A GOOD STORY.

Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1227, 10 November 1874, Page 4

A GOOD STORY.

A correspondent sends an English paper the following story, and vouches for its authenticity : Half a century ago, when the income of a dissenting preacher was not very large, his salary was often supplemented by a bountiful supply of provisions from the well-to-do members of his congregation. The grandfather of the correspondent was a Baptist minister in Heartfordshire, and at Christmas time he used to be positively inundated with hampers filled with good things. On one occasion an enormous turkey was sent to him by the thoughtful kindness of a neighboring fanner, but as the minister's family had already provided for the Christmas dinner, the bird was sent to the market and sold. A passer-by seeing this fine specimen of poultry, said, " What a splendid turkey! just the thing for the parson's Christmas dinner," and to the parson it was sent. The prudent wife sent it the second time to the market, and sold it again for a handsome sum. Another friend, similarly struck with the magnificent, croportions of the turkey, purchased it and also sent it to the " parson." Not wishiug to fly in the face of Providence, the good man said at last, "It is very clear that the Lord means us to have this turkey ;" and with the entire approbation of the family it formed part of the Christmas dinner.