The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-30
SOMETIME.
a Practical Sermon Preached by
the Cellar Stars.

strangely enough. the cellar stairs
preached it-at least they contributed
that very important part, the npplicn-
ton. Sister Scar.c' had furnished the
text in the morning. hut then the ser.
mon might have gone an from firstly to
forty -seyenlhly without Mrs. iarncy's
notice, Ind it not been for the cellar
stairs.
Mrs Barney was hurried that day
was always hurried and !; was warm
and uncomfortable In the sunsh,ny.
stove-healcd kitchen, where she WAS
hnstening to and fro. growing frcttcd
and tired without slachening her speed.
Ncalic. standing at the ironing table,
was tired also.
There's 80 much to do. she said,
YEARLY. 81 do not see why We need do
baking and ironing both in one day. It
makes such n crowd. aud we could have
left one for Tomorrow"
"ro morrow will bring work enough
Of its own" answered Mrs. barney,
quickly "Besidcs. If we should get the
work all out Of the way the first Of the
week. whole day 10 rest in would he
worth something"
But then we shouldn't taxi. II for
resting just because 1t would be whole
day and something else would he
crowded into it, mururrcd Neale, to
whom one hour now looked very invit-
ing and that possible day In the future
very uncertain.
The mother did not answer. aud the
girls hand moved more slowly over the
damp muslins rs her gaze wandered
away TO the hills where great trees werr
throwing cool shadows. How pleasant
the shade and greenness were! The de
sire to bring 1t nearer suggested another
thought to Nealie. "SUme vines would
he So nice nj this window, mother. /
could plant them II you would let Iim
dig little spot ont there
~ es, but II we ever get the house
fixed up rs we want il We shall have
shutters at that window
"liut we don't know Whcu we can do
that, and the vines would Ice So pretty
now urged Ncalie.
"Prettyy Well. yes. II We had the
whole yard trimmed and laid ont as 1t
| should be. | hope we shall have 1t some
day; but n stray vine here and there
seems hardly worth iusSing over when
we can't have the whole DONE
Nealie sighed but was silent, and
presently Tim came in with an armfu
of wood.
"Nealie," he said, pausing near her
table, "if you Just sew this sleeve up
little. The Old thing tears aW Iul easy.
and just hit II against nail"
lie spoke low, but Mrs Barney's quick
ears caught the words.
"That jacket torn again, Tim? never
| saw such boy to tear things to pieces
| No, Nealie can't stop to mend ii now,
| and can't either. I've been intending
| to get you new one, but there doesn't
seem much chance to make ANYTHING
new while you GOntriye to make so much
| patching and darning ON the old"
Mrs. Barney shut the oven door with
n snap. Tim was the hired boy. kind
hearted but careless. and he was rather
| disGouragng. Board and clothing some
times appeared to her II high price for
| his services. "llurry, now. and pick
some currants for dinner" she said.
! Tim took the tin pail pointed out to
him, but he did not hurry ns he pussed
with clOuded face down the path. The
thought of II new jacket would have
been very pleasant few minutes be-
fore, but 1t had suddenly lost attractive
ness. The boy drew his bushy brows
into scOwl, and ms soon rs he was out
of sight of the house, threw himself
upon the grass and began his currAnt-
.
Then ii was that Sister Searles drove up
in her rafting old buggy with horse
that was, as Tim said, IN regular old
revolutionary pensioner."
"lf | can't have fine horses and car
riage, | can take deal of comfort with
these" was always Sister Seares :
CHEEKY comment upon her euuipage.
She had an errand ut Mrs. Barney's,
and had stopped on her way to the viii
I Inc. s.luu g.. i III.
she was, not young, only that she be-
longed to the class OF people who never
grow old; neatly dressed, though it was
but the old poplin made over" Mrs
Barney noticed while she was talking,
wondering little that she should have
taken the trouble, when she surely
needed new one"
"This room Is too warm to ask any
one to sit in" she said apologetioally,
placing chair for her caller Just out
side the door. "Whcn we ARE able to
have the house altered TO suit us | shall
have II stove here in the summer"
ain the mean time you have this nice
cool porch. What n pleasant place 1t
X :" said Sister Searles, admiringly.
"le s, II one had time to enjoy it,
answered Mrs. Barney. with an uneasy
laugh. "l'm so hurried trying to get
everything about the place in Just The
right order that don't have time"
Take time, Sister Barney. take
time,' said Mrs. Searcs, smiling, hut
earnestly. MAKE the most Of what
you have while you are working foI
something better. Don't crowd out any
little sweetness you have to make roou
for some great pleasure that's further
oil You See she added, binshing d
little, MS If her words needed excuse
'it's something | had to learn myself
years ago-neyer trample ON daisies In
wild chase after roses. The roses
haven't found, but the daisies have beer
enough to make the path bright"
Mrs. Barney looked upon her in som,
perpleXity as she took her departure
She had listened with One-half her mine
on the lOaves OF bread in the oven anC
the other half did not fully comprehend
what had been said.
daisies and roses! | don't see wha
any sort of flower has to do with want
ing new kitchen. But there, | sup
pose minister's wives hear so much tall
that II comes natural to them. Dear me
! don't get much time for poetry in my
HE, I'm sure of that. How Tim doe
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