder at it. don't be.
lieve he comes homes to = warm supper
once week! It's my belief tha. it's a
woman's business to look after the com
fort Of her own family, then. if she ha,
any time to do Tor others, we'll and good.
Charity ougb. to begin a. home, il it don't
stay there.
"There's Aunt Nancy now. just coming
into the gate" said her daughter Betsy as
looking up from the apples sue WAS par
ing, she CHANGED to glance ou, Of the
window.
Indignant as she was, It Was not in good
natured Mrs. Lanes breast TO refuse a
kindly greeting to her sister i" law, who
was evidently too full of her own concerns
to have noticed any lack of cordially, had
there been any.
always cooking, l do declare Ah.
how it makes my heart ache to see sou
spending 30 much precious time in caring
for this poor. rer;shi"g body
Folks cant live without eating" re.
sponded Mrs. Lane, little ,artly, as this
remark called IT, MUD wha. sh. consider.
ed to he her ss,er.in laws rcmissness in
the care OF her family "Leastways. |
haven't found ou, any other way of living
'You always did make nice doughnuts,
Mali"da, said Mrs Shaw, very composedly
helping herself to one.
"These are ligh, as honey comb" she
added, as che broke i, open and proceed
ed to dispose Of it with eviden, satisfac-
ton. II don't know when | have m ade
any kind Of pastry. Pfof. Spare, who lee.
tnred here last winter. snys that they are
very unhealthy, entirely destroying wha.
he called the disgns'ive apparatus
"Yes, know" returned Mrs. Lane.
dryly. Husband invited him home 10 tea
one evening, and couldn't perceive iha,
he had any particular objections TO my
cakes and pies. I.deed, remember think
ing. that If that was his ordinary way OF
eating, shouldn't like 10 be the one to
cook for him. And let folks say whs. they
may, never will think that plain lieh.
pastry, eaten moderately, ever bur. an,.