Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-09
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| AOelalue, IN cOnSterndtlOn.
"Do go and send them away befor
our company comes," said Mrs. Good
man.
81 have seen some of them at tn
Industrial School," said Ellen, with
sudden CLEAN of merriment; lean thi
be one of fathers curious tricks?"
"It certainly is" said Adelaide, "fol
here he comes himself out of the omni
bus"
And in fact the good Deacon was nov
seen making his way through crowt
of poor people, who stood humbly wait
ing near the cote, and offering his arm
to withered old lady in rusty blacl
bombazine, who had been among tn,
first arrivals. He presented her ant
the foremost of his guests to his lady
who stood in rustic of astonishmen
and stiff brocade, on the veranda steps
and his elegant daughters, who were
half way between laughing and cryins
at the novelty of the scene before them
Mrs. Goodman fortunately had the goOt
sense and philosophy to perceive tha
a state of things which was not to b,
cured, had better be endured with tn,
best grace possible; and her innocen
guests, though somewhat awe-struck a
such undreamed of magnificence of ap
parel, were all unconscious the strug
gle-and triumph, too-of grace thai
was going on beneath the studied hos
pitality with which she received them
There was the old lady in black, who
proved to be widow, and utterly alon,
in the world; about the supply of whose
wants the Deacon probably knew more
than any man living.
And there was an old man with one
wooden leg, and blind man, who was
strongly suspected to have been seen at
the way-side begging, until some benev-
olent individual-name unkown-had
supplied him with basket of salablt
articles, by means of which he was now
able TO support himself and family.
There were women, too, with wan faces,
who seemed TO have never enjoyed the
| freedom of Gods h,essed air; and puny
children in their arms, whose heavy
eyes frightened at the sight of green
grass and waving trees. The older peo-
pie were soon seated in the house and
on the piazzas, while the children under
convoy of Miss Ellen, who entered
hAa nj 1r- int hA ri Of I.
scattered about in merry games on the
green lawn. Never was there much a
play before, and to Ellen herself ii
seemed that the little birds never sang
so sweetly, nor the fresh summer air
breathed so delightfully."- as on this very
day.
The company once disposed of sober,
second thought occurred to the lady
hostess, more distressing, doubtless,
than the first. An appealing look
brought her husband to the corner.
''What in the world am 1 to do?" she
said, 81 have not half enough for them
to eat"
''That is all right" replied the dea-
con, pointing to wagon which was
just unloading at the kitchen gate.
"There is abundance for them all, and
have given the directions TO the cook. -
Anxiety was needless every arrange
ment had been completely made and
the entertainers devoted themselves
again to their guests. Happily passed
the hours of the golden afternoon. The
ladies of the family recovered speedily
from the shock of disappointment, and
could not help admitting that they had
never so thoroughly enjoyed a company.
1t was lesson worth learning.
At six, the company was assembled
around the long table, which, by the
Deacon's direction, had been spread
upon the shady lawn; and never prob
ably did guests more heartily unite in
thanksgiving for the bounties of Prov
idence. Before they rose from the ban
quet, there was gorgeous sunset, all
in full view, to be enjoyed by many who,
within the narrow walls, were almost as
effectually excluded from Gods free pic
ture gallery in the heavens, as from
mans aristocratic ones on earth. At
the same time the moon was rising in
the east, and there was a delightful
evening, with the glancing fire flies
among the grass, and the cool breezes
that never dreamed of brick walls and
heated payements-and by nine o'clock
the whole company had departed in
their train of conveyances for home.
The lady hostess was too tired or too
thoughtful to demand explanations
now. When children and servants had
quietly assembled in the sitting room at
the hour of prayer, the worthy father
of the family read from the great Bible
the story of great feast given of old
at the house of chief Pharisee; and
his voice fingered with special empha-
sis on the following words:
"When thou makest dinner or a sup
per, call not thy friends nor thy breth-
rem, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich
neighbors; lest they also bid thee again,
and recompense be made thee. But
when thou makest feast call the poor,
the manned, the lame, the blind; and
thou shalt be blessed, for they cannot
recompense thee; for thou shall be re-
compensed at the resurrection of the
just"
He was certainly a strange man, that
Deacon Goodman, and unfortunately
very different from the rest OF the world.
Socrates On House Building.
Pray, ought not he who cares to have
a house built as it should be, contrive
so that it should be as pleasant and