South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-04-16

A subscriber considers this a good co.
nundrum, which he takes from western
paper. what was il ? 1 went out in
the woods ard got il. After | 90. il.
looked for it. The more | looked for Il
the less liked 1t. 1 brought IL home
in my hand, because / couldn't find 4.
a splinter.
when Boston girl is presented with
bouquet, she says, Goa, how de- ciously
sweet It's fragrance impregnates the
entire atmosphere OF the room" A
down-east girl simply says, 1T smells
scrumptlous thanks, Reuben"
Necessity knows no law" said
member OF the bar one day ut dinner.
Are you necessity asked his four.
year.oli daughter. "We.l, [ can't say.
Why do you ask?" replied the father.
Cause Mr.. Spear says that YOU know
nothing about law" was tLc innocent
reply.
UNCLE TINS TALENT. Uncle Tim
held up his saw and squintcd along the
teeth TO sec whether it was losing it's
set" He failed TO decide. in his sur
prise q, finding tina, he wss taking aim
At tie mini t'r, WHO stepped in range
just at that moment on the street side
OF the fence. His eyes came into gear
again rs he laid his saw on the wood
pile aud stepped up to tie fence saying,
Well 1t is queer. It's only a minute
ago ! was thinking about you. | was
thirking what a good sermon that was
laes 4 A
how ! would tell you SO the first time |
saw YOU"
Uncle Tim was the wood sawyer and
days work factotum for the village
Unlearned Us he was the minister al
ways missed him if he was absent from
church-he was such helpful listener
And TO UnClc Tins compliment he re-
piled, You toll me what you thought of
IT al the time, in the way you listened
to 1t; though, for that matter, YOU seem
10 he always Interested. | dou't sup
pose you know what comfort such
nearer IS to minister. Ii all the con-
Ste9a!on were like you think it would
turn my poor sermons into good ones"
Thank YOU said Uncle Tim. Il don't
always git the hang OF everything that's
SAID. But should lit less il | didn't
give attention. Aud | always says to
myself, The minister lie works hard to
write his sermons. an IL folks don't lis
ten to'em its prctty disc0uraging.' An
says, You can't put much INTO the
contribution box, Tim, and you can't
talk in prayer meeting, but you can
count one in listening, you can try 20
appreciate what other folks do
The talent for approaching is an *.
Cc'lenL one to have remarked the min
is!or,
We'll, as look at it, iJ's one as is
denied 20 nobody, said Uncle Tim
And if it's the only one I've got I'll
Try not to wrap it in napkin When
Deacon Mason does me good by one OF
his experience talks in prayer-meetirg
c!ink it's no mornn right he shCu'd
kno" it. Perhaps he has times of think.
lrS that lie can't say anything worth
while, and il stands to reason that he
can talk better if lie knows he's doing
somebody some good. An when Viii.
der Latch is making such gritty fight
TO keep her children together and give
them al edica iIr, l think mebJe It
makes il little easier for her to stand
op TO It il q neigllbor drops = worl OF
appreciation once in q while"
the minister said nolhnr; but there
was look OF appreciation ON his face,
ami Uncle Him continued: "The other
day | see the young scGoolma'am was
looking worn out and sober like
imagined them big boys from The Hotter
was worrying the life out Of her And
/ didn't know how | could help THAI.
hut az noon just went down to the
schOOlhcusc q purpose to tell her how
nice cur grandson was getting along
with his artl me,ic And she said il
was better than half . dozen cups of tea
for cheering her uD she said. And
when see Sauford's boy take n lijtIe
Irish girls part that the other boys were
to-meutin,' and they jecriu' him, went
up TO him AMI | says, Uncle Tins no.
hing but q wood sawyer. bat he knows
,Hoggh to see that you've got tic STUFF
az q gentleman iG you You see old
folks don't notice the boys enough.
Aad there's jim Brady, drinking, q
cardploying, shootiuL .match crcc'ur'
who goes around good Zeal like q dog
without any owner. lie knows folks
desplsc him. But Iim5 right handy
with tools, and when ! take my saw TO
have 10 t.lcd, anil tell him he does That
job be.tcgn any other man | know,
thiuk 10 helps him 90 have o little more.
respcc for himself d Iou see is
dreadful easy to look at 'eul. at faults
10 children, anil faults iu lirc5 folks.
and faults in tavern keepers, ana faults
in prayer meetings. Bn' a. look %: H.,
vol 10 great deal better TO think
more about the good things in en-"
70 have tho talent for appreciation.
a5 YOU call if, sail tho minister.
! dunno as th1r7 quito tho thing 90
call IT, responded Uncle Tim My
wife. sine says 90 me once IN while.
"Ifs nigh ON % CITY years chat you've
boon irL.Lng mn Tho, Won LnNn mo. anl