Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-11-06
DOtty Dimple on Rich Men.

Jennie called one day to ask Dott
and Flyaway to go to school with hei
Jennie" " said Miss Dimple praveIy
as they were walking with Kate be
tween them ''do they ever read ia
Bible to you2''
eyes; why?,'
80, nothing; only you don't act as
you knew anything about it,"
| Il guess my mother is one of the frs
ladies In this town Miss Dimple. anC
she's told me of the story of Joseph
coat till know it by heart"
Well, said Dotty, looking very sol
emn .'it hasn't done you any good. ,Jen
ME Vance. Now, learn verses every
| Sunday, and one is this, Lie not to on9
another. What do you think of that?'
Jennie's black eyes snapped. at heard
that before ever you did,;
| Lac not to one another" repeated
| DogtY slowly. "Now, I'm one, Jennie
and you're another; and isn't il wicked
when we tell the leastest speck Of a
"Of course 'is," was the prompt re.
ply; "but 1 dom tell 'em -
80, Jennie, who told your step moth.
er that Charlie Gray was tied up in o
meat bag? Pm afraid" said Dottv
laying her hand solemnIv on IittIf
Katie5s head as if it had been a nninit iit
cushion, and she minister preacbinp.
other"
"One to anudder, ,"echoed Kate break
ing away and running after a toad.
Jennie Knitted her brOWs. ''It doesn't
look very well for such a small child as
you are to preach to me, Dot Parlin?U
Bull always tell the white truth
myself jennie, because God hears me.
Do you think much about God?V
mo, don't know as I do. Nobody
does; He's so far on, " said Jennie stoop-
ing to pluck an innocent flower,
Why, Jennie He isn't far off at all I
He's everywhere and here too. He
holds this world, and all the people
right in his arms, just as if it twas
nothing but a baby.''
Dotty's tones were low and earnest.
Who told you so?" said Jennie.
MY mamma; and she says we
cOuldn'tmove nor breathe without Him
not a minute"
''There, did them" cried Jennie.
taking long breath: 81 breathed way
down ever so far, and did it myself
Oh, but God let YOU"
Dotty felt very good and wise. and as
she had finished giving her benighted
friend lesson, she thought she would
speak now Of every day matters.
Look at those little puddIes in the
road" said she, "don't they make you
think of ng-sauce-molasses and
cream, mean-for hasty pudding"
NO." said Jennie, tossing her head,
II never saw any pudding-sauce that
looked speck like that dirty stuhI Be
sides, we don't use nolasses at our
house; rich folks never do; nobody but
poor folks"
"Oh, what a story!' said Dotty color
ing Il guess you have molasses ginger
bread, if your father is the judgei''
Dotty was very much wounded. This
was not the first time her little friend
had referred to her own superior wealth
"Dear, dearl Wasn't it bad enouph 10
wear Prudy's old clothes, when Jennie
had new ones and no big sister, She's
always telling hints about peoples be-
ing poor why, my papa isn't much
poor, only he don't buy me gold rings
ana SILK dresses, and my mamma
therei''
By the time they reached tho school
house, DOtty W as almost too angry to
speak They took their seats with
ha5le between them when she was not
under their feet or on their lapsl and
looked ever IN the Testament. The
large scholars sup in the back seats,''
and IN fact all but very small ones
were in the habit of reading aloud two
verses each. This morning it was the
nineteenth chapter of Matthew, and
Dotty paid little heed till her ear was
caught by these words, read quite slow
ly and clearly by Abby Grant:
Ihen SAID Jesus unto his disciples,
Verify say unto you, that the rich
man shall hardly enter the kingdom OF
And again say unto you, 1t is easier
for camel TO go through the eye Of a
needle than for a rich man 70 enter the
kingdom of God"
Dotty's heart gave a great bound
LhaU meant Judge Vance just as sure as
the world. Wasn't he rich and didn't
Jennie boast of it as If it was a great
thingY She touched her friends arm.
and pointed with her small fore-fnoer
to the passage;but Jennie did not under
''lt isn't my turn" whispered abe
what are you nudging me for?'
"DOn't you see your papa isn't going
TO heaVen1" said DOtty. "God WON'T /
let him in because he's rich"
Il don't believe it, said Jennie, quite |
unmOved.
"Oh, but God won't, for the Bible saws /
So He can't get in any more than 1
camel can get into a needle, and you
know a camel CAN'T
'But the needle can go into a camel
said Jennie thoughtfully; perhaps
that's what it means, :"
"Oh, no." whispered Dotty. "I know
better'n than that, I'm very sorry that
your papa is rich"
"But he isn'tso very rich, "said Jen-
ME looking sober.
"You always said he was, ''said Dotty
"Well, he isn't so rich enough for
that! He's only rich little mite,-iust
a little teenty toonty mite" added Jen-
ME as she looked at Dotty's earnest face
and saw the rare tear glittering on her
syelashes.
"But my father isn't rich the least bit
ofaspeck,'; said Dotty, with such Joy.
Nobody ever said he was. Not so rich
lt any rate Jennie, but you could put
It through the needle. You could put
IL through needle Just as easy"
Jennie felt very humble-a strange
hing for her: This was new way Of ]
looking at things.
"Of course he'll go to heaven, YOU
znow,' said Dotty; "there's no trouble I
about that"
at s'pose he will" sighed Jennie,
ooAiug at her beautiful gold ring with
less pleasure than usual. She had been
n the habit of twirling Il about her In
ger, and telling the little girls it was
made of real "carrot gold" But Just {
It this moment she didn't care so much {
about II; and it even seemed to her {
hat DOtty's little hand looked very nice
md white without any rings. Perhaps Y
people had not admired the glitter Of (
ler forehnger 50 very much, after all
How did she know but they had said,
Look at Judge Vance's little daughter.
.sn't she ashamed TO wear that ring J
when it's q sign her fathers rich, and
ant go 70 heaVenY,' The child began 8
% wish there would come holes in her ,
ather's pockets, and let out the money;
or she supposed he kept It all Ia his
pockets, of course.
81 shall tell my mother about it,"
nused she; "and 1 don't believe but (
he III laugh aud say .Thet Dotty DIM
de is a very queer child"
But Just at this time little Katie be- q
yan to peep into Jennie's pockets for 9
'candy-seed9 Chat 10 sugared spices,1 1 Z