The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

Ncth lldhc Il NftA! bdlc-i4kc, so settled iiN-tl
quite coutentedly.
They sang 81 Opcain@ hymn, and became alb.
sorbcd In the GHa reading 81 one Of those New
Testament chapters that held one Ike the grand
ly simple Tccla! o.: The ancient poets. Before
the alienation 81 Snort prayers ana hymns had
progressed very Tar, was conscious that the Ia.
dies side CT the house was interested In some
thing beside the deyDlons. Sister X, nudgel
Sister l., VINO replied with shtYcr, Sister ~.
drew her feet up 20 the rUnS OF her chair and
tried to look unconscious; SITTER VS. eyes wan.
dered slowly Gown 'Ac aisle 1ooF ana gathered
tragic expression as they neared the door My
own feet manifested a sudden tendency to draw
up as the mouse turned Dack from the d"or and
g!Idec under my CHAR Some boys, who were
evidently VentuTInS out Of their native element,
entered on the wrong SIDE ana took the back
seat. frantic sister mo''oned TO them to leave
the door open, ana we All watched with trcmD-
ing uncertainty "hHe 'hal mouse Fokcd his
nose into the cold yeStt0n!e and drew it back
again, a struggle going on between his curiosity
ana MS love OF comfort, Brother l., missing his
vines support III the song he Ead just started,
ioohea around and discovered Al! the sisters with
'heiF hecNs stretched IN the direction OF the open
Goor' "C!ose mat DOOR he whispered to the
Jantor' those ladies are suffering with cold"
80 the mouse started again on It's travels under
chars and RULES, Sister B. kneit down TO pray
ana we bowed our heads, each with a loophole
through our fingers and an open eye behind it..
sister b. back and draperies formed gently in
cllned plane on which little black object roam
ed up and down, resting at last on the slender
neck. Sister B. prayed calmly on, while the rest
of us were too hystercal to keep up even the ap.
pcarance OF devotion. don't believe one of us
has liked that woman half so well since. 1t was
an un"arrantable exhibition OF fortitude and not
IN accordance with the true principles Of the
slsterhood. We rose to sing. TWAS interesting
10 note the little terrors progress by the quaver
ana sudden stop OF voice after voice among the
TeoIeS' II Sister I. has monomana for any
'l'ng' II IS 'or aYo'dihS publicity o. any kind;
"'" ~. uu'o"''u Uo''TAt' III '"A'HE ncF cons
p'eu0"' ''''' III may ENJOY her con'Us'oo' hef
n"ho "au OeeN hcrNousiy c!aSpInG mine under
o W, e''""S """ !. tighten coH'ul'NeIy as the
'N'"H "PP'o"eAec' II was 'hFec chairs away her
VOICE. ''c"'o'eu' Two eAa'fS away she stopped
"''''"S III ''o"' % US 'N1 c'oseu Aer
'!'S' d. III" Over het Ioo'' lNeFe was scream,
"s''"P'"E No'Se on the moor ana 'Ae !!'tIe wo-
man. covered ABOVE my "e"o On '"e empty chalr
oeNinu US no" sac So' over III" PACK OIL her
o"" cH"II must forever remain mystery Bro
l. was on inc pinnacle OF Aappiness,-but that
was N''o"'U1 oc'S.' Ne'loeI"Ic'y crossing the
o'e ~ P''h'cu I'sc'' AZ MS 'eet just as the minis
'e' s"-u so'tnuIy WI" hfoIher l. iead US IN
prayer; WIN supreme satisfaction sister J..
""tcAeu IL U"'e!IhS up ana down her husbands
oacA' ana Noleo 'Ne trembling tonct and uncer'
IAN P'uS's % "er "uaoaHI voice. IL was not a
lohg prayer ana hymn was started, the mouse
running up ana Gown inc aisle IN HVcIy apprc-
cia.loh' As II heaFoa brother /. he leaned over
win h.mh'oooA upTS'sed and fell purpose in his
eye. lie dIdnt iei! that mousr, however, but
c4' h1'Nscl'' spr"""h- across me aisle Whi!e ms