Cañon City record., 1901-03-14
LETTER Xxx.

Yes, dearest. ''patiencer' But IL Is a
virtue I have little enough OF natural
ly and used to be taught to pray for As
a child. Aud ! remember once really
hurting dear mother-aunt's feelings by
trying TO repay her for that teaching
by a little ubiquitous laughter at her
expense. II was too funny for me to
feel very contri,e about. as I do some
times over quite small things. or l
would not be telling IL you now (for
there are things In me would conceal
even Nom you. dare say you would
not guess II. but the NJ. A. Is most
long person over her private devotions.
Perhaps II was her own habit. with
the cares Of household sometimes
conflicting. which made her rccite to
me so often her pet legend OF n sanity
person who, constantly interrupted
over her prayers by mundane matters.
became a pattern In patience out of
these snippinEs OF her godly desires.
SO. one day. angels In the disguise of
cross people with selfish demands on
her time came seeking to know where
In her composition or composure ex-
aspcration began. and. finding none
they let her return In peace to ber mis-.
sal. where for reward all the letters
had been turned into gold. And that.
my dear. comes OF patience" my aunt
would say. tin grew a little tired OF
the saying. don't know what ex.
pcricnce my uncle had gathered Of her
patience under like circumstances, but
! notice that to this day he trcads deli
cately. like Agag, when he knows her
to be on her knees aud prefers then to
send me ON hls crrnnds instead OF do
Ing them himself.
So IL happened one day that be want
ed a particular coat which had been
put away in her clothes closet. and she
was ON her knees between him and it.
with the time OF her amen quite inden-
mite. was sent, said my errnnd brief
ly and was permitted to tumble out her
keys from her pocket while she coutin.
ued TO knccl over her morning psalms.
What | brought to him turned out to
be the wrong coat went back and
knocked FOR rcadmittancc. Long suffer
ingiy she bade me TO come In. | ex-
planned. and still she rcpresscd herself,
only saying In a tone OF afliiction. DO
see this time that you take the right
onei'
After 1 had made my second selection
and proved IL right on my unclc's per
son the parallclism of things struck
me, and skipped back to my aunts
door and tapped. | got low wail,ng
Yes" for answer. a monosyllabic sub
stitutc FOR the "How long. o Lordr' OF
u saint In difficulties. when l called
through the kcyholc, Are your psalms
written In goldl' she became really an
cry, ! suppose because the miracle so
well earned had not come to pass.
Well. dearest. II you have been pa
tent with me over NO much about moth
ing | pray this letter may appear to
you written In gold Why | write so is
partly that IL is bad for us both to be
down In the mouth or with hearts
down Mt heel. and so. since you cannot,
have to do the dancing, and partly
because | found had bad temper ON
me which needed curing and being
brought To the sun 20 down point of
owing no man anything. which. sooner
said. hns finally been done, and | am
very meek now and loving to you and
everything belonging TO you, not to
come nearer the sore point.
And hope some day, some day. ns
reward TO my present submission, that