, 1877-03-17

PAULA
CHARITY SERMON.
10 the Editor Or 1he 7Tt1une
March RJlt on w iii
admit me TO Il scat in the chimney corner OF your
charming Home: l will not take much space, and
witry not to be too nrrulous but the spirit moves
and trust they. we'll us yon, will kindly indulge
an old wo,nan's wish. First, to these yon'lg
lades-un,arried, lncan-I want SuE.t,. to say
iiv,ns,Dhow the sunshine grows brighter
where you are, and the very stars twinkle with
envy whcn you look up ut them, ! know how the
world looks to yon every morning, a. it 1t were
just newly made for. yonr express pleasure l
know how fnr OF old aye seems, and that care,
people, aud it seems impossible that their dread
meaning should eyer come to you. Know now no
height seems too lofty for You to scale, no hope
too bright for you to realize, no human good 200
remote for 3our daring fingers to grasp Know
for was once girl. and | haye not forgotten.
But because kind llcayen has given you BLESSINGS
10 ricu and full, do not forget to llghten
little the burden Of some poor sister, whose lie
is one Ion. day at hard, l-paid toll. nnswcctened
cept small, Guild closet in some cheap boarding.
house. You c1n give her Il ssnlln. Good morn
ing, y which will leave 4 rosy glow over her entire
day. She uay he 4 weak, frail girl, obliged BY !
hanl-hcartcd employer III stand all day behind his
Counter, without i moments rest, compelled to
smile whatever nay be the nsolence Of the
ity and spirit she ever possessed because the dear
ones at home wunla starye but for the nlcagre pit
tance doled out TO heron Saturday night, md which
80 many Others stand reaay to ucceptif she fans
By tl,n way Make her u little tronble possible,
bc courteous 10 her rs to your associates treat
her as one lady should treat another; and il will
brin;: back TO you two-fol1 blessing.
II you stifl j schoolgirl there may be some
poorly clad c1ls3ate who il bcHdlny ull her encr-
Eics towurI becoming Il teacher that sue may help
t, tighten the burden which is whitcnin. the hair
3,nr tt4rt
brow. There are many ways in which you can help
her: You can now nnd then say u few words Of
praise of her scholarship or her stndlous
habits, or introduce her some other friend who
can appreciate lady IN calico :s well III in silk,
and II opportunity offers speak OF some favorite
book which yon possess, and IL she has not read it,
offer to lend it her, and o it in such way that
1t will seem to her she is giving yon pleasure BY ac-
etptny. \ Few such things rs these tand your
womau's word for it, dear girls. yon will End III
quick intellect, us warm, true, grateful hearts
a;non. them as can le found anywhere. Besides
your o.sn natures will enlargt and grow swecter
FOR the effort, inasmnch us it is fur 1uosc blessed
tn give than to receive.
1t,c,. Ito little with your brains and hands, as
well us hearts. Do yon play we'll after 80 many
years ur costly piano lessons: DO you not know
gone other @irl whose eyes grow wistful when
se hears others talk Of mus 6: Make some oppos
her name isl, ii yon have time to come tu onr
honse on Saturdays for an hour, it wonld be real
pleasure, to start you OH -FOUR way m1sicward; it
went hurt ynu any way, and it will be i mercy to
me to make me review" Don't you think she
wnnla won;lcr ii you c>,,i guess the Measure
you Were giyin. her? and when she comes. play
a well for her Us you do for -bob's slstGr"
and act natural rs il her station WAS cqnal to
yours. tell yon, dears, bread cast on the waters
in this way will return when you least expect 1t:
So much for brains, now for hands. You have a1
lcarnca how to MAKE all sorts Of pretty things,
and, / hope, some useful ones, too: but / want
yo to learn knit real. old fashioned knitting.
and when you hare bits Of tintc have your needles
and "rrn Eeady.-.ood, *crticcah]e stocS'n--yarE.
and knit pair after pair Of all slzes.-"ray for hi:.
bnrs men, smaller for little boys aud girls: Of
pretty striped Shaker yarn, and cunn:n" scarlet.
navy blue, white for the wee babies.
Meyer fea5 but thcre y will + always 1Sas,: be-
little cold tnc give them ta the superintendent VI
sur Suni:.y y-scaool, an let one bc ilcd with nuts
and candies when h. hangs them on tile Christmas
there with no othrr friend to give them goodies.
Save your east oil clothes,-shoes and a!l,-thete
is nothin. which will keep human being warm
which will not find Il welcome somewhere. Learn
the children Of that poor widow on the back street
over yunlcr. 50 they to school and to church;
and If yonr offer is nat9e in the pretty WAY yon
know 50 well how to assume. You will never offend
the E;ost sctlstitc soul
After you have begun to do these things oppor-
tunities will multiply. and you will invent ways 81
yonr 10 10 good and he good mere than could
tell you. And by and BY. .wncn yonr names arc
Kings voice saying: - lnasmnch as yc have douc
it unto the least Of these, ye have done it unto
me. -
iiopine have not outsail my welcome, anu that
these few lines will be met in the same spirit which
them, and needed by the deIr girls to-
ward whom my heart 20 warns that want them
to have only pleasant memories when they arc on
tie .sunsct side of life, ~ Will bl1 you oil gCou-
by. GRANDMA OLpwAYs.
on SEVERAL SUBJECTS.