The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-03-22
I never was a confessed paut,er y

again." Mr.. Sopor said, "but as a Chris
tian you are not at liberty to force your
pastor to do so. 1t would be disgrace
to the Christian name.''
The meeting grew stormy and adj
journed without any attempt to pay
the pastors salary. The very next day,
however, something happened to rem
der the pastor less anxious about his
salary. He received letter, Informing
him that an uncle had died, leaving
him an estate of over 100000. Just as
1t was growing dark he started for
the deacon's store, intending to smooth
things over about the salary The dea-
con, however, had gone home to sup
per and Mr.. Sopor directed his steps
toward his dwelling. He found the
door ajar and was about to knock with
his knuckles on the panel when the
door opened and small parcel was
thrust into his hand, and he heard the
stern voice of the deacon's wife:
There! Take that and be off with
around here again."
The door was banged in his face.
He stood dumfounded. Then he turn
ed away with sigh and went toward
his boarding house, still holding the
parcel. When he reached his apart
ments, he struck match and lighted
his lamp. Then he looked down at
the parcel which he had laid on the
table 1t was covered with piece of
brown paper. He took it up, felt the
weight of it and wondered what it
could be- He had once lent lamp to
Rachel for her bicycle, but it didn't
feel like that. So he slowly removed
the wrapper and found within-two
slices of stale bread with slice of
cold meat between them!
His heart sank. This was indeed n
wicked act, a most unprovoked insult
1t was throwing the dog bone and
then kicking him out.
Next Sunday after the preaching Mr.
Sopor told the congregation that he
was going to leave.
"You owe me four or five months
| salary, but I'll make a present of 1t to
the church." he said. II am sorry I've
had to complain of poverty because
Of your failure to pay me what you
| covenanted. Still l am grateful shat
| at least one among you showed a dis
| position to help me. | went to the
door of one Of the members the other
night, and the lady Of the house kindly
thrust this parcel into my hand"
He held up the parcel, opened it and
exhibited the two slices of bread and
| the slice of meat. There was consterna-
ton all around, but most of ali in
Deacon Sifter's pew, as the pastor held
up the sandwich and turned it in diff
ferent directions SO that all might see
| it. Then he pronounced the benedic-
ton.
| am not informed what the congre-
| cation said or thought. | only know
| that while the people in the village
were at dinner Deacon Sitter went
| round to the pastor and carried him
| away to the Sitter dwelling. Mrs.
Sitter had recovered sufficiently from
Mysteries to talk between sobs and
spasms. This was the explanation she
gave: III
Just at dusk tramp came to tile
house and asked for something to eat.
Mrs. Sitter put up big, substantial
sandwich and handed it out at the dobr
to the tramp, as she supposed. for it
was pretty dark,5and she saw only tile
outline of a man. She accompanied
the gift with the admonitions already
recorded Afterward she was sorry
she had given the rogue anything, fol
she found that her husbands overcoa
was gone and was sure that while she
was getting the sandwich the tramp
had entered through the Enclosed dool
and stolen the garment. O.
So it turned out that just aft, he
tramp had absconded with the &C. It the
pastor come up to the door, and 4-nct
this story.
Mr.. Sopor didn't leave the church
and he did marry Rachel, and l an
going down next week, if all be well
to see the habv.-Rrooklyn Citizen.
Cold STEEL OR DEATH.-''There is bu
one small chance to save your life, and tina
Is through an operation" was the awful
prospect set before Mrs. l. B. Hunt o
Lime Ridge, Wis, by her doctor afte
vainly trying to cure her of a frightfu
case of stomach trouble and yellow jaun
dice. He didn't count on the marvellou
power of Electric Bitters to cure Stomac
and Liver troubles, but she heard of ii
took seven bottles, was wholly cured
avoided surgeons knife, now weighs NOR
and feels better than ever. It Is positivel
guaranteed to cure Stomach, Liver an
Kidney troubles, and never disappoints
Price 30 cents. l
Sold by A. g. Eaton, Druggist.