Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-10
WASHING ON SUNDAY.
How the Deacon's Wife introduced
tho Deacon.

now the Ocac0nS Vito introduced
| tho Deacon.
From the Advance.
Deacon Flint had decided to
move; had decided to commence
moving at precisely o'clock, Mon.
day morning, July 10; and so on
that identical Monday morning you
might, had you been an early riser
have seen the deacon, Invested ol
| his coat and his Sunday dignity,
shaking the best room carpet in
the back yard.
There is no need of saying what
he did next, or what Mrs. Flint was
doing then. They went through
the tearing-up process very much
as other people do; and not being
endowed with an over-abundance OF
this worlds goods, the last load Of
furniture, consisting ofthe deacon's
wife and baby, the twins, and the
best room looking glass, was on the
way 10 the depot at o'clock p,
NJ. =.
"Blessed be nothingr exclaimed
the tired little woman, as the dea.
con helped her out Of the wagon.
eff we had been Squire Ransom's
folks, Samuel we shouldn't have
been more than quarter through
now, would we? My! 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 deacon, and looking around
for the twins.
1t was but few hours ride to c.,
and just in the coolest dusk of the
July twilight they walked up the
street to their new home, very tired
and thankful they were not Squire
Ransom's folks, but just themselves
if they did have to work late that
night putting up the kitchen-stove
and unpacking dishes and bed
ding.
Tuesday was day of many
troubles. The babies were tired
and fretful; daylight revealed a
coating Of dirt on doors and win.
dows, the depth Of which they knew
not before; and the heat was intense
But the deacon possessing untiring
energy. and his little wife the sun
niest of tempers, they succeeded SC
well that, by Thursday night, as
he came into the kitchen with an
armful of wood, where his wife
was washing dishes, she commcn
ced singing:
.'The deacon thinks his work is almost done,
But feel a. If mine had just begun"
"Did you hear that, Samuel?''
she said, laughing and turning
around to look at him.
1t was prayer-meeting night, and
the deacon went to prayer-meeting
for the first time in c., took an &C
tive part, and after meeting waited
to shake hands with the minister
and some Of the brethren, answer
their inquiries, and present theil
letters. He had the satisfaction o.
feeling, on his way home, that ht
had made good impression; i
pleased him; it would have pleased
us; and he told his little wife tha
night, in his grave way, that ht
"hoped, coming as he did in tn.
midst of strange people, ther,
might never be any occasion o
remark against him while he re
mained among them"
"I'm sure l hope not, Samuel,
she said, looking innocently up il
his tace, and adding, as she nestled
up her little brown head on hi
shoulder, 81 don't feel much alarm
ed about it."
The next day, Friday, the deacon
went back to the old home, having
some business settlements to mak'
there. "Can't tell certainly when
shall be back; probably not til
Monday noon; guess there's enough
wood split to last till then. Good
bye" he said, and was gone.
The wee woman went singing
back to her half.washed dinner
dishes, and with one foot on til,
| cradlc-rocker, she secured the knives
while she told the story Of aJacl
and Gill" 70 the twins. When th'
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