Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-10-07
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larry when well earned; and certainly. If
there is oNe thing e0aldn ciee to rest, it is |
pair OF comfortable slippers" |
BE Il, kpYw,l thar, / was, atllressihg no |
one Ia particular, iiiless, Indeed. my siiit- |
q percd Feet, las they lowered above me on
the handicapped, could be ssupposeu 10
I constitute y listener. think ~. Well 10
: .explaiii thai. / am not ian che i.aolt OF ele-
; waiting INV toes, Yankee fashion, Or, IN |
= xlepd. at COMFORTING myself III any man |
her u,ibefitting a clergyman. but nav
and then indulge myself a little, and Oh !
this particular day haI beeA perform
ING nv Christmas charitable duties with
:.aeal which thought t s;h deserved reward.
This by the way.
'sYes.r epntipasA, withno small sat
istaction, aft ever discharged my yearly
duties arightsI have done so to-day, and
that with great bodily and mental Ia
tieue9 \ kthiAk MIL Christmas text will
Ike, But the greatest Of these is Charity
could preach fcelingly OH those words"
"Rubbish."
.'Eh - and stared around the room.
but nothing unusual met my gaze, save
the waxy Christmas rose that my little
daughter had placed OH the table to glad
den the eyes OF papa. Rubbish indeed y
| echoed Indignantly. 81 wonder what
Rubbish! [ only wish my hearers may
follow their pastors example. There
will be no lack of charity them
Nonsense
There was no mistake about. it This
time aIidDas agsiji ganced, Mlaie mIio.
Ncent-looklng Hover, L perceived little,
wretched sprite. in yellow attire, nod
ding and grimacing at me from behind
its.white petals. pray, sir" quoth /,
rather testify. what may, you be pleased
TO term siloilseifse*uET9 DIfE
Your charity" and he grimaced
again.
Indeed. Perhaps you do not like
ffS ats @Dasi isg wns9Hsqsly idsiin,sitibg
shatAvhat1 yo,i term Charity is'not the
genuine article"
felt MYSELF getting rather hot. "Per-
haps you would favor me further with
your opinions retorted, with terrible
irony.csI DOT req OG lI8 "a
Certainly. I am Charity's clerk. look
ing after her interests. and l don't con-
slider that they flourish i'm your part OF
the world. You may have been doing
your duty, but as tor Charity-ugh -
aud he ssaapped his fingers at ne. iod i
was too ;stonished to speak. so he
continued. "Charity. indeed. Was it
charity that Induced you to hand over a
Largcr gift than usual TO the F.'s. BECAUSE
sttey lived ina dissenting ueighborhood,
and could .aud to advantage the church's
lihernlity :, Or agaiil,-was.it charity thai
nude you'u6ie out her family bounty TO
Widow Bs afId her family, because yOll
suspected her of prejudice in favor of the
s1lethodiSts? 'Charity sutfereth long, and
Us kin't fsE~fsif chsrifyl whiek.made you
sneStect- NJ, whose son was 50 urfcfvil to
syou? Or, again, was it charity which
made You 10fsetI MRS. a.. Who lives such
i; long way off from that bazar whert
;tou steppeu uDto buy some things foi
fyOur children ?'' 8
ssrs-Reaily,n Hsrammered. with bIeshine
scoisefousnesS- II could not forget my
sfamily.ei Charity, begins at home. 's9FIg
- ~But 1t does not end there quoth my
stnfiirors land Charity seeketh not lis
snwn.'-that Is scripture, and your quota
sfion was not" icI 90 iiH. rci 1ft. 8-,i.is.s
s'"Bur I really forgot, Mrs. 4. and N. j
iregretiit cxceedinely.',r.s iir, - fIa.
--D0yOu?li Then why DON'T YOU start
sof1 tonce and amend Your errors 2,
"Keally," L demonstrated. the mere
suggestion sounding most unpleasantlv
sreaily, Z" AIN quite exhausted with my
sday's work."T:indSI looked wistfully a
my slippers. and said slippers, encasins
my feet, looked placidly at their owue
frAir understandable fesfing place. sa-
s.v'Exhausfrsi! VERY iikely:, so are n
aud A.. and L.. with, all his little child
rem. who viii not taste meat on Christ
mas day HdIess You, gp-tQy him. q n {
sC'Bnt ear 90 o-inorrew." groancd
Not ut all. Tomorrow You have t
sunerilreml ryour 2chiblreli's Christina
treat. after writing your sermon. Thin
of LIS little ehildreil, with no treat ut al
.ao not even the tlaturaf one tfoodrs Go Q
l thought of my own happy little one,
and RELUCTANTLY thrust my leeti into m
walking boots preparatory to departin
on any .chdritabie expedition; but a fe,
minutes later, my hall door was sIalnme
in avery, unchaIitable fashion,. sTaIT'
Il wotldeted by whom! ~''~ ~ -
| was very cold and tolerable eros
when Freruined to my study and to m
fire, which had dwindled down TO il
last embers, and to my much esteeme
Slippers, which last, toasting, costly o
The hug looked far more comfortabl
than their owner. Nevertheless, Esettle
myself in my arm chair with the agree;
bic satisfaction of man worn out in tn
performance of his duty. and who fee
that, come what may, none can reprOac
.hims and Forthwith Lbegm to solilC
Qpize on the ingratitufie of some of nj
poor people. There" l reflected, 'wa
John a., Ewho only greeted me wit
black looks, as if my advent were a bore
and b took the relief as a matter'e
course. As for that garrplous Widow \
Thought shoiJld never hear the end {
her long eomplaints;L not a thought &
to my bodily fatigue in ministering [
their wants. The only one who at a
appreciated my doings was Mrs. p,
Irish woman. who compared me to til
Angelof Mercy-fattery, 1no-donbt, (bs
Still very pleasant toa flame wearied
the exercise of eharity.r bar
HUM quoth my little friend, pee
ing over The petal of my rose.
.rlssSo you are still there. my smallmel
tor? Well. you may have your say no
Without Accommodating me, as you ca
certainly not now reproach me wit
want of eharity.p I1IkSIdOHW
hni'Oh. indeed p was the curt reioinds
d'sWell, and pray, what have you to- o.
iectto now?s';tid settled myself bat
haughtily. 81 am sure have been vel
busy carrying out your sinjuntion
Pray, what is troubling your mild mo
respecting my proceedings2na ii y
Not much. was only remenberir
sCharity ,seeketh not its own" Ill
ssApd Of course Was seeking my ov
whilst Flooding through the street
iYou are remarkably GOBLIN your concl
.sions.r ra.is ifT3 iaffeoiG2o isHoiis lit1 =
i-s.Yoi, we,o xaoLyino nraisp. W. ". ~, 3 q