The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13


bucket. which in hia nervousness he
had nearly kicked over she wen'
ders ii ye're a.havin g borrg m9nes.@
no. father i've borrowed no
money. Tor. % ten the truth, I've npg
paid for what i've got answered
John. while he looked away 70 hide
the meFfiment that danced q hla
eyes.
N wouldn't abieeved itle cried the
oId man aghmt II b'leeve II charity
but charity begins 10 home, - she
aagln Is. and Il You ain'r apagin feF
en-, John. why. somebody has gaE t9
lose 'em
mo, nobody shall lose clarlbai
pays TOR them serseif Don't worry,
father its all right, and the young
mans honest blue eyes smiled down
into tie Did mans dim ones n such
a straightforward way, that his heart
was set At rest
II told mother was sure Il was,
But-wsi- some Of the rest had got
her skeeFed. and she was bound ter
know"
Yes. Jerusha goes about agitating
the matter more than anyone else
she don't want to do cIaribsi any ID.
jury, but she can't keep her tongue
still She'd be q pretty good womar
IL she didn't talk So much, and %
80 much looking after other peoples
affairs
eCiarlbel paya Ger emf exclaimed
Jerusha. eiest a poor minister's dar
ter she hadn't no money Of her own
How does she make III Hirin' her
work doneg with a scornful laugh
Its ike I've heard O folks alvin oa
the interest of their debts
During the next six weeks Jerusha
found out and reported to the rest
of the family" how Clarlbel had
declared that something must bB
done to bring In tho many children
Of the village. who claimed Sunday a.
legal holiday. and never dreamed
Of entering the dull Sunday school
that the one little church Ia the yll
Iage afforded.
Acting on this, she had purchased
juvenile library of so books. fur
nished Scripture text cards as "a
pers. besides. On several occasions.
meeting the excuses of some u the
most unwilling ones By furnishing hat
shoes or mittens (as the case might
required, amongst those she found III
her searehings amongst the highways
and hedges John had kept bis own
counsel, but a sharp lockout since
his conversation with his father.
Until the last Sunday. CIaribel ab
su.hed IN her work. had not marked
the aFcfied looks and ominous gianees
in her direction, although they had
been apparent to her husband.
But on that day. the little woman
went home Elled with dlsmay and
sorely wounded In heart.
At church Sophia and Mellndy had
passed her By with cool nod Jeru
aha had been blind. so @ speak. 1.ace
none are so blind as those who alIi
not see
Now. little woman" said John. A.
they drove homeward. your secfa is
bound to come out I viii have them
all come TO our house Tuesday efen.
ing, and you shall tell It yourself.
So Tuesday night found the fam
bly," on their way to Johns"
Although hospitality received when
they arrived at Johns" converse.
tion seemed bound 70 lag. John suF
sested ihas If Ciarbei would say her
say" they might All feel better.
So IN q few words clarlbei sy
planned how e was That che had
once been correspondent Il several
magazines. but had expected when
she took charge Of her own home 10
lay aside her literary work. But loY.
ing the work. and being impressed by
the poverty in and about the village.
also the lack Of interest On the part
Of the children in school. Sunday
school, Of, IN fact anything good she
had resolved to again take up her
pen. and by careful management ane
could put out part ol her work. aud
make much more than she could save
BY trying 70 % It all herself.
Il have bought some good taDks ami
a few pretty things for my house
said she, although I have gotten
nothing new TO wear
Nothing newt shouted Jerusha.
What did you have on III town last
week2 And what did you wear last
sundayg'
In town ] wore my lavender wed.
ding dress. colored a dark blue: and
on Sunday. a white Flemish tricot
tthe dress graduated in). coIorad
black was the quiet answer. II fat.
ter myself that ! have two very re.
spectabie suits from them. what I
have given away cost me not over
q hundred dollars. and / have saved
~ much more for ourselves: ~
= knowed III yelled Father Hon.
kins. unable to restrain himself
longer. i kn0sed It ali the time
and told You ali SO. But. turn.
ing 10 ciarihel. what made you n
still about it7T