Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-17

gam, and afOrc he knew Jlst what
he was about, she'd got the best
end of it, and everybody said that
Hubby was the most capital gal that
they'd ever traded with.
| Wal, come to the mectin' of the
association, Mis- Deacon Blodgett
and Mis- Pippcridge come callin' up
to the parsons, all III a stew, and
oferin' their services to get the
house ready, but the doctor he jist
thanked 'cm quite quiet, and turned
'em over to Huldy, and Huldy, she
told them that she'd got everything
ready, and showed 'cm her pantrics
and her cakes and her pies, and ler
puddin's, and took 'em all over the
house, and they went peakin' and
pokin', opening cupboard doors and
lookin' into drawers, and they
couldn't find SO much as a thread
out o the way, from garret te
cellar, and so they went off quite
disconserted. Arter that the
women set new trouble brewin'
Then they begun to talk that it was
a year now since Mis- Carryl died
and it rally wasn't proper for sucl
a young gal to be stayin' there, who
everybody could see was settin'
her cap for the minister.
Mis- PippcridSe said that SO long
as she looked on Huldy as the hired
girl she hadn't thought mucl abou,
it, but Huldy was rally takin' or
airs as an equal, and appearin, as
mistress o the house in way tha,
would make talk ii it went on. And
Mis- Pipperidge, she driv round VI
to Deakin Abner Shows, and down
to Mis- 'Lijah Perry's, and asked
them if they wasn't afraid that the
way the parson and Hubby was q
goin' on might IN Ike talk, and they
said they hadn't thought ont before
but now, come to think ont, they
was sure it would, and they all went
and talked with somebody else
and asked them if they didn't thinl
it would make talk. SO cone
Sunday, between meetin's there
warn't nothin' else talked about
and Huldy saw folks noddin' 4no
winkin' and a lookin arter her
and she begun to feel dreff'ul sort Q
disagreeablc. Finally Mis- Sawin
she says to her, MY dear, didn',
you never think folks would tall
about you and the ministel?'
NO; why should they:' says Hui
dy, quite innocent.
well, DEAR says she, 4 think i:'s
a shame, but they say your tryin' to
catch him, and that it's SO bold and
improper for you to be courtin' Of
him right in his own house-you
know folks will talk-I thought rd
tell you cause l think SO much 0.
you,' says she.
Hubby was a gal ofspirit, and she
despised the talk, but it made Lee
d, eti'ul uncomfortable, and when sh,
got home at night she sat down H.
the morning. glory porch, quite qui
ct, and didn't sing word.
The minister he heard the sam.
thing from one of his deacons that
day, and when he saw Huldy SO
kind O silent, he says to her, 'Wh.
don't you sing, my child?'
He had pleasant sort o. wa,
with him, the minister had, ant
Huldy had got to likin' to be with
him, and it all come over her thai
perhaps she ought to 60 away, and
her throat kind a filled up so she
couldn't hardly speak, and, says she
Il can't sing to night
Says he, 'you don't know how
much good your singin' has done
me, nor how much good you have
done me in all ways, Hubby. ]
wish l knew how to show my graft
tudc.'
oh, SIR said Huldy. SIS it i'm
proper for me to be hcre:'
NO, DEAR said the minister, gen.
tly, but ill-na,ured folks will talk,
but there is one way we can stop it,
Huly-if you will marry me. You
will make me very happy, and III
do all l can to make you happy
Will you?'
Wal, Huldy never told me jist
what she said to the minister-gals
never does give you the particulars
of them are things jist as you'd like
'cm-only l know the upshot and
the hull ont was that Huldy, she
did a considerable lot o clear
starchin' and ironin' the next two
days, and the Friday O. next week
the minister and she rode over to-
gether to DR.. Lathrop's, in Old
Town, and the doctor he jist made
'em man and wife spite of envy Of
the jews as the hymn says. wal
you'd better believe there was a
starin' and a wondcrin' next Sun
day mornln' when the second bell
was tollin', and the minister walk
ed up the broad aisle with lluldy,
all in white, arm in arm with him
and lie opened the minister's pew
and handed her in as if she was Il
princess, for you see Parson Carryl
came of good family and was a
born gentleman and had sort o
grand way O. bein' polite to women
| folks. Wal, | guess there was 4
rustlin' among the bunnets. Mis-
Pipperidgc gin a bounce, like corn
poppin' on a shovel, and her eyes
glarcd through her glasses at Huldy
as if they a sot her atire, and every
body in the mectin' house was a
starin', l tell ger. But they could
Mt none Of them say moth
ing agin Huldy's looks ior there
want Il crimp nor frill about her
but what was jist so, and her frock
was white as driven snow, and she
had her bunnct all trimmed up with
white ribbins, and all the fellows
said the old doctor had stole 4
march and got the handsomest gal
in the parish.
Wal, arter meeting they all como
round the parson and Huldy at tn,
door, shakin' hands and laughing
for by that time they was abou
agreed that they'd got to let purt,
well alone.
why Parson Carryl,' said Mis-
Deacon Blodgett, 'how you hav'
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