The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-29
SAID the small woman, smiling up at
MIN. No matter what the deacon

saio the small woman, smiling up at
MIN. No matter what the deacon
said and did.
AS she was setting the tea table
that night she broke out it another
merry laugh.
| What's the matter now, dear p
said the Deacon.
/ 90 Samuel, / was thinking how
you must have looked, coming up
the street with your Sunday walk,
your hands clasped solemnly behind
you, till you got to the gate and
saw me hanging up your shirt in the
front yard, then how suddenly you
broke into your week day stride.'
Ha, ha, and they both laughed to.
gether till the tears came.
Supper over, dishes washed, baby
asleep, and Susie telling stories to
tie twins, the Deacon and his wife
started for church. Don't be too
humble, Samuel, she whispered at
| the door, work in little spice if
you can, and I'll step on your corns
when it is time to STOP
The meeting was opened as usual;
then Brother Dean was called upon
for report of India.
A little wiry, BACKED eyed man
arose and said, Brethren It's not
much use reporting from heather
countries, when right in our midst
Deacons travel on Sunday, and
| Deacons' wives wash and hang out
tn cir 'clothes before our very eyes as
we walk to the house of God. I call
for an explanation
Deacon Flint tried to rise, but
somebody pulled him down, and the
next minute the whole congregation
was electrified by the sound of a
sweet womanly voice, saying:
s'Now, o Lord, establish thy word
ON to thy servant, so shall have
wherewith to answer him that re-
proach me, for trust to thy word.''
Then turning to him she said, ''my
brother you shall have an explana-
tion,' and in simple, almost child
like way she told the story of her
mistake, and the Deacon's delay,
then added, 'my brother, judge moth
ing before the time, until the Lord
come. For we shall all stand be-
fore the judgement seat of Christ,
and every one shall give an account
of himself to God, let us not there
fore judge one another any more! =
Your sleep, my brother, will be
sweet tonight if your heart is at
peace with God, as mine is, for Il
am persuaded that neither death
nor life, nor angels, nor principali-
ties, nor powers, nor things present,
nor things to come, nor height, nor
depth, nor any other creature, shall
be able to separate me from the love
of God which is in Christ Jesus, our
Lord
The next morning the Rev. Henry
Brown and his wife called very I'M
tremendously on the new Deacon.
'We knew it wouldn't be washing
day here, laughed Mrs. Brown, SO
we came early, could hardly wait
to get here and talk over the funny
affair. Henry said after you sat
down last night, he felt like inviting
you up into the pulpit
why, bless mel said the aston
ished little body, blushing like girl,
4 felt so ashamed of myself after l
got through, I wanted to hide my
head under the Deacon's coat; twas
the first time I ever spoke in meeting
in my life.'
| 4 hope it won't be the last. Mrs.
Flint, if you always speak as much
to the purpose as you did last night,
said the minister coming aforward.
'Yes,' broke in his wife, Henry
said he'd always advocate woman's
speaking in meeting after this
1T was capital! = said Mr.. Brown.
Gust what Job Dean has needed for
long time, good reproof, but no
one had the courage to give it to
him. Your little wife has done just
what the whole parish will thank her
| for
Everybody I've seen since, is just
enraptured with you,' said his wife to
the laughing heroine, who had been
rehearsing all the funny passages to
her. You have made yourself ia
nous look out for plenty of calls
this week
'Oh, well,' she said, Il think l
shall send you word next Satur-
day night that the next day
will be Sunday, and you had better
not wash till Monday
MRS, Flint, said the Minister Il
think you fully competent to man.
age your own affairs, without any of
my wife's Interference and SO,
laughing merrily, they departed.
Samuel said his bonnie wife, as
she closed the door, don't you think
I've introduced you pretty well?
Will you ever call me Martha-Pen-
dleton-Elint i again when Pm
hanging up your shirt in the front
| yard p
Somebody was chased out in the
kitchen just then and laughed SO
loud it awakened the baby.-We
Adv0nce.
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