Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1880-01-23


But the words died on her lips; her
heart was too burdened to sing.
HOnly three dollars out'n all der
'bundancep' she murmured 70 her
self. ''Wen, meBby I oaghtn's to
Judge, 1 knows. NCourse i lsaOws,
when Pse here all de time, ;.u1 sees
de good clo'es, an de- carr ages, an
de musics, an de fine times-folks
an hOsses an tables all ps5yided for,
an de Lord of glory lef' 20 take
what happens when de times comes,
am no preparation at all Sure
'nough, He don't need der help. All
de world is His; and he can send
close to His naked, an bread to his
hungry, and Bibles to His heathen,
if dey don't give cent; but den
dey'se pinchin' an starvin' der cwn
dear souls. Well-'taint my soul
But l loves 'em an dey're missin' a
great blessin'." r'rH.a'' Hrst
These friends, so beloved, paid
little attention to the old wOman's
opinion upon what she called ''sys-
tematics IN givin'." ,.s,e.3s 7-
"The idea of counting up all ones
income, and setting aside fixed
portion of it for charity, and then
calling only what remains ones own,
makes our. religion seem arbitrary
and exacting; it is Ikea tax" said
| Mrs. Allyn, one day; Sand l think
such a view of it ought by all means
to be avoided. Like, to give freely
and gladly of what / have when the
time comes. ,..g.f ..,.-r,Y.t r.-a...f
''If We haint give SO freely an SO
gladly for Miss Susie's new necklaces
| an yer own, new dresses dat ye
don't have much when de time
comes" interposed Thanksgiving.
Ann. t... .,.l
q think one gives with more
free and generous feeling that
way" pursued the lady, without
seeming to heed the interruption.
'.Money laid aside beforehand has
has only sense Of duty and not
much feeling about it; besides, what
difference can it make, so long as
one does give what they can when
there is a calf"
81 wouldn't like to be provided
for dat way" declared Thanks
giving. 'Was, once, when was a
slave, fore 1 was de Lords free wo-
man. Ye see, 1 was young, no
count gal, not wort thinkin' much
bout; so my ole marse he lee me to
take what happened when de time
come. An sometimes 1 happened
to get a dress, an sometimes pair
of ole. shoes, an sometimes l didn't
happen to get muffin an den l went
barefoot; an dat's jist de wa"
"Why, Thanksgiving that's NOT
reverentI'' exclaimed Mrs Allyn,
shocked at the comparison.
"Jist what thought, didn't treat
me with no kind Of reverence" :"
answered Thanksgiving. oa .sa.a.t
"Well, to 60 back to the original
subject, al these things, are. mere
matters Of opinion. One person
| likes one way best; and another per-
son, auother,n said the lady, smiling
| ", as she walked from the room, .,-
{" Pears to me it's a matter of
which way the master likes best"
observed the old woman, settling
her turban. But there was no one
to hear her comment, and affairs fol-
lowed their y accustomed routine.
| Meanwhile out Of her own little
store, she carefully laid aside one
eighth. "'Cause if dem ole Israel
ties was TOP to give one tenth, I'D
list like to fFow in a little more, for
good measure. Talk bout it's bein'
| Iik a tax to put some away for. such
things! 'Clare4 / get studyin' what
each dollar mus do, till / get 'em so
loadened up wild prayin's an think
IN dat I mos b'heve dey weigh
double when dey does go. t.l sbaa
80 de LamBl de lovin Lambi aafa9i.
De Lamb Of Calvary
De lamb dat was slain, an lives again,
An intereedes for me ~
And now another call had come.
@Came, unfortunately, at a time
when we were rather short" Mrs.
Allyn said, regretfully. However,
we gave what we could, "she added.
'I hope it will do good, andI wish
it were five times as much. :" oA s q.
Old Thanksgiving shook her head
over that cheerful dismissal of the
subject. She shook it many times
that morning, and seemed intensely
thoughtful, as. she, moved slowly
about her work.
'SpOse Ineedn't fret bout other
folks duty.-dat amt none o. my
business; vas tbs, too, cause dey's
good to me, an I loves 'em. Paint
likes if dey didn't call darselyes His,
neither" -.r-. a.,---a s8
Mr.. Allyn brought in a basket of
beautiful peaches, the first of the
season, and placed them on the table
by her side. -- .-s,.~-- ---
"Aren't those fine, Thanksgiving?
Let the children have few, if you
think best; but give them to US for
dinner" 1..
"Sartin, III give you all dar is, !"
she responded, surveying the fruit.
Presently came the Pattering of
| several pairs of small feet; bright
eyes espied the basket, and immedi-
ately arose cry: s-.--y-- sg.. sre.
go, how nice! Thanksgiving Ann,
may l have one?" ,t
"And II"
Sand /, too?'s ,.---...
'S'Help yourselves, dearies, an
swered the old woman, composedly,
never turning to see how often, or to
what extent her injunction was obey
ed. She was seated in the doorway
again, busify sewing on calico
J apron. She still sat there, when
near the dinner hour, Mrs, Allyn
passed through the kitchen, and a
, little surprised at its coolness and
: quietness at that hour, asked won.
deringly:z aaa
o"What has happened, Thanks
givingp Haven't decided upon a fast
, have you?'
"No, honey; thought Ia give We