The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-21
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 jest shets his eyes, and begins to rock himself back and forth in the old arm chair; and he was doin' that now. So l said: 'Kiah. do you hear?' And he said: "Somer' and then went on.
 live got a proposition. says l. And he sort O looked up and said:
 "Hev you? We'll. between q disposi- ton and proposition, I guess the proposition might be better.''
 He's awful sorcrostic. sometimes. But wasn' going to get riled. nor thrown off the track; so l jest said:
 'Yrs, do you and 1 get two shillin's worth a week piece out of that blessed little church of ourn, do you think?" says L Cos, if we do, l want to give two shillin's a week to keep it goin', and I thought may be you could do as much" So he said he gessed he could stand that; and said: That's my proposition, and I mean to see if we can't find somebody else that Il do the same. Itll show disposition anyway"
 Well, l suppose you'll hev your own way" says he. you most alters do." And I said: Isn't it most alters good way?" Then I brought out my subs crip,ion raper. had it already. l didn't jest know how to shape it. but I knew it was some hing about 'Ihe sums set opposite our names;" aud so I drawed it up. and took my chances. You must head il. '" says l, "becausc you're the oldest deacon, and l must go on next, because 1 anu the deacOn's wife, and then I'll see some of the rest of the folks"
 So Kiah sot down, and put on his specs. and took his pen, but did not write. Whats the matter?" says l. And he said: I'm sort O shamed to subscribe two shillin'. Inever signed so little as that 10 any thing I used 10 give that 10 go to the circus when l was nothin' but a boy, and 1 ought to do more than that 10 support the Gospel. Two shillin's a week! Why, it's only shillin' sermon. and all the prayer meetin's thrown in. I can't go less than fifty cents. I am sure" So down he went for fifty cents, and then signed for q quarter and then my sun- bonnet went onto my head pretty lively; and says I: "Hczekiah. there's some cold potato in the pantry, and you know where to find tho salt; so, if l am not back by dinaer-time, don t be ba5hful; help yourself" And I started. |
 l called on the Smith family first. Fl felt sure of them. And they were just happy. Mr. Smith signel. and so did@ Mrs. Smith; and long John. he came in while we were talkin' and put his name down; and then old Grandma Smith, she didn't want to be left out; alters found it great- thing Tn any | good enterprise 10 enlist the Smith | family. There's a good many of lem. Next l called on the slyns, and next | on the Chapins. and then on the Wid- die Chadwick and so kept goin'.
 I met little trouble once or twice, but not much. There was Pussy Fur bur; and bein' trustee, he thought I was out of my spear. he said; and he wanted it understood that such work | belonged to the trustees ITO be | sure" says L Pm glad you've found it out wish the trustees had dis covered that little sooncr" Then there was Sister Puffy, that's got the asthma She thought we ought to be lookin' after "the sperritooalities. She said we must get down before the Lord. She didn't think churches could be run on money. But 1 told her I guessed we'd done enough, if that would do any good; and that I guessed we should be jest as spiritualSto look into our pocket-books little; and I said it was a shame to be tarnally | leggin' so of the Boarl.
 She looked dreadful solemn when said that, and almost felt as I'd been committin' profane language But l hope the Lord will forgive me if I took any thing in vain. I did not take my call in vain, tell you. Mrs. Puffy is gool, only she alters wanted 10 talk so pious; and she put down her two shillin', and then hove a sigh. Then l found the boys at the cooper shop. and got seven names there at grow, people seemed ashamed to say | no; and kept gainin' till had just an even hundred, and then went home.
 We'll it was pretty well toward can delight when I got back, and was that tired didn' know much of any thing. I've washed, and I've scrub bed, and I've baked. and I've cleaned house, and Pve bilel soap, and I've moved; and I low that al- most any one of that sort of things IS little exhaustin'. But put your bakin' and mOvin' and bilin' soap and all together and it won't work out as much genuine tired soul and body as one day with subscription paper to support the Gospel. So when I sort O dropped into a chair and Hezekiah said: "WellP" Twas just past speakin', md I put my check apron up to my ace as 1 hadn't done since I was a young foolish girl. and cried. I don t 1now what felt so bad about; don t 1now as did feel l,al. But felt cry, { md l cried. And Kiah. seein' how it vas, felt kind O sorry for me, and set ome tea a Steepin'; and when l had