The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-01
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out their financial condition. Mary
was like a great many little girls, to-
proud to let people know her wants
and would ratliergo go'hungry than ask
for bread. .a,o {.
Brother X, went home from hi
Lodge, gathered his little family
around while he read ftom the Bible
a chapter inwhich it said einasmuct
as ye did it unto one Of these the
esst of my brethren ye did it unto
~ After reading the chapter the
trierch kneeled down on the
prayed the prayer of a lib.
king the great ruler OF
his many blessings,
ehu especmIty ior The existence 'ol
those fraternal institutions whose
office work was to care for the desti-
tute.
Early on the following morning
good old Brother X. wended his way
to the grocery store to make the pur-
chases ordered by his Lodge.
"Have you good dour2" said he to
the merchant as he entered the store.
ayes, sir; how much will you
haye2"
"One barrel; I will just give you
my.full order; one dollars worth Of
sugar, two pounds of tea, two bushels
of potatoes, four bars of soap, one
package best baking powder, four
pounds of butter, one package of pep,
per, one sack of salt and, one ham,
anything else, Sir.".
''No that is all at present, l will
call for them in few moments"
"All right, sir, l will have them
all ready for you" From the grocery
Brother X. went to the shoe store,
where be took an assortment of little
shoes, then to the dry-goods store,
where he purchased a roll of cloth,
stockings and mittens.
Now. reader, let US 90 back to the
home of Mrs. II. The fire in the
stove has nearly gone out. The good
woman draws her little ones nearer
her side, the tears are trinkling down
her cheeks, the children are crying
for bread, the mothers heart is bleed
ing, she loves her babes. Theninis-
ter has just left the house, leaving
with hcrpnly spiritQal 4.advieS, oh!
what an hour Of trial!
"My God!" she exclaims in the bit
terness of her sorrow, "must my
children freeze and starve in this
great city, where so many are rolling
in luxury? Oh! thou friend of the
widow, direct me what to do in this
trying hour"
She thought of the pawr.shop and
as last resort she resolved to take
some little articles, and pledge them
for bread and fuel. She put her
children in bed, covered them up
with all the bed,clothing in the house,
then raising the cover of trunk
that once belonged to her husband,
she sought for something to take as
a pledge to the pawnbroker. AL
most the first article that her eyes
rested upon was her husbands regal
ia. She had seen him wearing it in
the professions and at the public
meetings of the Order. She had
read upon the banners of this socie-
ty their motto, "proteet the widow"
and now as she looked upon her dead
husbands regalia her face brighten
cd. a new idea entered her mind.
l will make my wants known to the
brotherhood. Surely they will not
forget their dead brothers wife and
children,
Brother K, left the dry-goods store,
hailed a passing dray, and directed
the man to drive to the grocery
The purchases that Brother X. had
made were loaded and Brother X.
mounting the seat by the side of the
driver directed him to drive to 276
NJ. Street
Mrs, II. had wrapped her shawl
about her and was about to start out
to find some one of the brotherhood,
when mark, there is a rap at the
door. Hastily laying her shawl aside
she stepped to the door and opened it
and to her surprise there stood the
same old gentleman that called upon
her last evening,