The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-08-12


OF some days growth, had an ugly
scar slanting back from cheek to hair.
without getting up, he rolled over to
command better view, and set his
eyes, blinking from their slumber, on
the children.
we will now take up the collec-
tion," said Hickey. ("You can do 1t,
June. Use q fiat piece Of bark.) Re-
member that what we give today is
for the poor heather in-in Alabama"
Tho bark-slab made its rounds, re.
ceiving leaves, acorns, and All occa-
sional pin. Midway, however there
arose shrill shrek from the bearer
and the collection was scattered broad
cast. Rosebud Meredith" said Rick
ey witheringly, ut would serve you
right for putting that toad in the plate
II your hand would get all over warts!
I'm sure hope 1t will" She rescued
the fallen piece Of bark and an
nounced: "The collection this after
noon has amounted to q hundred dol.
lars and seven cents. And now, chill
dren, we will skip the catechism and
Will tell you q story"
Her auditors hunched themselves
nearer, double row Of attentive white
and black faces, as Hickey with a pre-.
liminary bass cough, began in drawl-
Ing tone whose mimicry called forth
giggles Of esctasy.
There were once two little sisters.
who went to Sunday y-school and loved
their teacher ve.e-ery much. They
were always good and attentive-not
like that little niger over there! The
one with his thumb in his mouth! One
was little Mary and the other was
little Susy. They had mighty rich
uncle who lived in Richmond, and
once he came to see them and gave
them each a dollar. And they we're
ve-e-ery glad. 1t wasn't a mean old
paper dollar, all dirt and creases: nor
battered Whitley silver dollar; but
1t was bright round gold dollar, right
out Of the mint. Little Mary and little
| Susy could hardly sleep that night for
thinking Of what they could buy with
those gold dollars.
early next morning they went
downtown. hand in hand. to the store,
and little susy bought bag of goober-
peas, and sticks and sticks Of striped
candy, and timber jack, and gold
ring, and wax doll with a silk dress
on that could open and shut it's eyes"
; "Huh!" said the captious Cozy.
/ You can't buy wax doll for dollar.
My littlest, littlest one cost three, and
she didn't have stitch to her back!"
Shut up!" said Hickey briefly.
Dolls were cheaper then" She looked
at the row of little negroes, google.
eyed at the vision OF such largess.
/ What do you think little Mary did
with her gold dollar? She loved dolls
and candy, too, but she had heard
about the poo-oo-r heather. There was
tear in her eye, but she took the dol
lar home, and next day when she went
to Sunday-school, she dropped 1t in
the missionary-b
Little children, what do you reckon
became OF that dollar? 1t bought n
big satchclful OF tracts for mission
! airy. He had been n poor man with
six children and wife with a bone.
felon on her right hand--not child
old enough to wash dishes and all Of
them young enough to fall in the fire
so ne had to go and be a missionary.
lie was going to Alabam--to canni.
bal island, and he took the tracts and
sailed away in ship that landed him
on the shore. And when tho heo,ben
! cannibals saw him they we're vo.e.erv
! glad, for there hadn't boon onv ab,n.
wrecked sailors for n long time and
they were ve.e.ery hungry. So thew
tied up the missionary and gathered
n lot of wood to make n fire and cool,
him.