The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-02-12
THE DEACON'S WEEK.

Come around Friday got back to the store. ID
kind of left it to the boys the carly part of the week
and things little cutcring, but did have
not to tear round and use sharp words much
mon. began to think twas getting easy to practice
after five days, when in come Judge IIcmick's wife
after some curtin calico. had han some piece,
all done off with roses an things, hut there was
fault in the weavin, every now and then t''n
streak She didn't notice it, but she pleased with
the figures ont and said she'd take the whole piece.
Well, just as | wrappn of it up, what Mr..
Parkes here said about tyin TO act Just as the Lord
would in our place come acrost me, Why, turned
red as beet, ] know did. 1t made me all of
trembe. There |, a doorkeeper in the tents of
my God, David says, really cheatin', ant, cheatn'
woman. tell We brethren, | c'( of a sweat.
Mis- Herrick says L, Il don't believe you've looked
real close at this goods; TENT thorough wove, says
l. So she didn't take it. but what fetched me to
thr'l how many times before Ia done such mean,
Unreliable little things to turn penny, and all the
time sayn and prayin that wanted to be IKE C"ist
KEEP ttippn' of myself up all day jest in the
ordinary business, and was a peg lower down when
night come than / was Thursday I'd ruther, fpr
the hard work is concerned, lay mile of for foot
stone wall than undertake to do Il mans hvin
Christian duty for twelve worlin hours and The
heft of that is, it's because amt used to it and
| ought to be-
$50 this mornin came around, and | felt mite
more cherk. Twas missiona mOlpin, and SEEM
ed if twas sight easier to preach thai to practice
l though I'd begin to old Mis- Vedder's. SO l put
Testomcnt in my pocket and knocked to her door.
Says L, Good mornin', ma am and then stopped.
Words seemed to hang, somehow. | didn't want to
pop right out that I'd tryn convert her folks.
hemmed and swalcred little, and fn'lly said say
l, we don't sec you to meetn' very frequent Ms
Vcdder."
''No, you don't' ses she, us quick a wink Il
stay at home and mind my business
g well, we should like to hay you Gmong with
and do We good says l. SOFT of concilatn.'
g Look here, Deacon!' she snapped, I've
lived alongside of you til.cen year, and you knowed
~ and
you knowed it.; we're poorer N death and uglier IN
sin. jim he drinks and swears, and Malvny dono
her letters. She knows heap she hadn't ought to,
besides. Now what you comm mere to-day fol
I'd like to know and tallin' so glib about meetin
Go to meeu'! III go or come jest as darn please,
for all you. Now get out o. this Why, she como
at with broomsticl. There wasn't need
ont; what she said was enough. l hadn't never
asked her nor hcr'n to much as think of goodness
before. Then went to another place jest like that
i won't call no more names; and sure enough
there ten children in rags the hull on EN- and
the half drunk He Civ it to me, too; and
don't wonder I'd never lifted hand to no
save em before in all these years. I'd said consider
jble about the heather in foreign parts, and give
4 some te!for to convert 'em, and had looked RICH
over the heads of them that was next door. Seem
cd rs if could heer Him say, These ought We tc
have done, and not have left the other undone
/ couldn't face another soul to-day, breatfren.
come home, and here be. Pvebcen searched through
and through and found wantin'. God be mcrci'c' tC
me sinnerl
He dropped into his seat, and bowed his head
and many another bent, too 1t plain hat th
deacon's experience not the only among thu
brethren. Mr. Payson rose, and prayed as he hac
never prayed before; the week of practice had fec
his heart too And it began memorable yea
for the church in Sugar Hollow; not year of excite
ment or enthusiasm, but one when they heard thei
Lord saying, to Israel of old, $50 forward" anc
they obeyed His voice. The Sunday school fou. .sh
ed, every good thing helped on its way, an,
peace rcigncd in the" homes and heats, impclfcc
perhaps growths are, but stu an offshoot o
he peace past understanding.
And another yer they will keep another week o
practice by common conscnt-7He Congy'egationa1is
Concluded.