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

that bad ever before Been seI'eu III
that house -,
"What has i appeneds my dear
asked the gsnsis'msn. turning to his
wife.
DIDO net tno. sae replied, with
a onestionina qlaaes 81 Thanksgiv-
ing.
s'Dat's I'll de coz meat dar was
sorry l didnt hsve 20 more, she
said, half apoioset eally
"But l sent homa eaolee r0ast'
this morri'no bran bIr. Allyn,
wondering aand ou have no po-
tatoes, either-nor Eegetaples OF any
kind )"
claws. ves but au body has
to think bout It good Hhlle aIore-
hand to get h roast eeokea an Just
the same wid 'iaters sn / thought
I'd give ye what 4 baS pehed to have
when de time come, arr 7 idn't hap
pen to have much af npf Clare
I forgot de bread RI arQ trottlng
away, she ret6sasi vsilh plate OF
cold corn cake
''NO bread mdr iar Mrs. Al
lyn. ........
aNo, hone usea s. al up for
toast dis morhin 1Hgh have made
biscuit or mui66s.if sai banned for
'em long emo Dot eas kind O.
makes 4 body si8 d bad to do
it, an I want t9 go dinner for yer
all out O. my an tselia's when de
time come" !"
s'When a raaa hss pro I'd boUn-
tifulIy for his bcasshold. e seems as
if be might expect TO ehi small
share of it himself, even Il e prepa-
ration does rpQuire u iitiia rouble, "
remarked M A1iYl. in patiently,
but still to bsEita8fs 90 sH b an un-
precedented fate of ahaifs to be
thoroughly 81 hdignan
Gurus heT things rake a body
think of Bib'e erses, saio Thanks
giving, mps ,Da dat one
bout who aitsih us ail 90 gs richly
to enjoy an fWhaf sbeil render to
de Lord for ai His 5enesis to'ards
me ?" Oar I didn't pVt on dem
peaches !" rf@
''Has Thanksgiping So denly lost
her senses e questioned aa gentle
man. as Nhe loof closed r her.
sI suspecs there ethod in
her madne rerAed bis wife, a
faint smile crossing ler BIS. ~
The old oman Telne with the
basket. sallq despoiled 81 Is morn
ine's conte- Is, but So mposedly
bestowed remaiu8er - fruit
( dish. au ~
'.Dats al De ehildarns eat a, good
many, an dey gas used ~ one way
an mother. s8 sQers amt DC
more, but l hepes yell Joy what dal
is, an l wishes twas five times as
much" -.....e
A look Of sudden intelligence
flashed into Mr. Allyn's eyes; he bii
his lip for a moment, and then asked
| quietly: .. ......s.r -.,r.....-
"Couldn't you have laid aside som,
for us, Thanksgiving ?" ...-....
dwell, dar now! 'spose I could,
said the old servant, relenting at The
| tone. "B1ieve 1 will next time. AL
Iers kind O. thought de folks things
belonged to had the best right to 'em
but I'd heard giVin' whatever hap
pened was SO much freer an lovin'el
way o. servin' dem We love best, da
l thought I'd. try it. But il doe
pear 'sif dey faredlslim, an / 'speotI
I'll go back to de ole plan o system
/ atics.n Bio III 90 sHsaa H L a.Ta
"Do you see, George p questioned
the wife, when they were again alone
"Yes, Lsee. An object lesson Witl
a vengeance lnl7t on ersfu .g7el.l-3
"And if she should be. right, aBt
our careless. giving. seem anything
like this ?' pursued Mrs. Allyn, witt
troubled face z1cl vsa- 30 s-..,a
| "She is right, Fannyj 1t dOesn'
take much argument to show that
We call Christ our King and Mas
ter; believe that every blessing w
have in this world is His direct gift
and all our hopes, for the world t.
come are in Him, We profess TO b
not our own but His, to be iourneYing to
ward His royal city, and that His serYie
is our chief business here; and yet, strange
| ly enough, we provide layishly for oar Ow
appareling, entertainment aud ease, an
apportion nothing for the interests Of Hi
kingdom or the forwarding Of His worE
but leave that to any chance pence tina
may happen to be left after all our want
and fancies are gratifed. 1t doesn't seer
ike very faithful or loving service" Nj
Allyn answered, gravely. 4 haYe bee
thinking in that direction occasionally. lat
ly, but have been too. indolent, careless {
selfish to come to a decision and make an
change" I'D - s-,s
| There was a long talk over that Dime
/ table-indeed, it did not furnish opportur
ity for much other employment; and thi
! afternoon the husband and wife togethC
/ examined into their expenses and ineomt
and set apart a certain portion as sacre
unto their Lord-doing it somewhat Afte
/ Thanksgiying's plan Of good measure.
To do tkis, they found required the givin
| up Of some needless indulgeuces--a few %
J eustomed Iuxuries. But cause neve
/ grows less dear on account Of the sacrifie
| we make for it, and these two scanned th
various fields OF labor in deciding what {
bestow here and what there, they aWoke Z
a new appreciation Of the magnitude an
| glory Of the work, and a new interest in il
sueeess--the beginning Of that blessin
/ pronounced upon those who "sOw besid
/ all wRters,pg .ba9ais v7i a sa Doll
/ Mrs, Allyn told Thanksgiving Of II
new arrangement, and concluded, laugl
iugly, though the tears stood in her eye
! $50 you see We have adopted the isy
tematie' plan, too; and you needn't star
US for supper, Thanksgiving Ann, you dea
faithful old sOnll" % tl .t "
4 Silas heard OF the change in that myst
rious way in which he contrived to hear
everything that happened anywhere with
a circuit Of ten miles Of him, aud comm
to the old eolOred woman that evening a