The Press., 1885-07-02
Issued Every Thursday Evening.

Issued Every Thursday Evening.
 works. Tip did not know that the deacor had ever done any aOog'E there, or, for tha matter, anywhere else, for he had only seen him at church dressed in his best, Dl in equally clean thongh plain appare when he had called occasionally with frest vegetables from his farm situated little way out of town. Bnt Tip got hold of what father anG mother meant pretty nearly by what they said afterward when speaking of the visi, of the deacon that day to them-of his ln. derstanding their needs somewhat. of hif assurance that he wonld aid them in many ways, by sharing with them the products of hls farm, the whole of which, if the truth was told, was none too much to meet the wants of his own considerable family. But the deacon had learned the somewhat difficult lesson-that giving until even the generous soul feels it, is the only sort real. y deserving much consideration.
 Presently Tip heard his father say in the midst of his praising the deacon, that the religion of the cup of cold water was the only religion worth having.
 Well, said Tip to himself, .sthats the kind I'll get anyhow, for .tathes. k,.oa0s. ''
 Then he heard his father and mother talk more about the future--that it was dark to them, even with the assistance of the good deacon. He heard his mother say, too, that if they could get their flour and sugar and coal for the present, and al- so for the winter, she thought she conld sew and earn enough to get most of the other necessaries, and, as for the clothes. they must make the old ones last as long as possible.
 After supper that night Tip concluded to ask his mother about religion, and, as he wanted the best kind, he somewhat sagely concluded he would ask for that kind and no other. So little later, when the evenings supper work was through. he quietly drew his mother aside, and tell ing her that he had heard his father say something about the religion of cup of cold water he would like to know what it was, and where it could be found.
 His mother was surprised at her little boys question. and hardly realized that religion was for little boys and girls. but she was qnite willing to give him all the light she could. Therefore she took her Bible and read from Matt. 10th chap. She explained that one having things to give which another needed asa givisao them did what was meant by giving the cup of wa ter when one was in sore need of it. So. giving to another, when in need. some. thing to eat, or something to wear. or f,lel to burn, would be giving in accordance with the direction of Jesus himself.
 The next day Tip went to school. and. as he was now getting hold of theology a little, he thought he wonld talk to Teddie. and see if he would like to get religion. too. But Teddie didn't care much about it; he rather preferred an orange, and. in fact, would sooner have peanuts. Tip was rather discouraged in his attempt, and his thoughts turned to what he somewhat fee bly comprehended, the scripture which in the mother answering had been read to him. His mother, too, had read to him the closing verses of the 25th chapter ot Matthew, and briefly explained as she was able. Tip got hold of the idea that doing good, helping somebody, what grown. .,,p people would call benevolence. was reli. zion, or, if he had been older. he would have said it was an important part in it,
 But Tip knew that his father and moth. CT were pobr; he had nothing to glve. and indeed he knew of none to whom he should give. With many queer thoughts in his little head, Tip trudged homeward. On his way he passed the entrance to a coal yard. Carts full of coal were passing out ; empty carts were going in. He noticed that as the loaded carts jostIed over the not very smooth streets that often bits of coal fell off, and nobody picked them up. A wise thought began to take shape in Tips head. He had heard his mother speak of the necessity and cost of fuel, and he knew fuel meant mostly coal. Could he not get permission to pick up this waste coal, bring Teddie into service, and get together quite quantity?
 To be sure he'd rather run and play he would prefer shooting marbles to picking up the coal and backing his fingers. Bnt he thought if he could get religion by helping his parents, and please his teach CT, too, it would be good thing to do.
 Full of these new ideas he now hurried home While in his deep study he had wake l slowly, 50 that Teddie was home be- fore him.
 Calling Teddie to him as soon as Tin was inside the house, they both went into a little room or addition to the house prop CT, built of rough boards, and being for storing coal, little wood, the garden tools, and the many other things which get laid away in just such place. Here, too, the boys kept few playthings for their amusement, and also it served better than none for an occasional rainy day re- treat.
 As soon as the boys were inside and the door shut Tip revealed his plan to Ted die. ''I am going to be christian, :" said Tip, "and I know how to do it. can pick mp religion on the street and give it to mother.'' Y
 Teddie did not understand this, but Tip explained as best he could, how coal was water, and giving water was getting ,reli- zion. If Teddie did not quite apprehend this he caught enough of his brother'a spirit to enter enthusiastically in the work of helping father and mother, and even wee Maggie insisted she must help, too.
 That night Tip enlarged his prayer from the brief Clay me down to sleep" by asking God to cause the coal men to give them permission to pick up the coal which dropped from the lpads. He knew prayer was somehow connected with religion, and he instructed Teddie to pray for the same thing, and went so far as to try to have Maggie do likewise, but she was so sleepy she did not add the suggested words with much emphasis.
 When in bed the boys talked of the visit Tip was to make to the coal yards in the morning, and finally both dropped to sleep, and Tip dreamed of their all living in great fine palace built of coal. shining.