Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-05-28

luag 1&Q0S away IN u10'1 rude Storm
Moth-hhe, sporting on butterfly -
bratnless, heartless, useless thing, IA
Such are the beings that arc sold to-night +.
s sod p tn he hsHs Ct q gss gasaSa bride
All over our land, far and Wide, .T,. r}5sf 10
Those r.. dG;hae Creatures are winsins sheirA
She Is sold On the block "a slave TO gold 5zts
Her living anguish is left untold - -
It's enough to ssy Of the bitter sight,
oh, manly hearts-n there's one can b
Led ,stEay BY this gildsd %G sSs T..
At fashions auction buy wife. 8 ~. +!
Chicago Ledger. - Il
DEACON WOULD A-WOOING GO.
BY EMMA II. DEMER1TT.
The SUN had disappeared behind the
hill of New Bethany, and the glittering
light on the mountain-top was changing
from rose to purple, when Deacon Pinch
stopped his melancholy old mare in front
Of the village post.of6ce. It was Satur-
day night, the only time when New Beth
any reused itself from it's, lethargy and
showed any signs Of life and energy. The
rest CT the week Is drowsed and languished
after the fashion of small country towns
remote from railways and manufacturing
centres.
"Whoa, Mary Janc' said the deacon,
with Unnecessary emphasis, throwing the
reins on the mares broad back and SPRING
ing to the ground.
But the Respondent Mary Jane had al
ready ceased her stumbling gait from
sheer force of habit. A ten-years' service
with the deacon had made her perfectly
familiar with his accustomed round of
stopping places. Wednesday night it was
the prayer meeting; Sunday, the service
and Saturday night, invariably the post
Office, and, as a late variation, and after q
pause at the house of Mrs. Betsy Hill, the
town milliner, who for quarter of a cen
fury had supplied the women of New
Bethany with head-gea fearfully and
wonderfully made. ~ =
The moment the deacon stepped inside
the Office he knew, from the unusual buzz
of conversation, that something cxtraor-
binary had happened. p -.
"Heard the news-eh, deacon2" asked
one Of the village loungers.
The deacon looked up inquiringly.
"Miss Kezla's had an amazin' streak of
luck"
"1t's been nothin bit an amazin' streak
OF luck ever since she was born" return:
cd the deacon. "lf owning the very best
farm in town and hev1n' money at inter
est isn't luck, don't know what havin'
luck is"
ayes, but this is someth1n' out of COM
mon. You used to know her brother,
who died years ago, and left his only
child for Miss Kezla to bring upI Wa'al,
when old man Mead died, Miss ~Kezia
took the farm as her share of the proper.
ty, and her brother, bein' of rovin' turn
OF u.ind, took the few thousands of per-
sonal property as his'n, and invested 'em
in Western lands, which turned out wuth-
less, and he lost every cent he put in.
Folks always blamed him for being so
foolish aud hasty, and they say grief and
modification like fastened his death.
Wa'al, 1t turns out now, that they have
put railroad square through the lands
and it's sent real estate way up, nobody
knows whe1e. Miss Kezia has been Of
fered n1gh onto eight thousand dollars
for the lands, and they say she'll get ever
so much more if she only holds OUT i
''You don't mean it'll" .~n >
II dew; it's as true as Scripter.'' g.
QUO IL uOlu Ou(s uCNCl lCdlS 6d1u luo
deacon, land I hold it to he our bounden
, duty as neighbors to advise her to that
end.''
Instead of lingering as usual for the
village gossip--for the New Bethany
post office on Saturday night answered
the purpose of weekly papcr-the dea-
con seemed in great hurry to get
home. e., ..-. 49,. 49, =.
1t was the night of the choir rehearsal,
and in driving by the church he saw
Mary Mead. Miss Kezia's neice, going up
the steps. He suddenly whipped up his
sleepy old mare and drove home at q
breakneck rate of speed. = '.H
"Ncw's yer time, Solomon Pinch," he
muttered to himself. "it mebbe long
time afore yell bev' such good chance
ag'in. She'll be sure to be alone for q
couple OF hours or so. Hi, old ladyl no
stoppin' here tonight" he added, giving
the lines sudden twist as Mary Jane
showed an inclination to stop before Mrs.
Betsy Hills house; "we've other fish to
fry no,o, old girl
When he reached home he drove the
mare under the horse shed and tied her
there, instead OF embarrassing her as
usual. Then he entered the house, and,
hastily swallowing the. scanty supper
which the hired woman placed before
HIM, donned his best clothes and drove
eff again at rapid pace. 80 e,
"Law sakes alive!" exclaimed the wO.
man, amazed. 1.-THE aeacon's got suth-
in on his mind, surel It's the first time
l ever knew him to disremember to ask
n h1o,oinsn =