Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-04
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They soon came TO tho wtetehsd hovel ID
the hollow, outside thesvillage. 3 a pale,
jadcd, sSorn>out woman met them at the
door. I1slde Was a man, dirty, maudiu
andScffensiye Tho lady, addressing tho
woman, said: sssSaSsSg f
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"Does she, 60 to sohooi2", s
| .'No; she has no other Clothes than
Docs she,goito Sunday sohool7''
s"Suuday school in them rsgs2 Oh, non'
"If furnish her With suitable clothes,
oan she go2' ~; }}ss
4"It is Of no use gi:ing her clothes. lie
would steal them and sell them for whiskey
Better let the girl alonej there is no he pc
for her, or for u.s."
But she ought to go to SCHOOL,"
An arrangement was entered into where
by the child should call at tho lady's house
90 Sunday morning, be clothed for The
school, and after tho school was dismissed,
call aguin, and change her garments for
home,
The little creature was very toachable,
and soou became favorte with her teacher
who gave her Testament, probably the
first gift the child had ever received. She
was very proud of her testament. exhibit
ing it on all occasions with tho delighted
exclamation:
"That's my little Testamcnt--my own"
She would take it with her ut night,
clasping it in her hands till she fell asleep
on the wretchcd rags called bed. Tho
| child WAS taken i'll. The doctor provided
by the benefaotors declared she would die.
Her friends furnished her with what com~
forts they could, aud wutchcd the father,
lest he should steal hem and sell them for
whiakcy.
Tho gcnstcman then continued tho mar,
rative in the first person:
"One day went TO her bedside. l was
mad from drink I had taken everything
could lay my hands on. looked round
the room. There was nothing lcft-no-
thing could dispose of. Yes, must
have drink would have sold my child;
| would have sold myself for whiskcy The
little creature lay on the bed, with the
Testament claspcd in her hand partly
doing. AS sat there she fell asleep, aud
the book slipped from her fingers aud lay
on the coverlid of the bed Stcalthily
looking round the room ] stretched on,
my shaking hand, seized the Testament
aud hastily thrust it into my bosom
soon snesked out, like guilty thing, to the
grog-shop.
can could get for it was half-pint of
whisky. 1t was poor little buok |
drank tho devila driok almost at druught
and soou felt relieved from the burning
thirst. The stagnant blood in the deceased
vessels of my stomach was stimulated by
the fiery fluid and I felt better. What
took inc back to my child | cannot tell,
but sat again by her sido. She still
seemed to be sleeping; and sa, there
with the horrible craving STAYED for tho
time by tho whiskey l had drank, when
she opened her eyes slowly and saw mc
Rcnching out her hand to touch mine, she
said:
Papa, listen, am going to die, and
when l die am going to Jesus; for he told
little children to come to him. And |
shall &c to heaven; for he said that little
children we're of the kingdom Of heaven
[ learned tlut out Of my Testament Papa,
suppose when | go to heaven Jesus should
ask me what you did with my little Tes,a-
ment. Oh, papa! oh, papa! what shall
tell Him?' 1t struck me like lightning.
sat few moments and thea fell down on
my knees by the bedside of my child,
crying, God be merciful to me, .iuncr'
That half pint of whiskey was the last
drop OF Intoxicating liquor that has passed
my lips. She died in II few days, with her
hand in niue and her last words to me
were, Papa, We shall both 60 to Jesus
now"