The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13

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a sacrifice. And now that he has
made it. if you had the least sense
Of the fitness Of things I said, you'd
find some other way of showing your
appreciation than by passing a vote
of thanks to the man that didn't give
the BELL I said.
"Well, at that Andrew never
opened his head. But I knew we'll
enough that he was thinking. The
next day he harnessed up, and drove
off without mentioning where he was
going; but I heard from him all over
town, taking the men n side, and
confabbing with them. And in the
course OF the next fortnight several
of the sisters told me they suspected
the men were Matching up something
that we women weren't to know any,
thing about.
Every WE'LL I said. If the men
of this parish, for once in their lives,
can do something worth while with
out our help, let EN- do it and well
come
"But if the men could keep from
telling, they couldn't keep us from
guessing, and I presume to say that
nobody was much surprised at the
next social circle when Andrew asked
the minister to step forward, and
| then started in on a preSert-tion
speech.
"He talked we'll, Andrew did.
They say that praise to the face is
open Disgrace but I guess that
doesn't apply when you are talking
to your minister, and say only what's
true.
after a spell Andrew branched
off on to. the advantages of foreign
travel, and at that I pricked up my
ears. UP to that minute I had rather
calculated that the men had bought
Mr.. Tyler a gold watch, same as the
people down at the Hollow did for
their minister. But now I whispered
to Abby Ellen Caswell, DO you sup
pose they have been and raised
money to send Mr.. Tyler abroad?'
"'No,' says she, I don't suppose
anything Of the kind And no won
der, for just then Andrew had picked
up a good-sized parcel that had been
hidden under the table, and was max
ing the awkward piece of work that
he always does undoing the wrap
pings.
49, Andrew says, winding up
his speech, we trust that you will be
| pleased to accept at our hands this
handsomely illustrated book of trav-
els; and as in the future you turn
it's pages he says, we hope that you
will be pleasantly reminded of your
loyal parishioners of the Greenhill
| Society, and of the affection and
esteem with which they regard you
abby Ellen looked at me out of
the corner of her eye as the minister
took the book. Seems to me that's
quite a come-down from foreign tray
ell says she. Not having any hus-
band of her own to feel responsible
for, of course she was quite free to
make remarks.
"As for me, I said nothing, though
I felt as if somebody had thrown a
wet blanket over me.
But the minister vas as smiling
as could be, and he made a beauti-
full speech, though Abby Ellen kind
of snickered when he said he should
prize the gift not so much for its
intrinsic value as for the spirit that
prompted it.
after he had finished speaking,
he left the book on the table and
went to mingling with the people as
usual. But Abel Hayes spoke up,
and says he, Brother Bates, in his
remarks, said something about Elder
Tyler's feelings in the future when
he should turn the leaves Of that
book. I think that ONE of us would
like to see him turn the leaves a
little now
THE minister flushed, a little at
that, perhaps taking a hint that he
hadn't shown enough interest in his
present; but he stepped up to the
table and opened the book, and be-
gan telling US what the first chapter
was about. Then all of a sudden a
queer look came over his face, and
he was holding up a twenty-dollar
bill that he had found at the end of
the chapter.
keep on turning, elder!!' says
Abel. The book is handsomely il
Illustrated, just as Brother Bates said.'
And If you will believe me there
was a twenty-dollar bill at the end
of every chapter. There were twenty
four chapters in all, and besides n
bill was tucked into the index. When
the minister had taken them all out
he tried to make another speech, but
it was no use this time, though he
had been glib enough before. All
he could say was, Again 1 thank
you, friends!'
well, Andrew is ready to come
into the house at last, and here I've
been standing before the glass and
doing nothing but talk for the last
ten minutes. Yes, the minister is
| going abroad next fall, and I hope
that the way will be provided for
Mrs. Tyler to go, too.
We must make haste now. The
second bell will be ringing soon. Yes,
it is a sweet-toned bell, as you say,
and we all take lots of comfort with
it. '-Youth's Companion.
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