Why He Was Cheerful.
The following story is told of a North Country minister. Amongst his congregation was a shoemaker, whom, on his pastoral visits, he always found in the very best humour and spirits. One day, however, the minister was deeply grieved to find his parishioner in an extremely despondent mood, and begged to know the reason.
"Weel, sir," answered the shoemaker sadly, "ye see, there's a rival shoemaker started richt opposite me, an' my trade's already beginnin' to I*ve me!" "Tuts, tuts, John!" exclaimed the minister soothingly, "you shouldn't allow yourself to go down like that I Be a man, and meet your troubles like a man. And above all, John, trust in Providence, and all will come right." A few weeks later the_ minister paid the shoemaker a further visit, and was delighted to find him as cheery and humorous as ever. v "Now, John," said the minister, ''didn't I tell you all would 1 come right if you trusted in Providence?" "Ay, sir," responded John cheerily: "ye did that, an' I took yer advice." Then, after a pause, she added significantly, "The ither shoemaker deid I"
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Otago Witness, Issue 2808, 8 January 1908, Page 91
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