The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-20

his pocket and held it up. That's all
the money have he said, 'and you
can't furnish house with it, Then |
remembered that Mr.. Beecher had
thrown away the bed he had when
studying at Lane seminary. 1t was
only single bed, but it was bed,
and with the assistance of a man |
went up to the seminary, cleaned ii
and got it down to the boat.
THE sCRUBBIFG-BRUsH.
"My brother gave us a piece of
carpet and other members of the
family gave us cooking stove aud
two lamps. A classmate of Mr..
Beecher gave him a set of knives and
forks, and a friend gave a set of
crockery. When We got home We
asked permission TO paint the dirty
floor. The proprietor denied our re.
quest, because he was afraid it would
rot the wood. Mr.. Beecher threw off
his coat, rolled up his sleeves and
helped me scrub the rooms with soap,
water and sand. 1t was some days
before the stains were got out. We
were given a table and a double bed,
and l made mattresses OF cheap mater
ial and Fl led them with husks. Then
Mr.. Beecher wanted bookcase. /
saw a dilapidated old wash-stand lying
in the yard. 1t was very far gone,
out Mr.. Beecher got it fastened to-
gether, put some shelves ON it, and it
answered nicely for bookcase. On
a pile Of wire stretched across one
corner OF the room / hung a curtain
Of four penny calico and kept behind
it nv washtub. -four barrel and cook
ing utensils. On stick across the
top Mr.. Beecher hung his saddle. |
fastened some sticks to the legs of the
single bedstead and made it a high
four-poster. -! hung a canopy about
it, and on q piece of tape inside We
hung our clothes. When we had
company We took the canopy down.
Mr.. Beecher and / were CONSTANTLY to-
gether. When he had written any
thing in the other room he would
whistle and l would run to have it
read to me. Perhaps my hands would
be covered with soapsuds or dough,
but it would make no difference with
nv running"
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"When did you 60 to indianapolis p
1.-TWO years later. Mr.. Beecher
had declined calls OH different places.
The indianapolis church called him
two or three tines and he went by the
advice of the synod. His salary then
was 5000, but We got no more out of il
than out of the $500, for our expenses
were greater and we were expected to
do more. Many time have | sat up
all night at the parsonage in Indiana.
polls and made shirt and washed and
ironed it and sold it in the morning to
get money. 1t was not hardship; ]
enjoyed it. l was sick. too, at the
time, and chills and fever ran me down
SO that when / went home my parents
did not know me. NV father was a
physician. When / went into the
house my mother said to me: ''DO
YOU wish to see the doctor? He is out
He will be i'm soon. Won't you sill
down." l had to tell her who | was.
When nv father came he said "Good
morning, madame do YOU wish to see
me? You look as if you needed 8
physician !" l said earnestly; "Well
/ should think you might kiss me y
He was astonished, and my mother
had to tell him who / was. My pa
rents never knew while | was away
how 1 was living. l kept it from them
purposely."
THE BIGGEST BOY IN THE FAMILY.
Mrs. Beecher said she could see
that Mr.. Beecher had grown and
broadened much since those early
days, but he had always been person
ally popular, and had always carried
about with him the same Cheerful
hopeful manner. He had always
had the fun of a boy, and at the pres
ent time was the biggest boy in TIT
house. She had always felt as if sh'
would not mind going through thos'
old DAYS once more. They were thu
happiest times of her life; for then Mr.
Beecher was continually with her
When he came to New York hi
study was moved to the church. b!
reason of his having become promi
nent man he had been taken much
from her, and she longed for the OLD
home-life, which, owing to his pc
sition in the city, it had been impos
sible to retain. She remembered dis
tiuctly having bought in Indiana 1Ot
dozen eggs for 81, half q bushel o