Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-28

and then have plenty left Then you
ought 10 see the corn. wife. Tor Il Is =
sight That four weeks Of pleasant
weather that came In september Just
saved my corn crop Ny two cribs are
full and there Is ; large quantity still
upon the lower barn floor. shall not
have 10 buy : pound Of feed for my cat
tie ext spring. and that Is something
unusual"
Tomorrow Is ThAnksrivlng.~ Mrs
Holden said. a little more firmly. and
it seems 70 me we ought % remember
some Of our poor neighbors that have
not been so fortunate as we have been.
Then there will be a collection taken
to-morros at church that will be given
TO those who have suffered from various
ealamities the present season. You
know that they have been very numer-
Gus and severe, solomon"
Mr. Holden looked very much sur
pFised At his Wife's boidness in thu
suggesting to him his duty. for he was
a man that prided himself upon being
very faithful in the discharge Of all
moral and religious duties and obiira-
tlonA Tie was surprised also to see how
earnestly aud boldly she appeared about
the matter, for usually she was very
quiet and timid whe she asked for any
favor.
But Mr.. Holden was In a frame OF
mind TO bear a good deal, and so he an
swercd, pleasantly:
Yes, we will try 70 do our duty. and
as ] can rot attend church tomorrow as
l have to deliver those five COWS to
Butcher Dean. / will give you some
money for the collection" and then the
farmer took his well-nlled pocket-book
and began TO look over the contents.
lie nuroiled some bills. and after look
ing them over two or three times he
handed his wife a single dollar bill.
She received 1t silently, and after
awhile she spoke again:
'our pastor needs his pay, Solomon.
! have been informed hat he Is really
destitute and in need Of many things.
Ills clothes look very threadbare and
worn, although his wife evidently tries
to make them look nicely. And then
there is poor Widow Dean and her
two sick children. who have been very
near deaths door. You know. Solomon.
that she has TO work out by the day to
support her little family. and now for
three weeks she has been kept with
them, l don't see how she has got along.
Can we not help her in some way9 You
know that she is a worthy member OF
our " church"
At this the pleased look" resting
upon Holden's face was nearly all gone
and be began to wear an unpleasant ex-
preston. His wife was getting very
bold.
Il have already given five dollars
upon the pastors salary, and expect
to give five more; that is as much as |
have been in tho habit of giving. can
pay it now, however, If he needs It, and.
as 10 Mrs. Dean. they all ought to give
her a little ifshe is really suffering. You
may send Dick. the hired man, down
there with u bushel OF potatoes in the
morning, and that makes mo think
am owing her boy Harry a h~alf-dollar
for picking up potatoes two days. /
don't see how ! came to forget IL. Here,
take it, and send that, too, or | may for
get it again and as Mr.. Holden said
this he arose to go to the town that was
only a short distance from the old farm
house.
"Wait a moment, Solomon Holden
exclaimed the wife, starting a step in
advance until she stood in front OF her
husband. Listen to me; | shall have
q voice in this matter, for l helped you
to get this large farm and the money
and bonds in the bank that you call
yours. They are just as much mine as
they are yours, and | shall claim the
right to give some portion OF them to
the Lord. Are you not ashamed to
speak Of giving our worthy pastor the
paltry sum of ten dollars? II ought to
be a hundred II you pay as do some OF
our poor members. There is Franklin,
who works for every cent he has to sup.
port his wife and three children; and
yet he gives fifteen dollars yearly to-
ward the pastors support. And then II
is a shame to send Il bushel Of potatoes
to poor Mrs. Dean when you know her
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perfect failure. | will not insult that
woman by sending her such a quantity
as you suggest, and you ought to have
given me u ave-dollar bill for the coll
lection tomorrow. That one-dollar bill
will cry out against you in the judg-
ment day and YOU will be speeches. be-
fore the thousands of the unfortunate
ones that have suffered by flood and
fire the present season. For shame,
Solomon Holden" and the usually pale
face of the meek wife was flushed, and
her eyes sparkled with a strange light
Mr.. Holden was as speechless as though
he was already surrounded by the pale.
crushed throng of flood and fire suffer-
ers, and his face was flushed also. and
1t was not altogether anger. for there