The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-08


edge Of the facts could imagine that
Sallle Royce had an easy time of it.
The eldest of three sisters left alone
in the world, she had problems of mo-
ment to solve. She made not infre-
quent visits to the parsonage, and told
her perplexities out of full and some
times a sorrowful heart. One day,
when extra burdens weighed upon her,
she came with a tale Of woe.
Trust God and don't worry" was
all the minister could say. you are
doing your best. Have faith and be
patient"
The advice seemed trlte, and easier
to give than to take.
But while she was there Miss Poxon
entered. Now, those who do not know
Miss Poxon ought to know what man
ner of woman she Is. She scrubs floors,
and teaches Sunday school classes, and
scolds recreant husbands and per-
forms other useful services In connec-
tlon with settlement of the Young
Women's Christian Association. She
is character the like of which one
might go far to meet. "What is 1t to-
dayr asked the minister.
II want you to buy four tickets to
the concert, and let me give them to
the Mavowskls poor things, they want |
to go and can't, and the profits are for |
the playground; and I'm going to ask
Mrs. Packard to buy four more for an
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milk for Mrs. Petruskl they've just
got their twelfth baby, and the last one
not fourteen months old, and her hus-
band sitting round the house and do
ing nothing and the children all puny
till they get old enough to go to work
and get enough to eat.
81 should like to see the whipping
post established; | should faint If
had to do the whipping, but believe
i could salt them a little and old Mrs.
remember old Mrs. Wig
gin that you sent the cloak TOT Well
she's little Mary's mother, you know,
that sings and she's down with some
thing the matter with her thigh; 1t
was muscle gave way, but l guess
It's some cancerous trouble.
"She sews the collars on vests, and
gets three cents apiece, and when she
got that hurt she got round on cane {
rs long as she could, and now her
wrists given out the same way; and
when you come In Sunday afternoon to
preach at the mission, do you suppose I
1ou can come over and pray for herr /
And there's the Hofers, you know. |
There's man that's good for some a
hing, but he got hurt, and now jim y
MES had to stop school and go to
work, and"
There are no periods in Miss Poxon's
she goes on until some G
hing happens. But Salle could hear
o more.
I'm just ashamed OF myself!' she p
rled. "And to think | came here to Is
I'll my troubles - q
rs your rent paid" asked Miss
oxon, and without waiting for an an 2
yer, followed the question by a string al
others. "Do all your folks keep So pl
sr? Have you got good shoes? Well, OF
zen, my dear, you don't know what in
ouble is! And sometimes l get so
red I had to scrub a floor this morn til
g, and take three children to the III
ONE for the Friendless, and a man Ell
owled when the baby cried, and
st told him they were not my chill In
EN-, and where l was taking them, Isl
i'd I'd paid my fare and those chill tn
en- We're going to ride, and if he Ill
dn't like 1t be could take another pa
+; and do get pretty tired, but it's
IS Of fun to be helping somebody; ra
d dear, If you've got good shoes, and tri
e rent is paid, and your folks are ini
nd, and you can say your prayers at SUI
yht and go to sleep, don't ever think ire
Il have any trouble, for you haven't" tri
Youths Companion. me