Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-13

e. OtueFS lollCWoO ucE WOEIeAy c4atA1f4lo'
Al noon / was surprised to find tha
none of the deacons or any one else came
to shake hands with me as was their Gus
/; toni to be presented 10 my wife. walk
ed home wondering Fhat the reason could
be.
In the afternoon l was still more sur
prised to find that only about dozen
persons wereat church, and ] went home
dedly troubled, and wondering if had
failed in any of my duties towards my
parishioneFR.
Amy noticed the lhinly sattled church
and asked me The reason, but cOuld
give none, and she, dear little woman
cOnsoled me with the sweet 4sgrance that
her Charles could do no wrong.
On the next Tuesday, the matter was
decided, for on that day was usheFed In
to my study, Deacon Peabody and Dea-
con Merriman, who handed me a folded
paper, and then bowed themselves pre-.
cipiIately opt. opened the paper and
read the following letter of dismissiOn:
"RocKvILLE, June 5, 49,.
Bruther Crosby lit is my paneful
| 9eWty tu tell yu that yer sarvise aint
wanted emmy more in this ere meetin'-
house. we likes ye wall enuf bat my
woman, and the gal that bru.her Pea
body is goin tn take tu be his woman,
and some others thinks that yer wife
aint the proper kind of a pusson lu set a
good example before the yqthful feemale
members that belongs e ibis ere church.
i remain ever yer trge friend. Deacon
Jeremiah Merriman."
For a long time sat pOnderIpg over
the contents of this letter. What could
the matter be with my little wife, l could
not imagine. My darling little Amy,
every one that knew her loved her. To
have my wife, whom / thought to be the
embodiment of every virtue, spoken Qf in
this manner, was more than GOULD bear.
| went out and sought prominent mem
Der Of the church and demanded an ex.
PLANTATION; he refused to give any, and ]
immediately called q church meeting to
be held on that evening to find out if pos
sble, the reason Of my dismIssiop.
returned home apd spent the time
very ImPatiently until the hour for the
appointed meeting.
As sat watching Amy's trim figure
fitting here and there in the perform-
ance of her household duties. ! grew
Imore indignant, to think that any one
would speak Ill of my darling.
"Why, Charlie" she said TO me as we
sat together in the vine wrealhed porch,
''what is the matter with you you do
not seem any like yourself, the country
air does not agee with you, does it 2"
How innocent and lovely she was q
could make no answer, but changed the
subject of conversation to some more
agreeable topic.
At last the hour came. I-repaired to
the church, where IfOund quite a goOdly
number assembled.
Seeing me enter, Deacon Peabody
arose and Opeded the meeting by saying.
Brethren and sisteren, we have met
here tonight at the request of our late
pastor and we will now he ar his busi-.
ness with u.s."
/ arose and said, Deacon Peabody,
the letter that / received this morning
speaks of my wife in a manner that is
wholly inexplicable to me, and l have
sailed this EoeeIing to ascertain the rea-
son Of my dismissiOn, and the occasion
of the sCandalous remarks with regard to
my wife, about whom you know poth-
ing"
"Wall," said Deacon Merriman. "my
wife, and sister Jones and Aunt Nabby
Wilkins and Aunt Judy Rroga, and sum
others in the church, think she ain. a
proper kind of person for ? lWipister's
wife. |"
! now demand "Why :"
"Wall," said Deacon Merriman,
Deacon Peabody will tell yOu."
Deacon Peabody arose and said, "Ar-
abel-Miss SimPkins thinks she sets .
bad example before hex and the other
young ladies of the church" TOT, =
Deacon Merriman now said, "My wO-
man says that she has been a member
Ofi,his church for twenty years, and I've
been deacon, goin' on twenty-five years.
and it's never been disgraced TILL now"
now arose highly indignant and re-
quested Deacon Merriman's wife 10 get
up, and state plainly in what way my
wife had disgraeed their church.
] Mrs. Merriman said. "Bruther CrOs.
by, I've alters liked you ever SO much.
told Jeremiah when J gu -fust come
here that you would enamost fill .bruLher
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