Deaf Fifer

A poor old deaf man, residing in Fife, was visited one day by the parish minister, who had recently resolved to
pay such visits regularly to his parishioners, and therefore made a promise to the wife of this villager that lie would
call occasionally and pray with him.

The minister, however, soon fell through his resolution, and did not visit the deaf man again till two years after, when, happening to go through the street in which he lived, he found the wife at the door, and therefore could not avoid inquiring for her husband.

“Well, Margaret,” said he, ‘‘how is Thomas?

“None the better of you,” was the rather curt answer.

”Why is that, Margaret?” inquired the minister.

“You promised two years ago to come and pray once every two weeks, and you have never darkened the door since that time.”

” Well, well, Margaret, don’t be so curt. I thought it was not so very necessary to call and pray with Thomas, for he’s deaf, you know, and wouldn't hear me.”

‘‘Well, sir,” rejoined the woman. ‘‘the Lord’s not deaf.’’

And so, in silence, the clergyman shrank abashed from the cottage.

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