The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-01-24
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every year than any ten farmers
wives combined. and whenever She
heard any one complaining Of The III
gratitude Of human nature she always
had words of excuse Her reputation
us 4 good Saul" extended for twenty
miles around, and the tramp who
PASSED up or down the Red Bridge
road without calling and renping the
BENEFITS of her faith WAS ia Il hurry 10
outwalk the constable.
\ few weeks before the farmer hus.
band died he spent an hour casting up
figures When the wife expressed her
curiosity he replied:
We have been married going on
nineteen years In that time You have
fed 1900 trHmps, you have let 100 tin
Pcddlcrs get the best of you in buying
Your paper rags, yOu have given away
2.o0o bushels of apples, YOU have gath
cred about Il ton of maywecd catuip
and smartWced to give away to people
TOO lazy to gather their own. you have
given and given and given, and I'll be
logged il | can see where YOU are any
better OFT"
'But some one hts got to be good 10
people IN trouble, replied Aunt Mary.
ihcn give some one else II spell at
il. You've done your share This fore
noon You fed a great big wall eyed
tramp"
Yes, poor man, and when lie had
finished The tears stood in his eyes. lie
said | reminded him of his dead moth
err
"Mehhe YOU did but he went out
through the garden and stole shovel
and hoe tell You, Mary
Come. come, Moses" shr interrupt
ed. We must do our duty It's we see IT,
and il you'll turn the eat outdoors and
wind the clock we'll go 10 bed I'm
! pretty we'll tuckered out with thnt big
washing today
Aunt Marys faith neither increased
nor decreased after the death of her
| husband She went right along IN the
| same old path and the slices of bread
and butter and the hunks of cold meat
continued 10 be handed out When
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with one single instance of gratitude
she would reply
No. | cant say that have, but |
expect TO some day II keep on Some
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