South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-12-18
THEINTELLlGENCER
FRIDAY. DEC. Is. 1891
THE DONATIONS PARTY
ny ANY RANDolPu.

! csntt say believe In these here
donation parties, said Mr.. Gregory
srimiy. II We can't al ,rd 10 pay GU,
minister in good hard cash, then, say
|. hsda't ought to indulgsin the lux .
ury Of having one ~ AL!
Deacon Miles smiled-a hard. bye.
~ like emile.
IL's the custom, said be. Aud
"ed all ought 10 d. our duty.
But l haint nothing to give, plead
cd the honest farmer. Crops have
"een short this year. and I never felt
poorer in all my born daysi
There's them russet apples O
yourn I suggested the deacon.
On, good land &c Goshen f! said Mr..
Gregory. Ain't even q. to feed TO
the pigs.
DO not speak hastily. Brother
Gregory, said the deacon, sanc,imo.
nious'y. do not in the least doubt
but that TO our clergyman, all the
good!y fruits of he earth will be use.
tul aud acceptable.
But they hsin't goodly. said Mr..
Gregory, With = grirnsce. l like Mr..
Cortin. an I'd like 10 give somethin'
worth hsyin' to the donation. But I
cant. Aud that's how I'm situated
exact:y!
The deacon smiIe1 again-tbo same
adamantine, dentists showcase sort
OF q emile, aud vent home to pick out
the iesDesl OF his fowls. the sourest
and hsrdss, IF his dried apples, the
most questionable bag OF last seasons
buck heat To make gilt Offering to
tue Lord For the deacon was a
thrifty and weli-to-do ind ,viduAi with
money In the b,nk and Q convenient
elastic conscience. And he was al
ready planning to do little 'seri u :
match mak!ny, whereby he might foist
of his hard v,.aged daughts: Psu-
dence. who had jus. passed her min b
and thirtieih summer, upon the NV
minis or, Who luckily was still un-
married.
A clergyman, ssii the de.con, pr
ously, can greatly enlarge the field of
bis usefulness by forming judicious
alliance with some sensible female
Who feels the Importance OF the
ministry.
Anil. to speak truth. q hint Of this
little e'n'pirscy dropped INFO Mr..
Corbin's esr bad alrest;y tented to
make him not q little uneasy. For
Miss l'ruience Mslinfis Miles had
countenance like q woojcn doll and
hgu:e resembling q bed post.
beauty 10 but skin deep, sail the
clergyman 10 himself; but, really.
Mss Miles does no, com nend herself
to The fancy. And II one psu-es, by
instin,t. TO select q rosebud instead
OF the coloriess d ,wers VI the potato
blsssom, l don't see why . pretty
girl shouldn't make as good a wife
as ono with . plain face.
Mr.. Corbin was sitting al his desk.
Considering the .tbirily' OF bis sermon
that day. when old Hester, his color.
Ell houskseper, came to the door.
Please, SIR. said che, there's M.
Greory's Patty wants TO speak to
you.
Ask her 10 enter, al ] Mr.. Corbin :.
j have seen her occasionally in The
Bible class, aud che is devout aud
e .eiy natured dsm.el.
PITY Gregory come in, according.
ly-rosy. fresh faced girl. with lin
p,d brown eyes, laughing lips and t
black bar forming ilse'f in.0 natural
rings and tendriIs on her forehead.
hr. Corbin, said she tim:dly
would you like q basket Of black
berries
B'ackberries9 re~eaied he good
man, thinking how like ona OF Mil
isis PICTURES Patty Tucked, rs she
stood there in the checkered shadows
OF the bop vines which were trained
across the study wndo-. Truly,
they are good fruit and most luz
c'ous to the Lss g.
I'm 80 glad you lie them, said
Patty. B-csuse I've picked nearly q
peck on Mullock Hill. aud-snd
father Is poor. and We have moth ng
TO give you at the donation party.
And II you would accept the black
berries. should he so thankful.
becaure father fees that he has On
J"yed your sermons, AMI he you'd
IKE 70 give srme.hiug, be 1t ever 90
l..
Tbe gift Is INST " .lcome, Miss Pat-
W said Mr.. Corbin. And go Patty
Gregory vent awav. lesvIng him IN
sort VI brown study.
Father, said Patty. when be good
Is'her cane To his supper, I've
thought Of something.
lou alsavs was = masteF.ons fur
thinking, "a d Nr. Gregory, looking
sd~irlngiy q; the olive fee. with tie
srsik Ing eyes.
ms old engraving that Grspdfsth.
er Mullet Jeff us in bis will, expI,in-
cd fst.y, With the brorz. frame, that
hangs over the restroom manIel-
'Msftha and Mary At Bethsny;' don't
700 rem mbsrf The one thu, Mr..
Corbin admired so muc1 when be
vas here. I'm told that scholars and
gentle folks admire these old engrav.
inRs. And Why dou>L YOU give IL
TO M. C0Tbin for the donation
I'm ashamed To take an Oh picter
Ike that, said Nr. Gregory, dubi-
ously, before Widow stalk with her
barrel q four, and Squire Ho 'ee's
q1arter q lamb. and AR. Johnson's