The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-11-15

lWIcc ne helped himself again to Vlne-
gar and pepper, but, after all he felt
that, in the eyes of the deacon's worthy
wife, he had made bad failure. For,
when he rose from the table, there were
some beans left on his plate.
1t was more than he could ask that a
good sermon should atone for his two
misfortunes; of course the Tibbs family
would decide that a minister who
.eouldn't eat baked beans, and knew a
good horse when he saw him, must be
a dandyfied jockey, and not at all the
minister for Merton. 5s 81 ait i5.
How he got through the rest of the
day he. could not tell. He tried to
preach his best, but at night he lay
down with the feeling that some way or
other the whole day had been a failure.
is1t was a surprise to him when he re-
ceiyed unanimous call to the Central
Church at Merton. But after he had
thoroughly looked at all sides, of the
questions, he decided that he might be
better fitted for that place than, any 9TH
er. So he accepted the call, was in
I'stalled, and, firstly, having no wife to
help occupy the parsonage; secondly,
there being no parsonage, he came to
| board at my house. ,e eiil +r4-'
After having been in our family a short
| time, as we, ate on the piazza one even
ing, he said to me, rather abruptly: =
"Johnson, wish, if it wouldn ttrouble
your wife too much, you would once
and while give me baked beans.'
"No .treuble,"I answered, "for we
4 always have them every week Are you
fond of themp'e is.-s l,s.s nr..- @#
"No," said he mournfully, 81 cant
eat them, johnson, but l mean to learn
how to.fss,And then the whole story OF
his breakfast at Deacon Tibbs's came
out. go. ID. .I az
I "Please don't think me so foolish
said ouriminister, 60 as to imagine that
Irnasteat 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 one who would attribute
to daintiness what is really due to taste. )
"And how about the race with Miss
Melinda?'' I asked, laughing. -
Mr. Fairweather shook his head
4 tttd'll learn to eat the beans first, John
son, and then who knows what | may
be, able to do.'
Even to driving the colt?"
"Don't speak of the colt, johnson
1t makes me feel insulted some way te
see that beautiful animal a common
farm drudge. And, yet,'' he added
thoughtfully, 81 don't know but good
honest work is more honorable than the
kind of employment put my horse
to.n
"Good, honest work might do, bu
Deacon Tibbs doesn't know how tt
treat horse like that
That's just the mystery of it, John
son, how ever a horse which had beer
trained by him come OUT as good il
disposition as that.''
s'That is easily accounted for, as tn
deacon had but little to do with his earl,
education. But he is rapidly spoilin.
I him.. Some morning he will wake vi
to lock the stable-door after his steed i
stOlen.n gasa stl 5+{ ffsstit}s
Our new minister, I soon .discoveret
by the way he handled his own fleet lit
tie saddle-horse, was by no means un
skillful in Jhorsemanship.
Z 'The more intimately became &C
quainted with him, the more qualities
discovered in him which others did no
At the end of the first year of Mr.
Fairweather's pastorate, his people. hat
very gradually undergone a grea
sohange. There was little of their I'm
J used strength put into use; many socie
ties were started which were destined t.
prove of great good; and yet so quietl
!, had all the work been done, that eacl
!, particular enterprise was attributed t.
some particular person, and the minis
ter obtained very little credit for it.
To Mr.. Fairweather's satisfaction, h
: had learned so far to partake of Meri
toms favorite dish, that every .Sunda..
morning he ate his plateful Of beans.
9tTo celebrate the anniversary of hi
, coming to Merton, Deacon Tibbs callet
: oyer in the afternoon, with Paul har
messed into the carryall. Mrs. Tibb
and Melinda were ON the back seat
, The deacon held the reins, with a broa'
smile, on his genial face, and pointed t.
the seat beside him with a warm invita-
ton to the minister to occupy it durin.
a ride into the country, s.i5gI
1t was the first time he had riddel
after Paul since he came up that Satur
day night from the station. Deacon
Tibbs usually drove the old horse Pansy
and always seemed little reluctant t
have the minister see too many of tn
4 colts fne qualities. They had NO
driven far before FairWeather saw ther
|, had been great change in Paul; ther
was the same easiness of gait, but mir
B gled with it, slight reluctance, an oC
: easional quick start and toss of th