Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-23

more horrible believers, "but what is his will
bnt believing on him? Don't the Bible say
that they that believe shall be saved?''
Joseph" said the Squire, "wheu you be-
heVed i'm my store. you put in your time and
money there. When you believed in boss
tTadin' you devoted yourself to practising il.
When you believed life insurance was a good
thing, You took out policies and paid for
them. though You have complained OF the
Patagonlap dividends. Now, IL you do be-
it?''
"Tve paid over a hundred dollars a year
church dues," said joe wrathfully, ;not
counting subscriptions to bell and a new
Organ."
THAT wasn't for God. Joseph said the
Squire; twas all for You. God never'n
thank you for running an ylum for paupers
mt 10 work. You'll find in the twenty-fifth
chapter of Matthew description of those
that's going into the kingdom of heaven
they're the people that give food and clothing
to the needy, and visit the sick and prisoners;
those that don't do these things don't go In.
10 put IL mildly. He don't say "a word about
belief there, Joseph; for He knows that Civ
ing away property don't happen till mans
belief is pretty strong"
Joe felt troubled. Could IL really be that
his eternal insurance was going To cost more
money? Joe thought obviously of Colonel
Pung, President of the Bungfield Railroad
tOfnpany-the Colonel didn't believe in any,
thing; SO he saved all his money. and Joe
wished he had some of the Colonelss courage
Joe smeditatiOns were interrupted by the
entrance OF sam Ottrey, poor fellow who
owed Joe some money. Joe had lent sam a
hundred dollars, discounted ten per cent for
nlrety days, and secured by chattel mort
gage on SANS horse and wagon. But Sam
had been sick during most of the ninety DAYS
ana when he went TO Joe TO beg a few days of
grace, That exemplary business man insisted
upon immediate payment.
~ was easy TO see by Sans hopeless eve
and strained features that he had not come
70 pay-he was staring ruin i'm the face. and
Ieit as uncomfortable as if the amount were
mllllons instead of horse and wagon his
only means of support. As for Joe he had
got that hund red dollars and horses and wag-
on mixed up III the oldest way with what ne
ana MS partner had been talking about n
was utterly unbusinesS like-he knew 1.-The
tried TO make business business, and religion
renSlOD, but he could not succeed Joe
thought oEskly; he determined TO try an ex-
pertinent.
sam" said he, got the mor"--o,
-. =" rrand IL, suppose" ''
sam, said Joe, 'I'n give YOU all the time
you need at legal interest"
sam was not such young man as Senti-
mental people would select 10 try good deeds
upon. pm he was human, and loved his wife
ana children, and the sudden relief he felt
caused him to look at Joe in a manner which
made Joe find couple of entire strangers in
his own eyes. He hurried into the little Of
nee; ana when his partner looked up inQuir-
ingly. Joe replied:
I've got a dividend, Squire-one of those
we were talking about"
How s that? asked the old man. while Joe
commenced writing rapidly.
Il Ii snow You, said Joe, handing the squire
the paper on which he had just put in writing
his promise to Sam.
Joseph" said the Squire. after reading the
paper several times, 10 assure himself that
ms eyes did not deceive him, ait beats the
Widow mltes:She gave the Lord all she had .
but You have given Him more than YOU ever
had in all your life until to-day"
joe handed Sam the paper, and il was To the
teamSter the strongest evidence of Christian
Ivy he had ever seen in Bungfeld. He had
known OF some hard cases turning from the
saloon and joining the church, but none OF
theSe things were SO wonderful as this action
Oh Joe Caters. Sam told the story in strict
confidence, to each of his friends and the
good seed was thus sOwn in soil that il had
never reached before.
IL would be pleasant to relate that Joe
forthwith quit having notes and selling anti
quated grease for butter, and that he devoted
the rest OF his days and money 10 good deeds
but II wouldn't be true. Those of our readers
VINO nave always consistently acted accord
ing to their own light and knowledge are of
course, entitled TO throw stones at Joe Cater;
Dut most OF us know TO our sorrow why he
oldn always act according TO good prompt
ings he received. Our only remaining duty is
TO say that when, thereafter, JOe's dividends
came seldom, he knew who was to blame