Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-01-03

The next call was made at the
house Of another man .reputed to be
wealthy. He had the highest priced
pew in the church, and drove to and
fro in his carriage. BE wasn't home,
but his wife received Aunt Mary and
had considerable curiosity concerning
her errand. Into the richly furnish
ed and brilliantly lighted parlOr was
usIered the little old woman and the
hslf.frozen body of the hslf.starved
rooster, but the caller was not abash-
ed.
1T seems too awful bad that all
these beautiful things have got to be
sold" sail the caller after a look
around.
why, what do you mean 7" Aunt
Mary was asked.
blouse and furniture and horses
and everything to be sold I know
how you will feel and pity you.
You won't have enough left to buy .
thank sgiving dinner, but have
thought of you. Here is the last
chicken of my COOP"
There were CALCULATIONS and excla-
nations and demands for clearer
explanation, and Aunt Mary humbly
said
Deacon Hope asked your husband
for money to buy Thanksgiving chick.
ems for the poor, and your husband
said that if his debts were paid he
couldn't buy an old hen for his own
dinner. heard the deacon tell the
minister this.
Aunt Mary got out with her roos-
ter, but she left very indignant wo-
man behind her. The husband prob
ably had very bad half hour that
evening. The third call was at the
house of one of the trustees of the
church. His wife wore diamonds and
had her own carriage, his two daugh-
tiers were richly dressed, and he had
son at college. He was home when
Aunt Mary was admitted. He knew
her to be poor, and at the sight Of
her took dime from his pocket and
extended his hand. She looked at
the coin and then asked:
Brother Blank, l thank you, but
l know how things are with you. /
heard Deacon Hope telling the min
lister all about it this afternoon.
What did you hear him telling2'
"You know the minister wants to
raise fund to buy chickens for the
poor Oh Thanksgiving. Deacon Hope
called on you about it. and you said
you couldn't give dollar. You
said you had notes coming due and
relatives to take care of and was sail.
ing mighty close to the wind. You
said
"By thunderl" exclaimed the trus-
tee, "but if Deacon Hope has been
telling anything of the kind I'll punch
his head T.
"And knowing you to be 80 hard
up. and knowing how disappoi, 4
the girls would be not to have
any Thanksgiving dinner, | killedA.
last chicken aid have brought it over
to you. It's rooster, and he is old
and tough, but your wife has week
to cook him in"
1t has already been recorded that
the trustee exclaimed "By thuDderl''
What further he said will not be
recorded here. He was surprised in
to it, and was, no doubt. cory for it
afterward. However, his face was 90
red when he escorted Aunt Mary to
the door that he. could have made a
saving of gas by turning out the hall
light.
The woman with the rooster had one
more call to make. She had began
to like her errand. This was call al
the home Of the man who had present.
ed the church with pew cushions and
a memorial windoR. he had also
had the spire repaired. he alec
spoke of it now and then as my
church" He also had a great deal
to do with getting an old minister out
and new minister in. As be owned
four-6fths of the street railway be wal
on Easy street. Itwss after s o'clock
when Aunt Mary reached the house
A card party of II persons had as
sembled, and as her ring at the bel
was not answered and che found th,
hall door unlocked she walked in
Nobody stopped her and she continued
on into the parlor.
"why, Aunt Nary bat what arr
you doing hers7" excIaim the hostess
who was the first one to see her.
"You must excuse me, but 20 on
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