Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-04-03
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70 OUR NEW MINISTER'S WIFE.

"How ala you IKE our new ihlnistei
last Sabbath q inquired Hetty Atkins oi
Mrs Gray, as they were seated in the par.
lor where several ladies we're assembled
for an afternoons visit a
"very much, heappears to be a man Of
God. and his ways and manners seem ad-
mirably calculated to win the love and
confidence of his people"
We shall like our minister we'll enough
but if what I've heard is true the ways
and manners of his wife wont be quite SO
agreeable"
"Wbat is it Hetty ?'asked several voi'
ces "do you know anything about her p
10 nothing much" said Hetty, "only
they say he has a second wife. young
girlish thing fond Of dress and show
"N ears flowers aud aounces. presume
interposed Mrs. Waters whose greatest
idea of sin consisted in the outward ap
pearance of dress and style. rather thar
the secret motives of the heart.
"And that's not the worst of il" re.
turned Hetty, warming up with her sub
jeet. "Mrs Anson, a cousin of mine
who lives in the same town where heI
friends reside, says that she always was
proud, naughty girl, went to school
studied music, never associated with com
mon people and actually curlcd hel
hair"
Perhaps, mildly suggested Mrs. Gray
she only curlcd her hair when she was O
little girl, and may have changed her
mode of dress now, and am sure min
listers wife cannot be too we'll educated" ;"
"l don't know about that" said Hetty
"but my opinion is, we shall sigh for the
old times. and wish dear sister Butler was
back again; what good motherly sort
of person she was, you remember how sht
used to make sauces and jellies for the
sick, she had so much tact and ability as
a ho1sekeeper she could do her own work
and take care of all the poor and needy
around her; you know ministr's wife
ought to be Sister of Charity" and &C
about doing good. as our Saviour did,"
"And besides" chimed in Mrs Waters
"you remember how she used to pray and
exhort in our prayer meetings. about
equal to her husband, aud some thought
if she could have had the education, sht
would have made the better minister o
the two"
20 well' sighed Hetty, eve shall prob
ably never have another minister's wifi
like sister Butler" The Lord causett
the sun to shine on the just and on tb'
unjust" after having disposed of this wis
remark, aunt Hetty, as she was familiar
called, settled herself back in her eas'
chair. and commenced working with un
wonted industry, as much ss to say
have done my duty, let other folks dO'a
they please.
During all this time had sat silentl.
at work, busy with my own thoughts
the conversation had been so animate,
that my silence was not observed, and
did not care to speak, for my heart wa
paired within me. Mrs Landon, the wifi
'cf the new minister, was my old frien'
and schcolmate, with whom had though
and studied many day, ! had know
her intimately at school, she was of
highly refined and sensitive nature, an
by her aniable department, and KIND an
loving spirit. had won the admiration
and esteem of both scholars and teachers
We had lost sight of each other for fey
years past, she had married and left he
home; | had been away to a distan
State as teacher. and our corresponding
had been somewhat broken and irrepula
On hearing she was to be resident 0
my Dative village, my heart bounded a
the prospect, but my righteous indignation
was little aroused when | perceived th
evil surmislug among those whose heart
and homes should have been ready an
open to receive Que who came among then
with the most pure and sincere inten
tions. M
A short pause had ensued during m.
meditatiors which was broken by Aun
Hctty; her words came slow and measur
ed as though sheh adatteDded faithfully t
the rule Of thinking thrice before she spok
'Tis strange that some people are SO shor
sighted, ministers especially, when the
ought to know how much influence
ministers wife has in the Church, and i
society---it is most astonishing that the
will chose such useless doll sort of wive
as some Of them do, when there are s
many older and more experienced one
. who could be help Instead Of a hiudranc
|; |; They do say" and Hetty very perceptibl
8 lowered bor voice. .but | wouldn't have
20 from me, but I've heard from prett