Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-11


sweetly, they both were completely won.
When they rose to go, Deacon Frost said
to Deacon Flint. '.It is our missionary
meeting tonight, brother, and a little
explanation from you there will set the
matter right, guess
Up spoke the feminine voice again.
"Oh. yes, Deacon Frost, Samuel was in
tending to explain tonight, only wish
L could be there, but [ can't leave the
babies
I'll, you have no objections, Mrs.
Flint replied the Deacon, my Susie
will come and stay with them, and let
you go, she would be delighted
"Oh thank you! that would be so
nice, you are very kind p and she bowed
them out of the door. - '--~"----r
''Aint you glad you married me, Sam
uel, instead Of Abigail Howe?'' said the
small woman, smiling up at him. No
matter what the Deacon said and did.
As she was setting the tea-table that
night, she broke out into another merry
laugh.
whats the matter now, dear % said
the Deacon.
20 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 sudden
ly you broke into your weekday stride p
Ha, ha! and they both laughed together
till the tears came.
Supper over, dishes washed, baby
asleep, and Susie telling stories to the
twins, the Deacon and his wife started
for church. Don't be too humble, Sam
uel, she whispered at the door, work
IN little spice if you can. and I'll step
on your corns when it's time to stop
The meeting was opened as usual;
then Brother Dean was called upon for a
report from India.
A little wiry, black-eyed man rose
and said, Brethren it's not much use
reporting from heathen countries, when
right in our midst Deacons travel on
Sunday, and Deacon's wives wash and
hang out their clothes before our very
eyes as we walk to the house of God! [
call for an explanation.
Deacon Flint tried to rise, but some
body pulled him down, and the next
minute the whole congregation was cleo
trifed by the sound of sweet womanly
voice, saying:
"'Now, o Lord, establish thy word
unto thy servant, so shall [ have where
with to answer him that reproacheth me,
for trust in thy word. y Then turn
ing to him she said, my brother you
shall have an explanation, and in a
simple, almost child-like way she told
the story of her mistake, and the Dea-
cons delay, then added, ".My brother,
judge nothing before the time, until the
Lord come For we shall all stand be-
fore the Judgment seat of Christ, and
every one shall give an account of him.
self to God, let us not therefore 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 i am persuaded that neither death
nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,
nor powers, nor things present, nor depth,
nor any other creature, shall be able to
separate ne from the love of God which
is in Christ Jesus, our Lord.
The next morning the Rev. Henry
Brown and his wife called very uncere
moniously on the new Deacon. ave
knew it wouldn't be washing day here,
laughed Mrs. Brown, $50 we came early
[ could hardly wait to get here and tall
over the funny affair. Henry said aftel
you sat down last night, he felt like in
viting you up into the pulpit
"Why, bless me 7! said the astonisheC
little body, blushing like girl, Il fel
so ashamed of myself after got through
l wanted to hide my head under tn
Deacon's coat twas the first time
;. ever spoke in meeting in my life. y
; Il hope it won't be the last, Mrs
Flint, if you always speak as much t
the purpose as you did last night" sai'
the minister, coming forward.
a "Yes.'' broke in his wife, ''Henr
said he'd always advocate woman
speaking in meeting after this.
4 1T was capital p said Mr.. Brown
re-crossing the room to where the Deaco
stood. Just what Job Dean has need
: ed for long time, good reproof, bu
no one had the courage to give it to him
: Your little wife has done just what th
e whole parish will thank her for.
: Every body I've seen since, is jus
n enraptured with you, said his wife t
/, the laughing heroine, who had been re
hearsing all the funny passages to hel
g "You have made yourself famous loo
$ $ out for plenty of calls this week p
Il .'0h, well, she said, tossing the baby
1.-The washing is done, and | shall hav
e plenty of time. -
e Mrs. Brown laughed, and said, .
Il think ] shall send you word next Satul
q day night, that the next day will /
Sunday, and you had better not was
= till Monday"
5, Mrs. Flint said the minister, /.
q think you fully competent to manag
e your own affairs. without any of m
e wife's interference" and so, laughin
!, !, merrily, they departed.
q Samuel" said his bonnie wife, as 81
e closed the door, "don't you think l.,
: introduced you pretty we'll? will yo
L ever call me NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
9 Flint 7 again when I'm hanging up yor
shirt in the front yard p
u Somebody was chased out into IL
IL kitchen just then and laughed so loud
'e wakened the baby.