The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-11-02

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better fitted for that place than any 9TH
err. So he accepted the call, was in
stalled, and, firstly, having no wife to
help occupy the parsonage; secondly,
there being no parsonage, he came to
board at my house.
After having been in our family a short
time, as we ate on the piazza m even
ing, he said 10 me, rather abruptly:
"Johnson, | wish. ii II wouldn't trouble
your wife too much, you would once
and a while give me baked beans"
"No trouble,"I answered, 'sfor we
always have them every week. Are you
fond of themP"
"No," said he mournfully, 81 can't
eat them. johnson, but l mean To learn
how TO-" And then the whole story Of
his breakfast at Deacon Tibbs's came
out.
"Please don't think me so FOOLISH
said our minister, :. as to imagine that
| must eat just what my people dictate.
and like all their fayorite dishes, /
don't feel that way at all, but these
baked beans seem an indispensable dish
in Merton households, and Mrs. Tibbs
is not the only n who would attribute
to daintiness what is really due + taste"
"And how about the race with Miss
Melinda?" l asked, laughing.
Mr.. Fairweathcr shook his head.
I'm learn to eat the beans first, John
son, and then who knows what l may
be able to do
Even to driving the coltP"
"Don't speak Of the colt, johnson.
IL makes me feel insulted some way to
see that beautiful animal a common
farm drudge. And, yet,- he added,
th~oughtfully, al don't know but good,
honest work is more honorable than the
kind Of employment ! put my horse
to-"
"Good, honest work might do, but
Deacon Tibbs doesn't know how to
treat a horse like that"
"That's just the mystery Of it, John
how ever a horse which had been
trained by him has come out as good in
as that
"That Is easily accounted for, as the
deacon had but little to do with his early
education. But he is rapidly spelling
him. Some morning he will wake up
lock the stable-door after his steed IS
Our new minister, l soon discovered
BY the way he handled his own fleet lit
lie saddle-horse, was by no means UNI
in Craftsmanship.
The more intimately / became ac-
luainted with him, the more qualities |
discovered in him which Others did not
seem IL dream Of.
At the end Of the first year of Mr..
Fairweather's passionate, his people had
1ery gradually undergone a great
There was a little Of their un-
lsed strength put into use; many socie-
les were started which were destined To
,rove ~ greas g1Ji: and yet so quietly
lad all the work been done, that each
particular enterprise was attributed to
ome particular person, and the minis
er obtained very little credit for it.
To Mr.. F~airweather's satisfaction. he
lad learned so far to partake Of Meri-
on's favorite dish, that every Sunday
morning he ate his plateful OF beans.
To celebrate the anniversary Of bis
TO Merton, Deacon Tibbs called
'ver in the afternoon, with Paul har-
lessed into the carryall. Mrs. Tibbs
md Melinda were on the back seat.
The deacon held the reins, with a broad
mile on his genial face, and pointed to
he seat beside him with a warm invita-
ion TO the minister TO occupy it during
ride into the country.
II was the first time he had ridden
.fter Paul since he came up that Satur-
night from the station. Deacon
usually drove the old horse Pansy,
md always seemed a little reluctant to
AVE- the minister see too many Of the
otis fine qualities. They had not
far before Fairweather Jaw there
lad been a great change in Paul; there
the same easiness Of gait, but min
led with it, a slight reluctance, an oc-
asional quick start and toss Of the
cad. which seemed to come from nerv-
usness. He felt that in some way his
pirit had been stamped down, though
Y no means unsubdued, and he had
cen fretted and his will 50 constantly
rossed, so teased, that his amiable dis
osition seemed entirely gone.
~ can't imagine said the deacon,
what On carth's the matter with Paul;
e has hardly paid the time I've spent
y him, for he's getting kind o'cross
nd FESTIVE, and's as set as set can be-"
He had scarcely finished the words
Paul reared and came to a dead
iop. The Deacon c~hirruped. The
orse laid his ears back close. to his
cad, planted his feet firmly, and seem
A to stiffcn into stOne. Deae0uVI fbts
lied the whip and tAidit sqc&rdv and
sirly on his back, MIA Geofd he
s 's%eIjS 1s9's r.
M . tihs che Deacon realized 4
auls< <nndtrfi strength. The
over which had so long lain UNI
led came into full play. The ground I
rs passed. over with q rapidity incredi- !