The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-24

OOCtner says ner lungs II wake, anu ~ =
bad cough she's got, and we're too
near the say here In Rosedale. And me
sister, who lives at B., she's wrote
she'll take Nora for her own and
give her schooling and not let her
work till she's stronger. She's not
much of her own, hasn't Sister Mary;
but she's no childer since she put four
In the church yard, and she'll be good
to Nora, an the child just dyin' here
by inches, for she will help me, and
sloppin' in the washing's bad for her
She coughs that bad at. night, miss,
and the doctor says the Air in B.
would be the maxim of her."
But surely, you will send her." said
Susie.
"There it is, miss! Mary, she can't
sind money out an out, and it costs six
dollars to go to B.. / was up To
Mrs. Stacey's, to AK the loan of it, and
work it out a little at a time on the
washin'; but she told me she could not
spare it. An she richl I'm thinkin,
miss, perhaps she'd be servin' the Lord as
well as savin' girls life, you may say,
instead of buyin' all this embroidered
linen to show off at ST. Marks"
The words struck Susie like stab
Was it to serve the Lord or for her own
vanity she wanted to give the white
cross to St Marks? Saving human
life! The thought almost took her
breath
"You can send Nora If you have ten
dollars?" she asked.
"Yes, miss; but it might as well be .
hundred. I can't get it."
"Yes, for will give it to you; and you
can ask the Lord to bless my Easter
Offering"
And before the astonished woman
could reply, the shining gold piece lay
in her hand and Susie was speeding
homeward.
1.-The Lord be good to her! The saints
bless her bed!" cried Mrs. Byrne. AN
she t'aching for her own bread and but
ter an trudging about in all weathers
to earn a dollar!''
"You seem surprised at something,
Mrs. Byrne," said quiet, deep voice at
her elbow, and she looked up to see MIR.
Castleton standing beside her II
came over to see if you could come up
to the parsonage and help Mrs. Willis
tomorrow. She has some extra work on
hand"
Eyes, sir! I'll come, and be thankful
to you. An am surprised-jest dazed
like" And out came the whole story
from the grateful woman's lips, ending
with:
''And it's workin' she is as hard as
~, ho- yr,l,slo
Stacey, that's rollin' in money, couldn'
spare jest the loan of it, for it's not
begging I'd bel"
Easter services were over, and MIRA
Stacey had invited Mr.. Castleton to
dinner. She had told no direct lie, but
certainly had given the impression that
the lovely embroidery upon the new
linen was the work of Bessie's fingers.
AS they drove home she asked Mr.
Castleton, sweetly:
Don't think me impertinent, but
which of the offerings was Miss Bar.
clay's?"
''None, that know Of"
''Was there one offering of ten dol.
lars in the collection?"
"No-a five-dollar bill was the larg.
est"
''Such hypocrisy!' sneered Bessie.
"It was not necessary for Miss Barclay
to tell you, mamma, she was going to
give ten dollars for an Easter offering,
but she need not have told falsehood
about itr'
"Nor did she,' said Mr.. Castleton.
Her Easter Offering was ten dollars" +"
But he made no further explanation;
nor did Susie, when summer time
brought her a letter, asking her to
share his life and labors, know that
Mrs Byrne had told him the story of
her charity. Shields, in N. Y.
Ledger.