The Red Cloud chief., 1885-06-05
AT ONCE.
How George Began Learning to DO NIL
sionAry Work NJ Home.

How George Began Learning to DO MI.
.ionary Work NJ Home.
Rap. rap. rap!
1t was Uncle George Watkins pound
ing on the sole Of a shoe he was mend
ing. and it was young Gcorgc Watkin
who. On his way to school, halted. On'
noon. at the little shop where his unel'
presided. Uncle George was a funny
looking shoemaker. The top of his hea'
was bald. and it shone as if it had beer
polished. At the sides were two tuft,
of gray hair that stuck out like LITTLE
wings. H. always wore spectacle;
when at his work. They were gold
bowed. sad had been given him by HI
Bible class.
"YOu don't often see n shoemaker
| eyes in yOld-bowed sp~ectacles,' Uncle
George had said; ''and they may think
I'm a millionaire shoemaker. but they
are all I've got. Fact is. though e
inc. gold bowed spectaclcs. | can't If
ford to buy silver ones. So | must
wear what I've got"
Uncle George had 4 shaven face. and
clear. fresh. youthful compilations; and
,ltOgether. when You saw. the shining
gold. the little wings. the round face.
YOU thought of a chernb that had been
detained here after u fight to our earth.
and had grown q bit old. And wasn't
Uncle George a good man! l do be-
licve the cherub was inside. though
only n shoemaker was outside.
"Well. George. arc you gong to school
his morning."
''Ycs. uncle"
'.When you get all through studying.
and are grown up. what are you going
to do then?'
Il think I'll be a missionary. !
would like tn be one now. and 20 off,"
said George in a tone of great humility
and self-sacriiice. This was one of his
fancies. He had wondered his mother
had not seen il. and sometimes re-
marked: Il think my SOC will be. a
missionary TO China"
well. if You We're going off to-mor-
row. would your missionary work at
home be all done SO that you could
gO?"
My missionary work."
YES"
Il don't know"
didn't l see your mother bringing.
this morning, wood from the shed.'
''Well. she said she would
odd YOU take your fathers dinner
TO him Mt nOon?'
Mother said it was only across the
street. and she could 60
''Did YOU get the ma;l?"
1.-The pOst-oilice is CnA nj the corner,
and she thought she could run there"
And the groceries. did you order
them for home?
'.She didn't ask me-
''YOu must not wait TO be asked. You
must offer To do. Missionaries don't
~sit till people beg them TO act. Only
think Of a missionary waiting to be
askedr'
when ! come to think of it, uncle.
I remember mother though. she could
do it tonight just as we'll
Your sister Nelly is sick. Did you
60 upstairs 10 see if she wanted any
ihing?"
.'Mother-said she was going in a
minute"
Seems to me that those who mean to
be MISSIONARIES must show . mission
ary. self-sacriticing spirit. and help at
home all they can. / call that one kind
Of missionary work. Why. 'hOs. who
arc missionaries are really helpful 1t
home
II don't know but that out West.
continued Uncle George. 1.-The mission
aries do the washing for their wives
Some OF them. poor fellows scrub
.ound fearfully. Boys that are going
to be missionaries ought 20 help at
home all they can; and II they will.
they cam
Rap. rap. rap!
The would-be missionary LET: his
uncle's shop with = Inundated ar.
George was = sensible boy. He knew
wha; his uncle meant He was well
aware tina: he had been selfish 1t home
He was not naturally 8 v.ry generous
bow. bus then he had . conscience
There are two kinds of generous people
in the world: those who BY nature real
IL enjov giving and doing. and those
who must make il . dnsy to give and
do. 1t il not an easy thing for the lat
ter class: bat spurTed on BY . good
conscience. they accomplish mucn IN
the end. George Was one OF the con-
sciance-givers and consc;encs-docrs.
and his sense OF the right did o fail
him now.
When he went home. be said: III
30 u;n,s~r eo.r.vht and helm all