Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-24

preach as usual
Mr.. Sibley was IN business, and lived
at the rate of about fifteen thousand a
year, which dill not seem excessive in
what he called good times' But the
good times" dated prior to 1878, and
ran into the war-days when the nation
was pouring out blood and treasure,
and he was heaping Up bonds and stocks
varying his plans by an occasional .piece
ol properly. These pieces would not
go oil at their expected prices, the
scale having. been mentally set during the
good times, and they woulo not STAY
without costing good zeal. At the
same time mary of the bonds and stocks
were declining, and Mr.. Sibley felt keen
ly that he was making no money. This
was the understood ground of his hest
tatlon about his Thanksgiving.
Mrs Sibley is wise woman. She
rarely argued with her liege lord and
never lectured him. IF he ever took
the role of Jobs wife and spoke foolishly
she looked little sorry, and she ALWAYS
said and did the right thing herself, but
so quietly and unconseiously that no one
| could see the label in big letters on her
bosom, Behold in me model wife and
superior Christian!'
The dressing was finished, and no one
| could have detected in Mr.. Slbley's attire
or comforts any indication Of Strengthened
circumstances. Mrs. SibleY apoloqizad
for leaving the table little early, as she
had to see about Jane, who used to he
cook, and who, poor thing! was without
place, in failing health, and with . pro-
vision Tor old age, amounting TO Just tifty-
four dollars in the Savings Bank. Mr..
Slbley knew that, for at his wife's request
ne selected the bank, and got the book
written up. The mail brought letters
from Harry at college, full of regret that
1t was TOO tar to come home, inQuirino if
piece of the turkey could not be sent to
MIN. and full Of the dignifed gravity
common among happy fellows at
college. Lille Sibley, who thought her
brother Harry an eminent genius and the
best boy in the State read this Ictte.
aloud. and emphasized the good no!nts
admirably. There was indeerl one sad
communication. announcing the death of
poor Miss Johnson, who had been Lilies
eoyerness, and who supported helpless
and penniless mother. Mr. Siblev was
not selfish man. He said quietly, 1--WE
must look after the poor girls MOTHER
and Mrs. Sibley's face took on q look OF
| approving tenderness, but she said moth
ing.
BY and by there was ring ana con
fused noise IN the hall Of questions that
got no answer. and laughter, and extreme
~ loud and ostent; tious kissing-not
silent, remote touches of the lips TO some
exposed facial surface-bu. down right.
Old fashioned kissing. 1t was Fred
! young Fred. Slbly-and his wife They
had come in to see father aud mother,
| az there was no Office that day. and 1,
was on the way to church. They chatted
and laughed, and made it plain that
whether they thought Of it or not, they
had much for which to give thanks.
Mr.. Sibley listened, and talked, and
frightened; he seemed to be looking at
things through these young eyes And
when church time came, he was found
gloved and ready with the rest, with no
word from his wife, only more looks Of
approving tenderness"
! The church was full That helps a
man to feel cheerful. The minister had
no cough, no whine, no look OF approach
ing consumption. His hair was cut like
other meps, and indeed he looked like q
happy ordinary, very human being, as
he ran over the good reasons they all had
for gratitude He spoke of the country
its freedom Its peace-its resource
Its hargest-its institutions. proved
strong by the srain of foIlv
and saltlshness often put on
them, without destroying them. and Mr..
sibley forgot himself-the man of bust
ness, and thought OF himself as an Amer
lean citizen. He spoke of their church
with social feelings lifted up, its happy
education for old and young, its tsnder
associations, and lis links to the past and
the iIlimitable future. Mr. Sib.ey forgot
himself as the tax paying owner Of those
| pieces of land, and thought Of himself as
an heir, through Gods mercy, of rea.-es-
tate III land where bills never 20 to
! protest. The minister passed on 10 the
family, and talked of the gentle life at
home, the repose, the peace, the mutual
confidence, the loves that could not be
| bought with money, and the lives Of each
member broadened and deepened in the
lives OF the est, parents or children Mr..
Sibley forgot the Office and thought Of
| himself in his home. He dared not trust
himself to look at his wife and children
| beside him, but he saw every one of
them, and blessed them in his heart.
And SO the minister's talk went ont
was not much of a sermon-aud the SER
vice ended. Mr.. Sibley was observed by
the gentleman who took up the colIec-
tion to look happier than he haa seen
him for many a day as he put his card
in the plate with two figures representing
far more money than he put 10 his pocket
At the church door was Harry, laugh
ing all over-but in a perfectly gentle
manly way, as became a Junior. He had
come home, come to church, slipped into
back seat unnoticed by any one but
Llllie,who could have felt Harry's pres
euce in the Centennial Exhibition. TIE
rascal had sent the letter while he did
not feel quite sure that he could come,
though it would hardly have been so Jolly
if he had not been pretty certain.
Mr.. Sibjey gave his arm to his wife,
with cordiality which she felt. She
knew the heart that was beating behind
it. But she neither lectured, nor preached
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