Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-07-26

coughed. and ate the remainder of his
meal in silence. He was his old cheer
full self at dinner. when he impaired to
had been engaged.
What would you say IL I'd tell you IL
was Timothy himself?" said he, with =
laugh But il is all the same. He
come to me this mornin' with tears in
his eyes and asked me fer the place He
wasn't strong enough, said. and that
was afeared his leg wasn't jest right
yit. and several other objections. but
be declared he was all right and able to
do as much as the next man, and would
work for one dollar day. Seem as
how l was calkerlatin' onto payin' one
dollar and a half day. why, 1 Jest
clinched the bargain, and he's to begin
tomorrow"
SO Timothy Smith worked week after
week, from sunrise 20 sunset, and Mr..
Dobson congratulated himself time and
again that he had secured a man who
could accomplish so much for so little.
enc dollar day amt nothin' in
comparison 20 the work he does" he
was continually saying to his wife.
Why. he works like horse"
"A dollar day amt much, Jehiel, 3"
she once replied, "for sech a large
family as Timothy has don't believe
they see a piece OF fresh meat more'n
once durin' the whole week"
That's often enough" commented
her husband, helping himself the third
time to piece of steak; poor folks
| oughtn't to expect no more"
Poor. unfortrnit Timothy" sighed
Mrs. Dobson, and her husband shook
his head solemnly. and echoed the senti-
ment
Now the harvest had been gathered.
and 50 one Saturday night Timothy
Smith received his last six dollars for
his hard weeks labor. Mr.. Dobson
nervously fingered the crisp bills in his
wallet upon that occasion, and refec-
lively withdrew double the amount
The light of hope CLEANED in limo
thy's eyes for a second, but died out
Immediately, for Mr.. Dobson's hesita-
ton was soon over. The wallet was
replaced and Timothy turned away
with the usual pittance.
Its accordin' to the bargain" NUT
tered Mr.. Dobson; Its all he asked.
and it would be settin' bad example
20 pay more, accordin' to my notions. 4"
Still he was not his usual cheerful self
at supper that night, and something in
his wife's eyes made him fancy she was
internally repeating: "To him that
hath shall be given etc.
The next morning found HIM in his
usual pew at church.
Meeting had begun, however, before
his wife entered and took her place be-
side him, for the chores had been
heavy, and the vegetables had to be
prepared for dinner. 1t was with a
| weary sigh that she hurriedly made
her toilet, casting, as she did SO, a
longing eye upon the comfortable
lounge, half inclined 70 seek the need
ed repose and forego the church alto
gether.
But Jehiel wouldn't like it." she
thought, and after all she might find a
grain of comfort in the sermon, so in
her old-fashioned bonnet and shawl the
pale little woman took her place beside
her husband that memorable Sabbath
morning.
The minister arose, and Mr.. Dobson
fixed himself as comfortably as the un-
cushioned pew would permit. with an
eye possibly TO nap should the sermon
prove dull and uninteresti ng.
| That both he that soweth and he
that reapeth may rejoice together"
Mr.. Dobson settled the spectacles
upon his nose and surveyed the
! speaker.
"A good text" he resolved in his
mind, and very appropriate to the sea-
SON remembering with much satisfac-
-
ton his well filed barr and other
fruits of his reaping.
But as the sermon proceeded. Mr..
Dobson grew restless and his eyes
furtively sought his wife's face There
were no signs Of rejoicing there, and, as