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Show A Humble Meal. (Birmingham, Ala., News.) "There lived down In fny neighborhood several years ago a man and his wife, who ran a small farm, and were very poor," said an old resident of Jefferson county. "I held the office of tax assessor asses-sor at that time, and my duties sometimes necessitated my spending the night with this couple, who, though poverty stricken, J never failed to make me welcome. One f K day I reached the house at the noon hour, i g and was cordially invited to 'light' and i s come in to dinner. We took our seats g at the table; my host bowed his head and g murmured the briefest grace I ever heard, g God bless our bite.' The wife passed a g dish of corn pone, the only article of food 5 in sight, to which we helped our plates. Q I saw that mv host was troubled and I ? exerted mvself by a cheerful conversa- Q tion to divert his mind from the meager fare It was of small effect. 'Sally,' said q he at last. 1 think you ' mout a' had something to ,eat, seeing we got com- Q panv.' 'Well. Jim, I don't see how I coufd get anything extra when we hain't Q got nothin' but bread.' she replied. Jim a pondered this excuse for a minute, then, C giving her a queer look, replied: 'Well. Sally, you mout 'a' put a little salt in the bread.' " |
