Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-22
The Deacon's Singing.school.

" am going out to see if can start a
singing-school, said the good man, as he
stood buttoning up his oyercoat and muffling
up his ears, one bitterly cold night this
winter.
" a singing school said his wife. d" how
will you do that "
IL have heard Of a widow, round the cor
ner a block or two who is in suffering cir.
cumstances, She has five little children,
and two OF them down sick, and has neither
fire nor food. SO Bennie Hope the office
boy, tells me. ! thought | would Just step
round and look into the case"
go, 10y all means" said his wife, and
lose no time. If they are in such need, we
can relieve them some. But can't see what
all this has to do with starting q singing
school. But never mind, you need not stop
to tell me now; 20 quickly, and do all YOU
can for the poor woman" So out into the
piercing cold Of the wintry night went the
husband, while the wife turned TO the fire
side and her sleeping babes, who. ia their
warm cribs, with the glow Of health upon
their cheeks, showed that they knew nothing
Of cold or pnching want With thankful
spirit, she thought Of her blessings as she sat
down to her little pile of mending. Very
busily aud quietly she worked, puzzling all
the time over what her husband could have
meant by starting asingng-school. 4 sing
ing-school and the widow how queer what
possible connection could they have?
At last she grew tired OF the pulling
thought, and said 10 herself, " won't bother
myself thinking about it any more. lie will
tell me all about it when he comes home. |
only hope we may be able TO help the widow
and make her poor heart sing for Joy.
There " she exclaimed, can that be what |
he meant The widows heart singing for
joy Wouldn't that be a singing-school |
1t must be, it is just like John. How funny
that ! should find it ont " and she laughed |
merrily at her lucky guess. Taking up her
work again, she stitched away with happy
smile on her face, as she thought over again
her husbands words aud followed him in
Imagination in his kind ministrations. By
and-by two shining tears dropped down,
tears Of pure Joy, drawn from the deep wells
OF her love for her husband, Of whom she
thought she never felt so fond before. At
the first sound OF footsteps she sprang 10
open the door.
90 John, did you start the singing
school ?"
&" reckon did" said the husband, as
soon as he cond loose his wrappings but
want you TO hunt up some flannels and
things to help keep itup."
Oh, yes ! will | know now what You
mean. have thought it all out. Making
the widows heart sing for joy is your singing
school What precious work, John Pure |
religion and undefiled is to visit the father |
less and widow in their afiiiction' Ny own
heart has been singing for JOY all the even
ing because of your work, and do not mean
to let you do it alone. | want to draw out
some OF this wonderful music"
There are many hearts which would be the
better If there could be singing-schools
started in them. Let's you and do all We
can. Perhaps Others may catch the keynote,
and help to swell the song, until many
widows heart shall be comforted, and the
fatherless be fed.--13cocaie aud Guardian.