The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-09-01
misccll
A Pleasing Surprise.

"A v.
chocolate.brown overcoot onened tho gate n,
| Parson Rowe's cottage one sharn cold morn.
| ing when n heavy snow Law unon the Ground
II was Souire Glover one of the unillore
oftbe church and he was cominr ~ nnn.
sult his pastor CONCERNING some church mat.
ter.
Just as he was about RAINING Mt the door
| it opcned and Willie Rowe came ont
"Just walk ripht in squire and sit down ),
said Willie "Pa'll be in directly"
AWAY he ran, and the Squire steamed in
and sat down in the little narlor WAITING the
appearance of his pastor
Presently he heard stems and voices in the
adjoining room and then n child,s voice
said
"Po inst look ot NV shoe tie all r;nned "
81 think it is, Laura =" answered tie r mr..
sons tones ~ ,et me see-nerbons- II ic
"Weu m nlcase Td like tn bove now
pair. Won't YOU Get them for me-" ~ "
| GAS soon "a M can Le surely will dourh.
ter" said the father in sad tones IRE rood
and wait n little Laura /" 9''
II have waited ever 90 long, said Lorro
| "and Willie's shoes are worse Than mine and
he hasn't rot anv mittens either,
"I,aura y interrunted n voice which tbe
squire knew was Mrs Rowe's "run and feed
y6ur chickens, and don't worry mana now !,
The child ran out, and the parson. never
dreaming who was in tho newt room hearino
every word through the crack of The door
said
| "Thev can't worry me more than am
| worried Mary don't saw much hnt feel
all our needs. not for myself but for Won and
| the children II made nv heart ache n little
while ago, to hear Willie ask if he could
never have meat for breakfast INV more and
| know that there wasn't a pound of meat in
the house"
"Nor any sugar either and hardly anv
| for all that we won't starve" said the little
womans CHEEKY Voice Have 1 you lost It vo c
faith, John ?"
mo, Mary, | hone not. came the answer
| but it does seem hard when NV salary is
so small, that it can't be paid, so we could
have few comforts, at least. Sometimes
| think must give up here, and try some
where else"
| "Oh, no, no. John ~ pleaded the wife =
| Not vet, ANYWAY. We've got such n nleos
ant home here, and our people are so kind
| Don't give up vet. Let's try a little while
longer, and maybe help will come"
| "Well, don't know from whence, Mary
I'm sorry to say So but I've lost heart lately
till Pm really not fit to preach If the LORD
don't help u.s. and that soon, don't know
who willw
| Then there was a sound of mans rising
and Squire Glover, feeling as if he didn'
want to see his pastor lust now, slipped out
before Parson Rowe came in.
| And when the good squire got safely ou
| of the gate his face was red and he was puff
| ing for breath
| "Well well God bless my soul ~ he pant
| ed. as he trotted on. "Here's nretty stat,
| of affairs! No meat, no money, no shoes
whv. God bless nv soul This must b,
looked after. Shall he. too. Pll see the dea
cons, and ifthey won't, will, out of my owl
pocket, too. God bless nv soul! Tha
brave little woman shall have some help t.
keen ND her husbands heart. or I'll know
the reason ~
Racing along flushed and excited he me-
Deacon Jones He had the deacon by tn,
buttonbole in n minute and after n sbor
consultation thew both went off tn Deoco,
Robinson's
And that afternoon there was much stir il
Chenille little proups constantly meetint
and consulting in every store, and on every
corner While the dov seemed tn close i,
dark and cheerless in the parsons little cot
tage
fresh snow fell tbot nipht and served +,
mai[a noiseless the sIeds Which drove softI,
nm to rho minister's cottage with The ver,
Grot f,int straak of dawn The ;nmotas -
tho little dwelIinc were nil sleening soundlv
%nt nme awake and listening mi1bt how
boord I'm ,,,nff,ad f,otstens wbisners and cau
tons shoving and nnshing If heavy articles
Tb|so howeyor soon ceased on3 all wa
,,;ot ,',ntil tho jav brol,e clearly and tho vii
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