, 1883-12-29

At the Christmas tree festivities
held at the Baptist church last Mon
day evening, a very pleasant episode
furnished additional enjoyment for
the audience, and especially to the
recipients of a kindly remembrance.
A party Of gentlemen contributed
funds for the purpose of procuring a
suitable present for the late pastor Of
the church, REV. DIV. c. BRITT, and
in the distribution the better half
Of the reverend gentleman was not
forgotten. Early in the evening Mr..
Britt was called and as he stepped
forth at loss to know what was
about to occur, Col. C. G. Bradshaw,
in the happy ofF-hand style of ad-
dress peculiar to that gentleman,
said:
"Rev. Mr.. Britt.-You have been a
faithful Shepherd OF this flock. Kindly
guiding your sheep i'm the straight and
narrow path to pastures green, where
flowers immortal bloom and through
which flows the river Of life. l have
been requested by the goats Of this city to
give you these presents as slight testi-
monial Of their appreciation Of you, and
as an evidence Of the kindly feeling the
goats h I'VE for true shepherd. We do
not know how soon some % these goats
may become sheep and bel bleating for
admission into the fold.
"lake this hat, and when you put it
upon your head, and its smooth, delicate
fnF NhiRlr nf Ngh a
smooth velvety and soft head a goat has.
When your hands slip into these warm
gloves, and your blood comes rushing
into your finger tips, please remember the
goats. Take this great-coat, and when
YOU have drawn il upon your back and
feel its silken folds wrapped about you,
excluding the cold, defying the stormy
winds Of winter, we ask you to kindly
remember the goats and think Of their
gentle and lamb-like nature.
This note which hand you contain.
ing list Of the goats who Have gladly
contributed to make this Christmas eve a
pleasant one, will contain some names
that YOU may not know, but they are all
your friends, and are respectable repre-
sentatiyos Of the goat family"
The note accompanying the gift
read as follows:
NV ~ W = - lDhlIIs-N e. lIlt unutF-
signed goats desiring to express our re-
spect for you as shepherd have plucked
from our ileeces the material that has been
woven into this coat which we respectfully
present to YOU. Hoping 1t will prove as
warm to your body as the pulsatiOn Of our
hearts are for your prosperity. Yours.
w. ii. Howell, G. A. Lawson, II. T..
Smith, J. w. King, c. q. Bradshaw, W.
Rlyclle, Albert =. Keats, w. II. Taylor, J.
b. Blalock, T. w. Pynn, A. II. Porter, w.
:. Syphert, q. W. Hendrix, NJ. w. VOL
vertOn, II. French, v. Dessert, l.. q.
Whiten, w. Abbott Lewis, ]. c. Libby,
A. Hemenway, Joseph +. Candy, l.. Lin
den, II. c. Hayward L. b. Handley,
Charles Merriman, +. Bertrand, W. L.
Cray, II. Brooke, Lane Gillian, w. c.
Ward, G. II. Duncan, Joseph WieS, f. b.
hyde, G. Belden, +, Zieglcr, J. N. Glover,
+. d. Chamberln, d. NJ. Drumheller
Ira Hawes, J. n. Squier, Mel Grimmer,
W. J. Wilson, Charles Sweeny, +, o.
Allen.
The following communication ac-
companied the present for Mrs.
Britt:
SPOKANE FALLS, W, T..
We, the undersigned, friends Of Mrs d.
W. e. Britt take ii upon ourselves to raise
means to purchase her a cloak or wrap
suitable for Christmas present.
Rev. J. +. Baker, A. NJ. Cannon, NJ.
II. WhitehOuse Mrs. +. NJ. Dallam, Mrs.
VIM. Griffin, Geo. 4. Crane & Co., l.. W.
Rima, $. Heath, Mr.. Shull, J. b. Blalock,
Mrs. J. Stewart, Geo. Wightman, c. W.
Corson. J. C.. Hanna, Roe's Stable Boys,
Mrs. Crane, J. NJ. Bowling.
To which we append the following
card Of thanks from the recipients:
DEAR FRIENDS ONE AND ALL:-There
is a veil invisible To mortals which sepa-
rates the sheep from the goats. Some
goats have climbed over into the fold.
Some sheep are wandering "in the noun
tains wild and bare" "Other sheep
have which are not OF this fold" May He
who "secth not as man seeth" find no
goats" among the many friends who so
kindly became His instruments in max
ing Christmas, lSS3, long TO be rcmem-
bered In our home. Very gratefully
yours, ID. w. {. AND l.. l.. BRlTr.