The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
How The Pledge Money Was
Raised.

How the PIedSe money Was
Raised.
mildred, ] just declare, 1 don't
see how we are going to raise that
pledge money, I have been busy
thinking ever since Mrs Steward
spoke of it, and have beea trying
to devise some way TO earn my
share. don't want to ask papa or
mamma to give it TO me; for, while
know they would do 1t should
ask them, ! think we ought to earn
cur own missionary money"
"So dc ], J .ssie; but ! don't know
how we are to earn fifteen dollars in
Just two weeks, and Mrs. Steward
said it was due then. If | were to save
every penny of my spending money
for that lenght Of me, it would
not amount to fifty cents. We have
no time out of school to make fancy
articles to sell, and ! don't know
what | cali do"
eve must false it somehow. CIR s, y
said Charlotte. "You know We
have never yet failed to come up tC
our promise, and must not do SC
this time. know can give dol
lar, but ! wish ] might d. more, for
l love the work."
"Why, Charlotte. how can you
afford to give so much? You have
less than any Of us, and you never
indulge in knickknacks like the
rest of us, don't feel able to give
fifty cents even. but ] suppose /
will do IT." said Lula Simpson. who
was the most well-to. do Of the
crowd.
"Well," replied Charlotte, 81
will give the dollar had been cav
ing to buy me a new pair of gloves.
i saw pair wanted to get to wear
next Sunday. but | can do without
gloves far better than the leather
can do without mis- ,iGnary to tell
them about Christ"
The girls walk, d on silently until
they reached the corner where they
separated TO 60 to their respective
homes. They were members of the
Willing Workers, mission band,
composed of girls and boys from
twelve to sixteen years of age
Their lady manager Mrs. Steward,
who was an earnest worker in the
missionary course, had recently
pledged fifteen dollars as the amount
TO be contributed by the Willing
Workers toward sending out new
missionary to the foreign ii lids.
She had talked to them quite a
while at the meeting that afternoon,
and M st of the members seemed
interested and ready to work if tn y
knew how. The money could easily
have been raised at some concert or
stlval, but it was a rule of the
society to raise their funds only by
ffee-will ttf-rings.
That same afternoon there was a
group of boys discussing the same
subject,
81 say, Bert" said Tom Wood
food, 81 have thought of something
shat will be fine. You remember
that grove out on Mr.. Rice's farm
where We found 8 CHI fine NUS last
fall? / was passing there a few
days ago, and / noticed such guam.
titles Of nuts. i say, let's have a
nutting party. We can get two
wagons to go QUIT here, and We can
spend TIE day, gather nuts, and sell
them, the proceeds to 60 toward that
pledge money. | know Mr.. II CT
will give his consent, aud know
Of several boys who would like to
90 with US, though they are no,
members. The girls can prepare
the lunch, while We secure the
wagon, aud we can 60 next Satur
day. | know M 8. Seward will bs
glad to 60 with u, and We can hav,
read good time. Each one viii
carry something to gather nuts in
and we must Il the,n, 70. VIVA
do you say"
"Why thlk il is capital idea
and | am willing t. do my share to
ward making it success"
When the plan was made known
90 the girls, thy heartily approved
of it and Saturday was agree,
upon as tie day.
Saturday morning dawued ciea
and frosty; the crisp O,tobef al
was most invigorsting, making tn
boys and girls eager &c be IF to tb
words.
They all met at Mrs. Stew ,rd'
each one carrying basker. aat
several large bags were put int, III
wagon; for they wee going with tn
determination :, work. 1t was
delightful ride in tie crisp, autom.
breeze. and the sky vas of thu
dep azure hue peculiar to thi
season of the year. The mspl
tees had clothed themselves i,
thsir rvbes. of crimson aud russo
and yellow; the &C rms had fallel
al over 'h9 ground. the bamboo vine
with 8 bright leaves and scarf
berries; was twiI ed about everythin,
within its reach, making ricl
f'stonns aud Frightening the under
brush; few stalks of goldenrod sril
nodded their plumy heads in a 4,