Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-14
THE GOLDEN HAIR.

La, sakes, Mirandy, if there amt
Mr.. Smith, our new minister, come to
engage board, believe said Mrs
Perry, eXcitcdly.
g So It's, true rs live. Well, there's
one thing certain, if he comes here we
shall want Il new door-mat III less than
month.
"What makes YOU think 50, Mi
randy?"
Because the girls heels will wear it
threadbare running after Mr. Smith"
In, sus! how your tongue does wag,
Mirandy-be spry and open the door"
This brief visit resulted i'll the engage
ment of bedroom and study, and Mr..
Smith, the handsome rector Of ST..
Iuke's, took possession of them imme-
diatelv.
This Connecticut village parish was
composed of the tlirters and the anglers,
that is, the young lady part of it;
Walk into my parlor said the spider
to the fly.
Poor Mr.. Smith,
But how should he know? This was
his first charge-what would he not do
he proposed TO be eyes 10 the blind,
feet to the lame, and bind up broken
hearts; striving always to initiate the
Great Teacher, who went about doing
good, This, and this alone was his OBJ
ject IN life
They were good girls, too; genuine de-
ccndants Of the Puritans, rs consclcn-
tous as the old CovenantcrS, and Il ma
ioritv of them would have been 0sham-
cd even to dream Of Il ilirtation-yet-
vet they smiled, oh, So sWeetly upon the
handsome rector.
Nevertheless, he was lonely and home
sick-he thought of Aunt Eunicc who
with her painstaking care had supplied
his dead mothers place with such iidel-
ity-of bright Cousin Kitty with whom
he parted SO regretfully when he left the
little brown cottage, for new field of
labor-of Kitty and her sweet ways, the
companion Of his hoyhood, and the
friend of his early manhood.
But there was kind Mrs Perry to talk
to--she was one Of those practical Yam
KEGS who tell the truth bluntly, and cut
and slash ones feelings right and left
without mercy, and with the best OF mo-
tves.
Good old soul, she had no daughter
to give to the minister, but she had
plenty of advice.
Now, Mr.. smith, she said +" there's
Bctscy Hopkins, she's just like her
mother-p porcupine all over, has 4 quilt
ready to throw ut anyone; and there's
Lucy Hooper, she has hankering
after those blue Presbyterians and
Sarah Jane Hall-well, she has no moth
er poor thing, 50 its no wonder that
she's not over neat-now don't mind
winning ways, Mr.. Smith, when girls
buttons are hanging off and ought to
be sewed on-and Mr. Smith, YOU
hain't got no mother; you know, and /
do hate to see i young man kinder
taken III.
III dare say some Of these Young
ladies would make amiable wives, Mrs.
Perry, but have no thought of matr-
mony.p
Oh! then you must have left your
heart down with Aunt Eunice,' she said
with some curiosity.
"Oh no! am heart whole and fancy
free-my bride is the church. at least
for the present. the young man said,
with a pleasant smile.
Mirandy,' said Mrs. Perry shortly
after, to her confidential companion
them girls that's sot their caps Tor our
new minister, had better pull them of,
for I'm thinking hes not one of the mar
rying sort.
Well-may be so--but if Mirandy
Peet is any Judge of human nature, the
one he thinks the prettiest will catch
him yet
Squire Wheeler was the biz man Or
Punckinunck; he owned a great dead Of
real estate and drove two horses 10
church, lis wife and son We're Stylish
altogether they Mere some pumpkins, "
Mirandy said-but the crowning excel
lence Of the Wheeler family eliminated
Hi Miss Antonia. She Nas III i fashion,
able boarding-school III New York City
to be finished, and at thetilre Of Mr..
Smiths advent. was receiving Il genuine
Parisian polish. which would enable her
to shine in society.
The Punckinnnk girl secretly ey-