Sharp County record., 1881-08-18
AUNT HANNAH.

unit Hannah was character; such a
now racter as could be met nowhere be-
|e daytd the limits of the six New England
which t.es-nowhere beyond the limits of
|e sold Lords chosen poor ones"
eside- n Exceedingly dark complexioned,
lkled, black-eyed visage-that is
Hannah'S face.
ont look for her in the poor-hOuse.
r-house indeed! l can see her with
deteni hands raised in holy horror at the
es,re thought. She had no more fear
Q; in being sent there than you have Of
thiDrig exiled to Siberia for numbering
It rgi Gar
bows sunt Hannah was very aristocratic
/ They per Her chosen benefactors be-
their d red to the minister's and deacon's
|edurjilies. The minister and deacon were
|eyep ,rt" OF overSeers of the Lords poor
/ then he good woman's estimation. And
befOp italy in their own, too. They had
numtsdefnits thought of departing from
ARA, prescribed course which Aunt Han
Ev serl had carefully marked out.
Jsns' Twould be main handy to know
Or r where Is goin' to get my victuals
whole week." she once said to
III. A, Shurtleff, the minister. "Peers to
n bs, 'twould be nigh about the right
y sr5 10 for you to see to me one week,
|obr Icon Aliens folks the week arter."
IRsl have described Aunt Hannahs face.
"a cml to that an indescribable gator
vw will not say indescribable; for as
hi, IN hoped along on her wooden crutch
is M, sminded one of the hippity-hop of a
ocricsome child.
splt-Vhen / tell you that the dress
with as queer as the person, and that
otod a 1T Hannah was often her own milliner,
h, bt will not wonder that all the youth
|, ,,n,c eyes, to say the least, were turned
\ h. ard the wing pew in the old church
|w /. she hopped into it of Sabbath
,es, grning.
il, lunt Hannah was a good old soul
t is, good in her way. Her seat.was
=. fl, 1om vacant at church or at the week
p.,a a., prayer-meeting. The prayer-meet-
1,' H', was her special delight. No doubt
w" reason for this was because she diff
ed strongly from St. Paul on one
istr nt She thought women should not
.p silence in the churches. But then,
uent, was very charitable. The excuse
|ity, u made for Paul was, "Bein' he was
De1tly bachelor, of course he didn't think
Of .ihin' OF women, specially if they was
and gle ones"
|bsuds Learn of their husbands! How they
n to learn when they hahn no hus-
r /, aidsr That's what I'd like to ask Mr..
,s al"
LraH 'y the way, Aunt Hannah belonged
| 6s the "single ones" This may ac-
Ee vsgint for her warmth on this point. |
pecsre often thought how the poor soul
The auld have glOried in her sex, and
| in thste OF single beSsedness as well, could
Ii beti, have heard some of our best women
A rs Ingle pres too-preach or lecture.
|force 10 fully appreciate Aunt Hannah, YOU
|u a luld have seen her at the Friday
brglnt ming prayer-meeting. She always
h The x the front, lowest seat, hoping to
up higher in the "futer," she said.
h dsp.r humility at times almost eoualed
|heu t of Uriah Heep.
|pmsr scarcely would the minister finish his
4 thanarks and throw the meeting open to
| n Tbs when our good aunt would drop
10 sno On her knees and soon an indistinct
Il CUBS rmur would reach our ears-nothing
Ifuse re. Yet prayer was her forte. Ii
an th re happened to be q few Young girls
do ndT' a suppressed giggle sometimes
peOl IKE IN upon the monotonous MUIR
Il d,e T. Or there would be frantic ap-
| No fatlon OF a handkerchief to some
n The fthful mouth which refused to come
mersoo prayer-meeting order
Lenbs Fheneyer the meeting dragged Aunt
nnan promptly put her shoulder to
taus spiritual wheel She believed it
|,ccee Cnrlstlan duty to edify her brothers
In nov SISTERS Only where the edlica-
|entcd . came IN was puzzle; for the tooth
mos mouth sent forth but few distinct
nnr Cheerful giver," "poor alwavs,n
/ / p' 20 70 sound quite clear. Probably
| |tbepg sc'lce made perfect in this case as in
Io iion ny others.
ii fr Aunt Hannah aslike her Lord in one
|nlrs g,she loved cheerful giver. And
|inrs ,.ook ! frequent opportunity to remind
. NOV friends that the Lords poor were
10 nazn poor" In fact, Aunt Hannah
q BIZ an inveterate and accomplished
ml sgar. And she did not hesitate to
|daIs out OF season as well as in.
tbp Ter houSe-and she would never have
he D, a house all to herself, but for the
|, a, Vi dness of good Deacon Allen-her
nd lse was once shoemaker's shop. It
not abound in -rnonaass oas, 1tf but It t-ifIT- dfT
und in windows. And if Aunt Han
sriB had been at all visionary she MIGHT
amy nave fancied the spirits of the de-
be ted -shoemakers-still tapping and
5; Ss 2Rlng' rapping and tapping at each
= GLOW low could she help keep seeing
% Iaowy' bIackaned hands, and hearip9
| be (easeless hammer, hammer, as the
|ucINh curtained the windows IS Shut. mt
|g w the real practical world and
TT Athe imaginary, shadowy world
Try surely do not know But
Hannah was not imaginary,