The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-02

know it's the truth I'm speaking. Dc
you suppose God IS going to g:vca place
in Heaven TO g man who has no place
in his ho,ac or his heart for
his OWE child? Not much He
won't, and you can't buy yourself
into Ills favor, as you do into
WheeG.er's, with the gift Of money. AS
said. 20" are I fool and worse. Talk
about your religion: Why, there amt
particle of it in this house, and there
amt one of you that knows what
Christianity is. Not single one Of all
Of you knows any more about Christian
ity than q pig
Aunt Mitchell cast defiant glance
around IS she ceased speaking, and as
she came to Mrs. Hatchford last, aad
noted the sbamed look OF that lady, She
gave 4 contcmptuors sniff. Hiram
trenbled with rage and shame. He re-
allied only too we'll the truth OF his Sis
ter's words, but for al the world he
wouldn't have acknowledged anything.
With a great effort he controlled him
self to certain extent, and with toler-
able fir,nncSS said:
Mitchell, this is my house, and while
you remain in it wish you would show
decent respect ior my feelings and the
feelings OF my family"
Il shall not remain IN this house an
other day, Hira1n,' Aunt Mitchell re-
Piled Il feel now, and have ielt
from the first, that am not wanted
here could hardly hope to find g wei
come to this house when your own child
is not welcome, and I would not have
remained here this long only hoped to
find an occasion for showing You what
fool rou are. You have your Pickles
about you and you are happy. You
give money to this thing and that thing
and you imagine you are doing
q Christian duty. You listen tc
hypocritical professions at home and
fattery abroad, and YOU think you are
good man. But mark my word,
Hiram, the day will come when you
will discover that you have woefully
missed the Christians walk in life. In
the next world, If not IN this, your neg
lect Of your daughter will rise uI
against you and make you wish you
had never been born. The time will
come when the compliments and fiat
teries Of Wheedler and the Pickleses
will not soothe your soul"
but, Mitchell, listen TO me" Hiram
began, only to be promptly shut up by
his sister who went on:
There is no excuse for your conduct
Hi-an, none at all Your daughte,
may have done wrong in marrying
against your will, but she could no.
have done greatly wrong, since You ac
knowledge that John Green is good
honest, sober, industrious man. Bu'
wrong or not, her crime was not SC
great that you were warranted IN max
ing her an outcast, while you fill ..'ou'
house with those who care for you only
so far as your dollars and cents go. Ok
you think God will forgive 70,
and take YOU to His bosom 81
long as you remain oblivion:
to your daughter? Never. never. l:
you ever expect to get to Heaven talll
some OF the money you are subscribing
here and there, and devote it to YOU
child's needs. Better 4 thousand time:
let the church go unpainted than to le'
that child suffer one moment from
want. Now I've had my say, Hiram
and l hope my words viii set you K
thinking and acting more like Chris
tan and less like q heathen, and tia
before you throw away another dollar il
the useless effort to buy favor of Cod
you will act the part Off civilized father
Woe unto you, Pharisees, hypocritcs.'
liav.ng thus brought her lecture to {
finish and feeling her soul relieved OF
mighty burdcn, Aunt Mitchell arose
from her seat and, giving 8 withe7:ne
look of scor.l and pity to those at the
table, swept from the room, and ar
hour later left Blatchford' S house.
His sisters words had {, tc..ing effect
or B!atchford. The cut him deeply. anc
he cosld rot rid himself Of the uncoln
Portable feeling tacy awakened. H1
realized the truth Of her words, ant
he grew small IL his own estimation
lie understood fully the fut;lisy OF HI:
liberal financial gifts to the church ane
the hcathen. and he was less inclined
to praise and pat hiIusclf than he hat
been for q long time. Sister Blatchfort
tried her Old tactics TO rally him, bu
| they lacked their old-ti1nc efficacy
and he left the house that morning II ;
sad, detected state o: mind.
Reaching his Office he plunged in.t
his business duties vTitll unusual cner
gy, and Tor little while hcl& - them
but soon his thoughts wandered back t
the scene at home. ard between hin
and his papers there fitted pict..res o