The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-04

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could but con1sss that the little lady
did Il honor. How Quaiat and awset
she looked. surely, With her brown
eyes full os . tender light, her checks
elowiAa fsom shs cold ais. . little qua
ssrof sabdssd glee shout her dimpled
uouthl
!, AID aow was heard the minister's
veics, and every eye b bsDt upon him.
svsgy eaI lis1sss attenuvely.
= will taks. ny text" he said,
!" ffom the gospel according to St.
mark:
And We callsd unto him the
twelve, and began 70 ssnd them forth
BY two and two and gave them pow
Of over unolean spirits: and command
sd them that hey shos|h take nothing
Tor their journey. savs star only NO
scrip, no bread. Ne money In their
pure ; but b shod With sandals and
nst pns - two eeats."
New. my dsas frisnds." said the
Ressrssd sampeoe, = oae werd = to
yo4r GepeeeQe CAsiet1ae IN yoa -
tt exprsasly glsseidAeni - 70 wear two
soats. ! hsvs o.. thssseDrs.I ! havs
given the other = ~ wiSe, = 1t
sssasd hase asd hslllting - T. d."
,p1 Then, altogsther disragal ding the
shssts nlled with rhetorical sloquspce
at home, hs begaa . tsrvsnt and glow
ing description Of. the mission given
70 the apostles q Jssus-of their pu.
.rity, their sslf.sacEi6cs, their earnest
devotion, and enthusiasm. He spoke
Of the birth on that Christmas long
ago. OF it, humility and touching aim.
plicity. There wss power and psthos
IN his voice thrill went through the
congregation. and with electric sym-
pAthy touched the heart Of the minis
ter, nlling II with m unspsakable JOY.
A throng Of words fell from his lips,
simple. soul felt. - from man to man
and heart to heart Not An eye closed
and mot m ear failed him. Tears
came intY his syes. and sprang unbid-
den inte the eyes oe his listsnsn. A
mystssiess power sssmed to reign in
the little temple. The fAt old squire
saw tall marble seire looming Up
from the church yard. and for the AEst
time In years 10 thought Of his dsad
wife. Even Hn. Bsvsrly's thin lips
rslspssd from their usual grimsoe, and
an uuwonted emotion showed through
her artificial complsxien. For nearly
an hour the little throng Of people re-
mainsd rapt and spell bound; then the
book closed, ths minister paused there
was murmur and stir In the cougre.
CATION. Up hustled the squire to the
the pulpit, and shock hands with the
minister.
lyon robbsi me Of my morning
nap." he said, . kind Of shake IL his
whsesy voios. and semsshing that
looked Aks moisture l. hs wicked Old
yss. When be put out his pudgy
hand 70 The miniseAr's little wife hs
lsft sslip Of Sa1er 10 her tssobliag
It's for yourself and the bsirns."
he whispered. hsasssly :" and II you
went - spsaa it - es0a thsss b .
ssss for ysu h - faaily esaoh."
Thea b waAAlsd away, lsaving
Lucy overwbslmed with jey, psspiag
ilartivsly st . hsnAssa dellar bill arm.
hly olutchsd IN hsr ht1ls 1ngsss.
The ResDrsoA eanpspo was sag
so,sdsA BY his pespls, sach one W.
ins win ~ se1sr II sGpsasing In
their slmpls way tl1s affection and ~
spect that this Christmas sermon had
inspired.
Lucy vsry wisely put the bill care
fully by, detsrmining not 70 disturb
her husband's sentative spirit with
this sordid Qualification. But, to save
her life, - she walked homo from,
church, rsAohing up her hand to thu
saalwart arm Of her husband, she
could not help going back aCain to the
old joyfHl snumssAlisa, and huggsd
70 hersslf ths precious Treasure, III
she could show Il and sxplain II will
delight 10 ~ dsar little brood waiting
at home for her.
"Ws won't 20 70 ths Wilderness
viii ve, 6auspsoa - she said.
"Ths fsot ,, I never got near r
them BEFORE" replied her husband
his voice stiii tssmbling with emotion
Then you ars not sorry. aboat thu
robe, aftsr al, are you p" said Lucy.
III 1t was the agent that brough
US together, I am more than glad,
said her husband.
Fot many years after The little wo
man had her pony and her COW, an,
her fhndaneoes for the parlor win
dows, and the Reverend Sampsol
rejofcsd in the possession Of man,
ponderous musty books and . broad
cloth ssit bus the one relic aud heir
loom Of the family Il ministers rob
that cost seventy Ave dollars. Luc.
never wore II again. Hdspers Month
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