Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-05-04
HOW THE DEAOON'S WIFE INTRO.
DUOED THE DEACON.

DU0ED THE DEACON.
Deacon Flint had decided to move had
decided to move to c.; had decided to
commence moving at precisely Eve o'clock
Monday morning, July Is; and so on the
identical Monday morning you might had
you been an early riser, have seen the Dea.
con, divested of his coat aud his Sunday dig.
nifty, shaking the best room carpet in the
backyard.
There is no need of saying what he did
next, or what Mrs. Flint was doing then.
They went through tho tearing up pro.
cess very much as other people do; and
not being'endowed with an over-abuudance
Of this worlds goods the last load of fur
niture, consisting Of the Deacon's wife
and baby, the twins and the best room
looking-glass was on its way to- the depot at
five o'clock p. NJ.
! Blessed be nothing! said the tired
little woman, as the Deacon helped her out
of the wagon.
IF we had been Squire Ransom's folks,
Samuel, we wouldn't have been more than
a quarter through now, would we? Ny!
how my poor bones would have ached,
though, this time tomorrow night. I'm
glad the Lord knows what's best for me"
she added, taking the baby from the Dea-
con, and looking around for the twins.
1t was but few hours ride to c., and
just in the coolest dusk of the July twi-
light they walked up the street to their
new home, very tired and thankful !;
thankful they were not esquire Rausom's
folks" but just themselves if they did
have to work late that night, putting up
the kitchen stove and uupacking dishes
and bedding.
Tuesday was day Of many troubles
The babies were tired aud fretful daylight
revealed coating of dirt on doors aud
windows, the depth of which they knew
not before, and the heat was intense.
But the Deacon, possessing untiring
energy, and his little wife the sunnest Of
tempers, they succeeded so we'll, that by
Thursday night as he came into the kitch-
en- with an armfnl of wood, where his wife
was washing dishes, she commenced sing
ing -
The Deacon thinks his work is most DONE
But feel as if mine had just begun ~
Did you hear that, Samuel?" she said i,
laughing and turning around to look at
him.
1t was prayer-mecting night, and the
Deacon went to prayer-meeting for the
first time in c., took an active part, aud,
after meeting, waited to shake hands with
the minister and some of the brethren,
answer inquiries, and present, their let.
ters.
He had the satisfaction of feeling on his
way home that he had made a good i'm.
preston; it pleased him; it would have
pleased us; and he told his little wife that
night, in his grave way, that he hoped,
coming as he did into the midst of strange
people, there might never be any occasion
of remark against him while he remained
among them"
"Pm sure I hope not, Samuel" she
said, looking iunocentIy up in his face, and
adding, as she nestled her little brown
head on his shoulder, " 1 don't feel very
much alarmed about it."
The next day, Friday, the Deacon went
back to the old home, having some busi-
ness settlements to make there.
Cant tell certain when I shall be
back; probably not till Monday noon !;
guess there's wood enough split to last till
then. Good-by," he said, and was gone.
The wee woman went singing back to
her half.washed dinner dishes, and with
one foot on the cradle rocker, she secured
the knives, while she told the story of
"Jack and Gill;" to the twins.
When the last kettle was washed, the
kitchen stove aud table brushed and secured
to the usual shade of black aud white. the
baby asleep in her little nest of a cradle.
"bless her! she washed the pretty twin
faces till they blushed like red peppers,
then settled them in their trundle bed for
a nap.
Dear little woman! She did look 40
tired as she came out from the bedroom,
aud stopped to brush fly from under the
mosquito net over the baby, it would have
made your back ache to look at her. But
the CHEEKY heart in the weary body as
serted itself, and she smiled with the
thought of all she would do before the