Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-03-08
MR., CRAMTENT'S NEW COAT.

MR. CRAMTEXT'S NEW COAT.
1t was the sccoad ring of the door
l. Il. Ellen. the .-help,' wa busy ret
tiny breakfast, TO which Mrs. Cramtrxt
Lad ron" down to give the Flashing
rru-lc,. so, putting aside my book, /
went down to the door i'll person.
"The Reverend Mr.. CramtcNt, pre-
sumo - said IL melancholy looking youth.
rai~ii = 4 very high hat, >wathcd in Il
deep weed.
lowed aSSrntin"lv.
MAY have the favor of a few words
with you?@ h ask d, p"n~ivclv.
| was about To rcquc-t him To say
fnem at once. and, hc>idc-, to make
them as few Il possible: for. th"u"i.
HOrca~ is Il model u mister wife the
al ectiv", if it b. one, i nicant f.'r tie
wife. and not the III ni>tcr--hc has lc.
huu>cwicly vanjt!c> rs well Is another.
and they're quite aS easily wounded
too: so | knew. if | wanted the morning
coffee >wccrcncd with her smile, |
mustn't spoil it by Keeping It waiting.
i;ut the Young man : nannrI w;,~ "N-
cr.Iimgly sad. and his heart seemed too
owe -burti"ncd To h" uuloaIrd in Il mo-
maut; hence. NJ The risk OF Dorca~,>
di~plcasurr, | invited him into the
study.
~ hat can | do for YOU, my Young
friend inquired, inviting him first
To bc seated.
ncpo>iting a neatly folded parcel on
the noor. he tool, nut his handkerchief
and applied it TO h'S EYES. For some
seconds his frame ~honN with cmot on
Then wipin@ his eyes hard, ii" rc -oycrcI
himself with an effort
My pocr lati CT" he began.
Again the handkerchief WcIgt mp and
the vo'cc went down.
aim Yourself" | sad. Srothinglv,
adding the customary tr>t in relation 10
.'our wht Affections, Hhich are but for
Il moment.
My poor father he resumed. SEEM
ingly a little comfortcd. dict Il week
a.o. His labnrs in tn" vineyard
Was he in the wine hu~in sS?' in
;rrrupte,i, my Temperance principles
taking the alarm
He was :: clergyman. rrI lied the
youth Tt proachiu!l.. .'who~c labor~ had
50 exhausted his health tha; his phl>i-
elan declared the only hope lay in Il
change Of air, to obtain which he was
travelling. with me aS his cpmpan on.
hen udicnly lac grew 50 much worse
that we wcrc fore .i to stop. and III Il
brief space death put Il period to Il Use
ful and blamclc>> life. and deprived an
Unhappy son of the best OF fathers.
.sIhc money We had with us little
more than SusHccd To paw the medical
bills and funeral charges: and | am
now thus far On my way tO carry 10 my
bcrraved mother the sad tidingS of oar
mutual loss. without the III ans OF pro-
Ccrding further.
Il have not come to solicit charity"
Ia, h.,- Il Il IL
parcel l'-orcning ii. amd unfolding Il
new hroalc;oth coat of ministerial rcLu-
lation cut IAN article belonging TO
NV late father which | would gladly
dispose Of even nj Il sacrifice and it be
inc SIT table only for clergyman ven
turc 10 otlcr it To you.
| happened To he in need of such Il
piece OF apparel norcas had been
hint;n@ for some time that nv pastoral
usefulness would he Il 'riIrilv enhanced
10y = better coat, and by close pinchin~
we had saved up nearly enough To sup
pl, the want.
Had been in a,1lu"nt circumstances
| should have ch, crfIily rcl'cNcd the
needs OF Il deceased brother clergy
man's on gratuitOus!y. But not bcinr
III Il condition to warrant such lihcr-
ality. the best could do would be to ;,r-
I Il
pro erred garment. provided the terms
and tit suited.
Calling up Dorca-, | explained the
case. II : coat WAS tried on. Ii littcd
beautifully in front. The -traitrst OF
OF our sect. could find no fault VII the
slrai1h' nc-S of the cut. and the >inCl
file of bombazinc buttons, marShalcd in
close ordcrdoNn the right breast. looNed
Il very phalan< OF orth doXy. : DorcaS
pronounced the rear view equally per
feet All it needed WAS a little TAX ng
in" Ut the left armuit. which any com
potent person could do N ten minute ;;
and Deacon l'orrity, whose sccula vo-
cation was that of a tailor callirg in
just thea, folly zorro grated / orca-.
How much WIS tn" price, MAS the
next question.
Il think father never woe il more
than once said the Young man
Though It may have en- twice. Ill
call it tw.cc, to he on the safe side. 1t
cost twenty-five dollars: but. OF course.
be reduction
IL. hcSiiatei. 1t was apparent he
feared to name Il price Is: il should be
too much. 1t WAS gratifying tn witness
such scrupuiou5 adherence tc rcctitude
under the re temptation of want.
'.Do You think twenty dollars would
be fiir?' | said. coming to his relief.
IL is more than | >hould have da e
to ask he replied: ''hut if v,u think it
right, | shall be rcioicCd to accept il.
ON these terms the tranSa t on WIS
concluded TO our mutual satisfaction
The sorrowing son was proTldciwlth
means to continue his dutiful Journey,
and | had Il coat, rs good a new, at
some SAVING OF cost.
Ellen rang The breakfast bell. and
EorcaS Joined me in pre- sing thn stran-
Ger and the deacon To Join IL ut the ia
bile, but both declined on the ground
that they had alrea IS breakfastcd. And
after much warm Misunderstanding and 4
cordial exchange of blessings the former
went his way.
had been honored shortly before
with an invitation to participate IN n
protracted meeting TO be held about 4
hundred miles away, under the aus
piccs of an old college claSsmate. And
now that | had decent coat TO my
back Dorcas insisted on my going. She
posses ed good deal of wifely ambi-
ton, and had set her heart on my speedy
rise in the church to which she seemed
to think the only thing requisite was 4
more widely ditfused knowledge of my
gift.
OF course Dorcas had her way, and
everything was got in readiness for the
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