The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-05
TIE CUMMINGS LESSON
A Second Leaf Of Gimbleton
History.
BIZ MARY AMES ATKINS.

BIZ MARY AMEs ATKINS.
Husband shsn't be at home wher
you return this noon, but I'll leave YOU
dinner on the table and the cofee-po
on the back of the stove"
"Whewi where are you going7" in
| terposed Mr. Cunning, as he took q
cigar from the case. He had never united
with the Anti-Tobscco Club. Dreadful
man!
ITO meeting. l thought it abou,
time for me to 60 to hear the great re.
vivslists" said Mrs. Dunning nervous.
ly.
"Aunt Belinda's been here" laughing
ly replied Mr.. Dunning between puts at
his cigar.
"If she hadn't I'm sure I shouldn't
have been brought to q sense duty 10
my Creator"
20, I've no objection to your going;
but how about the children, wltet"
"rhey will take their dinner to school
with them, and be as safe and comfortable
as at home"
IL don't agree with you; but no harm
may come to them tor this once. Good
bye" And the speaker kissed his wite's
rosy cheek, and hoped she'd have q nice
time and bring home 70. him some of the
good she was going in search of for her
self.
"Yer'd ort'r 60 yerself, Jim Dunning!'
said shrill, cracked voice; and turning,
he faced q tall, thin old lady in poke.
bonnet and rusky black shawl and dress,
her entire appearance made more con.
spicuous by huge pair OF green spects-
cles, a string OF gold beads, and blue
cotton umbrella.
"Whatl and leave nv WORK.
"What's work, what's anything to yer
souls salvation? Life's the time ter
serve the Lord. No man knowetn
what day nor an hour may bring forth.
We're here ter day an gone ter NOR
rer."
mo yer amt nuther; FUR yer were
here yesterday broke in little Jim
Cunning, entering, hslf-dre sed, boots
in his hands and jacket flung over bis
shoulder.
"Rhoda, that's powerful saucy young
onel'
."Tske him along with you, then,
Aunt Belinda" lsughingly suggested
dr., Dunning, as he tossed the
boy to the ceiling. "Don't he need it2
"Cstch me to be bothered with himl 1
like to hear the proceedings in quiet and
peace. You might take him up yerseli
TO the boys prayer!meetin'. He needa
it." and the old lady shook her lead
ominously.
IL guess the little fellow and 1 are
best Ut home. His mother can teach
him all he is able 10 take in just now
| Milk for babes, Aunt Belinda"
"As if that Wi Id do for his soul" said
Aunt Belinda, conlemptuously. "Teach
him to fee from the wrath to come
Tell him about the lake of FIRE AN brim.
| stun
There amt no such lake. l know.
Don't l study goggerferry2" said little
Jim.
"You don't know muffin, Aunt Bin.
der" broke in second young voico
This time it was girl, Jimmys twin
with one little hand pushing her tang led
ringlsts away from her pretty blue eyea
ond the other dragging along by it:
belt tiny spring psnier.
"A,n't yer 'shamed comm in where
there's q male folks, all naked, most
There amt no modesty nowadays!
and do YER wear bustle2
declare fort, Jim Dunning, you
an Rhoda squsnder on yer children what
orter TO 90 10 convert the poor heather
in foreign parts"
.We've ..ots of heather all around us
we must look out for them before w
start on foreign travels in search o
others" THIS to the old lady. To hi
children, whom he took in his arms
.Be good as you can. Mamma will b.
hack tonight" Aud then Mr.. Dunnins
left Tor his work, wondering over th'
many phases OF duty.
There was an older child, a pretty CIR
of twelve, who was busy in her LITTLE
room, braidipg her hair for school. II
this child Rhoda said:
"Look out tor the twins, Louisa" q
she tied the snood OF blue over the smootl
.Ye're maxim her vain and extravs
can't Besuty's on'y skin deep! Worm
feed on il in the and marry grave
.Uebl Do keep still, Aunt Belindsl
exclaimed the young beauty.
"'Course yer don't want to hear sicl
things. but they ort'r be beat inter yer
for that's what yer were born forP
ii don't believe it!' said Louisa.
"You tell fbs." added little Jim, from
his seai on the floor.
uSo YER do" intensified Posy, who hst
been irving hard to tie her brother
sboes-ior be didn't think 1t mstteret
whether they were tied or not.
"A wicked, unregenerstd set! Come
Rhoda. the train starts in htteel
minutes. Goodbye. I'll ask prayer
tor yer"
he. charge TO Louisa, and then turne'
her back on her comfortable home. Sh
wa, of an emotional turn, and her tear
a.d signs, rs the "proceedings went on
Gave Aunt Belinda unqualified satisfac
ton. The old lady espying a b
of brown paper upon the fool
caught it up, and borrowing penc'
from a man seated beside her, wrot
hastily: . .,,,