The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-11-10
THE DEACON,S TITHE.


kspt the flock for forty years, hat
10 bis long home; and in his steat
Idune an honest. plain-spoken young
line, With an earnest, fearless elo
sna Of his own. And now the worr
iMaane ofthe little gray church OF
ii LilI was once more trodden by feet
lAkh had long been strangers to it
lkninister boarded, having no family,
lBsseon Larrabee's.
Hes the least bit uncertain on some
pat. said the deacon, leaning on
y hehandle and talking across the
hai q bis neighbor Gray. who leaned
labs hoe-handle to listen-.a bit un-
ssa But ! like him-l do, no mis-.
a and believe the Lords going to
W y through himr'
linen 2 was neighbor Gray's
Eg response.
lg hoed dozen hills of corn in
lzce, their hoes keeping time to the
IN song Of bird in the orchard.
Ika Nj. Gray paused to wipe the
aplation from his face.
This bot weather's liable to make
tnes said he. 81 suppose you've
g nat one OF the Widow Sperry's
sA down with a feverp''
40 now you don't say SO - ex-
am the deacon. commiseratingly.
z.ts i hard for her, won't itP''
aa particularly when she's so late
sf ner COW. I've been saying that
y ought to take hold and make
ny her. II I'd more than one COW
~ place ! wouldn't stand to talk
AoK, I tell you; but I lost my
p'ss ones last spring. If I
night have been unintentional
ndden facing about as Mr.. GRAY
y ,ais glance toward the hill pas
Raele hls neighbor's herd of COWS
9a'esiy feeding. At all events, the
e csald scarcely help noticing the
- ana be understood its purport.
eaeasT Hush mounted to his face as
Muek vigorously into the next hill.
aasought httohave kept her COW ont Of
s Ay cattle never get into the
poaa and drown. Ii they should
sMlaat expect anybody to make
Y ler me. She'd no more call.
ny widow, to let her COW nm
= nave to turn my whole drove
~ z pretty hard case, neyerthe-
n'd Mr.. Gray.
= men the fragmentary converse
~sSea piece-meal back and forth
~ sae fence as the neighbors went |
s'as 0n with their work, drifted into |
asient channels.
.asre had been an Interested rstenor
s;as s'0quy Z. narrated above. On the |
aa spe q the wall which separated |
~ S ElaIrabee's orchard and cornfield |
~ n nand, the Rev. Mr.. Wes- |
n, y ssose, as the chat which fIoated |
n, 's,lng began to be of crops and |
a. o,sSaa s,a walked slowly away along |
apon his face. 'Al
n night, when the deacon toor
s. 'a milk-pails from the dress
,ss, proceeded to the farm-yard. |
~ clergyman followed him
t5Isns s aleaning against the bars.
as lae yellow stars come ont n
Is', aaa looking abroad over the
sa6staa asg;ss,essions. shadowy now,
Ei@ 'saslal sas enough by daylight.
~ . prosperous man, dea-
y esIls q .! supreme satisfaction ov.,
II = oeacon's countenance as he
kd 4 moment patting the sleek
81 Iavorite COW.
ksf yes.. said he; "but Pve made
|sa Pig and pitchfork. sir sir.
"a. s aaa 70 begin with
Be s your neighbor Gray get
|issi I yell, truth to tel, be,u no,.a,.
shselsh 7 ne lives to the AGE of
tao0sS ne's a hard-working
k RefTe,. - oat why It's / can't tell |
v issa ~ never a poor creature
ii I ~ gur town that doesn't head
atess.s John Gray's. Mnst A he n0au ;nl
! dssers;sss en-; for he gives to ,em
lle coat oT = h not. ! believe he'd ,
! lss - s nis back if twas need
u Y; but 91 ~ nelghbor-a good ,
~ j. abssdl IS Y ], never get anything,
aessea gb 81 aor yourselves treasures ,
dalh sosre mnere neither moth nor or
y brsslr and where thieves !
u ssk through nor steal, -