Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-05
she Dsscon,s Complaint.

"Now see here, Longface, l am tired
CT your complaints about your church
work and the diff ;ulties you havs in COL
lecsing cGurch subscriptions. Don't the
people pay up pretty well? How much
nsve you gotten on subscription list? It
lo3k5 to me as il preachers are pretty
well paid"
Deacon Longi&ca begged the point g
little. He was tired. he had spent three
days sway from his place Of bust
ress, negleCtng his own per-
sonsl sfsirs because Of the duty
laid upon him in his church. He had
been 10 Mr.. Fsirprcmise's place OF busi-
Dess four times, snd was told each time,
"he's out" Toe fifth time tae deacon
found "him in " This time he told the
descon, cit is not convenient fer NE to
pay to-day, you come around sgsin and
IN pay. What, three months behind;
ST. due now; you must be mist, ken. 1
psid Deacon Dldwell last month, at lesas
/ think did," "Were you not cut OF
town all last month";" inquired the cel.-
lec.or. .ss.z$SS Il
"Pfoosbly 1 WAS; well, 1 sAsS5se i,ss
al right, only l can't ps$ds now Ely
family are over 81 the DSaGs fair, ID l.
An strapped. Call around next Hs& an9s
I'll nay s part Of it any way, sMmssbe
Sill"
s. Deacon Lorgface dr:NEa sigh Of
relief that Mr.. Fsirprolnise has not with
drs~E mis- gu )scription altogether, anj
comforting himself with the thought taat
ether dskcone experience the same ls-
eoTf, be s.ye "gOod evening"" pleasantly,
he will call sga.n neXs week. And SO o.
his rounds he travels, from one end Of
the town to the other.
Mr.. Poorman was q member of the
church. Mr.. Poorman has been dead for
three years. He left wife and four
small children. Mrs. Poorman takes in
sewing to support herself and children.
She is also member of the church her
husband loved so much. She pays %
cents month. She wishes she could pay
more, but the house rent snd expenses OF
the children consume sill she earns now.
By an by they will be large enough to
help her, and then she will pEy more.
She ssys she knows the deaccns have 3
good deal Of running sround to dc, and
that isn's right, she thinks; SO
she drops her subscription in the
basket st church, or, IL she
has missed doing that, she will call and
see the church treasurer while up town.
On the first day Of the week, che always
has her part lsid aside. She is always
cheerful, and has kind word for every
body, and everybody likes her. l won.
der II she has read Luke, XXI, II.
Mr.. Closepocket ia member Of the
same church:
Mr.. Closepocket does not like the way
the church is managed. Mr.. Closepocket
thinks he hiss more friends outside of the
church than in II. In fact, he feels that
the other church people trest him better,
tbst is one reason he seldom goes to his
own church. Mr.. Closepocket is O wealthy
man, and he feels that his
church people do not look up to him IS
they should.
Mr.. ClosepocSet Is banker, and owns
vast estates. his income is about $1,000
Q month.
Mr.. Clossposket pays s25 year for the
support Of his church. He does not like
to be annoyed by the descons calling
monthly. He Is very nethodicsl bust
nses man, AID never pays in advance, sc
he desires to let 1t alone until the end Of
the year and then he M
pay /. all. He has iAs
to do with monthly payments totshe pas
tor, and does not intend to be In any WSI
, responsible for il. he thinks the pest
! is very foolish for running any sccQ2k e!
or going in debt. He ought to LIVED khir
. his means. That's the way he does, ant
he has gotten rich. And so SITTER abou