Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-23
Gales ano Skettbes.
SISTER WEEDEy's PRAYER.
EY SHERWOOD BONNER.
Continued from Thursday.

an she was a llstenin' with all her ears.
her face red as fire an her eyes sparklin',
as lazy brown eyes will when they git
fired up. .
Up she jumped az she caught my eye.
an ran out Of the other door. ! said
nothin' to anybody, but quietly slipped
after the child. a-leavin' my bonnet be-
hind. / mistrusted she was goin' to meet
her mother: an sure enough, Mrs. BiscOe
an Jenny was footin' it along the road.
when Leila flew at EN-. raisin' the dust
with swirl around her. Mother
she cries. don't 90 near EN- Don't the
.candalous old cats
"Leilv Biscoe what under the blue sky
air you talkin' abouto'' She took the child
by the arm and pumped her down into
fence corner. Now says she.
why mammie, that horrid, -neakin',
pryin' white-evcd-''
Leila
"Well, then. the beautiful Mistress Flo
rinda Daggett peeped into our windows
last Sunday"
"Ohr'
..An' saw u sewing; an they a;e hav-
ing no end OF a time about it. and won't
sit in the room with you, and say you
hall be expelled from the society-
ssSoi'
I put in a word now, and tried to smooth
down matters; but. my stars Sister Bis
zoe looked "a If she could bite steel.
Lets 90 home, mammic," said Jenny
beginning to cry.
Home ~ says she we're goin' to the
wool pickin'."
but tell you,'' cried Leila. .'they
won't have you they will insult you"
..Yon can go home if yon want to-"
Leila felt. maybe. that she hadn't de-
served such snub. So she tossed her
head an followed her ma. | couldn't
hardly keep up with 'em. hadn't felt so
warmed up an excited not sencc brought
Belle Burns through congestive chill
after the doctor had given her up.
My soul them women jumped, when
they seen the widow an her two daugh-
tiers standin at the door. rs if the sheared
sheep was a-chargin in after the wool
they'd been robbed OF.
II hear" says Sister Biscoe, THAT my
friends and neighbors have been maxim
mighty free with my name"
'IIor,'' SAYS Sister Wysnicker in quay
erin sort o voice; 'who's been bearin'
any slanderous tale to vou?'
'.Slanderous. is it? Well, my daughter
Leila is the bearer. sent her on ahead
OF me this mornin', an she wasn't no
further from your talk than the next
room"
.Nobody's SAID nothin' that they ain
willin' to stand by snapped Florindy
Daggett. Women that use Gods day
for putin money in their pockets must
he ready to face the consequences.
Two red spots came ont on the widows
cheeks; her ewes shot sparks like fints
struck together. '.l've nothin' to say to
you." she SAYS. tnrnin' her back on Flor
indy. ''but the rest of YOU shall hear
what's behind the story she's told. 1t
looks as il those that has known me all
my life. watched me strugglin' with pow
erty, workin' to keep roof over these
two girls that was left babes on my hands
an never heard so much as breath
against me or mine. might a waited a
little before talkin' about expelin' me
from the society"
Everybody colorcd up. an Farmer
sweets wife she whmpered little.
II wish you'd take cheer. Sister Bis
coe.r said Sister Wysnicker rea. entreain
'.lll sit in no house nor break bread m
der no roof until my pardon has been
asked by all that thought i'll of me-
Florindy shifted. but no one fined in.
Last Friday night week amo.'' says
Sister Biscoc. Roland Selph Knocked with
his ridin' whip against my door. Jenny
opened it. a-drawin' back when she saw
who it was, tor Roland has 4 kiss an a
Joke for every girl who will let him come
near enough. But he walked in very quiet.
a-followin' her into the back room. where
sat sewin'
"'Mrs. Biscoe.' SAYS he. can YOU make
me some decent clothes agin Sunday"
'''Not agn Sunday, Roland. saws |.
for it's FRIDAY night now"
He set quite Il while without sayn'
anything a-hittin' his boot with his whip.
an finally he said in loud. defiant sort
of way. that he he'd thought of BEN bap
tised sunday. if he could get anything to
put on his back. for he was perfectly rag
ged.
You baptised.' says Leila pcrtlv. Is
the world comm to an enda'
'Mebbc'. says he very sullen an got
mp rs If he would 60. But found strength
to stop him. Good gracious . says I,
don't fly off the handle let's talk it over
The long and short of il is that soon
saw Roland was tremblin' between two
worlds. He was that unregenerate that
he wouldn't face the public ut Big Muddy
was so workin' within him that he had set
his heart on sealin himself To God the COM
in sunday. thought OF suggestin' to
him to wait until Brother Powell came
round again; but seem rs how he was
Just out of the devils clutches bv a
needles length, As YOU may say. didn't
ddrs to say put it Oh to him. Would
any sister here have done it -
MOI" says Sister Weeden. lcttiu' the
word drop very ponderous.
lit might he then or never. To be the
means of >toppin' him was more OF re-
sponsibility than could shoulder. There
was tears on .Denny's cheeks. an she wills
pered to me. SAY that ven will. mammie
An even Leila nodded when looked in-
quirin' at her. Roland says l. well
do il. Come tor yous clothes Sunday
noon. They'll be ready, and without
money an without price. for it's the
Lords work
I'VE got 'em cut OUT that night an
we worked steady Saturday. an Saturday
night. an Sunday mornin' Yes. we did
work on the Lords day. tor mortal fingers
couldn't a finished the job without.
by luck an planin' we saved all the