Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-11-29
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Charity versus Slippers.

Yes, rest is great ii ssing. particular
ly wh"n well eafned; aHd certainly, if
there Is one thing conducive to rest, it is a
rafof comfortable slippers,
BE il known that was addressing no
one in particular, unless, indeed, my slip
pcred feet, as they. lowered above me on
,he mantle piece, could BE- supposed to
constitute Il listener. think it il as well
10 explain ;hat am not in the habit of el
rvdsing NY toes in oar laeorite American
fashion. or indeed Of compromising i'll any
way the dignity OF II fashionable clergy
man, but nov and then indulge myself Il
little, and on this particular day had been
performing my Christmas charitable duties
with zcal which thought deserved re-
ward. This by the way.
Yes, ! continued with no small salts
faction, ii ever discharged MY yearly lu-
lies Alright, | have done 50 today, aud that
wl,ll great bodily and mental fatigue.
think my Christmas text will be, But the
greatest of these Is Charity | could
preach feelagly on those words.
Rubbish =
'Eh!' and star d round the room; but
nothing unusual met my gaze save the
ter had placed on the table to gladden. the
eyes ot papa. Rubbish. indeed - echo
ed, Indignantly. 4 wonder what can have
put such a notion into my head. 'Rub
hi h! | only wish my hearers may follow
their pastors example. There Will be no
lack of charity theu.
Nonsense =
There was 10 mistake about it this time,
and as agalu glanced at the innocent.
looding flower perceived Il liltle wretch
ed sprlte in yellow attire nodling and gri-
maeins at me from hehindits white petals.
Pray. Sir; quoth |, rather testify,
what may you be pleased to term non
sense
Your charity and he grimacca again.
Indeed Perhaps you do not like good
works.
Excuse me. was merely insinuating
that what you term charity is not the gen
uine article.
felt myself getting rather hot.
'Peihaps YOU would favor me further
with your opinions, retorted, with terri
bic irony.
Certainly. am Charity's clerk, look
ing after h4r interests, aud | don't consid-
cr that they flourish in your part of the
world You may have hecn doing your
duty. but IA for Charty-ugh! and he
snapped his fingers at me.
was too astonished to speak, SO he con
tinued;
Charity, indeed! Was it charity that
Induced YOU to hand over larger gilt than
usual to the F's, because they lived ia a
L. 1, u -,
advantage the Church's liberaity? Or,
again. was it charity that made you dole
ont smaller bounty to widow b. and her
family. because you suspected her OF pref
udice in favor of the Methodsts Char
tv suffereth long aud is kind was it char
ity, then, which made you neglect n,
whose son was so unciyil to you! Or,
again. was it charity which made You for
get Mrs. A., who lives such a long way oft
from that hazar where you stepped II to
buy something for your children
Really stammered. with blushing
consciousnc-s; l could not forget my
family Charity begins at home,
But it does not end there, quOth my
mentor; and Charity secketh not her own
that is Scripture, and your quotation was
not.
cut I really forgot Mrs. 3. and n.
regret it extremely
DO you' Then why don't You start off
at once to amend your errors
Really, demonstrated, the mere sug
gestion sounding most unpleasantly-'real-
", am quite exhausted with my days
work; and | looked wisttClly at my slip.
pers, and the said slippers, encasing my
feet, looked placidly at their owner from
their marble festi g-plaoe.
.Exhaustcdt Very likely ; so are n. and
A., and L.. with all his little children, who
will not taste meat on Christmas day il
you don't so to him,
But can so to morrow, groaned'