Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-08
.tentiOn on the minister their ewes would

attention on the minister, their eyes would
wander away to that happy group in the
gallery and when that shrill 'Oh, mgr
rang through the church, there was more
than one irrepressible giggle smothered in
dainty laceedged handkerchief A
| grieved, rebuking glance from Madam
hushed them at once, and altogether they
got along with it much better than could
| be expected.
The next day Grace Kimball and Flor
| ence Percy obtained permission to call on
| Granny Tweed.
The old lady received them very kindly,
wiped off some chairs for them to sit on,
| and soon they were chatting away to-
gether very socially.
"By the way, Granny" said Grace,
chow nice you all looked yesterday in
| from you, and Madam had to scOld us well
| for not paying better attention to the ser
| mOn'
"Well, I'm afeared | didn't get much
good o. the sermon. | was just "a saying
| Thank the Lord! thank tie L0rdn over and
over again, all the time. You see, miss,
| I've been having powerful bad time of
| it this fall, had the rheumatis' so | couldn't
| do much, and was main feared should
| have to give up and 90 to the poor-house,
with the little dears. And one day | just
says to myself, Now the the Lord k7aoacs,
but He's got SO much to tend to no Won
der if He forgets Granny sometimes, so
7 Il just tell Him about it, to remind
| Him like and so | did. | just said,
oh, Lord, / can't stand it to work like
| used to, and now please take care of
; she old woman, and the little ones, and
nelp us through this awful winter You
see, miss, | don't just know how to pray
like fine folks, but | guess He under
stands it just as well, and somehow | felt
as light as feather after had told Him
all our troubles But yesterday" here the
old lady's voice was choked with a sob, - |
went over to see if Miss Gray hadn't some
| knitting for me to to do. | was all out o.
tea, and hadn't a cent o money, but Miss
| GRAY wasn't at home, and | came
back so discouraged | could hardly drag
my poor old body home,
When | got here, there was that trunk
a settin' right where it is now, and the
children didn't know nothin' about it, but
it said For Granny Tweed on the top,
so knew it was for me- And oh! kn0lc
the Lord sent 1T, for nobody else cares for
Granny Tweed" Wiping her eyes with a
corner of her clean check apron, she open
ed the trunk and began to show her trea-
sures The girls had wiped their eyes
many times during Granny's little speech,
and had manifested so much sympathy
and interest in it all, that the old lady S
heart quite warmed toward them. How
her dim old eyes sparkled as she displayed
the shining folds of the alpaca; and when
the girls offered to come over the next
Saturday and help her make it, she could
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when they assured her they would like it
very much, and should certainly come,
her grateful thanks brought fresh tears to
their eyes. 4 had an idea you seminary
girls were awful proud and stuck up;
know some of 'em are, for they make fun
of Granny when they 90 by, but | guess
YOU are some of the Lords little ones, amt
your"
we mean to be, Granny" said Grace
Then, one by one, every garment was
examined, and praised for its beauty OF
warmth, and at last nothing was left but
the two paper parcels of candy and tea.
"Only think" said Granny, "a whole
pound of teal enough to last me all win
ter, and candy enough to set up shop
with, for the children daresn't let them
, have but little at a time, or they'd be
, sick, sure. But who do you s'pose sent
all these Things 10 me? L know, OF course
the angels don't spend heir time up III
heaven making red flannel petticoats and
things for an old woman like me, and YET
, feel sure the Lorll sent em."
mo doubt he did, Granny. He put the
kind thought to help you in somebody's
heart, and it doesn't matter 1oho did it, you
must thank Him. You know He has
promised special care and blessings tC
! the widow and the tathcrlcSSn
When, an hour later, the committee
gave report Of their visit to the young
clarcd themselves abundantly repaid for
the trouble and selfdenial it had cost
and voted unanimously to continue the
, good work 50 happily begun, by minister
ing to the comfort of the needy as they
should find opportunity. Wild, frolic
some Bess said it was the joLiiost FIN IN
the aoorld-Chr5stiun Un50n.