Burns as he came back from
his shooting of golden plover, all unknown to me. But we had quite a
visit all by ourselves. She said quite pointedly, that somebody had been
keeping her family in milk and butter and vegetables and chickens and
eggs all winter, and she was doing a mighty little in repayment. Her
eyes were full of tears as she said this.
"He who gives to the poor," said she, "lends to the Lord; and I don't
know any place where the Lord's credit has been lower than in Monterey
Centre for the past winter. Now le'me show you where things are, Jacob."
I got all the news of the town from her. Several people had moved in;
but others had gone back east to live with their own or their wives'
folks. Elder Thorndyke, encouraged by the favor of "their two rich men,"
had laid plans for building a church, and she believed their fellowship
would be blessed with greater growth if they had a consecrated building
instead of the hall where the secret societies met. On asking who their
two richest men were she mentioned Governor Wade, of course, and
Mr. Gowdy.
"Mr. Gowdy," she ventured, "is in a very hopeful, frame of mind. He is,
I fervently hope and believe, under conviction of sin. We pray for him
without ceasing. He would be a tower of strength, with his ability and
his wealth, if he should, under God, turn to the right and seek
salvation. If you and he could both come into the fold, Jacob, it would
be a wonderful thing for the elder and me.
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