Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-15

the kitchen where l was, and says he,
careless-like: I'm thinkin' of sellin'
the young hoifer.' what young he
ifer?' says I, never thinkin of nothin'.
and says he, kind @ sharp-like, The
calf; and says [, jumping up What,
my calf?' and says he. mighty scornful,
Your calf! It's my calf, I'd have you
know and then he went out to the
man ag'in.
Il sot down and bust out cryin'. Ny
husband is awful sot. when he Is sot,
and | knew it wasn't no use to say
nothin', and l just cried like great
baby; and with tears all runnin' down,
[ watched the man drive away my
Parkie, and she hangin' back, and
he whippin' her-and she never
struck before in her life. And just
then my husband came in and says he,
as if he was maxim up for all, You
can have ten dollars of the money. if
you want it, and that made me mad.
I didn't say nothin, but [ just looked
at him; and he didn't have no call to
stay in that kitchen the rest of that
day, | tell you. And I took on two
or three days all by myself, and got
mad every time he spoke or came a
near. And one day as [ sot by the
kitchen table. with my work done up
and a clean apron on, he walked in and
threw ten-dollar piece into my lap,
and says he, There is the money |
promised you;' which I caught it and
threw it right back at him, just as
hard as [ could, and it hit him and fell
on the floor; and ne laughed, and went
out milkin'.
"By that time [ had got to be agful
wicked, and [ sot thinkin' TO myself
about St. Paul, and how he says Sarah
obeyed Abraham, calling him lord.
But we get the other side of that
story in the Old Testament, which it is
pretty easy seen how Abraham had
to give up to Sarah, and let her have
her own way; and what would she
have said if he had gone and sold her
pet camel, [ would like to know?
"Wall, the money laid on the
floor three days, and me a sweepin'
around it, and it seemed as if I couldn't
tech it. Which at last [ made myself
go and pick it with the rest of my
parquisite money, and me a blubberin'
while [ did it. And maybe it won't
do no good to the missionaries, on
account of so behavin which [ did
ask the Lords pardon for gettin' mad
over it, and hope to be forgiven.
"And here is the money" she said,
suddenly producing her purse; "and I
hope you won't refuse it because I
acted SO. And if you have mind to
make me life-member with it. there
will be some to spare" And she
placed in my hand thirty dollars, in
in three shining gold pieces-the fruit
of much toll and self-denial. "And,"
said she, sinking her voice, and swiftly
lifting up and uncovering her basket,
Il want to know whether missionaries
like hard-biIed eggs? I have brought
some down, and if you think them
three lady missionaries would like 'em,
I want you to send 'em. They'll keep,
for l billed 'em myself fifteen minutes
by the clock. And it would please
Jap and Turkey most particular if
they could understand, and [ shall tell
'em, and they're all I've got now to
talk to, better not bein' alive like, and
Parkie bein' took away. And if I
should tell 'em that their own eggs
which they've cackled over is hard
billed and sent to the lady missionaries.
it would encourage EN- like, maybe.
Which, if you can't send EN- TO heather
lands, p'r'aps the Board would like EN-
-leastways the yoIks, as many does
who won't eat the whites -
AS she spoke. she rapidly emptied
her basket on the table near, and hur-
ried away, leaving me gazing in half
dazed condition at the pile of hard
boiled eggs, while unconsciously held
the shining eagles, her generous dona-
ton, clasped closely in my hand. Mrs.
Sarah EdWards Hensha,0, an Pacific.