The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

! kHo" no" SaVln am ABOUT things. lie
me relate all inserdent. which althcun
it failed of its purpus, my will was al
rite.
Last fall sum time | heerd old Mis-
Jones say that Miss Brown told her d.:r
ter Melindy that Gloryanna Perkins sal,
that the last time she went down to the
city to put some money in the bank that
she'd had left her. who should walk ii
but our Mr.. Nicodemus! Crhe idee of d
minister's havin' anything to do with Il
| bank. guess the PosSel Paul never Went
into bank, and didn't know much ahoat
such INSTRUCTIONS He went mp to the
| cashier with piece of paper. ami he
paid him sum money. Miss Perkins seed
the bills. but couldn't tell how much he
got, although she tried to; but she heer,l
the cashier say. I'VE always like to cash
Mr.. Duncan checks: he knows how 10
do good with his mon3y'
Now Mr.. Duncan folks wuz here in
our village all last summer, and went to
our meetin and noticed that ir. Nico.
demus alwuz paid en- a good deal of at
tention-mor'n he oughter. I thought
interests, and not them of rich folks WHO
don t live here.
Putin this and that together, it cur
red to me that would pay TO go down to
the city, see Mr.. Duncan, and find cut
how much that check WIZ so that We
could take it out of the salary l men
toned the matter to few of our mem
bers. and they thought well of it. So
after I'd got through gettin' IN the suwin'
| went down to the city. and after a good
deal of trouble | found out where Mr.
Duncan's store WIZ So | went in. and
SEE to dapper-lookin' fellow who stood
behind the counter. Is Mr.. Duncan in?'
Eyes" ser lie: hes in the offs. and
is very busy. as this is shippin' day."
didn see no ships round nowhere. alni
thought he meant to chaif me n LITTLE"
seems, as | WIZ from what they cali the
rnoral decstrictS; SO SEE |: Young man,
dont you insult me, IA man old cuuf u
be Your grandfather. You just tell me
who're that oils. is, for I've got impor-
tant bizness on hand He !arfed right
out, and then p'inted me to glass door
which | opened, and there was Mr.. Dun
can settin' by desk 'ritin' He looked
up seq he, "What can do for you my
lriend?' SEE I. Didn't you have your
family down to our village of Slowtown
last summer? and didn't sum Of your
folks 60 to our meetin'?' He thot mint.
and then sed. "Yes-what of it," Sez I. |
= Didn't You make our ministera presento
and if so. how much was it?' | never |
seed man get So mad in a mint rs he
Hid. "Iou pryin' old scoundrrl." sez |
he. Um most ashamed to use his Ian |
suage, only want the deeStrict to know !
now much abused I've been tryin' to save |
our folks in payin' the minister.)
"Leave this ROOM" seq he. You |
lon't deserve to have a minister, or to
enjoy the blessings of the Gospel. You
'emind me of the man whose Yearly con
ribution was peck sf green peas |
lidn't stay long after that. cause it kind
n seemed as if my kumpany wasn't ap-
'reciated. When got hum. told the
'ommitty of the way was received. and
hey agreed to pay my expenses out of
he salary, and deduct twenty five dollars
hat year. | thot we'd better take out
fifty dollars, and risk it: but Deekin
'autious said that the minister might say
umthin about it. and make a fuss. So
We didn' t do it. haven't passed through
uch an experince since the time when
We painted the outside of our old meet
n house. twenty-five Years ago and tux
out of old Mr.. Hardtimps. who used tn
10 the preechin afore Mr.. Nicodemu>
vas hired. There was good meny then
Vho said | was mean about t. but we
must except to be ltreated when We
make such sacrifices for the sake of reli-
ion. I could say more, but won't now.
cept that | shall continue to raise my
dice agin havin' new skool-house built
n this deestrict; ourn's good enuf.