Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-03


keep it goin'. and l thought may De
Won could do rs much. " so ne sa",
he e.s sed he coull stand that; anu !
sail: That's my propositlon' ana /
mean TO see if we cant find somebody
else that'll do the same. TN snow
disposition anyway.
well. l suppose you'll hev your
own way" saws he. lyon most alters
do" And | said: Isn't 1t mos
alters Il COOL way?" Then brou2h
out my subs Grip ion aper had i
already l didn't j st know how to
shape it, but | knew it was some
ihing about "ahe sums set opposite
our Names" d so l drawed it up.
and took my chances You NUT
head it," says /. ''becanse you re the
oldest deacon. aud | must go on mex,
because | am the deacon's wife. y i'd
,hen I'll see some of the rest OF the
,lks"
So Kiah sot down, and put on his
specs, and took his pan. but did not
write. whats the natterP' says !.
And he said: II IN sn,t o sbamed to
subscribe two shil lin. never signed
so little as that 10 any thing. l used
TO give that TO 90 to The circus when
/ was nolhin' but a boy. and !
ought to do more than that
to support the Gospel. Two
shillin's week! Why. its only a
shillin' a sermon. n d all the prayer
49,, Ia I panft IpGl
than fifty cents am sure" So down
he went for fifty cents, and then ]
signed for a quarter and then my sun
bonnet went onto my head pretty
lively; and says L. "Hczakiah, there's
some cold potai o in the pantry. and
you know where to find the salt; so. If
| am not back by dinuer.timc, don't
be bashful; help yourself" And !
started.
called on the Smith family first. ]
fit sure Of them. Aud they were just
happy. Mr. Smith signe |. and SO did
Mrs. Smith; and long John, he came
I IN while we were talkin' and put his
name down; and then old Grandma
{ S NTH. she didn't want to be left out;
and so there were four of 'em. I've
alters found it a great thing in any
! rood enterprise TO enlist the Smith
family. There's Il good many of 'em.
Next ! called on the j Signs. and next
Oh the Chapins and then on the Wild
die Chadwick and so kept goin'.
met a little trouble once or twice.
L. ntn,.a Etsu,r Epr
bur; and bcin' trustee. he thought
was out of my spear. he said; and he
wanted it understood that such work
belonged to tho trustees. ITO be
sure says |. pm glad you've found
it out. wish the trustees had dis
covered that little sooner" Then
there was Sister Plffy. that's got the
asthma. She thought we ought to be
lookin' after 1.-THE sperritooalities.
She said we must get down before the
Lord. She didn't think churches could
be run on money But | told her
guessed we'd done enough. if that
would do any good; and that guessed
we should be JEST as splrtuallto look
into our pocket-books n little; and
said it was shame to be tarnally
eggin' so of the Boarl.
She looked dreadful solemn when
| said that, and | almost felt as I'd
been committin' profane language.
But / hope the Lord VIII forgive me il
| took any thing in vain. | did no,
lake my call in vain, tell you. Mrs.
p,,nt - rood DnlV lt,n olIars tnl
o talk so pious; and she put down her
two shilin', and then hove a sigh.
Then | found the boys Mt the cooper
shop. and got seven names there a
one lick; and when the list began t,
grow, people seemed ashamed to SAY
no; and | kept gainin' till | had jus
an even hundred, and then | wen
home.
Well il was pretty well toward can
delight when got back. and | wa
that tired didn' know much of an,
thing. I've washed. and We scrub
house. aid I've bilel soap, anC
I've movJd; and | low that al
most any one of that sort of thing
is u little exhauslin'. But put you
bakin' and movin' and bin soap an,
all together and it won't work out II
much genuine sired soul and body Il
one day with n subscription paper t,
support the Gospel So when sort G
dropp d into n chair an | Hezekia
said; "Well?' Twas just past speakin'
and put my check apron up to M
face aS | had1't done since | was
young foolish girl aud cried. don
know what felt so bad about; dom
know rs did feel lal. BIT felt cry
and cried. Aud X ah seem how
was, felt kind o sorry for me. aud st
some tea s'eepin'; and when | ha
) had my tea and my cry. and mingle
: my drink with weepin'. felt better
: | handed him the subscription p,
per, and he looked it over as if h
d dn't expect any thing; but soon h
began saving: Il never! | never!
And | Srid: 'Oi course you didn'
\ YOU never tried. How much is ip
How much is hP Why, don't yo
; know says he. No" said:
: aim quick in figures. and l hadn
= time to foot it up. hope i, will max
us out this year three hundred dollar
i or 80.
: Amy says he. you're a prodig
! "a prodigal, may say--and yc
. lon't know it. A hundred names
wo shillin' each gives us twenty-ti
., dollars a Sunday. Some of them ma
:, tail but most of 'em is good; n,
ihnra il ION elnVan thirtaau II,