Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-04


Il told you our boy amt wanted along
O. rich folks
''But seven or eight years ago they
went round-there' been revival, you
know-getting children into Sunday
school. And one came here and she
talked to me, and l was glad enough.
But twas winter, and the boys hadn't
good overcoats, and was all off the notion
of going. So had to tell her. She
said she'd see to that, and the ladies got
'em good ones, and the boys felt nice.
l was real thankful, and he was as pleas
ed as could be, and 1t was lovely time
in our house that Sunday morning and
when they came home with their pictures
papers and cards, and wanted me to
help 'em get their lessons, it seemed
like old times, and l don't know when
have had such a good Sunday That
night l went down to prayer-meeting
and took both the boys, and he went as
far as the road, and was most good
mind to go in. The seats were just
crowded. and they brought in chairs,
and don't you think not living soul
came into the seat whore me and my
boys sat Use glad enough he didn't
60 in. Next Sunday my boys had their
lessons and were fixed up nice. The
white boys nudged each other and hitch.
ed off a little; but the teacher smiled
and called 'em good boys, and said they
had good lessons. so they didn't Care so
much But next Sunday she just smiled
and said, I'D like to have you come and
sit in the seat with me- and they did
and the other boys kind of chuckled.
Next Sunday they cried; he said they
deedn't 60, and so 'twant no use for me
trying to make 'em. 'And the boys to
school twitted 'em of going to Sunday
school to get some new coats, and one
of 'em said his mother said she hadn't
no faith when she gave her fifty cents,
for we'se bad lot;' and he just sent
fifty cents to her, and told her, There's
plenty O. colored folks with souls whiter'n
hers"
81 am very sorry. But will our sins
excuse yours % al.
''Some they do and some the don't
Can't you see if they done as James tells
'em to in his second chapter, I'd got him
to meeting pretty soon, my boys would
have grown up different as could be, and
he wouldn't have died as he did, and l
shouldn't have back-slidden down-well,
most down to the bottom of the hill, /
guess? Smiles don't cost much, and
they're worth good deal sometimes
1--WE haven't realized their value, that
is ALL" ...,. .,-s. .,..
Haven't you? When any of you
want some extra nice work done, and
I've got more than | can do without
sitting up nights, then don't you smile
and coax and fatter me ? If all the
Christians in this town put together had
said as much to US about our souls,
teased us as hard to 60 to meeting as
any of the girls well tease to have a
dress done up when | hain't no time to
do it, we'd all been members of the
church before this. Now that's So
But the boys are just like he was-ar
infdel. l guess I'd be, if l hadn't
lived with them dear old saints. l tel
you, Christians makes heaps of infdels
Amt they half O 'em kind of infdcls
themselves? Now if they'd believed
that God is father of us all ; His house
our home the poor His heirs; we are
one in Christ that we must love oul
brother as ourselves. as my minister
used to preach, they wouldn't left me
standing out there all alone. And how
many do you 'spOse of all that church,
when they was praying for everybody
and feeling so good and pious, believed
that as they had respect to persons,
they were convinced of the law as trans
gressors 2 l thought when was going
home. so sorry, that first Sunday, tina
Christ was plying of me-" and tear
came to her eyes.
"And He was. And you looked
fairer to Him than any of us that day
But l am afraid that since, you hav
lived on the faults of Christians yer,
poor food for an immortal soul"
E '"Taint very good food, but it give
folks enough to eat, so they don't hunge
much after righteousness. When a tire
+ bears apples, folks don't tap it to ge
maple sugar. know you think | an
awful wicked to talk against Christians
| 'spose / am. But now amt it awfu
wicked for Christians to let their live
talk against Christ.-Mrs. L'tcy Z
: .Sandford, an ~. T. O6erUer.
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