The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-11-19
cHARITY -. -


Il Is 8 comfortable pair 81 slipper
Ba ( Ep8wu ,hai / ana asislre slig 10
ono IN paraaaAaf, unless. indeed. ny
s.ippofed feet. ~ ibsy toserod shove
ne 81 the mantIe8asece. could bo sap
posed - constitute q bslshor think
i IS A. atA - ezp.asa, that / am not in
the habit q oleeat.lg my toes. Yankee
fashion. or indeed, " committing my
self IN any manner gnbeAtsing the Dig
niiy of rather fashionable clergyman;
bat now and then ! indulge myself q
litile. aid on thla particular day 4 had
been performing my Christmas charl-
table duties With zoal which |
Thoughts deserved reward. Thia by the
way.
Yes, continued. with no small
satisfaction. If ever discharged my
yearly duties aught, ] have done No to-
day, and that with great mental and
bodily fatigue. l thank - Christmas
text viii be, 'Bnt tie groEfNsl Of these
IL Charity. could preach ieelingly
on thoae words.
linbbisn
Eh 4 and / stared round tue room,
bat nothing unusual laes my gaze, save
the wAxy Christmas rose that my little
daughter bad placed on the table to
gladden. the eyes II papa. Rubbish,
indeed I echoed Indignantly. 4 won
der what can have put such notion in
my head Rubbish / only wish my
bearers may follow their pastors ex-
ample. There VII be no lack OF char
ity sllen.
Nonsense
There was pe mistake about il this
time, ana rs ! again glanced at the IN
noeent looking flower, l perceived q
wretched apr.te, u yellow attire, ucd-
ding and grlmaclng al me from behind
i,s whitc petals
Pray. ar, qnofh !. rather testify,
'whaL may Jol b pleased u term non
sense
Epar charity, and he ggimaced
again.
Indeed Perhaps YOU 10 not lie
gooq works
Excuse me. / was merely insinu-
atm9 that what you term charity is not
the eeguipe arIGe.
tsi3 myself getting rather hot
PaAaEs you nouia favor me further
| win yoar opinions, ! retorted with
terrible ig0ay
'Catainiy, / am Charitys clerk, look
ing after hes interests. and | don't com
slider that they flourish IN your part q
tho World. You may have been doing
| your datY bus as ior Charity, ugh !!
aud he snappea his fingers At lne.
! ess 900 assGnishcd 70 speak, 60 lIe
continued.
Charity, indoedl Was it charity
| thar induced YOU 70 hand over lager
gilt than usuM to tAe F's, because tley
lived iu Q dissenting neigAborhood, and
could land 20 advantage the ehurch's
| libegaiiiyg Or again, vas II charity
tin. ma!e yog dole oat smaller boan.
| ty to Widow b. ana her family, because
| yon nuspected her OF prejudice in favor
| u the sIttAodists? f? Charity suiIareth
| long and is lind was it charity, then
thel made you neglect n, whose son
war 50 unciyil 70 sou? Or again, was
il charity that made you forget Mrs
| T.. wlo lives elch q long way OF from
! that bazaar where You stepped in e
| buy fpme things for your cLildren 2
Really, j slammcpod. with blushinf
i consciousness. ] could rot forget my
! family Charity begins a. home
4 But il does not eud here. quoth IA,
/ monitor, and 'Charity seeketh not hei
own that is Scripture, and yonr quo
tation III not
But really forgot AIrs. A. and n. J
regret Il extremely.
/ DO youY Then why don't you star
Off IT once and amend your errors 4
Really 4 rem&etrated. the mer,
suggestion sounding unpleasantly =
really | IN qui.e exhausted with "A.
days work, and looked wistfrlly a
my slippers, and the said slippers en-
casing ns feet. looked pla.,idiy at thei
owner from their marble resting place
Exhausted very hkeIy, 50 are \
and A.; ard 3. With lis little children
: who Viii not taste meat on Christina
Il day, Il you don't 10 10 him.,
But can ~ tomorrow, / groanec
H Not 81 81. To-morrow YOU bare Z
aapeGniesd your cbiidren's Christina
. tf,ai, alter writing your sermon. Thia
! 81 L'b tisle children, with 10 treat {
sll, u8t essen the natural one u food
! Go Sc once.
! thought * my own happy htl
unex, aad ] reluctantly thrust r1y fae
: into ulg walEsnR boots, preparatory
!, departing an nx charitable expedition
bar, few ntsaatos later. my hsA doc
slammed ia very uachaTtah.a fssi
ion.
wonder by whoml
. VAS yels cCid and ;olcnabiy eros
> when / returned 20 nay s,ndy, and I
iAy i,fe which a&d dwiadled down 70 4
luf. oinbsls, sn4 ID ny much esseems
/ slppefa, MAiea last. s0assiug cQss1 O
tue rug. looked tax in0re cQmfUrteb.
: than taae.F uentr Aegegtne.lss, I Sc
tied myself IA ny ann ca4l1, wlIA 81
: agreeable satisfaction Oi a inan wov
: 0at I'D tbs performance ot las duty, au
+ wh0 saels iaat. reme wL..t ma nor
1 eau raproaeh him; aud farihpsl ! "
. gan To sol40gn.Ae o. ihe iuef4..tnao
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